Prism Award and Fellowship

Celebrating 27 years of excellence in management, leadership, and technological innovation in media and communications, the Prism Award is presented annually to outstanding business leaders and to students and alumni whose scholarship, academic record, and leadership skills are exemplary.

Sponsored by the NYU-SCPS M.A. in Graphic Communications Management and Technology program, the 2013 PRISM Award will be presented to Ursula M. Burns, chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation, in recognition of her exeptional leadership. The 27th Annual Prism Award Luncheon will take place at Gotham Hall on Thursday, June 13th.

Previous Prism Award recipients include: Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media LLC; Thomas J. Quinlan III, president and chief executive officer of RR Donnelley; Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi, former executive vice president, HP’s Imaging and Printing Group; Cathleen Black, former chairman of Hearst Magazines; Antonio M. Perez, president and CEO of Eastman Kodak Company; Anne M. Mulcahy, former chairperson and CEO of Xerox Corporation; and Janet L. Robinson, former president and chief executive officer of The New York Times.

The Annual Prism Award Luncheon is a major industry event that provides a networking opportunity for graphic communications professionals while helping to fund student scholarships and to support the internationally renowned Graphic Communications Management and Technology program.

A unique advantage of the NYU-SCPS Graphic Communications Management and Technology program is its valuable connections to key industry figures. Among the many professional contacts benefitting our students are the members of our Advisory Board, who are top leaders in their fields. In addition to sponsoring the Prism Award, the Advisory Board supports the Prism Fellowship. This scholarship offers qualified students the financial resources to help them to pursue the M.A. in Graphic Communications Management and Technology. The Advisory Board's ongoing commitment to providing scholarship funds has afforded many students with the opportunity to launch or to advance their careers in the media industry.