Award Category: Education
Dr. William H. Taft
Dr. William H. Taft influenced generations of prospective journalists during his 25-year tenure at the Missouri School of Journalism. He taught more than 10,000 students in the History and Principles of Journalism class and directed 100 master’s theses and 25 doctoral dissertations. Dr. Taft earned his bachelor’s degree in 1938 and his master’s degree in … Continued
Deborah Willis
Deborah Willis is Professor of Photography at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and a former Associate Director for Research and Collections at the Smithsonian’s Center for African American History & Culture. Her publications on the history of black photography have become the foundation for scholarly work in the field. In … Continued
Clifton Edom
Professor Emeritus Clifton Edom has a record of memorable achievements in the field of photography. Edom, a graduate of the University, organized and headed the School of Journalism’s photojournalism department. He founded the Fifty Print Competition and Exhibition, forerunner of the Pictures of the Year contest, in 1943; started Kappa Alpha Mu, the national photography … Continued
Chuck Stone
Chuck Stone is the Walter Spearman Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Stone previously served as a professor of English at the University of Delaware and a visiting professor at Syracuse University and Trinity College. He has worked as a senior editor at the Philadelphia Daily News, as … Continued
Clifford Christians
Clifford G. Christians is an award-winning scholar of media ethics and communications. He is the Charles H. Sandage Distinguished Professor and a Research Professor of Communications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he holds joint appointments as a professor of journalism and a professor of media studies. Previously Dr. Christians served as director … Continued
Angus McDougall
Angus “Mac” McDougall has set standards of excellence in photography, photo editing and photojournalism education. As a Milwaukee Journal photographer, he was an innovator in the use of high-speed strobe technology and in using multiple pictures to tell stories. Mr. McDougall tested his theories of visual communication and formed many of his principles of picture … Continued