Volunteer of Year Award

Published: Sunday, September 20, 2009

Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 18:04

JACC depends on volunteers to conduct many of the activities of the organization. While some staff members receive stipends for their work, the backbone of the organization is its volunteers. Each year at the state convention those volunteers are recognized with Extra Mile Awards, because they've gone an extra mile in helping JACC. Also each year one non-stipend volunteer is recognized as the volunteer of the year with the "Rich Cameron Volunteer of the Year Award." In 2003 Cameron was given a Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service and the Volunteer of the Year Award was named after him. Winners of the award have included:

2010 - Spenser Holloday (Las Vegas Sun)

2009 - Jorge Media (OC Register) and Zach Gillon (Santa Barbara)

2008 - Paul McLeod (Saddleback/LA Harbor)

2007 - Nancy Kincaid (Sacramento State)

2006 - Gerard Burkhart (Santa Monica) and Roger Vargo (Pierce)

2005 - Curtis Corlew (Los Medanos)

2004 - Pat McKean (Long Beach)

2003 - Edgard Aguilar (Rio Hondo)

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SPECIAL AWARDS

JACC Scholarships

JACC honors promising students each year in its scholarship program.

Volunteer of Year Award

JACC depends on volunteers to conduct many of the activities of the organization. An outstanding volunteer of the year is honored.

Distinguished Service Award

Each year JACC presents a Distinguished Service to Journalism Education Award to someone outside of the organization who has contributed significantly to community college journalism education and the organization. Annual scholarships are awarded in the name of the honoree.

First Amendment Awards

Friendly administrators who understand and support First Amendment efforts by student publications are rare and highly appreciated. In 2006, JACC decided to start recognizing those administrators who stand out.

Pacesetter Awards

The Pacesetter Award is a sweepstakes award to honor the top four schools in mail-in and on-the-spot competition at the annual convention.

Editor Recognition Awards

JACC salutes the efforts of the lead editors for the student publications around the state each semester with a special Editors Recognition/Honor Roll award.

Outstanding Teachers Awards

Each year the California Journalism Education Coalition, which represents JACC and other organizations interested and involved in California journalism education, honors outstanding high school, community college and university journalism instructors.