This award, established in 1991, recognizes an individual in the tradition of Cliff Edom to inspire and motivate members of the photojournalism community to reach new heights.
Cliff Edom taught at the University of Missouri for 29 years where he founded the University of Missouri Photojournalism Workshop and the Pictures of the Year competition.
Edom was co-author of Picture Editing, the first book about picture handling for newspaper photographers and editors. He also wrote three other books. In addition, Edom is credited with coining the word "photojournalism." Clif Edom died in 1991.
2021
Curt Chandler
2020
John Sharify
2019
Ross Taylor
2018
Todd Bigelow
2017
Daniella Zalcman
2016
Lisa Berglund
2015
Yunghi Kim
2014
Melissa Lyttle
2013
John H. White
2012
Brian Storm
2011
Tenney Mason
2010
J. Bruce Baumann
2009
Gunther Cartwright
2008
Bob Lynn
2007
Brian Weister
2006
David Grunfeld
2005
Kim Komenich
2004
Thomas Richards
2003
Randy Cox
2002
Dirck S. Halstead
2001
Jane Boulen
2000
Bob Brandon
1999
John Premack
1998
David Yarnold
1997
John Durniak
1996
Rich Clarkson
1995
Sam Abell
1994
Cornelius Keyes
1993
Tom Kennedy
1992
Howard Chapnick
1991
Larry Nighswander
