The School of Journalism & Mass Communication counts among its students many distinguished professionals in a variety of media. From newspaper reporters and editors to top-level strategic communication executives, SJMC graduates share a common bond of demonstrated excellence in their fields. For example, these Pulitzer Prize–winners all graduated from the School:
2011 Kathleen Gallagher (B.A. ‘81)
2010 Anthony Shadid (B.A. ‘90)
2008 David Umhoefer (B.A., ’83)
2004 Anthony Shadid (B.A., ’90)
1996 Robert D. McFadden (B.A. ’60)
1993 Paul J. Ingrassia (M.A. ’73)
1992 Deborah Blum (M.A., ’82)
1977 Neil Ulevich (B.A. ’68)
1975 William C. Mullen (B.A. ’67)
1970 Marquis Childs (B.A. ’23)
1953 Austin Wehrwein (B.A. ’37)
1939 Louis Lochner (B.A. ’09)
Distinguished Service to Journalism Award
Each year the School honors outstanding alumni; faculty select award winners based on their achievements in all fields of journalism and mass communication.
2012
Steve Paulson
Greg Hughes
Jack Harned
2011
Rick Fetherson
Neil Heinen
Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs
2010
Teresa Alpert
Richard Bachhuber, Jr.
Sue Steinberg
2009
Dave Umhoefer
Patricia D. Wright
2008
Mary Conway
Peter D. Fox
Chris Rose
2007
Herman Baumann
Cliff Behnke
Robert Miller
2006
Marj Charlier
Bill Mullen
Steve Pogorzelski
2005
Joy Amundson
Scott Cohn
Scott Farrell
2004
Ed Bark
Ellen Foley
Jill Geisler
2003
Laura Miller
Eric Newhouse
Dave Zweifel
2002
Daniel Baumann
Anja M. Carroll
Leonard Shapiro
2001
Jack Hart
Steven J. Smith
Carol Toussaint
2000
Marsha Lindsay
Larry Wert
Jonathan Wolman
1999
David Maraniss
Jim Mott
Owen Ullmann
J. Paul Van Nevel
1998
Chris Bury
John M. Geddes
Bud Lea
1997
Julie Ann Miller
Patrick Cunningham
M.W. Newman
1996
Joseph C. Lonsdorf
Bruce L. Martzke
Robert R. Williams
Gloria Brown Anderson
1995
William J. Broad
Paul J. Ingrassia
Neil H. Shively
1994
Bruce Bendinger
Steven M. Bornstein
Rita Braver
Kristine Kurey
1993
Donald C. Bauder
Robert I. Friedman
Peter S. Greenberg
1992
Nora Boustany
Robert L. Klein
Roger E. Axtell
1991
William F. Huffman
Helen Firstbrook Franklin
Robert B. Sims
1990
James E. Burgess
Paul S. Counsell
Susan A. Davis
1989
Warren J. Heyse
Lynn Giordano
Jeff Greenfield
1988
Patricia Wells
Pongsak Payakvichien
Jules K. Joseph
1987
Douglas C. Jones
Robert McFadden
A. A. Wolf
1986
Jane E. Brody
Robert S. Zigman
Avram Butensky
1985
John Patrick Hunter
Karl E. Meyer
Lea H. Thompson
1984
John B. Adams
Dion Henderson
Gene F. Soldatos
James G. Wieghart
1983
Eileen Alt Powell
Bill Stokes
Esther Van Wagoner Tufty
1978
Bradley S. Greenberg
Graham Hovey
Morris and Mary Rubin
1977
Gretchen A. Kemp
Robert Shaplen
Guido H. Stempell III
1976
Robert A. Haeger
Hillier Krieghbaum
Mitchel L. Milvaetz
1973
Charles L. Fleming
William G. Harley
Richard H. Leonard
1971
Florence (Jerry) Allen
Lionel C. Barrow, Jr.
Curtis D. MacDougall
Raymond B. Nixon
1969
William E. Branen
Conrad C. Fink
Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
Robert Teague
1968
Donald W. Anderson
William T. Evjue
William E. Walton
1967
William F. Canfield
Edwin Newman
Max F. Ninman
1966
Leo V. Gannon
George H. Gribbin
William Moss Pinkerton
1965
Seymour Korman
Jack E. Krueger
Ruben Levin
1964
Nat Hiken
George V. Underwood, Jr.
Fred Wittner
1963
Carson F. Lyman
Karl M. Mann
Austin C. Wehrwein
1962
Chester V. Clifton
Herbert C. Kubly
Fred S. Siebert
1961
Chilton Rowlette Bush
Wallace Meyer
Miriam Ottenberg
1960
Eugene S. Duffield
William H. McCall, Jr.
Carlos R. Quirino
1959
Robert H. Fleming
Walter G. Hornaday
Howard M. Teichmann
1958
Ralph D. Casey
Anthony G. DeLorenzo
Daniel D. Mich
Carl A. Zielke
1957
Courtland R. Conlee
William H. Metcalfe
Kenneth Olson
Walter A. O’Meara
1956
Elizabeth Farrington
Randall G. Gould
Owen L. Scott
James S. Thompson
1955
Marquis W. Childs
Lloyd A. Lehrbas
Louis P. Lochner
Irwin Maier
Kenneth N. Payne
A. Walter Seiler
The Ralph O. Nafziger Award for Achievement within 10 Years of Graduation
Named for the late Ralph O. Nafziger, who was director of the school from 1949 until his retirement in 1966. Nafziger built an international reputation as a leader in journalism education. The honorees have shown remarkable professional initiative and promise.
2012
Katie Harbath
2011
Colin Benedict
2010
Justine Nagan
2009
Elizabeth Medhin
2008
Janel Klein
2007
Adam Albrecht
2006
Scott Anderson
2005
Aaron Popkey
2004
Stephen Thompson
2003
Ali Weisberg Zelenko
2002
Anthony Shadid
2001
Jason Cohen
2000
Roger Maes
1999
Cynthia Goldberg
1998
John Keefe
1997
Gregory Hughes
1996
Peter Annin
1995
Phil Rosenthal
1994
Joan Gilbertson
1993
Deborah Blum
1992
Mary Annette Pember
1991
Joel Dresang
1990
Heidi Kempf
1989
Dale D. Buss
1988
Scott J. Farrell
1987
Pam McAllister Johnson
1986
Craig Wirth
1985
Owen Ullmann
1984
Abigail J. Nash
1983
Jill Geisler
1981
Neal Ulevich
1980
Terri Brooks
1978
Steven L. Raymer
1976
William C. Mullen
1973
Jane E. Brody
1971
David H. Nimmer
The Harold L. Nelson Award
This award is given for distinguished contribution to journalism and mass communication education. The award is named for Harold L. Nelson, director of the School of Journalism from 1966 to 1975. Recipients have taught in some of the most distinguished journalism programs in the nation.
2012
Sun-Yeol Choi
2011
Esther Thorson
2010
Paul Voakes
2009
Garrett O’Keefe
2008
Byron Reeves
2007
Donald Shaw
2006
Jane Brown
2005
David Nord
2004
Guido H. Stempel III
2001
Daniel Wackman
1999
Terry Hynes
1998
Wilmott Ragsdale
1993
MaryAnn Yodelis Smith
1992
Richard F. Carter
1991
Jay Blumler
1990
Steven H. Chaffee
1989
Lee B. Becker
1985
Dwight L. Teeter
1981
Bruce H. Westley