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Medill Hall of Achievement

The Hall of Achievement was established in 1997 to honor Medill alumni and individuals whose distinctive careers have had positive effects on their fields, including journalism, the arts, business, academia, nonprofits, other industries or the Medill community. Members are inducted into the Hall of Achievement annually.

Michael Jon Anderson
(BSJ74, MSJ75)
Joan Wagner Beck
(BSJ45, MSJ47)
Steve Bell
(MSJ63)
Scott Bergren
(BSJ68, MSJ69)
Jim Berry
(BSJ77)
Kai Bird
(MSJ75)
Patricia L. Blackburn
(BSJ74, MSJ76)
Merv Block
(MSJ59)
Sue Hastings Bohle
(BSJ65, MSJ69)
Roger Boye
(MSJ71)
Christine Brennan
(BSJ80, MSJ81)
Casey Bukro
(BSJ58, MSJ61)
Ben Burns
(BSJ34)
Jeanie Caggiano
(COMM82, MSA83)
Dave Callaway
(BSJ86, MSJ87)
Lisa Caputo
(MSJ87)
Joie Chen
(BSJ82, MSJ83)
Ira "Bill" Cole
(Dean 1957-84)
Rance Crain
(BSJ60)
Lester M. Crystal
(BSJ56, MSJ57)
Karen DeCrow
(BSJ59)
Mary Dedinsky
(BSJ69, MSJ70)
Candy Deemer
(BSJ76, MSJ77)
Ivan C. Doig
(BSJ61, MSJ62)
R. Bruce Dold
(BSJ77, MSJ78)
Jerry Dow
(MSA89)
Howard Dubin
(BSJ54)
Tom Duncan
(BSJ62, MSJ63)
William James Eaton
(BSJ51, MSJ52)
Hope Edelman
(BSJ86)
Jonathan Eig
(BSJ86)
Sidmel K. Estes
(BSJ76, MSJ77)
Linda Foley
(BSJ77)
Alvin From
(BSJ65, MSJ66)
Joe Fryer
(BSJ00)
Howard Geltzer
(BSJ58, MSJ59)
John Gerzema
(MSA87)
Mark Goldstein
(BSJ69, MSA70)
Margaret T. Gordon
(BSJ61, MSJ62)
Richard Hainey
(BSJ45, MSJ45)
Trey Hall
(MSA85)
Tariq Hassan
(IMC94)
Kwame Holman
(MSJ82)
Peter P. Jacobi
(BSJ52, MSJ53)
Sherry Jones
(MSJ71)
Susan K. Jones
(BSJ71, MSJ72)
Ronald B. Kaatz
(BSJ56, MSJ57)
Eliot Kaplan
(MSJ79)
Stephen J. Kaye
(BSJ65, MSJ66)
Marilyn Moats Kennedy
(BSJ65, MSJ66)
Jane Kirtley
(BSJ75, MSJ76)
Mike Lazerow
(BSJ96, MSJ96)
Younghee Lee
(MSA90)
Donna Rosene Leff
(BSJ70, MSJ71)
A. Douglas Lyke
(BSJ52, MSJ53)
Andrew H. Malcolm
(BSJ66, MSJ67)
Judy Markey
(BSJ65)
George R.R. Martin
(BSJ70, MSJ71)
Edgar May
(BSJ57)
Mike McGrew
(IMC97)
Robert E. Mulholland
(BSJ55, MSJ56)
Matt Murray
(BSJ87, MSJ88)
John M. Mutz
(BSJ57, MSJ58)
Kuldip Nayar
(MSJ52)
David Nelson
(BSJ67, MSJ68)
Julie Pace
(BSJ04)
Susan Page
(BSJ73)
Barry Petersen
(BSJ70, MSJ72)
J. Kent Planck
(BSJ65, MSJ66)
Charles Remsberg
(BSJ58, MSJ59)
James Risen
(MSJ78)
Paul Sagan
(BSJ81)
Sam H. Saran
(BSJ50, MSJ50)
Stuart Schwartz
(BSJ66, MSJ67)
Jack Z. Sissors
(BSJ51, MSJ52)
Dillon Smith
(BSJ63, MSJ64)
Evan Smith
(MSJ88)
Richard Stolley
(BSJ52, MSJ53)
Bella Stumbo
(MSJ67)
Lynn Sweet
(MSJ75)
Jerry Tarde
(BSJ78)
John Temple
(MSJ84)
William F. Thomas
(BSJ50, MSJ51)
Cheryl Tritt
(MSJ70)
Nancy Utley
(BSJ77, MSJ78)
Richard L. Wallace
(BSJ58, MSJ59)
Laura S. Washington
(BSJ78, MSJ80)
Frank Whittaker
(BSJ78, MSJ79)
Lois J. Wille
(BSJ53, MSJ54)
Robert H. Wills
(BSJ49, MSJ50)
Elizabeth S. Yamashita
(MSJ59, Ph.D.69)