25th Annual Competition Fellowship Winners for 1990

The Alicia Patterson Foundation

1990 Fellowship Winners

Seven journalists have been selected for the 25th class of Alicia Patterson fellows. A full report on their projects and background will be included in the next APF Reporter.

Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels

The New York Times

“African Americans in Higher Education”

Tamar Jacoby

Tamar Jacoby

Freelance writer

“What happened to Racial Integration in the United States”

James Lukoski

James Lukoski

Freelance photographer

“The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”

Charlise Lyles

Charlise Lyles

The Virginian-Pilot

“A Better Chance: A Unique Educational Experiment”

Mac Margolis

Mac Margolis

Special correspondent, Newsweek and freelance writer

“The Conquest of the Amazon”

Joseph Shapiro

Joseph Shapiro

U.S. News & World Report

“The Changing World of Disabled People”

Photos by Ira J. Schwarz

Judges for the 25th Annual Competition were:

Karen Elliott House, vice-president, Dow Jones, Inc.

Bill Kovach, curator, The Nieman Foundation, Harvard University

William Raspberry, syndicated columnist,  The Washington Post

Sharon Rosenhause, deputy managing editor for projects,  The New York Daily News

Cathy Trost, Washington reporter,  The Wall Street Journal, and former Alicia Patterson fellow

Sanford Ungar, dean of the School of Communication, American University.
Dominic Phillips

Dom Phillips 1964-2022

It is with great sadness that the Foundation acknowledges the death of Dom Phillips, who was researching solutions to protect the Amazon under his Alicia Patterson fellowship.