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Dick Hendrickson wins Distinguished Teaching award

The Society of Professional Journalists announced Aug. 20 that Dick Hendrickson, former Cleveland Pro Chapter president and longtime member, campus chapter adviser and professor in the Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts at John Carroll University, is this year's recipient of the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism award.

Dick is now a board member of the pro chapter in Los Angeles, after moving there in 2009. He is still teaching - including two online courses this fall at John Carroll.

Here's some of what Andrew Rafferty -- one of Dick's former students, now working in Washington, DC, with "Meet the Press" -- had to say in his nomination letter:

"His passion for teaching and reporting is contagious, and much of my desire to enter into the media can be attributed to him. ... He calls journalism a 'helping profession' and stresses to students how it can change a community, the country or the world." 

Before his teaching career, Hendrickson worked for 35 years at the Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio. His positions there included reporter, bureau chief, business editor, wire editor, state editor, news editor, city editor, Sunday editor, special projects director and editorial page editor.

See more by clicking on the blue link above for the press release. The award will be presented Oct. 4 at SPJ's national convention in Las Vegas.

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New board preparing for a new season of programs

The new board of directors (see Chapter Officers link for profiles of board members) started work with a programming meeting led by Program Committee Chair Audrey McCrone Aug. 19 to plan events for the coming year.

We have already set up two skills training workshops for this fall:

Saturday, Oct. 23: Lorain Community College. Final Cut Pro training with Dennis Ryan, digital media professor at LCC.

The board will be holding a retreat Sept. 15 to hammer out more plans, so if there's something you'd like us to consider doing this year that would help you and other Northern Ohio journalists, send us a message at spjcleveland@gmail.com and we'll talk it over at the retreat.