It will be hard not to point to your hand and tell people something about Mchigan after reading today’s list.

Michigan Events and Groups
1. MIPA Fall Journalism Conference
2. MIPA Spring Awards Ceremony
3. MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop
4. MIPA Adviser EdCamps and Meetups
5. MIPA Adviser Mentor/Mentee Program
6. MIPA Adviser Institute
7. MIPA Judging Day
8. MIPA Summer Workshop Adviser Day
9. A Cut Above, website to feature strong Michigan journalism
10. A Better Press for a Better World Podcast
11. The MSU First Amendment Law Clinic
12. MIPA Censorship Panic Button and Resources
13. The Detroit Dialogue Journalism Program
14. The McLellan Free Speech Library through MSU
15. MIPA One-Day Workshop
16. Journalism Rocks at Central Michigan University
17. The State News, MSU’s independent college newspaper
18. The Michigan Daily, UofM’s independent college newspaper
19. Michigan Association of Broadcasters
20. Journalism Institute for Media Diversity at Wayne State University
21. STET – Michigan’s online Newsletter Publication
22. MIPA Upstart Staff and Publication
23. MIPA Student Advisory Cohort
24. Adviser pairings for paid journalism internships through the Michigan Press Association

Michigan Accolades
25. Spartan Award and critique
26. A robust Michigan adviser listserv to share best practices
27. MIPA Code of Ethics
28. MIPA Individual Contest Awards
29. The Golden Pen Award
30. John Field Award
31. Michigan Administrator of the Year Award
32. Michigan JOY
33. Middle School Aspiring Young Journalist Award
34. MIPA honor cords for graduating seniors
35. Michigan Student Journalism Staff
36. Student Media Hall of Fame with over 23 publications recognized
37. Michigan All-MIPA, all state journalism award
38. The MIPA Spring Film Challenge
39. MIPA Social Media Challenge
40. Sparty Awards at MIPA’s summer workshop
41. MIPA Seal of Distinction, for publications without prior review
42. Detroit Free Press student internship program
43. Michigan Student Broadcast Awards
44. SponsorMe Crowdfunding to get students to camp
45. Stan Soffin Scholarship Fund
46. Jeff Nardone Scholarship
47. Lifetouch Yearbook Scholarship
48. The Argus Press Scholarships
49. MIPA Broadcast Scholarship
50. BOMR Scholarship Opportunities for new advisers or programs recognizing former advisers Bob Button, Gloria Olman, Larry Mack and Betsy Pollard Rau
51. Donald F. & Katherine K. Dahlstrom Foundation

Notable Michigan Journalism People
52. Larry Mack, retired adviser, a member of the MIPA Executive Board, and an inductee into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, is renowned for his role in organizing the JEA National Convention that took place in Detroit, Michigan, in 1980.
53. Gloria Olman, a retired adviser and member of the MIPA Executive Board for 30 years, was named the National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year in 1992. Additionally, she was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 1997.
54. Bob Button, a retired adviser and member of the MIPA Executive Board, recipient of the Carl Towley Award, was the first high school teacher to be inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 1988.
55. Betsy Rau, a retired adviser, a former member of the MIPA Executive Board, and former director of the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop. Rau was honored with the MIPA John V. Field Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Journalism Education Association. She holds the distinction of being a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Distinguished Adviser and is also a member of the CMU Journalism Hall of Fame and the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
56. Cheryl Pell, former MIPA Director, JEA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame nominee in 2007.
57. Jeff Nardone, former adviser, a former member of the MIPA Executive Board. Nardone received a NSPA Pioneer Award in 2011 and a JEA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
58. C.E. Sikkenga, current adviser and longstanding newspaper Chair. MIPA Golden Pen recipient.
59. Pam Bunka, retired adviser and longstanding yearbook Chair. JEA Lifetime Achievement Award, John F. Field Award, MIPA Golden Pen recipient.
60. Sara Beth Badalamente, current adviser and current Summer Journalism Workshop director, MIPA Golden Pen recipient.
61. Chad Sanders, former adviser and MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop Director, MIPA Golden Pen recipient.
62. Jeremy Whiting, former advisor, summer workshop instructor and current general manager at MSU’s Impact 89FM, John F. Field Award winner in 2023.
63. Julie Price, retired adviser and summer workshop photography instructor, Golden Pen recipient.
64. Jeremy Steele, current Director of the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association.
65. Bobby Hawthorne, retired adviser and former summer workshop educator, John F. Field Award recipient.
66. Michael Caterina, visual journalist and summer workshop educator.
67. Ike Lee, college journalism instructor and summer workshop educator.
68. Tom Campbell, editor and owner at the Argus Press, John F. Field Award recipient.
69. Professor Nancy Costello, Associate Clinical Professor of Law Director, First Amendment Clinic and Director, Free Expression Online Library and Resource Center.
70. The MIPA Executive Board
71. Hailey Kluge, former student at Grand Ledge High School, MIPA kid, Named Forbes 30 under 30, Art Director at Variety Magazine.
72. M.L. Elrick, former student journalist at Grosse Pointe South High School, MIPA kid, Pulitzer-prize and Emmy winning investigative journalist for coverage of former Detroit mayor Kwamie Kilpatrick in The Detroit Free Press.
73. Jake May, former student at Grand Haven H.S., MIPA kid, Pulitzer-prize photojournalist for photo coverage of the Detroit Water Crisis in The Flint Journal/MLive.
74. Kim Severson, former student at Grosse Pointe South High School, MIPA kid, Pulitzer-prize investigative reporter for for reporting on the #MeToo movement involving Chef Mario Batali in the New York Times.

Michigan Journalism History
75. NHSJC in Detroit, Michigan in 1980.
76. The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association is older than the JEA. The organization started in 1921 at the University of Michigan under the guidance of journalism Professor John L. Brumm.
77. The first annual state press association (MIPA) conference was held in 1922 at the University of Michigan; it was sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi, the national Journalism fraternity.
78. In 1972 the sponsorship of MIPA changed and it was moved to Central Michigan University.
79. Professor John Field took over from Professor Brumm in 1951, assuming the motivating force as director.
80. In 1982 the sponsorship of MIPA changed and it was moved to Michigan State University.
81. Landmark First Amendment Case, Dean vs. Utica in Utica, Michigan.

Other Journalism Facts
82. In 2021 Michigan advisers brewed their own M-IPA to celebrate 100 years of MIPA.
83. Candy buckets at judging day
84. Volleyball
85. The Talent Show
86. Remington
87. Opening Session Videos
88. CHEESE Balls
89. MIPA Minions
90. Badalemete Bucks
91. Chad Change
92. The MIPA Think Tank
93. MIPA Swag… We miss the swag, Jeremy
94. The MIPA Cup
95. MIPA Badges for Students
96. The Dairy Store
97. Fruit off the roof of Holden Hall (Bobby and Jeff)
98. The Flamingo Lounge
99. MIPA Makes: Tie-dye
100. The Peanut Barrel