Journalism Hall of Fame

This award recognizes career achievement. A nominee must have either majored or minored in the Department of Journalism at Ball State, worked for student publications, or taught in the journalism department. A nominee must have excelled in some phase of journalism, making that person worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame. 

1985 - Sharley B. DeMotte, Louis E. Ingelhart, Kathleen M. Meehan

1986 - Joseph E. Costa

1987 - J. William Click, Ralph J. Kramer, A. Dean Speicher

1988 - Nancy L. Green

1989 - Marie Fraser, Richard P. Johns

1990 - William Du Bois Jr., Marie F. Geary

1991 - Edgar D. Henderson, Eugene F. Policinski

1992 - Larry J. Horney

1993 - Paul F. Ingels, Edward E. Lewis

1994 - Emmett K. Smelser

1995 - Michael P. Smith

1996 - Holly G. Miller

1997 - Earl L. Conn

1998 - Beverley J. Pitts, Betsy M. Ross

1999 - John M. Butler, Gary A. Hengstler, Homer B. Smith

2000 - Jon Hughes

2001 - Myra J. Borshoff, Mary Dale Walters

2002 - Sam Smith

2003 - Jan Clark

2004 - Nancy Hastings

2005 - Mike Lopresti

2006 - Melvin Sharpe

2007 - Timothy M. Andrews, Mark Popovich

2008 - Anton (Tony) Majeri Jr. 

2009 - Brad Wilks 

2010 - David Knott, Hank Nuwer, Jim Wright

2011 - Marilyn Weaver

2012 - Douglas Toney

2013 - Gary Graham