honoris causa initiate at the University of Maryland College Park. Compton was part of the team awarded the prestigious Silver Baton Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award for the network's coverage of September 11, 2001. Her coverage of September 11 was also recognized in ABC News' Emmy and Peabody awards. In 2013, Compton was named one of the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Women in History". She has served as chairwoman of the governing board of the Radio and Television Correspondents Association and has served on the advisory board of the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center. She is a former president of the White House Correspondents' Association. Despite her many achievements and commitments, Compton said that her most valued award is a golden statuette from the National Mothers' Day Committee naming her a Mother of the Year in 1988. Personal life Compton is married to Dr. William Hughes, a Washington, D.C. physician specializing in gastroenterology. They are the parents of three sons and a daughter. References External links Radio Hall of Fame Profile Compton's biography at the Library of Virginia American television reporters and correspondents American broadcast news analysts New Trier High School alumni Hollins University alumni 1947 births Living people ABC News personalities People from Chicago American women television journalists 21st-century American women