Jenny Dial Creech is a pioneering sports journalist and a mentor to dozens of high school and collegiate students.

Paola Boivin, a trailblazing female voice in sports media and the first female journalist inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, is the Association for Women in Sports Media’s 2026 recipient of the Mary Garber Pioneer Award.

The impact of a fast-changing media landscape is evident in the skill sets of this year’s winners and the other outstanding applicants.

The Association for Women in Sports Media is proud to introduce the 2026 class of AWSM Scholars.

Has your AWSM membership lapsed? Know someone who would benefit from becoming a member? We're offering discounted membership rates the entire month of March!

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.