The Humanitarian Award is presented to an individual for playing a key role in the saving of lives or in rescue situations.
2013 RECIPIENT: Julia Xanthos
NPPA’s 2013 Humanitarian Award has been presented to Julia Xanthos for her efforts to chair and organize this year’s Hurricane Sandy fundraiser to help photojournalism colleagues who lost their homes to the massive storm last October.
PAST RECIPIENTS:
2012
Josh Meltzer
2011
John David Mercer
Swikar Patel
2010
Kim Komenich
2008
Jim Foster
Steve Mraz
2007
New Orleans Times-Picayune "Muckrakers"
2006
Robert Stridiron
Dwight Nixon
Jon Burkett
2005
Tim Horstman, WBBM-TV, Chicago
2004
Keith Johnson & Mark Reece, Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City
2003
Sanjay Gupta, CNN
2002
Todd M. Maisel, New York Daily News
Roby Chavez & Jeff Burton, WSB-TV, Atlanta
2001
Ken Bizzigotti, Freelance, Poughkeepsie, NY
Burr Lewis, Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester
2000
Michael Ellis, WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA
Joe Gregory, WKRN-TV, Nashville
1999
Brad Armstrong, The Tribune, Mesa, AZ
John Barlow, WTSP-TV, Tampa-St Petersburg, FL
Jarold Lee, WHNT-TV, Huntsville, AL
LaFonzo Rachel, The Sun, San Bernardino, CA
1994
Michael McCarter, Pensacola News Journal
1993
Rick Collins, Chilliwick (B.C.) Progress
1990
Steven A. Smedley, Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
1989
James Glasscock, WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL
Leo Hetzel, Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA
1988
Byron Alperstein, Los Angeles News Service
Carl Finchum, WISH-TV, Indianapolis
Gene Giese, Oneida (N.Y.) Daily Dispatch
Craig Scherer, KUSA-TV, Denver
Bob Tur, Los Angeles News Service
1987
Lee R. Berger, WTOC-TV, Savannah
Pat Brammell, WXFL-TV, Tampa
Burt Crismore, Mountain Democrat
Michael Heller, New Mexican, Santa Fe
Karen Mitchell, Times-Union Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester
Patrick Murphy-Racey, Milwaukee Journal
Steven Smaldon (freelance, Long Island, NY)
1986
Hal Goldenberg, New York Post
James Webb, WXFL-TV, Tampa
1985
Michael Coers, Courier-Journal and Times, Louisville
John Doman, St Paul Pioneer Press-Dispatch
Tim Koors, Phoenix Gazette