Mary C. Curtis, NF ’06, Recognized for Columns September 12, 2014 Share this article Mary C. Curtis received a first-place award in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest for three columns in The Washington Post. The pieces focused on gay NBA player Jason Collins, Trayvon Martin, and Strom Thurmond’s black daughter. More Awards danah boyd, Karim Zidan, Jeff Hobbs and William Dalrymple win the 2026 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards News Digital security resources for journalists Awards Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation Announce Shortlists for the 2026 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards