The office of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association is located at the University of Kansas in the William Allen White School of Journalism, but its Board of Directors is comprised of high school teachers from around the state.
Feel free to contact any member of the board for information regarding KSPA and its programs, contests and conferences.
Board Minutes
The KSPA board meets three times each year at locations around the state. At those meetings, the KSPA board secretary compiles minutes. At the following meeting the KSPA board votes on revisions to the minutes and approves them. Those notes and drafts of minutes are shared here.
2014 board meeting documents
-
- August 2014 Executive Board Meeting held at the Kansas State University.
- December 2014 executive board meeting held at Wichita State University
2015 board meeting documents
-
- May 2015 executive board meeting held at the University of Kansas
- August 2015 executive board meeting held at Kansas State University
- December 2015 executive board meeting held at Wichita State University
2016 board meeting documents
-
- May 2016 executive board meeting held at University of Kansas
- August 2016 executive board meeting held at Wichita State University
- December 2016 executive board meeting held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka
2017 board meeting documents
-
- May 2017 executive board meeting held at University of Kansas
- August 2017 executive board meeting held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka
- December 2017 executive board meeting held at Kansas State University
2018 board meeting documents
-
- May 2018 executive board meeting held at the University of Kansas
- August 2018 executive board meeting held at the University of Kansas
- December 2018 executive board meeting held at Wichita State University
2019 board meeting documents
-
- May 2019 executive board meeting held at the University of Kansas
- KSPA is governed by a constitution and general operating procedures posted here.
Regional Map
The KSPA board is comprised of advisers elected from five areas of the state as drawn by the executive director and approved the by KSPA board. Board members elected in April 2014 and earlier represented schools based on this map.
KSPA Board through 2022
Board Leadership
Non-voting board members
-
Eric Thomas
785-864-0605Kansas Scholastic Press Association & University of Kansas, 1435 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence KS 66045
-
Board members through May 2023
-
Spencer O’Daniel
Maize Career Academy, 11700 West 45th St. N., Maize, KS 67101
-
Kristy DeKat
Gardner Edgerton High School, 425 Waverly Rd, Gardner, KS 66030
Board members through May 2024
-
Brendan Praeger
Wabaunsee Senior High School, 912 Missouri Ave, Alma, KS 66401
-
Tucker Love
(913) 993-7605Shawnee Mission South High School, 5800 W. 107th Street, Overland Park, KS 66207
-
-
Presidents of the KSPA board
Past KSPA Executive Board Presidents include:
-
- 1974-1975, Betsy Hazlett
- 1982-1983, Cheryl Attebury
- 1983-1985, Mary Anne Siefkes
- 1985-1987, Steve Crum
- 1987-1989, Tony Furse
- 1989-1990, Nancy Hall
- 1990-1993, Carol Dreiling
- 1993-1995, Phyllis Wipf
- 1995-1998, Celia McDuff
- 1998-1999, Mary Lou Bowen
- 1999-2001, Vicki Constable
- 2001-2003, Linda Drake
- 2003-2006, Sharon Martin
- 2006-2008, Linda Drake
- 2008-2009, Lisa Crites
- 2009-2011, Jim McCrossen
- 2011-2012, Jill Chittum
- 2012-2013, Linda Drake
- 2013-2015, Jim McCrossen
- 2015-2017, Kathy Habiger
- 2017-2019, Jessica Bowman
- 2019-2021, Kristy Nyp
- 2021-2023, Jeff Welch
