Missouri Honor Medal Winners – Individuals
Listed alphabetically by last name.
| Name | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas, Mazhar | Defender of Press Freedom, Pakistan | 2009 |
| Adams, Beatrice | Gardner Advertising Co., St. Louis | 1987 |
| Aldridge, Mahlon | KFRU, Columbia, Mo. | 1976 |
| Amanpour, Christiane | CNN’s Chief International Correspondent | 1999 |
| Amin, Mustafa | Al Akhbar, Cairo, Egypt | 1978 |
| Armbruster, Walter | D’Arcy-MacManus & Masius Advertising | 1977 |
| Autry, James | Meredith Magazine Group | 1991 |
| Babb, Joseph Glenn | The Associated Press | 1939 |
| Baillie, Hugh | United Press Association | 1953 |
| Balog, James | Extreme Ice Survey and Earth Vision Trust | 2010 |
| Bang, Sang-Hoon | The Chosun Ilbo, Korea | 1996 |
| Baquet, Dean | Executive Editor of The New York Times | 2019 |
| Barlett, Donald | The Philadelphia Inquirer | 1983 |
| Bartimus, Tad | The Associated Press | 1990 |
| Batten, H.A. | N.W. Ayer & Sons, Inc. | 1946 |
| Batten, James K. | Knight-Ridder, Inc. | 1986 |
| Bell, Howard (BJ ’48) | American Advertising Federation | 1984 |
| Bentley, Helen Delich | Maryland Congresswoman | 1993 |
| Berlingske, Tidende | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1961 |
| Berman, Cheryl | CEO and Chief Creative Officer, unbundled | 2017 |
| Bernstein, Bob | Co-Founder, President and CEO Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc. | 1998 |
| Black, Cathleen | Hearst Magazines | 2010 |
| Blair, Cowgill | Globe, Joplin, Mo. | 1960 |
| Blakeslee, Alton L. | The Associated Press | 1966 |
| Blanton, Charles L., Jr. | Standard, Sikeston, Mo. | 1966 |
| Blanton, H.J. | Monroe Co. Appeal, Paris, Mo. | 1939 |
| Block, Herbert | The Washington Post | 1961 |
| Bluford, Lucile | The Kansas City Call | 1984 |
| Bogart, Dr. Leo | Mass Media Sociologist | 2004 |
| Borton, Elon | Advertising Federation of Mo. | 1957 |
| Botthof, Walter E. | Standard Rate & Data Service | 1965 |
| Bowman, Louis N. | Tri-County News, King City, Mo. | 1956 |
| Boyd, Gerald | Former Managing Editor The New York Times | 2002 |
| Boyle, Hal | The Associated Press | 1947 |
| Bradley, David R. | News Press & Gazette St. Joseph, Mo. | 1982 |
| Brandt, Raymond P. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1939 |
| Brasler, Wayne M. | University of Chicago High School | 2007 |
| Bray, William A. | Missouri Press Association | 1985 |
| Breeden, Robert L. | National Geographic | 1992 |
| Briggs, Frank P. | Chronicle-Herald, Macon, Mo. | 1958 |
| Brinkley, David | NBC News, Washington, D.C. | 1960 |
| Broeg, Robert W. | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1971 |
| Brokaw, Tom | NBC News | 1997 |
| Brown, James W., Jr. | Harrisonville Cass County Democrat-Missourian | 1973 |
| Brown, James Wright | Editor & Publisher, New York | 1935 |
| Buck, Jack | KMOX/CBS Radio | 1984 |
| Bullen, Percy S. | London Daily Telegraph | 1930 |
| Burandt, Gary | Dentsu, Young & Rubicam Partnerships | 1994 |
| Burk, Sam A. | Radio Station Owner | 1980 |
| Burnett, Leo | Leo Burnett Co. Chicago | 1963 |
| Burrell, Thomas J. | Burrell Advertising Communications, Inc. | 1990 |
