2026

Danielle Beverly ,University of Texas at Arlington, Eyes on the Prize Reclaimed.  

2025

Kortni Alston Lemon, Gardner-Webb University, Rosalynn Carter’s Caring Call: How Former United States First Lady’s Historic Compassionate Legacy Has Transformed Mental Health Journalism and Continues to Transform Newsrooms

2024

Dr. Tim Bajkiewicz, Virginia Commonwealth University, Gathering radio stars: Creating an oral history archive of influential radio disk jockeys.  

2023

Jason Lee Gutherie, Clayton State University,

Recollecting Carter

2022

Ben Borgardus, Quinnipiac University,
Reporting on 9/11

2021

James E. Machado, Millersville University;
WGAL Digital Archive Documentary Project

2020

Francesca Soans, University of Northern Iowa, The History of KBBG

2019

Tracy Songer, Northern Kentucky University;
The many voices of Gary Burbank: A Daughter’s story about her dad who changed radio

2018

Brian Graves, Florida State University,
It’s Your War Too