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CPA Foundation
The Colorado Press Association Foundation
was established in 1995. It provides newspaper internships each
summer for high school and college students, high school
newspaper advisers and college journalism faculty. Since 1996,
the CPA Foundation Board has approved 68 college student
internships, 51 high school student internships, 33 high school
newspaper adviser internships and eight guest journalists.
Each college student intern receives a
$2,500 stipend from the CPA Foundation. The money is sent to
the student's financial aid office prior to the start of fall
semester. In addition to the Foundation money, the host
newspapers are responsible for providing housing and
supplementing the stipend during the internship. Each high
school student intern, guest journalist and high school
newspaper adviser receives $500.
The deadline for college students and
faculty to apply for internships is in November. The deadline
for newspapers to nominate high school student interns is in
March. The Colorado High School Press Association nominates
newspaper advisers for internships.
Students and instructors gain first-hand
experience and the internships strengthen their interest in
newspapers. Newspapers participating in the internships range
in size from 1,100 circulation weeklies to Denver dailies, and
the majority of participants intern at community papers.
The CPA Foundation programs are made
possible by two annual fund-raising activities:
• A yearlong campaign in which member
newspapers contribute two cents per paid subscriber.
• Silent auction at the February
convention. Newspapers and associate members donate items from
their communities.
CPA Foundation Board members are:
Richard Ballantine, Durango Herald
Denny Dressman, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Joe McGowan, The Associated Press
Jim Saccomano, Denver Broncos
Bob Sweeney, Greenwood Villager
Kay Turnbaugh, Nederland Mountain-Ear
Jack Wyss, Pueblo Chieftain
Ken Amundson, Lehman Communications
Dorothy Bland, Fort Collins Coloradoan
David McClain, Sterling Journal-Advocate
Tom Bredehoft, Flagler News
As of June the following newspapers,
individuals and organizations contributed checks or pledges to
the 2003 Colorado Press Association Foundation Fund two cent
per paid subscriber campaign.
Haxtun-Fleming Herald, Jean Gray,
Publisher
Fowler Tribune, Tamara Hand, Publisher
Cortez Journal, Suzy Meyer, General
Manager
Mancos Times Tribune, Suzy Meyer, General
Manager
Aurora Sentinal, Harrison Cochran,
Publisher
Holyoke Enterprise, Brenda Brandt,
Publisher
Saguache Cresent, Dean Coombs, Publisher
Pueblo Chieftain, Bob Rawlings, Publisher
Colorado Statesman, Jody Stroghoff,
Publisher
Granby Sky-Hi News, Patrick Brower,
Publisher
Kremmling Middle Park Times, Patrick
Brower, Publisher
Canon City Daily Record, Terri Holloway,
General Manager
Eastern Colorado News, Douglas Claussen,
Publisher
Ordway New Era, Anne Thompson, Publisher
Rocky Ford Daily Gazette, Anne Thompson,
Publisher
Fort Collins Coloradoan, Dorothy Bland,
Publisher
Westcliffe Wet Mountain Tribune, Jim
Little, Publisher
Pagosa Springs Sun, Cynthia Mitchell,
Publisher
The Fruita Times, Robert Sweeney,
Publisher
Palisade Tribune, Robert Sweeney,
Publisher
Greenhorn Valley News, Annie Heidrich,
Publisher
Park County Republican & Fairplay
Flume, Merle Baranczyk, Publisher
Burlington Record, Rol Hudler, Publisher
Montrose Daily Press, Stephen Woody,
Publisher
Steamboat Pilot & Today, Suzanne
Schlicht, Publisher
Hayden Valley Press, Suzanne Schlicht,
Publisher
Louisville Times, Ed Lehman, Publisher
Lafayette News, Ed Lehman, Publisher
Erie Review, Ed Lehman, Publisher
