was an article on Singapore cuisine that was published on September 30, 2006. The last New York Times article he wrote, entitled "The Global Gourmet," was published posthumously on October 5, 2006. The article was meant to be published in the Times' travel section several weeks later but was brought forward due to his unexpected death. Honors and awards Apple was the recipient of a number of honors and fellowships, including the Chubb Fellowship at Yale University. He was the chair of the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee for the U.S. mid-Atlantic region. He received honorary degrees from several institutions, including Denison University, Knox College, Gettysburg College, Marquette University, and the University of the South. Bibliography References External links Online NewsHour: R.W. Apple's Travel Guide to the United States A Military Quagmire Remembered: Afghanistan as Vietnam Archived listing of articles, op-eds, reviews and essays written by R.W. Apple R.W. Apple Quotes Apple Turnover on Slate Magazine 1934 births 2006 deaths Editors of New York City newspapers American television journalists American war correspondents Emmy Award winners Deaths from thoracic cancer Columbia University School of General Studies alumni American columnists Writers from Akron, Ohio Journalists from Washington, D.C. American food writers American restaurant critics The New York Times editors The New York Times writers Critics employed by The New York Times American male journalists American war correspondents of the Vietnam War War correspondents of the Nigerian Civil War Journalists from Ohio Western Reserve Academy alumni People from Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) 20th-century American journalists