Haverford College alumnus, Frank Conroy '58, took part in a White House ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 27 to accept the National Humanities Medal for the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop — the first university-based organization to be presented the Medal.
Administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Medal "honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities."
In 1987, when Conroy became the fifth director of the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, then University President James O. Freedman predicted, "his appointment insures that The Writers' Workshop will remain the most distinguished program of its kind in the country."
