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The Kansas Scholastic Press Association in 2004 joined with the Douglas County Community Foundation to create the Jackie Engel Endowment Fund, which will be used for student and teacher scholarships, and continued teacher training. It was named in honor of Jackie Engel, the long-time KSPA Executive Secretary. Jackie died in 2005.

In 2011, KSPA kicks off “The Drive: The Jackie Engel Endowment Fund Golf Tournament” as a means for potential donors to have fun and contribute to the endowment. The Drive is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 20, 2011, at the Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence. Kansas media companies and other friends of KSPA are encouraged to sponsor a foursome and compete with other companies for hole and flight prizes. All are invited to the awards dinner at the Alvamar Clubhouse after the tournament. If you are interested in sponsoring a team or golfing in the tournament, download the registration form and return it to KSPA by May 14, 2011, along with your tax-deductible donation.

If you aren’t able to play in the 2011 tournament, you may make a tax-deductible donation to the Jackie Engel Endowment by doing one of two things:

  • You may donate online by going to to the Douglas County Community Foundation’s donation page and scrolling down the “I would like to make a donation to” list to the Kansas Scholastic Press Association and clicking on our name; OR
  • You may send a check (payable to the KSPA Jackie Engel Endowment) via U.S. Mail to: Jackie Engel Endowment Fund, c/0 KSPA, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Stauffer-Flint Hall Room 318, Lawrence, KS, 66045-7515. Include a letter that indicates your level of donation, your name, address and contact information (telephone and/or e-mail contact).

As of December 2010, the Endowment is nearly 80 percent of the way to its stated initial goal of $75,000. Once the endowment reaches that goal, we can build on the number of scholarships and rewards we make available for members.

An eight-member independent board of directors heads the endowment fund and determines its focus and direction. The board meets annually in the fall.

Please help ensure the future of Kansas student journalists and journalism teachers by donating to the Jackie Engel Endowment.

Donation Levels

Sunflower Society: $5,000 or more

Presidents Club: $2,500 to $4,999

Publishers: $1,000 to $2,499

Directors: $500 to $999

Advisers: $100 to $499

Editors: $100 or less

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