2026 WSPRA Awards
Submit entries by AUGUST 7
Showcase your achievements!
Be recognized for your creativity and efforts!
Receive valuable feedback from school communication professionals!
- Any member, individual or organization, of the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association is eligible to submit an entry.
- Each district/organization may submit up to three entries.
- Membership must be current at the time of the Spectrum submission deadline (4:30 PM Central Time on August 7, 2026).
- Members must be in good standing (all invoices paid) in order to submit entries.
- The communication materials entered must have been produced between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
- Previous entries are ineligible, regardless of whether or not an award was earned.
Entries will be judged by a panel of public relations and communications professionals. Judges will evaluate each entry based on a checklist of criteria. Judging forms will be returned to entrants with comments and feedback.
MORE INFORMATION & LINK TO AWARDS ENTRY PORTAL
Questions? Contact Kate Brown and Debbie Brewster at wspraspectrumawards@gmail.com.
Nominations due SEPTEMBER 18
The Mary Pat Pfeil Wisconsin School Communicator of the Year Award is WSPRA's most distinguished individual honor — recognizing one Wisconsin school PR professional whose leadership, communication, professionalism, and community involvement set the standard for the field.
Nominations are now open for 2026. Learn more and submit your nomination.
Questions? Contact Debbie Brewster at wsprapresident@gmail.com.
Tipler Founders’ Scholarship Award - deadline is OCTOBER 9
The Tipler Founders' scholarship recognizes an individual who is currently a non-member of NSPRA, who has demonstrated a dedication to school communications and public relations, and has exhibited a desire to grow professionally.
Scholarship applications are due October 9, 2026.
WSPRA members are welcome to apply on their own behalf or to nominate a colleague. More information and link to application/nomination.
The award winner receives a one-year membership to the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA).
Questions? Contact Debbie Brewster at wsprapresident@gmail.com.
Holtshopple Scholarship Award - deadline is OCTOBER 9
To honor the memory of WSPRA Past President and Board member Allan Holtshopple, WSPRA offers a complimentary registration to the following year's Fall Conference through the Holtshopple Scholarship.
WSPRA members are welcome to apply on their own behalf or to nominate a colleague.
Criteria for the scholarship are that the applicant must be a new WSPRA member within the last two years and is an individual who demonstrates community involvement. Applicants are also asked to describe their communications role, successes and the impact on the school community (may include public relations projects initiated or led during the past two years).
Scholarship applications are due October 9, 2026. Learn more and submit your application.
Questions? Contact Debbie Brewster at wsprapresident@gmail.com.
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Debbie Brewster, Executive Director
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