| Calame, Byron E. | Respected Editor/Ombudsman | 2014 |
| Calvo-Roth, Fortuna | Journalist, Professor, Author, Businesswoman, Actress and Philanthropist | 2018 |
| Carbine, Pat | Ms. Magazine | 1983 |
| Carroll, Boyd | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1956 |
| Carter, John Mack | Ladies Home Journal | 1970 |
| Casey, Ralph D. | University of Minnesota | 1961 |
| Casey, Robert J. | Chicago Daily News | 1945 |
| Catledge, Turner | The New York Times | 1954 |
| Cebrian, Juan Luis | El Pais, Madrid, Spain | 1986 |
| Chancellor, John | NBC News | 1972 |
| Chandler, Otis | Los Angeles Times | 1969 |
| Chang, Shuhua | Tamkang University, Republic of China | 1997 |
| Chapnick, Howard | Black Star | 1991 |
| Cheema, Umar | Investigative Reporter, Pakistan | 2012 |
| Childers, Henry F. | Free Press, Troy, Mo. | 1931 |
| Childs, Marquis | United Feature Syndicate Columnist | 1951 |
| Christians, Clifford | Professor, Editor, Ethicist | 2006 |
| Churchill, Sir Winston | British Statesman, Former Reporter | 1960 |
| Claiborne, Craig | The New York Times | 1992 |
| Clarkson, Rich | Photographer, Founder of Clarkson Creative | 2016 |
| Clayton, Charles C. | St. Louis Globe Democrat | 1952 |
| Cobb, Jodi | Photographer and Author | 2012 |
| Colt, John W. | The Kansas City Star | 1959 |
| Cone, Fairfax M. | Foote, Cone & Belding | 1952 |
| Cope, Millard L. | News-Messenger, Marshall, Texas | 1959 |
| Copely, James S. | The Copely Press | 1960 |
| Corbin, Carl | The New Orleans States-Item | 1961 |
| Cornish, Audie | Co-Host of All Things Considered | 2014 |
| Cose, Ellis | Newsweek | 1997 |
| Costa, Joseph | King Features | 1954 |
| Cousins, Norman | World Review | 1972 |
| Craig, James E. | New York Sun | 1938 |
| Crain, Rance | Crain Communications Inc. | 2009 |
| Crews, Doug | Missouri Press Association | 2009 |
| Cronkite, Walter | CBS, New York | 1964 |
| Crossley, Wallace | Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Mo. | 1939 |
| Cummings, Barton A. | Saatchi & Saatchi Compton, Inc. | 1986 |
| Curry, George | Former Editor-in-Chief Emerge Magazine | 2000 |
| Curtis, Chuck (BJ ’67, MA ’70) | Chairman, Valentine Radford | 2006 |
| Dailey, Don C. | KGBX Springfield | 1970 |
| Dale, E.L. | Evening Press, Carthage, Mo. | 1953 |
| Davis, Elmer | ABC | 1949 |
| Deford, Frank | Sports Illustrated | 1987 |
| Deghati, Reza | Photojournalist | 2006 |
| Denman, Clint H. | Herald, Sikeston, Mo. | 1957 |
| Deutsch, Linda | The Associated Press | 1992 |
| Digges, Sam Cook | CBS Radio | 1973 |
| Diuguid, Lewis | Vice President for Community Resources Kansas City Star | 2000 |
| Donaldson, Sam | ABC News | 1994 |
| Dougherty, W. Earl | KXEO, KWWR, Mexico, Mo. | 1979 |
| Drew, Elizabeth | Author | 1979 |
| Dudman, Richard | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1981 |
| Dukert, Betty Cole | Meet the Press | 1993 |
| Dunlap, Karen Brown | President, Poynter Institute | 2006 |
| Duzan, Maria Jimena | Author and Journalist from Colombia | 1999 |
| Edelman, Richard | CEO, Edelman | 2021 |
| Edom, Clifton | University of Missouri | 1977 |
| Ehrenreich, Barbara | Author and Activist | 2015 |
