In keeping with the NPPA's mission of vigorously promoting freedom of the press in all its forms, this award recognizes an individual who has worked to promote and advance the First Amendment, especially as it relates to news photographers. The award is named after NPPA past president Alicia Wagner Calzada, the founder and longtime chair of NPPA's Advocacy committee, who is now an attorney specializing in media law.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2021
Leita Walker and Emmy Parsons, of Ballard Spahr
2020
Attorney David Bralow and the Press Freedom Defense Fund
2019
Merriam Mikhail
Joel Kurtzberg
2018
David Muraskin
2017
Frank LoMonte
2016
Chuck Tobin, Joel Roberson and Christine Walz of the Holland & Knight law firm
2015
Gregg Leslie
2014
Mickey H. Osterreicher
2013
Carlos Miller
2012
Simon Glik
