Kansas Press Association Hall of Fame
The Kansas Editors’ and Publishers’ Association was organized in 1863 to serve, improve, and promote the newspaper industry, and to protect the rights of a free press. A committee of the association met December 13, 1875, and formed the Kansas Historical Society to collect newspapers and manuscripts on the territorial period. These early newspaper publishers started the tradition of donating copies of all the newspapers published in Kansas to the Kansas Historical Society. Publishers became members of the Historical Society by donating issues of their newspapers. Through their efforts they provided the Historical Society with one of the most comprehensive collections of state newspapers in the nation.
As the Kansas Press Association, the organization began a Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame in 1931 to honor journalists who have made outstanding contributions to their profession.
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1931 – Daniel Read Anthony, Leavenworth Times
1931 – Major J. K. Hudson, Topeka Daily Capital
1931 – Solomon Miller, Kansas Chief
1931 – Marshall M. Murdock, Wichita Eagle
1931 – Noble L. Prentis, Topeka and Newton editorial writer, Kansas City Star
1931 – Daniel W. Wilder, Annals of Kansas
1932 – Edward Wallis Hoch, Marion County Record
1933 – John A, Martin, Atchison Daily Champion
1934 – Moses Milton Beck, Holton Recorder
1934 – William E. Blackburn, Anthony Republican and Herington Sun
1935 – William Y. Morgan, Emporia Gazette and Hutchinson News
1936 – F. O. MacLennan, Emporia News and Topeka State Journal
1936 – George W. Marble, Fort Scott Tribune
1937 – John S. Gilmore, Wilson County Citizen
1937 – Thomas B. Murdock, El Dorado Republican
1939 – Harold T. Chase, Topeka Daily Capital
1939 – Tom E. Thompson, Howard Courant
1939 – John Mack, Newton Kansan
1940 – Edgar W. Howe, Atchison Globe
1941 – Charles F. Scott, Iola Register
1942 – Jack Harrison, Beloit Gazette
1942 – Bernard J. Sheridan, Western Spirit
1943 – Elmer E. Kelley, Toronto Republic and Garden City Herald
1943 – Leslie Wallace, Larned Tiller and Toiler
1944 – Clark Conkling, Lyons Republican
1944 – Will Townsley, Great Bend Tribune
1944 – William Allen White, Emporia Gazette
1945 – Charles Sessions, Topeka Daily Capital
1946 – Frank J. Jarrell, Holton Signal
1947 – David Leahy, Wichita Eagle
1948 – Victor Murdock, Wichita Eagle
1949 – Herbert Ewing, Hiawatha Daily World
1950 – Clyde M. Reed, Sr., Parsons Sun
1951 – O. W. Little, Alma Enterprise, Kansas Press Association
1952 – Henry J. Allen, Wichita Beacon and Topeka State Journal
1953 – Gomer T. Davies, Concordia Kansan
1954 – Arthur Capper, Topeka Daily Capital
1955 – W. C. Simons, Lawrence Journal-World
1956 – John Redmond, Burlington Daily Republican
1957 – Jess C. Denious, Sr., Dodge City Daily Globe
1958 – Charles M. Harger, Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
1958 – Paul A. Jones, Lyons Daily News
1959 – Fay N. Seaton, Manhattan Mercury
1960 – Frank W. Boyd, Phillips County Post
1961 – Frank Motz, Ellis County News and Hays Daily News
1962 – Gene Howe, Atchison Globe
1963 – Leon N. Flint, chair, department of journalism, University of Kansas
1964 – A. Q. Miller, Belleville Telescope
1965 – Earl Fickertt, Peabody Gazette-Herald
1966 – Fred Brinkerhoff, Pittsburg Headlight and Morning Sun
1966 – Arthur J. Carruth, Jr., Topeka State Journal
1967 – Willard Mayberry, Tri-State News
1968 – Bertha Shore, Augusta Daily Gazette
1969 – L. F. Valentine, Clay Center Times-Dispatch
1970 – Will T. Beck, Holton Recorder
1971 – Angelo C. Scott, Iola Register
1972 – John P. Harris, Harris Group
