| Name |
Affiliation |
Year |
Category |
Work |
| Louis Bromfield |
1918 (No degree 1914-1915) |
1927 |
Novel |
Early Autumn |
| Paul Eliot Green |
Graduate Studies (No degree 1922-1923) |
1927 |
Drama |
In Abraham's Bosom |
| Pearl Sydenstricker Buck |
M.A. 1925 |
1932 |
Novel |
The Good Earth |
| Henry F. Pringle |
A.B. 1919 |
1932 |
Biography or Autobiography |
Theodore Roosevelt |
| Sydney Kingsley |
A.B. 1928 |
1934 |
Drama |
Men in White |
| Kenneth Lewis Roberts |
1908 |
1957 |
Special Awards and Citations - Letters |
"For his historical novels which have long contributed to the creation of greater interest in our early American history." |
| Elliot Cook Carter, Jr. |
Faculty |
1960 |
Music |
Second String Quartet |
| William De Witt Snodgrass |
Faculty |
1960 |
Poetry |
Heart's Needle |
| David Brion Davis |
Faculty |
1967 |
General Non-Fiction |
The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture |
| John Shively Knight |
1918 (No degree 1914-1917, W.A. 1944) |
1968 |
Editorial Writing |
For his distinguished editorial writing for Knight Newspapers. |
| Karel Husa |
Faculty |
1969 |
Music |
String Quartet No. 3 |
| Steve Starr |
Straight Takeover Photographer |
1970 |
Spot News Photography |
"For his news photo taken at Cornell University, "Campus Guns." |
| Elliot Cook Carter, Jr. |
Faculty |
1973 |
Music |
String Quartet No. 3 |
| Michael Gedaliah Kammen |
Faculty |
1973 |
History |
People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization |
| Eudora Welty |
Visiting Faculty |
1973 |
Fiction |
The Optimist's Daughter |
| James Augustus "Jay" Branegan III |
A.B. 1972 |
1976 |
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting |
As staff of Chicago Tribune: "For uncovering widespread abuses in Federal housing programs in Chicago and exposing shocking conditions at two private Chicago hospitals." |
| Carl Edward Sagan |
Faculty |
1978 |
General Non-Fiction |
The Dragons of Eden |
| Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White |
A.B. 1921 |
1978 |
Special Awards and Citations - Letters |
"For his letters, essays and the full body his work." |
| Alison Lurie |
Faculty |
1985 |
Fiction |
Foreign Affairs |
| Toni Morrison |
M.F.A. 1955 |
1988 |
Fiction |
Beloved |
| Wendy Wasserstein |
Visiting Faculty |
1989 |
Drama |
The Heidi Chronicles |
| Sheryl WuDunn |
A.B. 1981 |
1990 |
International Reporting |
"For knowledgeable reporting from China on the mass movement for democracy and its subsequent suppression." |
| Robert F. Schenkkan, Jr. |
M.F.A. 1977 |
1992 |
Drama |
The Kentucky Cycle |
| Christopher C. Rouse III |
M.F.A. 1977, D.M.A. 1977 |
1993 |
Music |
Trombone Concerto |
| Michael D. Dirda |
A.M. 1975, Ph.D. 1977 |
1993 |
Criticism |
For his book reviews for the Washington Post. |
| Marc S. Lacey |
A.B. 1987 |
1993 |
Spot News Reporting |
As staff of Los Angeles Times: "For balanced, comprehensive, penetrating coverage under deadline pressure of the second, most destructive day of the Los Angeles riots." |
| Robert Elliot Kessler |
A.B. 1965 |
1997 |
Spot News Reporting |
As staff of Newsday, Long Island, NY: "For its enterprising coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and its aftermath." |
| John Fleming Hassell |
A.B. 1991 |
2005 |
Breaking News Reporting |
As staff of Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.: "For its comprehensive, clear-headed coverage of the resignation of New Jersey’s governor after he announced he was gay and confessed to adultery with a male lover." |
| Steven E. Stucky |
M.F.A. 1973, D.M.A. 1978, Faculty |
2005 |
Music |
Second Concerto for Orchestra |
| Eric E. Lichtblau |
A.B. 1987 |
2006 |
National Reporting |
As staff of New York Times: "For their carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate on the boundary line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberty." |
| David M. Oshinsky |
B.S. 1965, M.S. 1968 |
2006 |
History |
Polio: An American Story |
| Yehudi Wyner |
Visiting Professor 1986 |
2006 |
Music |
Piano Concerto: Chiavi in Mano |
| Junot Diaz |
M.F.A. 1995 |
2008 |
Fiction |
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao |