Ingemi will lead a board with a mix of newly elected and recurring members. Emily Leiker was elected vice president for social, Meredith Perri was elected vice president for website development, Christina Long was elected vice president for digital content, Kristin Huckshorn and Michele Himmelberg were elected co-vice presidents for scholarship and awards and Kati Braswell was elected vice president for professional development. Maggie Vanoni was re-elected as vice president for student programming and will continue supporting AWSM's student chapters.

The Association for Women in Sports Media is now accepting applications for its 2026 Scholars program. Recipients are award a 2026 paid summer internship or four mentoring sessions, a $1,000 scholarship, a one-year AWSM membership and paid registration for the next in-person AWSM convention. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. PST on Dec. 21.

The AWSM board has restructured our leadership roles to help us launch a new era and better serve members at all levels of sports media. Apply to run for office and help the organization grow.

Since 1990, AWSM has placed female college students in paid summer internships in the sports media industry at top companies from around the country. The eight women who were chosen as 2024 AWSM Scholars had to demonstrate their talent and drive throughout our competitive application process.

Since 1990, AWSM has placed female college students in paid summer internships in the sports media industry at top companies from around the country. The eight women who were chosen as 2024 AWSM Scholars had to demonstrate their talent and drive throughout our competitive application process.

The Association for Women in Sports Media’s 2024 recipient of the Mary Garber Pioneer Award is Helene Elliott, one of the first women to cover the NHL and the first female journalist to be honored in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport.