Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award
This award, established in 1949, is the highest honor in the field of
photojournalism. It is awarded to not more than two individuals each
year and is granted only if achievement is, in the opinion of the
Committee on Honorary Recognitions, of a sufficiendly high standard.
Two awards may be given:
- To a working photojournalist, a plaque, citation and ring to
an individual who advances, elevates or attains unusual recognition
for the profession of photojournalism by conduct, initiative, leadership,
skill, and devotion to duty.
- To an individual not a working photojournalist, a plaque and citation
for unusual service or achievement beneficial to photojournalism or for an
outstanding technology advance in equipment or processes of photojournalism.
Joseph A. Sprague, who died in 1947, was a press technical representative
for Graflex Corp., Rochester, NY. The firm manufactured Graflex and
Speed and Crown Graphic cameras and flash units. Sprague is credited
with the design of the Big Bertha, Magic Eye and Combat Camera and dozens
of refinements to the Speed Graphic.
1949-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000
- 2007
- John Long
- Kenny Irby
- 2006
- Bob Brandon
- Clyde Mueller
- 2005
- Rob Galbraith
- Wally McNamee
- 2004
- Dirck Halstead
- William Pekala
- 2003
- Joe Elbert
- Dave Metz
- 2002
- William Allard
- Kurt Wimmer
- 2001
- Carol Guzy
- Mike Davis
- 2000
- John Goheen
- Michael Morse
- 1999
- Darrell Barton
- James Stanfield
- 1998
- Ken Burns
- Roy DeCarava
- 1997
- James Geladas
- James Nachtwey
- 1996
- Bill Eppridge
- Rick Smolan
- 1995
- Ralph Morse
- Jack Corn
- 1994
- C. Thomas Hardin
- Gordon Yoder
- 1993
- Bernie Boston
- Steve Tello
- 1992
- J. Bruce Baumann
- Peter Stackpole
- 1991
- David Douglas Duncan
- Harvey A. Weber
- 1990
- Raymond H. DeMoulin
- Marion Post Wolcott
- 1989
- Robert C. Dotson
- John H. White
- 1988
- Gilbert Grosvenor
- Gordon Parks
- 1987
- Dean Conger
- Edwin Sabol
- 1986
- James Gordon
- Carl Mydans
- 1985
- Charles "Ned" Hockman
- Anthony J. Spina
- 1984
- Robert Brush
- 1983
- Arnold Drapkin
- Larry Hatteberg
- 1982
- Kenneth Cooke
- John Savage
- 1981
- Harold G. Buell
- F.W. 'Bill' Lyon
- Joseph Rosenthal
- 1980
- Stanley Forman
- George A. Shivers
- 1979
- Howard Chapnick
- Brian Lanker
- 1978
- Ernie Crisp
- Angus McDougall
- 1977
- John W. Ahlhauser
- Wilbur E. Garrett
- 1976
- Eddie Adams
- Cornell Capa
- 1975
- Dave Hamer
- Charles L. Scott
- 1974
- John Faber
- Sam C. Pierson Jr.
- 1973
- Cal Olson
- Dick Pollard
- 1972
- Richard C. Clarkson
- John Durniak
- 1971
- Alfred Eisenstaedt
- John G. Morris
- 1970
- Murray Becker
- Dr. Frank Stanton
- 1969
- Ollie Atkins
- Harold Blumenfeld
- 1968
- Morris Berman
- Roy Emerson Stryker
- 1967
- Robert E. Gilka
- Arthur Rothstein
- 1966
- James R. Bennett
- Gail William Churchill
- 1965
- Don Swenson
- Hugh B. Terry
- 1964
- Russell V. Hamm
- William P. Steven
- 1963
- James Godbold
- Harry W. McHose
- 1962
- Norris Harkness
- Charles Higgins
- 1961
- James Colvin
- Charles Cooper
- 1960
- Maj. William Lookadoo
- Kenneth McLaughlin
- 1959
- Robert Boyd
- Marshall Field Jr.
- 1958
- Ray Mackland
- Floyd McCall
- 1957
- Gardner Cowles
- Paul Threlfall
- 1956
- Joseph Benetti
- Dr. Thomas S. Curtis
- Hon. O. Otto Moore
- 1955
- Clifton Edom
- Milton Freier
- Robin Garland
- 1954
- Vincent S. Jones
- Arthur L. Witman
- 1953
- J. Winton Lemen
- Don Mohler
- 1952
- Robert H. Dumke
- Morris Schwartz
- 1951
- William Randolph Hearst
- John Hemmer
- 1950
- Kent Cooper
- William C. Eckenberg
- Frank Scherschel
- 1949
- Joseph Costa
- Harold Edgerton
- Henry Luce
- Ernest Sisto
- George Yates
