front row, left to right: R. Pederson, W. Safire, S. Bok, S. Topping, G. Rupp, M. Yarbrough, S. Padwe; back row, left to right: W. Ketter, H. Vendler, G. Overholser, A. Barnes, E. Seaton, S. Rowe, J. Fuller, W. Rugaber, L. Boccardi, J. Dotson, J. Risser, J. Carroll
Named one of the most powerful women in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine, Rena Pederson has held senior posts at the Dallas Morning News since 1973. As editor at large since 2002, she writes a weekly column for the paper's Sunday Reader section as well as profiles and enterprise feature stories. She previously served as a vice president and editorial page editor, supervising the staff and content of the opinion pages for 16 years.
Andrew Barnes, chairman of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, and former chairman and CEO of the St. Petersburg Times, is a native of New York City and a graduate of Harvard University where he took his degree in history.
Professor Padwe received his B.A. from Penn State. He has worked as a reporter for United Press International and the Newspaper Enterprise Association. He has also published a column for The Philadelphia Inquirer, worked as a reporter and deputy sports editor for Newsday; an editor for Sports Monday; deputy sports editor for The New York Times; senior editor for Sports Illustrated; and a consultant for ESPN.