University of Missouri Fifty Print Exhibition of Spot News and Feature Pictures
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1st Annual
William Pauer, Chicago Daily News, News
David Man, Chicago Sun, Feature
1945
2nd Annual
Carmen Reporto, Chicago Sun, News
Ferdie Olm, Los Angeles Examiner, Feature
1946
3rd Annual
Charles P. Gerry, Associated Press, News
Marion Carpenter, International News Photos, Feature
1947
4th Annual
Frank Cancellare, Acme Newspictures, Inc., News
Eileen Darby, Graphic House, New York, Feature
University of Missouri News Pictures of the Year Competition and Exhibition
1948
5th Annual
Johnny Thompson, Acme Newspictures, News
Tom Johnson, Chicago Tribune, Feature
Chester Gabrysiak, Chicago Tribune, Sports
1949
6th Annual
Barney Cowherd, Louisville Courier-Journal, News Photographer of the Year
1950
7th Annual
Leonard McCombe, Life, Photographer of the Year
1951
8th Annual
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Life, Photographer of the Year
1952
9th Annual
Mark Kauffman, Life, Photographer of the Year
1953
10th Annual
Earl Seubert, Minneapolis Tribune, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Lisa Larsen, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1954
11th Annual
Thomas Abercrombie, Milwaukee Journal Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Michael Rougier, Life, Magazine
1955
12th Annual
Dean Conger, Denver Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Angus McDougall, Milwaukee Journal, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1956
13th Annual
Dean Conger, Denver Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Leonard McCombe, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1957
14th Annual
Albert Moldvay, Denver Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
John Sadovy, London, Freelance, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Pictures of the Year Competition
1958
15th Annual
Earl Seubert, Minneapolis Tribune, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Lisa Larsen, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1959
16th Annual
Dean Conger, Denver Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Thomas J. Abercrombie, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1960
17th Annual
Albert Moldvay, Denver Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Burt Glinn, Magnum, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Gordon Converse, Christian Science Monitor, Special Recognition, Sun. Newspaper Magazine Photographer
1961
18th Annual
Don Sturkey, Charlotte, NC., Observer, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
George Silk, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Arthur Uhlman, Milwaukee Journal, Special Recognition, Sunday Newspaper Magazine Photographer
1962
19th Annual
George Honeycutt, Charlotte, N.C., News, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Dean Conger, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1963
20th Annual
Lowell Georgia, Denver Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
George Silk, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1964
21st Annual
Ted Rozumalski, Houston Chronicle, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
George Silk, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1965
22nd Annual
Ted Rozumalski, Houston Chronicle, 'Newspaper Photographer of the Year
George Silk, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1966
23rd Annual
Bill Strode, Louisville Courier-Journal and Times, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
John Dominis, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1967
24th Annual
Tom Colburn, Houston Chronicle, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Larry Burrows, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1968
25th Annual
Gary Settle, Chicago Daily News, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Bruce Dale, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1969
26th Annual
Perry Riddle, Chicago Daily News, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Wilbur E. Garrett, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1970
27th Annual
Gary Settle, New York Times, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James L. Amos, National Geographic: Magazine Photographer of the Year
1971
28th Annual
Brian Lanker, Topeka Capital-Joumal, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James L. Amos, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1972
29th Annual
Robert Madden, National Geographic, Photographer of the Year
(Magazine and Newspaper portfolios competed in one contest.)
