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Annual Center Awards

​Each year, the Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence honors two journalists — one being a DePaul graduate — whose work embodies the highest principles of journalism, including truth, accuracy, fairness and context.

Both awards are typically presented each spring. Award recipients speak at the award luncheon and also meet Advanced Reporting students to share their experiences as journalists.

2024 Award Recipients

John Quiñones, Rachel Hinton, Marty Wilke

2023 CJIE Award Recipients
John Quiñones of ABC News, Rachel Hinton of Block Club Chicago, and media mentor Marty Wilke will be honored by the Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence in April 2024. John Quiñones’ photo courtesy of ABC News. 

John Quiñones, Emmy-award winning ABC News veteran, was honored with the Distinguished Journalist Award and Rachel Hinton, a 2017 DePaul alumna, received the Distinguished Alumna Award from DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence (CJIE). Marty Wilke was honored with the Distinguished Mentor award. Founding center co-directors Carol Marin and Don Moseley presented the awards at a luncheon on April 25, 2024. 

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Past Award Recipients

Sally Ramirez, NBC News

Sally Ramirez, NBC News

  • Distinguished Alumna Award
  • 2023
Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour

Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2023
Bill Whitaker, 60 Minutes

Bill Whitaker, 60 Minutes

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2022
Heidi Wigdahl, KARE-TV

Heidi Wigdahl, KARE-TV

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2022
Ron Magers, ABC7 Chicago

Ron Magers, ABC7 Chicago

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2021
Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune

Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award
  • 2021
Dean Baquet, The New York Times

Dean Baquet, The New York Times

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2019
Lourdes Duarte, WGN-TV

Lourdes Duarte, WGN-TV

  • Distinguished Alumna Award
  • 2019
Jane Pauley, "CBS Sunday Morning"

Jane Pauley, "CBS Sunday Morning"

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2018
Ann Pistone, ABC7 Chicago

Ann Pistone, ABC7 Chicago

  • Distinguished Alumna Award
  • 2018
Lester Holt, "NBC Nightly News"

Lester Holt, "NBC Nightly News"

  • Distinguished Journalist Award
  • 2017
Ben Welsh, LA Times Data Desk

Ben Welsh, LA Times Data Desk

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award
  • 2017