| Eliot, George Fielding | General Features Syndicated | 1962 |
| Ellis, Jim | Chief of Correspondents, Newsweek | 2003 |
| Eltahawy, Mona | Columnist and Cyber-Activist | 2012 |
| Engel, Margaret | Journalist and Playwright | 2017 |
| English, Earl F. | University of Missouri | 1970 |
| Eppridge, Bill | Photojournalist | 2009 |
| Ervin, Sam J., Jr. | United States Senator | 1974 |
| Ewald, Henry T. | Campbell-Ewald Co. Detroit | 1942 |
| Fanning, Katherine | Daily News, Anchorage, Al | 1980 |
| Ferguson, Harry | UPI | 1963 |
| Ferguson, John Donald | The Milwaukee Journal | 1942 |
| Ferguson, Oliver B. | The Democrat-News, Fredericktown, Mo. | 1971 |
| Ferrato, Donna | Photographer | 2002 |
| Ferrugia, John | Investigative Journalist, KMGH-TV | 2012 |
| Fisher, Paul | MU School of Journalism | 1997 |
| Fitzpatrick, Daniel R. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1958 |
| Fleeson, Doris | United Feature Syndicate Columnist | 1953 |
| Flynn, F.M. | The New York Daily News | 1947 |
| Foxworth, Jo | Author, Publisher, Speaker, President of Ad Agency | 1985 |
| Freberg, Stan | President, Freberg Ltd. | 1989 |
| Frederick, Pauline | NBC | 1962 |
| Freed, Fred | NBC | 1974 |
| Freeland, William E. | Republican, Taney County, Mo. | 1945 |
| Freivogel, Margaret Wolf | Founding Editor, St. Louis Beacon | 2011 |
| Gaiter, Dorothy J. | Wine Columnist and Author | 2010 |
| Gallagher, Wes | The Associated Press | 1976 |
| Gallup, George Horace | International Institutes of Public Opinion | 1951 |
| Garcia, Mario R. | CEO and Founder, Garcia Media | 2011 |
| Garrels, Anne | NPR Foreign Correspondent | 2004 |
| Garrett, W. E. | National Geographic | 1978 |
| Gelatt, Rod | Missouri School of Journalism | 2009 |
| Germond, Jack | Columnist for Tribune Media Services | 2000 |
| Giago, Tim | The Lakota Times | 1991 |
| Gierke, Victor | The Press-Journal Pub. Co. | 1984 |
| Gilbert, Bill | R.R. S&L | 1984 |
| Gilka, Robert E. | National Geographic | 1984 |
| Gillespie, Marcia Ann | Editor in Chief, Ms. Magazine | 2000 |
| Gilliam, Dorothy | Columnist for The Washington Post | 1998 |
| Ginn, John C. | President & Publisher The Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail | 1990 |
| Goldberg, Vicki | The New York Times Critic & Essayist | 1995 |
| Golden, Michael | New York Times Executive | 2013 |
| Golon, MaryAnne | Photojournalist | 2017 |
| Goode, Malvin | Consultant for National Black Network | 1989 |
| Goudy, Frederic William | Type Designer | 1944 |
| Graham, John D. (BJ ’59) | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fleishman-Hillard Inc. | 2002 |
| Granger, David | Editor-in-Chief, Esquire | 2011 |
| Grant, Harry J. | The Milwaukee Journal | 1933 |
| Graves, Earl G. | Publisher, Black Enterprise Magazine | 1988 |
| Gray, Tom | Retired General Manager, KOMU/Channel 8 | 1999 |
| Greenberg, Paul | Syndicated Columnist, History Professor | 1983 |
| Greene, Robert W. | Newsday | 1980 |
| Gutierrez, Felix | Executive Director of The Freedom Forum Pacific Coast Center | 1999 |
| Guzy, Carol | Staff Photographer, The Washington Post | 2013 |
| Hailey, Foster B. | The New York Times | 1945 |
