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University of Puget Sound :: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author to Discuss Continuing Debate Over Teaching Evolution and ... The Pulitzer Prize winning author will deliver a lecture titled, From Dayton to Dover: The Evolution Teaching Controversy in Historical Context on Thursday, Jan. 19, in the Rausch auditorium at 4:30 p.m. The recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History, Larson is a professor of American history and law at the University of Georgia. As one of the foremost experts in 19th and 20th century biology and genetics, he is a frequent commentator on the topics of history, law, science, and bioethics for academic, professional, and public audiences. www.ups.edu /x8955.xml   (551 words)

The Pulitzer Prizes -- Search the Pulitzer Archives A Pulitzer Prize Winner may be an individual, a group of individuals, or a newspaper's staff. The Pulitzer Prize Board generally selects the Pulitzer Prize Winners from the three nominated finalists in each category. The Public Service prize is always awarded to a newspaper, not an individual, although an individual may be named in the citation. www.pulitzer.org /Archive/archive.html   (433 words)

bronski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) In the 81-year history of the Pulitzers, Cunningham was the first openly gay writer to win in the fiction category. Although three other Pulitzer winners this year were openly gay or lesbian--Margaret Edson in drama for Wit, A. Scott Berg in biography for Lindbergh, and Jonathan Capehart for journalism-The Hours was the only work that featured openly gay or lesbian content. When the Pulitzer prizes were first announced, almost none of the stories in the mainstream press-the New York Times, Washington Post, or the LA Times, for example-mentioned that Cunningham was gay or that the novel had gay content. www.zmag.org /ZMag/articles/sept99bronski.htm   (2303 words)

Online NewsHour: Pulitzer Prize Winner-- April 15, 1998 A conversation with Katherine Graham, the 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for biography. He was born in Tennessee educated at Davidson College, the University of Iowa, and the University of Rome. CHARLES WRIGHT, Pulitzer Prize, Poetry: Thank you very much, Elizabeth. www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june98/wright_4-15.html   (1193 words)

Breen wins 1998 Pulitzer Stephen P. Breen never thought his cartoons were mean enough. Tuesday, we learned that our colleague, Steve Breen, an irrepressible young man of immense ability, had been awarded the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. In this business, a Pulitzer is the badge of honor. www.injersey.com /breen/wins/1,1960,0,00.html   (200 words)

SAJA: Pulitzer Prizes NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 11, 1998: Members of the Red Cross and Kenyan military remove a body from the collapsed building next to the U.S. Embassy. Unlike most other prizes, being one of the two finalists in a Pulitzer category is a big honor in itself. The Pulitzer policy is if more than three reporters are involved, the prize goes to the staff. www.saja.org /pulitzers.html   (956 words)

20 April 1998 Page One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) Edward J. Larson, professor of history and of law, has been awarded the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for history for his book Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion. The award is the first Pulitzer to be received by a UGA faculty member. Larson could not be reached when the Pulitzer Board made its announcement the afternoon of April 14. www.uga.edu /~columns/042098/pgone1.html   (335 words)

Powell's Books - Award Winners - The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University since 1917. In lieu of the driving narrative voice of Straight Man, Empire Falls delves into a large cast of strong characters who will live on in the reader's mind long after the novel proper has ended. Russo's sprawling Pulitzer Prize winner impresses on many levels — it's a large-scale epic that doesn't gloss over its characters' most intimate longings, and Russo does a terrific job of balancing a large, diverse cast — but what astonishes me the most is how quickly it ends; the narrative plunges ahead at a breakneck pace. www.powells.com /prizes/pulitzer_fiction.html   (660 words)

Prize-Winning Books The prize recognizes works of exceptional merit in all areas of journalism, fiction, non-fiction, history, autobiography, and poetry. Schiff received a 1998 Fellowship for College Teachers and Independent Scholars. The prize recognizes books of exceptional merit in American history, biography, or diplomacy. www.neh.gov /projects/prizewinners.html   (728 words)

photography.for.the.mass.media   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) Clarence Williams (center), is joined by former Pulitzer recipients, Tom Gralish (left), and Tom Kelly, during a reception at Temple University. Temple University photography graduate Clarence Williams received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in feature photography. Orphans of Addiction: 1998 winner of the Pulitzer Prize in feature photography www.temple.edu /photo/formerstudents.htm   (127 words)

DePauw University News :: Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian and Leg... DePauw University News :: Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian and Leg... Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian and Legal Expert Edward J. Larson at DePauw February 8 and 9 February 4, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - Edward J. Larson, Talmadge Chair of Law and Russell Professor of American History at the University of Georgia and recipient of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History, will deliver two lectures at DePauw University as part of "Darwin Days." On Tuesday, February 8 at 4:15 p.m. www.depauw.edu /news/index.asp?id=15312   (401 words)

BMI.com | Yehudi Wyner’s Piano Concerto Wins Pulitzer; Thelonious Monk Receives Special Citation BMI classical composer Yehudi Wyner has won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his piano concerto "Chiavi in Mano," it was announced by Columbia University on April 17. He studied at the Juilliard School, Harvard and Yale, and after winning the Rome Prize in 1953, spent three years at the American Academy in Rome. As a pianist, he is a member of the Bach Aria Group and has performed as a soloist and chamber musician; he has also conducted chamber groups, vocal ensembles and operas. www.bmi.com /news/entry/334770   (319 words)

Playbill News: Pulitzer Winner Vogel Returns to Off-Broadway with a New Ride , Opening Nov. 4 Playbill News: Pulitzer Winner Vogel Returns to Off-Broadway with a New Ride, Opening Nov. 4 Pulitzer Winner Vogel Returns to Off-Broadway with a New Ride, Opening Nov. 4 The Vineyard season opener, reteams Brokaw and Vogel, the director-playwright team of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive, which debuted at the Vineyard. www.playbill.com /news/article/82542.html   (631 words)

IIE | Pulitzer Prize Winners As a direct result, people across the U.S. and around the world have gained a greater appreciation and understanding of the world outside their own community, from the shadows of apartheid in South Africa to U.S.-Mexico border relations. For their innovative work, so much a product of their own experiences in other countries and cultures, IIE recognizes the former grantees listed below who have won the Pulitzer Prize. In case of emergency please go to IIE.org's Home page for further information. www.iie.org /Content/NavigationMenu/Faces_of_IIE1/Pulitzer_Prize_Winners.htm   (120 words)

1998 Pulitzer Prize for History Winners and Finalists 1998 Pulitzer Prize for History Winners and Finalists 1998 Pulitzer Prize for History Winners and Finalists are listed below. Click the buy from Amazon.com link to be taken to the Amazon.com website where you can purchase the book from the premier online bookseller. www.fictionawardwinners.com /pulitzerprize/history.cfm?year=1998   (223 words)

Media Adv FRANKLIN’S DEFINITION OF IMPEACHMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ASSASSINATION SHOULDN’T BE TAKEN LITERALLY, SAYS UGA HISTORIAN ATHENS, Ga. — When many pundits cite Benjamin Franklin’s statement that ‘in a democracy, impeachment is a way to avoid assassination,’ they take him too literally, says University of Georgia law and history professor Ed Larson, who won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for history. He received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for his book, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. www.uga.edu /news/newsbureau/releases/1999releases/larson_impeach.html   (340 words)

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