The MDDC Hall of Fame, established in 1947, honors outstanding newspaper professionals whose careers were marked by excellence at news media organizations in Maryland, Delaware or the District of Columbia. Members of the hall date back to the 19th century and hail from rural weekly papers, metro-area dailies and everything in between.

The Hall is located in the College of Journalism Building at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland College Park. Election to the Hall is a distinctive honor, and to be nominated a person must be or have been long-employed at a news media organization that either is a member or eligible to be a member of the Association.

Nominate someone for the Hall of Fame.

Our newest honorees are Deborah Cornely of The Dundalk Eagle and Rick Cullen of The Daily Times, inducted in 2018.

Deborah Cornely

Rick Cullen

Nominations are accepted year-round, though must be received by January 30 for consideration for that year's Hall of Fame class.  Nominations received before January 30 are considered by the Executive Committee, and the honorees are voted on by the full Board.  See below for the full listing of the Hall of Fame members.  Follow the links for more detailed information on Hall of Fame members.