| Halstead, Dirck | The Digital Journalist | 2007 |
| Harris, Jay | Former Publisher, San Jose Mercury News | 2001 |
| Harris, Vita M. | Executive VP and Chief Strategy Officer at FCB Global | 2018 |
| Harte, Houston | San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times | 1931 |
| Hawkins, Webster | Publisher, Osawatomie Graphic Kansas | 1987 |
| Hederman, Rea | Publisher, The New York Review of Books | 2015 |
| Hensley, Stewart | UPI | 1965 |
| Hersey, John | Author, Foreign Correspondent Time, Life, The New Yorker | 1990 |
| Hessler, Peter | Author | 2018 |
| Hewitt, W.C. | The Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Mo. | 1954 |
| Hills, Lee | The Miami Herald | 1951 |
| Hinojosa, Maria | Founder, Futuro Media, multimedia anchor | 2021 |
| Hobby, Oveta Culp | The Houston Post | 1950 |
| Howard, Roy Wilson | Scripps-Howard Newspapers | 1962 |
| Howell, Deborah | Editor and Ombudsman | 2009 |
| Hunter, Julius | KMOX-TV | 1981 |
| Hunter-Gault, Charlayne | National Correspondent, MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour | 1988 |
| Huntley, Chet | NBC News, New York | 1960 |
| Huss, Pierre J. | International News Service | 1942 |
| Hyland, Robert | CBS | 1975 |
| Israel, Larry H. | Post-Newsweek Stations | 1972 |
| Ivins, Molly | Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram | 1994 |
| Jacobs, Morris E. | Bozell and Jacobs, Omaha, Neb. | 1959 |
| Jaffer, Zubeida | Journalist, Editor, Activist | 2006 |
| James, Edwin L. | The New York Times | 1943 |
| Jewell, H.S. | Newspapers Inc., Springfield, Mo. | 1941 |
| Johnson, Alfonso | Southwestern Association of Ad Agencies | 1949 |
| Johnson, C.W. | Newspapers Inc., Springfield, Mo. | 1965 |
| Johnson, John H. | Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. | 1973 |
| Johnson, Pam | Managing Editor, Phoenix Newspapers Inc. | 2000 |
| Johnson, Pam | The Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal | 1991 |
| Johnson, Walter | Southern Newspaper Publishers Association | 1955 |
| Jones, Alexander F. | Syracuse Herald-American | 1952 |
| Junco de la Vega, Alejandro | Publisher, El Norte, Mexico | 2005 |
| Jurey, Philomena | Voice of America | 1998 |
| Jurney, Dorothy | Knight-Ridder Newspaper | 1988 |
| Kandel, Myron | Financial Journalist | 2010 |
| Kander, Allen | Alen Kander & Co., Washington, D.C. | 1956 |
| Karpowicz, Ray | KSD/KSD-TV, St. Louis | 1978 |
| Khalid, Asma | Reporter and Editor | 2017 |
| Kilpatrick, J.J. | News-Leader, Richmond, Va. | 1953 |
| Kimbrough, Mary | St. Louis Newspapers | 1992 |
| King, Frank H. | The Associated Press | 1941 |
| Kirchhofer, Alfred H. | Buffalo Evening News | 1958 |
| Kirkpatrick, James C. | Review, Windsor, Mo. | 1969 |
| Knight, John S. | Knight Newspapers | 1949 |
| Knudson, Tom | Investigative journalist | 2021 |
| Kopcha, Steve | Advertising Leader, Educator | 2014 |
| Koppel, Ted | ABC News Nightline | 1983 |
| Kornberg, Sanford J. | Ammirati Puris Lintas, Hong Kong | 1996 |
| Kuralt, Charles | CBS “On the Road” | 1988 |
| Kwitney, Jonathan | Investigative Reporter/Author | 1982 |
| Lamade, Dietrick | Grit, Williamsport, Pa. | 1937 |
| Lambert, Edward C., PhD ’52 | MU Journalism Professor Emeritus | 1989 |
