Schwartz Award Winners

2014: William F. Kunerth

William "Bill" F. Kunerth, a 30-year faculty member at the Greenlee School, helped establish Iowa State University as the premier place to find talent among the state's print and broadcast media; set high reportorial standards for his classes as well as for Iowa State Daily reporters; was an advocate for transparency on campus; compelled the Iowa State Foundation to keep its records open; and kept the Jack Trice story alive through his students over several generations until Cyclone Stadium was named after Trice. Read More

June 7, 2014

2013: Barbara Mack

Barbara Mack's (1974) passion for journalism, law and the First Amendment led to an outstanding career as a reporter, the general counsel for the Register and Tribune Company and an iconic professor in the Greenlee School. Read More

June 7, 2013

2012: Barbara Iverson

Barbara Iverson (1976) is the president of Weber Shandwick's financial services industry practice group. She works with company offices worldwide to provide service to well-known financial services clients including the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Read More

June 7, 2012

2011: John Arends

His experiences at Greenlee helped to shape his career, which was why John Arends found himself astonished when he learned that he was the recipient of the Jim Schwartz Award. Receiving the award in the presence of nine former recipients, Arends joke that he planned to try and earn the award moving forward. Read More

June 7, 2011

2010: David Kurns

David Kurns (1982) director of business development for Meredith Corporation, helped build a profitable online enterprise for Meredith. He has created content across media platforms and digital marketing programs for national clients. Read More

June 7, 2010

2009: Christine Romans

Christine Romans is a financial journalist for CNN, the Cable News Network. Romans graduated from the Greenlee School in 1993 and was the editor of the Iowa State Daily. Read More

June 7, 2009

2008: Everett M. Rogers

Everett M. Rogers is internationally known as the scholar who published the "Diffusion of Innovations", which examines the process by which people adopt new ideas or products. Read More

June 7, 2008

2007: Richard Doak

Richard Doak held many positions throughout a distinguished career at The Des Moines Register, including editor of the editorial pages, business editor, and news beats that included the Iowa Legislature, education, and city government. Read More

June 7, 2007

2006: Patricia Dean

Patricia Dean (1968) is the Associate Director of the School of Journalism, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. Read More

June 7, 2006

2005: Wayne P. Davis

Wayne P. Davis (1988) was a weekly newspaper publisher at The Seymour Herald in southern Iowa for more than 30 years before joining the Iowa State Center public relations staff, where he became an assistant director, responsible for marketing, public relations and sales. For ten years following his master’s degree, Davis was on the faculty of Iowa State’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. Read More

June 7, 2005