College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Schwartz Award
Richard Doak
Journalism (Science and Technical) BS 1962
History MS 1964
Johnston, Iowa


A long-time columnist and editorial page editor of The Des Moines Register, Richard Doak joined the Greenlee School faculty this fall as a lecturer. Doak retired from The Des Moines Register earlier this year. His previous assignments in 42 years with the newspaper included a wide variety of news beats - from city hall to education to a decade covering the Iowa Legislature. He also served as business editor and deputy editorial-page editor.

His professional honors include the Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi distinguished service award, the Gerald Loeb award for distinguished business and financial journalism, the Education Writers Association best in the nation award, the American Political Science Association award for outstanding reporting of public affairs, and the Women in Communication's Claris Award. He led a staff project that was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.

Richard Doak

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