Hendrickson gets regional, national honors
Dick Hendrickson, a member of the Cleveland chapter and adviser of the John Carroll University chapter, left SPJ's national convention in Atlanta with two honors.
Region 4 director Jeremy W. Steele awarded Hendrickson the Virginia Frizzi Regional Director's Award for his work for the region. The honor is named for Ginny Frizzi, a longtime former regional director who created the award to recognize a member whose contributions bettered Region 4. The award was reinstituted in 2007 by then-RD Kevin Smith.
Hendrickson helped lead the charge when the Ohio chapters reorganized their statewide awards program last year. With his leadership and the help of his Ohio SPJ peers, the contest was deemed a success despite numerous obstacles.
He also was honored by SPJ with the Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Professional Member Award. Read SPJ's press release
here.