The Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at the University of South Florida invites entries for the annual Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida [1].

The award recognizes distinguished examples of reporting and commentary about environmental issues in Florida. The Waldo Proffitt Award was established in 1998 by friends of Waldo Proffitt, a former editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The award is made possible by the Waldo Proffitt Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.

The $1,000 award will be given for outstanding achievement in a story or series of stories, commentary or editorials from Jan. 1, 2024, to March 1, 2025.

Deadline: Aug 15, 2025

The Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida is administered by The Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at the University of South Florida. Questions may be addressed to Wendy Whitt, The Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications, at wwhitt@usf.edu [2].

*The award will be presented at the University of South Florida in the fall.