| Larrabee, Carroll B. | Printers’ Ink Publishing Co. | 1955 |
| Laurence, William L. | The New York Times | 1947 |
| Lawrence, David | U.S. News & World Report | 1965 |
| Leaf, Robert S. | Chairman, Robert S. Leaf Consultants | 2011 |
| Lederer, Edith | Reporter, The Associated Press | 1996 |
| Lee, Greg | Executive Sports Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel | 2013 |
| Leen, Jeff | Washington Post Investigative Unit | 2012 |
| Leroy, Catherine | SIPA Press | 1997 |
| Levy, Michael | Founder and Publisher, Texas Monthly | 2003 |
| Lewine, Frances L. | Associated Press | 2007 |
| Lewis, Charles | Author and Investigative Journalist | 2013 |
| Lewis, Dorothy Roe | The Associated Press | 1959 |
| Lindsay, Malvina | The Washington Post | 1933 |
| Lipman, David | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1989 |
| Lisagor, Peter | Chicago Daily News | 1977 |
| Loeb, Marshall | Fortune Magazine | 1988 |
| Lohr, Kathy | Atlanta Correspondent for National Public Radio | 2002 |
| Loomis, Carol | Fortune | 1978 |
| Lower, Elmer | CBS News, New York | 1959 |
| Lu, David C.H. | Central News Agency of China | 1948 |
| Ludwig, Gerd | Photojournalist, Documentary Photographer | 2015 |
| Lyon, Danny | Photographer, Filmmaker and Writer | 2011 |
| Ma, Hsin-Yeh | Central News Agency, Taiwan | 1984 |
| Madison, Paula | NBC Universal | 2007 |
| Magsanoc-Jimenez, Letty | Philippine Daily Inquirer | 1993 |
| Magubane, Peter | South African Photojournalist | 1992 |
| Manchester, William | Author | 1969 |
| Mapel, William | Publisher’s Association of New York City | 1956 |
| Mason, Janet | Gannett, VP Broadcast | 1996 |
| Maurer, Wesley | Educator, Editor & Publisher | 1990 |
| Maynard, Nancy Hicks | The Oakland Times | 1992 |
| McBride, Mary Margaret | CBS | 1938 |
| McClendon, Sarah | Washington Correspondent & Author | 1985 |
| McCombs, Amy | KRON-TV, San Francisco, Calif. | 1990 |
| McDougall, Angus | Photographer, Author | 2005 |
| McGannon, Donald H. | Group W | 1979 |
| McGee, Frank | NBC | 1969 |
| McGill, Ralph | Atlanta Constitution | 1957 |
| McKelway, Benjamin M. | The Washington Star | 1964 |
| McNamee, William S. | Farm Press Publications | 1980 |
| McQueen, Marvin D. | D’Arcy Advertising Company, St. Louis | 1967 |
| Meiselas, Susan | Magnum Photos | 1994 |
| Merida, Kevin | Senior VP at ESPN | 2018 |
| Merrill, John | Missouri School of Journalism | 1996 |
| Messenger, Tony | Metro Columnist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 2016 |
| Middleton, R. Hunter | Ludlow Typograph Co. | 1961 |
| Miller, John E. | Washington (Mo.) Missourian | 1994 |
| Miller, Paul | Gannett Co., Inc. | 1967 |
| Miller, Thomas L., Sr. | Washington (Mo.) Missourian | 1994 |
| Miller, Wayne | Freelance Photographer | 2000 |
| Min, Janice | Co-President and CEO, The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group | 2016 |
| Mitchell, Russ | CBS News | 2007 |
| Miller, William L., Sr. | Washington (Mo.) Missourian | 1994 |
| Mollenhoff, Clark | Professor, Investigative Reporter | 1989 |
| Morgan, Edward | ABC | 1965 |
| Morgan, Tom | The New York Times | 1995 |
