Longtime NYT Science Editor to Receive Honorary Degree

JohnWilfordPicHe’s won two Pulitzer Prizes and his account of man’s first walk on the moon still stands today as a bold step in scientific journalism. Later this year, John Noble Wilford will receive an honorary degree from the University of Tennessee, where he graduated in 1955 with a degree in journalism.

From today’s announcement:

The renowned journalist wrote the New York Times‘ front-page story about the first walk on the moon, which has become the most widely used account of the historic event.

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