For a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).

Awarded to Ron Suskind of The Wall Street Journal for his stories about inner-city honor students in Washington, D.C., and their determination to survive and prosper.

Ron Suskind receiving the 1995 Pulitzer Prize from George Rupp, Columbia University President.

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in this category were: David Finkel of The Washington Post for his story examining middle class flight from the District of Columbia, and for two profiles: of a family that watches television 17 hours a day, and of a Rush Limbaugh fan; Anne V. Hull of the St. Petersburg (FL) Times for her account of a local businessman's secret life of drug addiction and consorting with prostitutes, and Fen Montaigne of The Philadelphia Inquirer for stories about people who enjoy the outdoors, especially those with a passion for fishing.