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2016 Pulitzer Centennial Dinner

Hosted by The Pulitzer Prize Board
2016 winners

2016 Pulitzer Prize winners (credit: Eileen Barroso)

Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presented Prize certificates and the Public Service Gold Medal to 2016 Prize winners.

In addition, the evening featured remarks by Pulitzer Board co-chairs Joyce Dehli, Randell Beck and Keven Ann Willey, as well as keynote remarks by former Board member Danielle Allen.

Four videos from the ceremony portion of the dinner:

 

 

 

 

 

(photos by Eileen Barroso and Chris Balmer/Columbia University)

  • Low Memorial Library

    The event was held at Low Memorial Library, October 13, 2016. (Photo credit, Twitter @pulitzerprize)

  • book of winners

    Centennial book of winners.

  • Balakian and Threadgill

    Peter Balakian (Poetry winner, center) and Henry Threadgill (Music winner, right) at the reception.

  • Lori Montgomery, Kimberly Kindy and Marc Fischer

    (Left to right) Lori Montgomery, Kimberly Kindy and Marc Fischer of The Washington Post (National Reporting winner.)

  • Seymour Topping, Audrey Topping, George Rupp

    (Left to right) Seymour Topping (former Pulitzer Prize Administrator,) Audrey Topping and George Rupp (former Columbia University President).

  • Jennifer Jenkins, Julie Tate and Katherine Boo

    (Left to right) Jennifer Jenkins and Julie Tate of The Washington Post (National Reporting winner) with Pulitzer Board member Katherine Boo.

  • Rena Pederson and George Rupp

    Rena Pederson (former Pulitzer Board member) and George Rupp.

  • Low rotunda

    Inside the Low Rotunda.

  • Randell Beck

    Pulitzer Prize Board co-chair Randell Beck welcomes guests.

  • Keven Ann Willey

    Pulitzer Board co-chair Keven Ann Willey speaks about the Centennial Campfire Initiative.

  • Joyce Dehli

    Pulitzer Board co-chair Joyce Dehli.

  • Danielle Allen

    Keynote speaker and former Pulitzer Board chair Danielle Allen.

  • Mike Pride

    Pulitzer Prize Administrator Mike Pride.

  • Lee C. Bollinger

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger.

  • Bollinger and AP

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 Public Service Prize to the Associated Press. Accepting are (left to right) Kathleen Carroll, Robin McDowell, Margie Mason, Esther Htusan and Martha Mendoza.

  • Los Angeles Times Staff

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 Breaking News Reporting Prize to the Los Angeles Times Staff.

  • Leonora LaPeter Anton, Anthony Cormier, Michael Braga

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Investigative Reporting Prize to Leonora LaPeter Anton and Anthony Cormier of the Tampa Bay Times and Michael Braga (center) of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

  • Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Explanatory Reporting Prize to Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project (center) and T. Christian Miller of ProPublica.

  • Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner of Tampa Bay Times

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Local Reporting Prize to (left to right) Cara Fitzpatrick, Lisa Gartner and Michael LaForgia of the Tampa Bay Times.

  • Washington Post Staff

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 National Reporting Prize to The Washington Post Staff

  • Alissa Rubin

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 International Reporting Prize to Alissa J. Rubin of The New York Times

  • Kathryn Schulz

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 Feature Writing Prize to Kathryn Schulz of The New Yorker.

  • Farah Stockman

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 Commentary Prize to Farah Stockman of The Boston Globe.

  • Emily Nussbaum

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 Criticism Prize to Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker.

  • John Hackworth, Brian Gleason

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Editorial Writing Prize to John Hackworth (center) and Brian Gleason of Sun Newspapers, Charlotte Harbor, FL.

  • Jack Ohman

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Editorial Cartooning Prize to Jack Ohman of The Sacramento Bee.

  • Tyler Hicks, Daniel Etter, Sergey Ponomarev and Mauricio Lima

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents a 2016 Breaking News Photography Prize to (left to right) Tyler Hicks, Daniel Etter, Sergey Ponomarev and Mauricio Lima of The New York Times.

  • Reuters photo staff

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents a 2016 Breaking News Photography Prize to the Reuters Photo Staff.

  • Jessica Rinaldi

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents the 2016 Feature Photography Prize to Jessica Rinaldi of The Boston Globe.

  • Viet Thanh Nguyen

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Fiction Prize to Viet Thanh Nguyen.

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Drama Prize to Lin-Manuel Miranda.

  • TJ Stiles

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 History Prize to T.J. Stiles.

  • William Finnegan

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Biography/Autobiography Prize to William Finnegan.

  • Peter Balakian

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Poetry Prize to Peter Balakian.

  • Joby Warrick

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 General Nonfiction Prize to Joby Warrick.

  • Henry Threadgill

    Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger (left) presents the 2016 Music Prize to Henry Threadgill.

  • George Rupp, Lee C. Bollinger, Michael Sovern

    Columbia University past and present presidents George Rupp, Lee C. Bollinger and Michael Sovern stand in front of a protrait of former Columbia President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  • Board members

    Past and present Pulitzer Prize Board members in the Low Library Trustees Room, where the first Pulitzer Prize winners were chosen in 1917.

  • 2016 Prize winners

    The 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners - the 100th Class

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Drama winner Lin-Manuel Miranda exits the building