1973 – Ernest Woodword, Oberlin Times and Oberlin Herald
1973 – Marcellus Murdock, Wichita Eagle-Beacon
1974 – Roy Bailey, Salina Journal
1974 – Wharton Hoch, Marion Record
1975 – Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, University of Kansas
1975 – Herbert A. Meyer, Jr., Independence Daily Reporter
1976 – Mamie Boyd, Phillips County Review and Jewell County Record
1977 – William Lindsay White, Emporia Gazette
1978 – Frank “Bus” Boyd, Jr., Jewell County Record
1979 – Drew McLaughlin, Sr., Miami Republican
1980 – Rolla A. Clymer, El Dorado Times
1981 – John Boyer, Scott City News-Chronicle
1982 – Jay Baugh, Montezuma, Johnson Pioneer and Ulysses News
1982 – Oscar Stauffer, Topeka Capital-Journal
1983 – Ernie Briles, Stafford Courier
1985 – John Chandler, Holton Recorder
1986 – Drew McLaughlin, Jr., Miami Republican
1987 – Leonard McCalla, Jr., Anderson Countian
1988 – Stuart Awbrey, Garden City Telegram, Hutchinson News-Herald, Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette
1988 – John D. Montgomery, Junction City Daily Union
1989 – Henry B. Jameson, Abilene Reflector- Chronicle
1989 – Dolph C. Simons, Sr., Lawrence Journal-World
1990 – McDill “Huck” Boyd, Phillips County Review
1991 – John B. Bremner, professor of journalism, University of Kansas
1992 – W. W. “Jiggs” Morford, Western Times
1993 – Byron Guise, Marysville Advocate
1994 – Clelland Cole, St. John News
1994 – Clyde M. Reed, Jr., Parsons Sun
1995 – Fred Moen, Associated Press, Kansas and Missouri
1996 – Robert McCants, Goodland Daily News
1997 – Floyd Cooley, Ness County News
1998 – Whitley Austin, Salina Journal
1999 – R. W. Hemenway, Minneapolis Messenger
2000 – Richard M. Seaton, Coffeyville Journal
2001 – Karl Gaston, Ellsworth Reporter
2001 – Emerson Lynn, Jr., Iola Register
2002 – Kenneth C. Bronson, Stauffer Communications
2002 – Kenneth “Bud” Bruce, Hillsboro Star-Journal
2003 – Bill Meyer, Hock Publishing Company
2003 – Robert B. Wellington, Ottawa Herald
2005 – H. K. George, Caney Chronicle
2005 – Webster “Web: Hawkins, Louisburg Herald and Osawatomie Graphic
2005 – Howard Kessinger, Marysville Advocate
2005 – Peter M. Macdonald, Hutchinson News, Harris Enterprises
2007 – George H. Clasen II, Garnett Review
2007 – Dolph C. Simons, Jr., Lawrence Journal-World
2008 – Don McNeal, Council Grove Republican
2008 – Vivien Sadowski, Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
2009 – Darrel Miller, Smith County Pioneer, Lebanan Times, Cawker City Ledger, and Downs News
2009 – Russell T. Townsley, Russell Daily News
2010 – Tom Eblen, University Daily Kansan, Kansas City Star, and Fort Scott Tribune
2010 – Frederick D. “Dave” Seaton, Winfield Courier
2011 – John H. Stauffer, Topeka Capital-Journal and Kansas City Kansan
2011 – Stanley H. Stauffer, Topeka Capital-Journal
2012 – Del Brinkman, University of Kansas
2012 – Lew Ferguson, Associated Press
2012 – John G. Montgomery, Junction City Daily Union
2013 – Bill Brown, Garden City Telegram, instructor, Kansas State University
2013 – Edward L. Seaton, Manhattan Mercury
2013 – Paul Stevens, Associated Press
2014 – Les Anderson, Ark Valley News and Wichita State University
2014 – John Lee, Hays Daily News and Harris Enterprises
2015 – Richard W. “Dick” Clasen, Eureka Herald and Yates Center News
2015 – Carter Zerbe, Augusta Gazette
2016 – Joe Berkely, High Plains Journal
2016 – Ralph D. Gage, Jr., Lawre
Entry: Kansas Press Association Hall of Fame
Author: Kansas Historical Society
Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history.
Date Created: July 2016
Date Modified: July 2017
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