Entries are now being accepted for The Roxie L. Cole Leadership Award.

The award is given to the person who exemplifies the spirit of access television in the community. This person is a leader who has effectiveness, initiative, energy, skill, authority and vision and who have made contributions in their community. This person can be a Volunteer, Producer, Board Member, Staff Member, or Community Activist.

Roxie L. Cole was very dedicated to PEG Access in the Central State Region as well as on the national level. She started public access in Dayton, Ohio in 1978, and is known to many as the Mother of public access. She was a vital part of the Alliance for Community Media. Roxie passed away in 1994 leaving us with fond memories of her drive and vision to keep community media alive and well in our respective communities.

In order to nominate a person; You must submit a letter with the following information: your name, mailing address, phone number, fax number and email address along with the name of the nominee, mailing address, phone number, fax number and email address and submit it to Sara Mahle, 1100 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 or email Sara Mahle.

Deadline is February 28, 2008

Nominations are now being accepted. Please limit applications to no more than two pages.

1. How has this person served the community in relation to Community Media?

2. What leadership role(s) have they taken in their community?

3. How does this person handle challenging issues?

4. What has been this person’s best contribution to the Community Media movement?

Former Roxie L. Cole Leadership Award Winners

1995 Dirk Koning, Grand Rapids, Michigan

1996 Ric Hayes, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

1997 Charles Williams, Dayton, Ohio

1998

1999

2000 Martha Schmidt, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2001 Gail Robinson, Paducah, Kentucky

2001 Joyce Miller, Cincinnati, Ohio

2002 Tim Goodwin, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2003 Tomas Chavez, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2004 Homer Baldwin, Wadsworth, Ohio

2005 Robert Harris, Cincinnati, Ohio

2006 Edith Doil, Midland, Michigan

2007 Not Awarded

2008 TBA