| Morris, John Rippey | United Press Association | 1944 |
| Moss, Adam | Editor-in-Chief, New York Magazine | 2012 |
| Mydans, Carl | Photojournalist, Author and Biographer | 1998 |
| Myers, Lisa | NBC News Correspondent | 2005 |
| Myers, Vernon Carl | Look Magazine | 1957 |
| Nachtwey, James | Photojournalist | 2004 |
| Neff, Ward A. | Corn Belt Farm Dailies | 1930 |
| Nelson, Stanley | Documentary Filmmaker | 2019 |
| Neuharth, Allen H. | Gannett Company, Inc. | 1980 |
| Newman, Arnold | Photographer & Author | 1985 |
| Newman, Edwin | NBC News | 1975 |
| Ney, Edward N. | Young & Rubicam Inc. | 1991 |
| Nixon, Raymond B. | University of Minnesota | 1974 |
| Njawe, Pius | Editor-in-Chief, Le Messager Cameroon, Africa | 2000 |
| Norlander, Everett C. | Chicago Daily News | 1959 |
| Nutter, Charles | The Associated Press | 1944 |
| Oh, Yeon Ho | OhmyNews | 2007 |
| Painter, William R. | Democrat, Carrollton, Mo. | 1936 |
| Panitt, Merrill | Triangle Publications | 1980 |
| Papert, Fred | Advertising Executive | 2012 |
| Parks, Gordon | Film Director, Author, Photographer, Composer | 1990 |
| Patterson, Don D. | Scripps-Howard Newspapers | 1948 |
| Paulson, Ken | President/CEO, First Amendment Center | 2012 |
| Payne, Ethel | The Chicago Defender | 1991 |
| Pearson, Earle | Advertising Federation of America | 1936 |
| Perlman, Merrill | Copy Editor | 2015 |
| Pett, Saul | The Associated Press | 1962 |
| Piel, Gerard | Scientific American | 1981 |
| Pitts, Leonard | Writer | 2017 |
| Plante, Bill | Senior White House Correspondent, CBS News | 2015 |
| Pool, James Kelly | Capital-News, Jefferson City, Mo. | 1940 |
| Porter, Sylvia | Publisher-Hall Syndicate | 1975 |
| Postaer, Larry | Rubin Postaer & Associates | 2010 |
| Powell, John B. | China Weekly Review, Shanghai | 1942 |
| Price, Mary Beth | Empower MediaMarketing | 2007 |
| Price, William C. | Empower MediaMarketing | 2007 |
| Protheroe, Alan | British Broadcasting Corp. | 1983 |
| Pulitzer, Joseph Jr. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1947 |
| Pulitzer, Michael & Joseph | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1986 |
| Quigg, Doc | UPI | 1983 |
| Raidt, William T. | D’Arcy-McManus & Masius | 1982 |
| Rasmussen, Harry E. | Daily Herald, Austin, Minn. | 1937 |
| Raspberry, William | The Washington Post | 1987 |
| Ray, E. Lansing | St. Louis Globe Democrat | 1946 |
| Reasoner, Harry | CBS | 1970 |
| Reddick, DeWitt Carter | University of Texas | 1964 |
| Reichl, Ruth | Gourmet Magazine | 2007 |
| Reston, James “Scotty” | The New York Times | 1961 |
| Reynolds, Barbara | USA Today | 1991 |
| Reynolds, Donald W. | Donrey Media Group | 1981 |
| Richards, Eugene | Photographer, Filmmaker and Writer | 2014 |
| Robb, Inez | International News Service | 1948 |
| Roberts, Roy A. | Kansas City Star | 1957 |
| Robinson, Eugene | Washington Post columnist, political commentator | 2021 |
| Rogers, Johnathon | President, CBS Television Stations | 1995 |
| Roop, Lewis | DeSoto Press & Jefferson Republic DeSoto, Mo. | 1959 |
| Ross, Charles G. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1933 |
| Rowe, Sandy | Editor | 2010 |
| Roueche, Berton | New Yorker | 1981 |
