Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prizes were established as an incentive to excellence in journalism, literature, music and drama by Hungarian-born American journalist Joseph Pulitzer. Based on his deep interest in the progress and elevation of American journalism and his visionary acumen, Pulitzer created in his 1904 will these prestigious awards in a "noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people." Having written his will broadly enough, Pulitzer gave the overseer advisory board discretion to integrate changes that now include awards for online journalism. For more information: http://www.pulitzer.org

Faculty	Year
Sarah Cohen Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Investigative Reporting Category	2002
Stephen Doig Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Public Service Category	1993
Rita Dove Award received while ASU faculty member Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	1987
Leonard Downie Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication The Washington Post received 25 Pulitzer Prizes and three Gold medals in Public Service during his tenure as executive editor.
Bert Hoelldobler College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Nonfiction Category	1991
Jacqueline Petchel Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Public Service Category	1993
Walter Robinson Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Public Service Category	2003