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Ginny Frizzi
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Bio (click to expand) Ginny Frizzi has been a member of SPJ since she was an undergraduate at Point Park College (now University) in Pittsburgh. She was a charter member of the Point Park chapter.

Frizzi holds a B.A. and M.A. in journalism from Point Park. She also did graduate work in non-fiction writing and public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

She is treasurer of the Pittsburgh Professional Chapter of SPJ and served as finance chair for the 2008 Region 4 conference hosted by the chapter in March. She was SPJ’s Region 4 Director from 1994-2000 and twice received the Regional Director of the Year Award.

Frizzi was a founder of the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania and currently serves as a board member. She is a member of the Club’s journalism scholarship committee and has chaired the club’s annual Golden Quill Awards competition for more years than she can remember.

She is a board member of the Women’s Press Club of Pittsburgh and a former president of the club and the Pittsburgh chapter of Women In Communications, Inc., (WICI), now American Women in Communications.

Frizzi is also a freelance writer.

Sue Kopen Katcef, vice chair
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
University of Maryland
301-405-7526
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Awards Committee Members

Maria Alvarez
Media Consultant
510-508-1514
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Nick Dettmann
Sports Editor
West Bend (WI) Daily News
Cell: (219) 242-7554
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Rebecca Baker
Staff Writer
The Journal News
914-694-5064
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Jay Evensen
Editorial Page Editor
The Deseret News
801-237-2185
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Kit Fullenlove
Public relations Manager
Baptist Hospital East/Baptist Hospital Northeast
502-897-8844
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Paul Gough
Retired
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Mark Lodato
News Director & Professor of Practice
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Arizona State University
602-496-9415
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Tony Mastriani
Northern Kentucky University
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Jim Parker
Director of Internet Service Operations
KPIX-TV (San Francisco)
415-362-0550
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Dr. Lisa L. Rollins
Chairwoman and Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Langston University (Oklahoma)
405-466-3297
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Sara Stone
Professor of Journalism
Baylor University
1-254-710-6348
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Home > Awards > SPJ Awards System

SPJ Awards System
Your contest, your way.

Introduction | Frequently asked questions | Video demos | Contact us

The SPJ Awards System is a customizable solution designed to allow journalism associations to facilitate online contest entry and judging. Unlike other solutions, the SPJ Awards System can be tailored to fit your organization’s specific awards processes and needs.

Versatile

Don't just take our word for it.

We can tell you about how flexible and intuitive the SPJ Awards System is, but seeing for yourself is believing. Get a firsthand look at how the system works with this collection of hands-on video demos.

The system has three main parts:

A front-end entry collection system
— Entrants create a user profile, which allows them to begin an entry, save it and come back to complete the entry.
— The user profile makes submitting multiple entries easy.
— A shopping cart payment system that allows entrants to pay for several entries at once.
— Entrants can upload audio and video files, online links, PDFs and Word documents.

A judging platform
— Administrators can post judging instructions and judging criteria for each category.
— Judges can make notes on each entry and submit official comments on award winners.

An administrative function
— Customize your site with your own logos, background colors and fonts.
— Add categories and update category descriptions at any time.
— Monitor entries, payments and judging.
— Export entry and contact information for all entrants into an Excel spreadsheet.
— Create your own Frequently Asked Questions page.
— Adjust dates the site is open for entry and judging.

No annual fee

One benefit to this software model, when compared to other online award programs, is that our platform has lower on-going costs. There is no annual fee. Purchasing the SPJ Awards System is a one-time investment of $4,500*. Once you purchase the platform, you own it. You can modify and customize the standard platform to conform to contest needs.

*The price noted above is a base “out-of-the-box” price. The platform can be customized by InetSolution or another web manager at an additional cost to fit the exact needs of your contest. Credit card merchant fees and hosting fees also apply.

Additional information

— Frequently asked questions: Your questions answered about costs, support and what you need to know to use the system.
— Video demos: Get a firsthand look at how the system works with this collection of hands-on video demos.
— Contact us

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