| Rowan, Carl | Chicago-Sun Times | 1981 |
| Royko, Mike | Chicago-Sun Times | 1979 |
| Rucker, Frank W. | Examiner, Independence, Mo. | 1932 |
| Russell, Jim | General Manager of Marketplace Productions | 2000 |
| Russell, Mark | Editor, Orlando Sentinel | 2011 |
| Salant, Richard | CBS | 1978 |
| Sanchez, Yoani | Cuban Blogger, Journalist, Entrepreneur | 2015 |
| Sanders, Marlene | CBS Report | 1991 |
| Sartore, Joel | Photographer, Speaker, Author, Teacher, Conservationist | 2018 |
| Sauter, Van Gordon | CBS News | 1986 |
| Schorr, Daniel | Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio | 1998 |
| Schramm, Wilbur | Stanford University | 1972 |
| Scott, Walter Decker | NBC | 1966 |
| Scripps, Robert P. | Scripps-Howard Newspapers | 1931 |
| Scruton, George H. | The Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat | 1951 |
| Scudder, Trisha D. | Founder, Executive Coaching Group Inc. | 2018 |
| Seigenthaler, John | Journalist, Editor, Publisher | 2006 |
| Sengstacke, John | Chicago Daily Defender | 1993 |
| Sewall, W.J. | Carthage (Mo.) Press | 1937 |
| Shanahan, Eileen | Governing | 1991 |
| Shaw, Bernard | CNN | 1992 |
| Shelley, Jack | WHO, Des Moines | 1948 |
| Shepard, Jerrell | KWIX-KRES Radio, Moberly, Mo. | 1977 |
| Sherman, Margot | McCann-Erickson Inc., N.Y. | 1970 |
| Shipley, Dr. Guy Emery (Editor) | The Churchman | 1934 |
| Siebert, Fred S. | University of Illinois and Michigan State University | 1971 |
| Simpson, Carole | ABCs “World New Saturday” | 1990 |
| Smith, Howard K. | ABC News | 1971 |
| Smith, Jack | Advertising Executive | 2017 |
| Smith, Ken (MA ’69) | Former President and CEO Kenneth Smith Advertising, San Diego, Calif. | 2001 |
| Smith, Merriman | UPI | 1963 |
| Smith, Walter W. (Red) | The New York Times | 1976 |
| Snyder, Joe | Gallatin North Missourian | 1983 |
| Southern, William N., Jr. | Examiner, Independence, Mo. | 1935 |
| Spaar, Betty | The Oddessan, Odessa, Mo. | 1990 |
| Stanton, Frank | CBS | 1958 |
| Stauffer, Oscar S. | Stauffer Publications Topeka, Kan. | 1977 |
| Steber, Margaret | Photographer | 2003 |
| Steele, James | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1983 |
| Steiger, Paul | Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal | 2005 |
| Steinem, Gloria | Writer, Editor, Activist | 2004 |
| Stephens, E.W. | Herald, Columbia, Mo. | 1930 |
| Sterling, James | Marketing and Media Director of TD Waterhouse | 1999 |
| Stephens, Lincoln | Co-Founder, The Marcus Graham Project | 2015 |
| Stone, Chuck | Journalism Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill | 1996 |
| Storke, Thomas M. | New-Press, Santa Barbara, Calif. | 1966 |
| Stowe, Leland | The Chicago Daily News | 1941 |
| Strout, Richard L. | Christian Science Monitor | 1974 |
| Sulzberger, Arthur Hays | The New York Times | 1950 |
| Swain, E.E. | Daily Express, Kirksville, Mo. | 1938 |
| Swan, Joyce A. | Minneapolis Star & Tribune | 1948 |
| Taft, Dr. William H. | Missouri School of Journalism | 2004 |
| Taishoff, Sol | Broadcasting-Telecasting | 1953 |
| Taylor, Frank W., Jr. | St. Louis Star-Times | 1936 |
| Taylor, Harry E., Jr. | Star-Clipper, Traer, Iowa | 1935 |
