Syracuse, attracting a capacity crowd of 722. Other nationally-known speakers included Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Governors Nelson Rockefeller and W. Averell Harriman, Senators Barry Goldwater and Ted Kennedy, Rudolph Giuliani, and newsmen Bill Moyers, Richard Valleriani, and Ford Rowan. Annual Events The Club holds its annual Scholarship and Professional Recognition Awards dinner every May. The Club bestows dozens of awards to print, broadcast and new media journalists for stories and events they covered the previous year. The Club also awards a scholarship to a promising journalism student residing in central New York. Wall of Distinction The Wall of Distinction is where outstanding journalists in Central New York are permanently enshrined. The Syracuse Press Club's Wall of Distinction is located in the theater lobby of the John H. Mulroy Civic Center in downtown Syracuse. Over 60 legendary journalists make up the Wall. With help from Onondaga County Executive Nick Pirro, the Wall was placed in the Civic Center building. The first group of inductees was installed on Dec. 4, 2000, formally kicking off the Syracuse Press Club's 50th anniversary observance. In addition to plaques honoring inductees, there is a large plaque commemorating the SPC's 50th anniversary listing the names of the Club's presidents from 1951 to 2001. List of Club Presidents Current:.....Katrina Tulloch (Post-Standard) 1951/52......Joseph V. Ganley* (Herald-Journal) 1953.........Edward B. Griffin* (Herald-Journal) 1954.........Richard A. Page* (WFBL) 1955.........Robert M. Hofmann* (Herald-Journal) 1956.........Claude (Red) Parton (WSYR) 1957.........Howard J. Carroll (Herald-Journal) 1958.........Donald C. Fradenburgh (Herald-Journal) 1958.........Paul H. Strom* (Post-Standard) 1959.........Frederick Hillegas* (WSYR) 1960.........Richard J. Hanlon 1961.........Joseph A. Porcello (Herald-Journal) 1962.........John N. Whitney* (Post-Standard) 1963.........Claude (Red) Parton (WNDR) 1964.........William D. Cotter (Herald-Journal) 1965.........Don Edwards (WSYR) 1966.........Glenn Williams* (WNDR) 1967.........Selwyn Kershaw* (Herald-Journal) 1968.........Leroy Natanson (Post-Standard) 1969.........Art Peterson (WFBL) 1970.........Philip Hofmann* (Herald-Journal) 1971.........Robert Visser* (WNYS) 1972.........Harold Addington* (Herald-Journal) 1973.........Jules Coleman (WFBL) 1974.........Robert Greabell* (Herald-Journal) 1975.........A. Brohmann Roth* (Herald-Journal) 1976.........Rod Wood (WHEN) 1977.........Peter B. Volmes (Post-Standard) 1978.........William Crozier (Herald-Journal) 1979.........Dick Mastriano (WNDR) 1980.........Dexter Blake (WIXT) 1981.........James Woolsey* (Post-Standard) 1982.........Evelyn Clayton (Herald-Journal) 1983.........Ron Hastings (WSYR) 1984.........Scott Atkinson (WTVH) 1985.........James Woolsey* (Post-Standard) 1986.........Andy Brigham (WIXT) 1987.........Stan Linhorst (Herald-Journal/Post-Standard) 1988/89......Jeff Scheidecker* (WIXT) 1990.........Vince Golphin (Herald-Journal) 1991/92......Nancy Duffy* (WIXT) 1993.........Walt Shepperd (New Times) 1993/94......Walter Grunfeld* (Marathon Printing) 1995/96......Ken Jackson (Constitution/Urban CNY) 1997/98......Jeff Paston (WSTM) 1999.........Tracy Carman (Eagle Newspapers) 2000/01......Chris Weidman (WSYR) 2002/03......Matt Mulcahy (WTVH) 2004.........Evelyn Clayton (Post-Standard) 2005.........David Tyler (Eagle Newspapers) 2006.........Chris Weidman (WSYR) 2007.........Lou Gulino (WSTM) 2012.........Robert Baker (Post-Standard) 2013-2019....Josh Cradduck (Spectrum News) 2019-2022....Katrina Tulloch (Post-Standard) References External links Syracuse Press