Special Events

Journalism Awards Luncheon

Jason Parsley, 2007 Thomas L. Phillips Collegiate Journalism Award

Each year, IPJ gives out two professional journalism awards to recognize excellence in two areas of reporting. Additionally, three awards are given for excellence in collegiate journalism.

A $10,000 prize and trophy are awarded to each of the professional award recipients each summer at a luncheon at The National Press Club. This is a great opportunity for students to see quality journalism recognized for the dedication and accuracy that the reporters exemplify.




The Mollenhoff Award for Excellence in Investigative Journalism, named for Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Clark Mollenhoff, recognizes a magazine or newspaper writer(s) who conform to both the definition of investigative reporting and to the professional standards articulated by Clark Mollenhoff in his critiques of journalism craft.

The Economic Journalism Award is presented to a magazine or newspaper writer(s) whose series or columns provide the best understanding of free market economic principles and their impact on policies and markets.

Thomas L. Phillips Collegiate Journalism Award is presented to a college magazine or newspaper writer(s) who display excellence in journalism with a demonstrable commitment to first amendment principles.

2007 Economic Journalism Award winner Steve Everly

Past Winners include:

Mollenhoff Award Winners

• 2007: Jean Rimbach and Kathleen Carroll, The Record, “Lessons in Waste.”
• 2006: Scott Reeder, Small Newspaper Group, “The Hidden Costs of Tenure.
  2005: M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press, " Detroit Mayor Serves Himself Before the Public"
• 2003: Melvin Claxton, Norman Sinclair & Ronald Hansen, The Detroit News, "Hiding In Plain View"
• 2002: Duff Wilson & David Heath, The Seattle Times, "Uninformed Consent: What patients at 'The Hutch' weren't told about the experiments in which they died"
• 2001: Mary Zahn & Jessica McBride, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, " Wisconsin's Death Penalty: Wisconsin Prison Term Can Equal a Death Sentence "

Economic Award Winners

• 2007: Steve Everly, Kansas City Star, “Hot Fuel-Cold Cash.”
• 2006: Scott Reeder, Small Newspaper Group, “The Hidden Costs of Tenure.”
• 2005: M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press, " Detroit Mayor Serves Himself Before the Public."
• 2005 Runner Up: John Hill and Dorothy Korber, The Sacramento Bee, "Chief's Disease."
• 2004: Mei-Ling Hopgood & Russell Carollo, Dayton Daily News, "Casualties of Peace."
• 2003: Melvin Claxton, Norman Sinclair & Ronald Hansen, The Detroit News, "Hiding In Plain View."
• 2002: Duff Wilson & David Heath, The Seattle Times, "Uninformed Consent.”
• 2001: Mary Zahn & Jessica McBride, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, " Wisconsin's Death Penalty.”

Thomas L. Phillips Collegiate Journalism Award

2007 Winners

• First Prize ($5,000): University Press, Jason Parsley, Florida Atlantic University.
• Second Prize (TIE - $2,500): The Student Voice, Allison Baker and Julianne Pepitone, Syracuse University and The Missourian, Derek Kravitz, University of Missouri-Columbia.

2006 Winners

• First Prize ($5,000): The Hatchet, Marissa Paige Levy, The George Washington University.
• Second Prize ($2,500): Daily Nebraskan, Maggie Stehr, University of Nebraska.
• Third Prize  (TIE - $1,000) Collegiatetimes.com, David Grant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and The Daily Texan, Hyunjin Kim, University of Texas at Austin and The California Aggie, Christina Lee, University of California, Davis