| Terry, Hugh B. | KLZ, Denver | 1955 |
| Terry, Wallace | Parade Magazine | 1991 |
| Thomas, Helen | UPI | 1989 |
| Thompson, Paul | University of Texas | 1953 |
| Todd, James | Monitor-Index, Moberly, Mo. | 1950 |
| Tong, Hollington | Ambassador from Nationalist China to the U.S. | 1957 |
| Topping, Seymour | The New York Times | 1968 |
| Tucker, Avis Green | Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Mo. | 1976 |
| Tucker, J.P. | Gazette, Parkville, Mo. | 1933 |
| Turner, Ralph H. | Newspaper Enterprise Association | 1941 |
| Ulibarri, Eduardo | Editor, La Nacion, Costa Rica | 1989 |
| Umansky, Martin | KAKE-TV, Wichita, Kan. | 1981 |
| Utley, Clifton M. | NBC | 1952 |
| Vaughan, Bill | The Kansas City Star | 1972 |
| Vernon, Wallace | Vernon Publishing Co. | 1979 |
| Vickery, Robert L. | News, Salem, Mo. | 1974 |
| Vladimir, Irwin A. | Gotham-Vladimir Advertising Inc., N.Y. | 1959 |
| Walker, Herbert W. | Newspaper Enterprise Association | 1934 |
| Walsh, John, MA ’69 | Senior Vice President and Executive Editor ESPN Internet Group | 2001 |
| Walker Guevara, Marina | Investigative Journalist | 2019 |
| Walters, Basil L. | Newspaper Research Association | 1962 |
| Watters, T. Ballard | The Marshfield (Mo.) Mail | 1961 |
| Warren, David M. | Herald, Panhandle, Texas | 1943 |
| Watkins, Clarence E. | The Chillicothe (Mo.) Constitution-Tribune | 1944 |
| Weir, Ben F. | Daily Mail, Nevada, Mo. | 1968 |
| Wheeler, Carl | Cunningham & Walsh Inc. | 1976 |
| White, L. Mitchell | The Mexico (Mo.) Ledger | 1943 |
| White, Robert M. II | The Mexico (Mo.) Ledger | 1967 |
| White, Robert M. | The Mexico (Mo.) Ledger | 1934 |
| Whitney, Ruth | Glamour Magazine | 1997 |
| Wicker, Thomas | The New York Times | 1984 |
| Wiggins, J. Russell | The Washington Post & Times-Herald | 1960 |
| Wilhelm, John | McGraw-Hill World News | 1961 |
| Williams, Carol H. | President/CEO, Williams Advertising | 2005 |
| Williams, Cranston | American Newspaper Publishers Association | 1960 |
| Williams, Edwin Moss | United Press Association | 1946 |
| Willis, Deborah | Lehman Brady Chair Documentary and American Studies Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill | 2001 |
| Wilson, Clint | Professor of Journalism at Howard University | 1999 |
| Wilson, Lyle Campbell | United Press Association | 1940 |
| Wilson, Theo | Hollywood, Calif. | 1984 |
| Win, Aye Aye | Correspondent, The Associated Press-Myanmar | 2013 |
| Witcher, S. Karene | Former Deputy Asia Editor, The New York Times | 2018 |
| Withers, Ernest C. | Photojournalist | 2004 |
| Witman, Arthur L. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1964 |
| Wolpers, John H. | American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Mo. | 1952 |
| Woo, William | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1991 |
| Woodruff, Judy | CNN | 1993 |
| Wright, Dalton | Lebanon, Mo. Publishing Co. | 2001 |
| Xiliang, Feng | China Daily, People’s Republic of China | 1984 |
| Yates, George | The Des Moines Register of Times | 1947 |
| Yost, Casper S. | St. Louis Globe-Democrat | 1932 |
| Zimmerman, Jac W. | Herald Free-Press, Bolivar, Mo. | 1978 |