The Laurence R. Campbell Research Award Recipients

The award was created in 1984 to recognize the lifetime contributions of Dr. Laurence Campbell to the field of scholastic journalism. Members of his family were at the AEJMC convention at the University of Florida for the announcement of the award. The award was established by contributions from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Journalism Education Association, National Scholastic Press Association, Quill & Scroll, South Carolina Scholastic Press Association and Southern Interscholastic Press Association. The winner of the Campbel Research Award receives a plaque and a cash award.

1985 - "Prior Review Guidelines for School Publications: State Departments of Public Instruction v. The Federal Court"
- Stan Soffin, Michigan State University

1986 - "High School Newspaper or Yearbook Experience as a Variable When Comparing American College Testing Scores, College Grades and High School Grades"
- Jack Dvorak, Indiana University

1987 - "Teaching Free Speech Values to High School Students: Keys to Persevering Despite the Obstacles"
- Tom Eveslage, Temple University

1988 - "College Student Attitudes Toward High School Journalism and Other Language Arts Experiences"
- Jack Dvorak, Indiana University

1989 - "Freedom of Expression for High School Journalists: A Case Study of Selected North Carolina Public Schools"
- Kay D. Phillips, University of North Carolina

1990 - "Mapping the Territory: A Conceptual Model of Scholastic Journalism"
- Mary Arnold, The University of Iowa

1991 - "The Shared Goals of Social Studies and Scholastic Journalism: Enhancing the Environment and Effectiveness of Citizenship Education"
- Tom Eveslage, Temple University

1992 - "A National Study of High School Newspaper Programs: Environmental and Adviser Characteristics, Funding and Pressures on Free Expression"
- Laurence B. Lain, University of Dayton

1993 - "A Paradigm For State High School Press Freedom Laws"
- Lyle D. Olson, South Dakota State University; Roger Van Ommeren, Baylor University; and Marshel Rossow, Mankato State University

1994 - "State High School Press Freedom Laws: A Profile of Legislative Sponsors"
- Lyle Olson, South Dakota State University; Roger Van Ommeren, Mississippi University for Women; and Marshel Rossow, Mankato State University

1995 - "Knight’s Paradigm and Scholastic Press Freedom"
- Tom Dickson, Southwest Missouri State University

1996 - "The History of the Florida Scholastic Press Association: 1945-1995"
- Judy L. Robinson and Julie E. Dodd, University of Florida

1997 - "Implementation and Effects of the Arkansas Student Publications Act"
- Bruce Plopper, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and William Downs, Jr., Ouachita Baptist University

1998 - "State Freedom of Expression Laws: Do they Make a Difference?"
- Tom Dickson and Mark Paxton, Southwest Missouri State University

1999 - "Analysis of High School Newspaper Editorials: Before and After Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier"
- Carol S. Lomicky, University of Nebraska at Kearney

2000 - "Student Publications Experience of Journalism and Mass Communication Educators"
- Lyle Olson, South Dakota State University

2001 - "Job Satisfaction of High School Journalism Educators"
- Jack Dvorak, Indiana University; and Kay D. Phillips, University of North Carolina

2002 -
- Laurence Alexander and Rocky Cavanaugh, University of Florida

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2004 -
- Bruce Konkle, University of South Carolina

2005 - “Hazelwood Revisited: A Free Speech Perspective”
- Tom Eveslage, Temple University