Fall 2003-Spring 2004

Dorothy Gilliam, former Washington Post Columnist and founder and director of the Post's Young Journalists Development Project

Fall 2002

John Dancy, former NBC News correspondent and four-time Emmy award-winner.

Spring 2002

Peter D. Hannaford, former Reagan campaign advisor, senior consultant to APCO Worldwide and president of Hannaford Enterprises, Inc., a public relations and public affairs consultancy.

Fall 2001

Carin Dessauer, former Cable News Network (CNN) executive.

Fall 2000/Spring 2001

Helen Thomas, veteran White House correspondent.

Spring 2000

Cleta Mitchell, first woman to chair the Oklahoma State House of Appropriations and Budget Committee.

Fall 1999

Jonathan Owen, distinguished public affairs and public diplomacy professional in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Information Agency.

Spring 1999

Hillary MacKenzie, multimedia journalist.

Fall 1998

Martha Matzke, co-founder of Education Week.

Spring 1998

Gautam Adhikari, recent executive editor of The Times of India.

Fall 1997

Patricia Shakow, 16-year veteran of The Washington Post's editorial staff.