1973
30th Annual
Kurt E. Smith, Lorain, Ohio, Journal, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Co Rentmeester, Life, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1974
31st Annual
Ron Smith, Bloomington, Ind. Courier-Tribune, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Bruce Dale, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
1975
32nd Annual
Pat Crowe, Wilmington, Del., News-Journal, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Eddie Adams, Time, Magazine Photographer of the Year
W. Eugene and Aileen Smith, World Understanding Award
1976
33rd Annual
Brian Lanker, Eugene Register-Guard, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Steve Raymer, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Ken Heyman, World Understanding Award
1977
34th Annual
Bruce Bisping, Minneapolis Tribune, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Bob Madden, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Dan and Mark Jury, World Understanding Award
1978
35th Annual
Michael Wirtz, Suburban Tribune, Hillsdale, Ill., Newspaper Photographer of the Year
David Harvey, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Dean Conger, World Understanding Award
1979
36th Annual
Chris Johns, Topeka Capital-Journal, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Sugar, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
George Wedding, Palm Beach Post, World Understanding Award
1980
37th Annual
Bill Wax, Gainesville Sun: Newspaper Photographer of the Year
David Burnett, Contact Press Images for Time magazine, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Ethan Hoffman, Freelance, World Understanding Award
1981
38th Annual
George Wedding, San Jose Mercury News, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Brandenburg, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Bryce Flynn, Providence (R.I.) Journal-Bulletin, World Understanding Award
1982
39th Annual
Dan Dry, Louisville Courier-Journal and Times, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Harry Benson, Freelance, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Gordon Baer, Freelance, World Understanding Award
1983
40th Annual
William Frakes, Miami Herald, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Brandenburg, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Eli Reed, San Francisco Examiner, World Understanding Award
1984
41st Annual
Steve Ringman, San Francisco Chronicle, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Black Star for Time magazine, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Mary Ellen Mark, freelance for Life magazine, Canon Photo Essayist Award
1985
42nd Annual
Fred Comegys, Wilmington (Del.) News-Journal, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Steve McCurry, National Geographic, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Stan Grossfeld, The Boston Globe, Canon Photo Essayist Award
1986
43rd Annual
Steve Ringman, San Francisco Chronicle, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Harry Benson, freelance for Life, Co-Magazine Photographer of the Year
James Stanfield, National Geographic, Co-Magazine Photographer of the Year
David C. Turnley, Detroit Free Press, Canon Photo Essayist Award
1987
44th Annual
Bradley E. Clift, The Hartford Courant, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Time, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Geoffrey Biddle, freelance, New York, Canon Photo Essayist Award
1988
45th Annual
Bill Greene, The Boston Globe, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Anthony Suau, Black Star, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Herman LeRoy Emmet, freelance, New York, Canon Photo Essayist Award,
1989
46th Annual
John Kaplan, Pittsburgh Press, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Magnum, Magazine Photographer of the
Eugene Richards, Magnum, Canon Photo Essayist Award
Charles Moore, Black Star, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
1990
47th Annual
Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Eugene Richards, Magnum, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Stormi Greener, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Canon Photo Essayist Award
Alon Reininger, Contact Press Images, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
1991
48th Annual
Paul Kuroda, Orange County Register, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Magnum, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Jane Evelyn Atwood, Contact Press Images, Canon Photo Essayist Award
Donna Ferrato, Black Star, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
Sacramento Bee, Angus McDougall Award for Overall Excellence in Editing
1992
49th Annual
Randy Olson, The Pittsburgh Press, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Christopher Morris, Black Star for Time, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Eugene Richards, Magnum, Canon Photo Essayist Award
Eugene Richards, Magnum, Kodak Crystal Eagle
Sacramento Bee, Angus McDougall Award for Overall Excellence Editing for Newspapers
1993
50th Annual
Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Magnum, Magazine Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Magnum, Canon Photo Essayist Award
Stephen Shames, Matrix, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
Anchorage Daily News, Angus McDougall Award for Overall Excellence in Editing
1994
51st Annual
Lucian Perkens, The Washington Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Anthony Suau, Freelance/Time magazine, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Larry Towell, Magnum, Canon Photo Essayist Award
Michael Williamson, The Washigton Post, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
San Jose Mercury News, Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award for Newspapers
1995
52nd Annual
Michael Williamson, The Washington Post, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
James Nachtwey, Time/Magnum Photos, Inc., Magazine Photographer of the Year
Gideon Mendel, Network Photographers (London), Canon Photo Essayist Award
Flip Schulke, freelance/Life magazine, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
Detroit Free Press, Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award for Newspapers
1996
53rd Annual
Torsten Kjellstrand, The Jasper Herald, Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Eugene Richards, freelance, Magazine Photographer of the Year
Anthony Suau, freelance/Time Magazine, The New York Times Magazine (London), Canon Photo Essayist Award
Aileen and W. Eugene Smith, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award
The Virginian-Pilot, Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award for Newspapers
1997
54th Annual
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