The Center annually recognizes outstanding journalism through four awards- three for undergraduate journalism, and one for alumni journalism. Award recipients are honored at a dinner in the spring.
For more information, including submission details for the Melcher and Fischer-Zernin Awards, please see the following:
The Futrell Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communications and Journalism by a Duke Alum
The Patterson Prize, recognizing overall contribution to Duke undergraduate journalism
The Melcher Family Award for Excellence in Journalism by Duke undergraduates
The Fischer-Zernin Award for Local Journalism by a Duke undergraduate
For more information about these awards or the annual awards dinner in the spring semester, please contact: shelley.stonecipher@duke.edu.