SPJ Cleveland Annual Meeting

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Cleveland will honor two journalists, award a scholarship, and introduce new Board members at its June 26 annual meeting.

SPJ will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Tricia Nelligan Ambrose, executive editor of The News-Herald in Lake County and The Morning Journal in Lorain.

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) will be presented to Marv Kropko, who is retired after 38 years with The Morning Journal, the Associated Press and Case Western Reserve University.

In a ceremony to be held later at WKYC, TV-3 sports director Jim Donovan will be honored with the DSA.

A high school senior will be awarded a $4,000 college scholarship named after Philip Porter, one of the chapter founders.

On June 26, the reception begins at 6:30 p.m., with light food available. The program is from 7-8:30 p.m. in a meeting room at the Parma-Snow branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, 2121 Snow Road. The venue is a short distance from the Rockside Road exit of I-77.

The event is free and open to the public. Please register here, so SPJ can have an accurate head count. Donations to the Chapter Scholarship fund are encouraged, either through the link on the ticket page, or at the event.

Host or Publisher Society of Professional Journalists, Cleveland Professional Chapter