kˈɛnədi wʌz nˈeɪmd ðə dˈaʊ dʒˈoʊnz nˈuːzpeɪpɚ fˈʌnd dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm tˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd ɪndˈʌktᵻd tə ðɪ ˈaɪəwə hˈaɪ skˈuːl pɹˈɛs ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
Kennedy was named the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Journalism Teacher of the Year in 1993 and inducted to the Iowa High School Press Association Hall of Fame in 1996.