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1995 Pulitzer Prize Board
Board lander photo caption

front row, left to right: S. Bok, J. Konner, B. Osborne, G. Rupp, M. Greenfield, J. Dotson, E. Seaton; back row, left to right:S. Rowe, J. Risser, M. Yarbrough, W. Rugaber, G. Overholser, S. Topping, L. Boccardi, J. Fuller, J. Driscoll, J. Carroll, P. Kann (absent from photo: H. Vendler)

Board Lander Sub Title
Meg Greenfield and Burl Osborne, co-chairs; Seymour Topping, administrator

Geneva Overholser

Job title
ombudsman
First name
Geneva
Last name
Overholser
Location
Washington, D.C.
Years

(Current biography as of March 2016)

Employer
The Washington Post
Ordering weight
1

John S. Driscoll

Job title
vice president
First name
John S.
Last name
Driscoll
Years

Jack Driscoll was named editor of The Boston Globe in December of 1987.

Employer
The Boston Globe
Photo
John S. Driscoll
Ordering weight
1

Peter R. Kann

Job title
chairman and chief executive officer
First name
Peter R.
Last name
Kann
Years

Peter R. Kann is the former chairman of Dow Jones & Company and editorial director of Dow Jones’ publications.

In 1967, Mr. Kann became The Journal’s first resident reporter in Vietnam. From 1969 through 1975, he continued to cover the Vietnam War, as well as other events across Asia, as a roving reporter based in Hong Kong. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for distinguished reporting on international affairs for his coverage of the 1971 India-Pakistan War.

Employer
Dow Jones and Co., Inc.
Ordering weight
1