From the Archives
A Yale Club gathering honoring achievement in photojournalism, food writing, public service, literature and the performing arts.
The 2015 Honorees
Photojournalist & Author
Lynsey Addario is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and MacArthur Fellow whose work has focused on conflict, human rights and the lives of women in traditional societies.
Her reporting has taken her to Afghanistan, Iraq, Darfur, the Congo, Haiti and Libya. Her memoir, It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War, recounts the personal costs and commitments of that work.
Food Writer & Cookbook Author
Brooklyn native Melissa Clark is a food writer, cookbook author and longtime contributor to The New York Times, where she writes the column A Good Appetite.
She has collaborated on dozens of cookbooks and received both James Beard and Julia Child cookbook honors.
Gaudium Award of Merit
Kevin Conway, managing partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, was honored for his longstanding support of Student Sponsor Partners.
Together with his wife, Denise Whalen Conway, he has supported the organization’s work helping students gain access to educational opportunity for more than twenty-five years.
Author & Social Critic
Richard Rodriguez is an author, journalist and public intellectual whose work explores language, race, religion, sexuality and American identity.
His books include Hunger of Memory, Days of Obligation and Darling.
Food Critic & Author
Brooklyn-born Mimi Sheraton became the first woman to serve as restaurant critic for The New York Times.
Her influential career also included work for Time, Condé Nast Traveler and New York, along with numerous books, including 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die.
Actor, Singer & Dancer
Tony Yazbeck began performing on Broadway as a child and developed into a celebrated triple-threat performer.
His stage credits include Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Chicago and a Tony-nominated performance in On the Town.
