Chapter News

The SPJ Awards Banquet is Saturday, Feb. 20 at Rocky's in Bricktown. Register now by e-mailing Joan Henderson or Colleen McIntyre with the number in your party. Join us for cocktails beginning at 6:00 p.m., and dinner is served at 7:00.  Following the awards ceremony, celebrate at the after-party until midnight! More info Overnight guests for the banquet can stay at the Hampton Inn just across the street from Rocky's. A special room rate of $109.00 is reserved for SPJ guests -- make your reservations here by Jan. 30. Judging results of the 2009 contest are in! Check this alphabetical list of winners to see if your work is among the winning entries. All categories are now back from the judges. 2009 CALL FOR ENTRIES 3/6: The SPJ Lifetime Award winner from last year, Ed Montgomery, died Tuesday (March 3rd) at 91. Click Here to read the article from The Norman Transcript. 12/7/08: Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists has new officers! Check out the entire list here. 11/8: Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists extends its sympathies to the family and friends of longtime board member Carter Bradley. Please read more here. 11/8: Congratulations to Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists treasurer Scott Cooper on being elected SPJ Region 8 director. More information can be read here. 3/19: STATEMENT: The Oklahoma Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists joins with Freedom of Information Oklahoma Inc. and the Oklahoma Press Association in denouncing the recent decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court to restrict information on court documents and access to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network website. Oklahoma SPJ will be working with FOI Oklahoma and OPA to convince the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision before the new rule goes into effect on June 10, 2008. Signed, Oklahoma SPJ Board