1940
Lyle C. Wilson. Distinguished Service in Journalism, University of Missouri

1948
Joseph L. Jones. Maria Moors Cabot Award, Columbia University

1953
Hugh Baillie. Distinguished Service in Journalism, University of Missouri

1955
Gene Symonds. George Polk Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club

1956
Alfred G. Kuettner. Distinguished Service in Journalism, Sigma Delta Chi

1957
Russell Jones. Pulitzer Prize for international reporting.

1957
Jack Young. George Polk Memorial Award for news photography, Long Island University

1958
Charles J. McCarty. Pictures of the Year - first prize, spot news

1958
Jack Jenkins. George Polk Memorial Award for news photography, Long Island University

1959
Andrew Lopez. Distinguished News Photography, Sigma Delta Chi

1959
Joseph A. Taylor. George Polk Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club

1960
James K. W. Atherton. White House News Photographers - Grand Award.

1960
Andrew Lopez. Pulitzer Prize for news photography

1960
Gary Haynes. Pictures of the Year- first prize, general news

1961
Yasushi Nagao. Pulitzer Prize for news photography.

1962
Phil Newsom. Interpretation of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Press Club

1963
Harry Ferguson. Distinguished Service in Journalism, University of Missouri

1963
James K. W. Atherton. White House News Photographers - first prize, spot news.

1964
Stanley Stearns. Pictures of the Year-first prize, general news.

1964
Merriman Smith. Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. (Kennedy Assassination)

1965
Earl J. Johnson. William Allen White Citation for distinguished service in journalism

1965
Stewart Hensley. Distinguished Service in Journalism, University of Missouri

1965
Henry Shapiro. Distinguished Foreign Correspondence, Sigma Delta Chi

1965
Carl A. Kramer. White House News Photographers-grand award

1965
Gay Pauley. Distinguished Service in Journalism, Theta Sigma Phi

1965-1966
Kyoichi Sawada. World Press Photo Exhibition-grand prize. Overseas Press Club Award.

1966
Kyoichi Sawada. Pulitzer Prize for news photography

1966
Alex J. Michelini. Spot News Byline Award. From New York Newspapers Reporter Association

1967
Louis Cassels. James O. Supple Award. From Religious News Writers Association

1967
Kyoichi Sawada. World Press Photo Exhibition-first and second prizes, spot news. Grand Sweepstakes Prize, Overseas Press Club Award.

1968
Frank Johnston. Pictures of the Year-first prize, general news.

1968
Louis Cassels. Page One Award for best national reporting, New York Newspaper Guild.

1968
Toshio Sakai. Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.

1968
Peter Skingley. World Press Photo-first prize, news photography. Overseas Press Club Special Award

1969
Joseph L. Myler. Significant Contributions to Public Understanding of Atomic Energy, Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.

1969
Harold Blumenfeld. Joseph A. Sprague Award. From National Press Photographers Association.

1970
Dean C. Miller. Award for Exceptional Financial Reporting. Deadline Club-Sigma Delta Chi

1970
Peggy Polk. Newspaper Women?s Club of New York. Front Page Award for Distinguished Writing.

1971
Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers. Pulitzer Prize for national Reporting

1972
David Kennerly. Pulitzer Prize, for feature photography.

1976, July 4
Monument is dedicated to Sekizo Uyeda and Miles W. Vaughn in Shinobazu, Ueno Park, Tokyo. Uyeda, president of Nippon Dempo Tsushinsha, and Vaughn, vice president of UPI, perished together in a Tokyo bay Squall after having accomplished their historic mission in establishing an independent network for the free flow of world news amid global tides of bias. The monument, dedicated by friends of the two and the Vaugh Prize recipients, stands as a symbol of mutual respect and Japanese-American Interdependence.

2004
Investigative reporter Mark Benjamin receives a Clapper award and the American Legion's top journalism award for his stories on problems encountered by sick U.S. soldiers, particularly reservists and National Guard troops, returning from Iraq.
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