The Columbia Scholastic Press Association presented the 2001 college recipients of its Gold Key during a special breakfast at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
NEW YORK--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Feb 28, 2001--The ceremony was part of the 23rd Annual Spring National College Media Convention, an event that CSPA has co-sponsored with College Media Advisers, Inc. since 1979.
The Gold Keys are awarded annually to outstanding educators for their work to advance the cause of the student press. The Association, international in scope, is sponsored by Columbia University and offers assistance to student newspapers, magazines and yearbooks at colleges and secondary schools.
The two college advisers named to receive the Gold Key were:
Dr. William R. Lawbaugh, Mount St. Mary`s College, Emmittsburg, MD;
Mr. Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
This year`s Gold Key recipients were chosen by the Honors and Awards Committee of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association, composed of Merle Dieleman of Pleasantville, IA,(chair); David Adams of Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN; Helen Smith of Newton North High School, Newton, MA; Ben Van Zante of West High School, Iowa City, IA. The CSPAA was created in 1927 to assist faculty working with student editors.
Recipients were considered for their contribution to the college and school press as best exemplified by the citation on the certificates accompanying the Keys. The citation on the certificates reads:
''In recognition of the outstanding devotion to the cause of the school press, encouragement to the student editors in their several endeavors, service above and beyond the call of delegated duty, leadership in the field of education, and support of the high ideals from which the Association has drawn its strength and inspiration.''
Bearing a replica of the seal of the Association, the Gold Key has its roots in history. The crown on top is a symbol of King`s College, formally established by Royal Charter on October 31, 1754, as the first such institution in the Province of New York and the fifth in the American colonies. Columbia became part of the institution`s name after the Revolutionary War. Framing the Key is the inscription, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and the date of its founding, 1925.
Gold Keys have been awarded since then-CSPA director Joseph M. Murphy started the tradition in 1929.
The Gold Key has become prized among publication advisers and journalism teachers as much as a Phi Beta Kappa key is respected in the realm of scholarship. Individual citations are read at the presentation of each Key to acknowledge the accomplishments of each new Gold Key holder.
CSPA is an international student press association uniting student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges and award programs. Owned by Columbia University since 1925 and operated as a program of its Graduate School of Journalism, the Association now enrolls 1,538 members throughout North America and in certain overseas schools and colleges following the American plan.
Its three major services include: 1) annual competitions and awards for members, including the Crown Awards, 2) planning three conventions (two national, one regional) and a week-long summer workshop at Columbia, plus 3) small press publishing activities to support a quarterly magazine and one to two books per year.
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