Mary Lou Foy
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Mary Lou Foy is an American
photojournalist. She served as Picture Editor at the Washington Post from 1990 to 2006 and was president of the National Press Photographers Association
in 1992.
Foy attended Auburn High School and Auburn University
, receiving a B.A.
in journalism from the latter in 1966. She attended graduate school at the University of Florida
in journalism and environmental engineering
, and in 1971 became the first female photojournalist to work for the Gainesville Sun. In 1974, she joined the staff of the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
, and in 1976 became the first woman photojournalist on the staff of the Miami Herald.
Foy rose from that position to become Picture Editor of the Herald, before being hired by the Washington Post in 1990 as National/Style Picture Editor. She served in that position at the Post until 2006. Foy served as secretary of the National Press Photographers Association in 1984 and 1985, vice president in 1991, and president of that organization in 1992. She received the Samuel Mellor Award in 1984, the Joseph Costa Award in 1998, the Morris Berman NPPA Citation in 2003, and twice received the NPPA's President's Award in 1984 and 1986.
United States
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photojournalist. She served as Picture Editor at the Washington Post from 1990 to 2006 and was president of the National Press Photographers Association
National Press Photographers Association
NPPA is the acronym for the National Press Photographers Association, founded in 1947. The organization is based in Durham, North Carolina and its mostly made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field...
in 1992.
Foy attended Auburn High School and Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
, receiving a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in journalism from the latter in 1966. She attended graduate school at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in journalism and environmental engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
, and in 1971 became the first female photojournalist to work for the Gainesville Sun. In 1974, she joined the staff of the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel
The Sun Sentinel, owned by the Tribune Company, is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., and all of Broward County, but circulates throughout all of South Florida.-Overview:...
, and in 1976 became the first woman photojournalist on the staff of the Miami Herald.
Foy rose from that position to become Picture Editor of the Herald, before being hired by the Washington Post in 1990 as National/Style Picture Editor. She served in that position at the Post until 2006. Foy served as secretary of the National Press Photographers Association in 1984 and 1985, vice president in 1991, and president of that organization in 1992. She received the Samuel Mellor Award in 1984, the Joseph Costa Award in 1998, the Morris Berman NPPA Citation in 2003, and twice received the NPPA's President's Award in 1984 and 1986.