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Saturday, April 20
The Indiana Daily Student

In 1944, former Indiana Daily Student editor-in-chief Ernie Pyle returned to campus to receive his honorary degree, a doctorate in humane letters. He sat in the night editor’s slot where he once edited the IDS. The woman standing is Pat Krieghbaum Madawick, the night editor when Pyle made his final newsroom appearance. Robert Mack and IDS

Ernie Pyle

In 1944, former Indiana Daily Student editor-in-chief Ernie Pyle returned to campus to receive his honorary degree, a doctorate in humane letters. He sat in the night editor’s slot where he once edited the IDS. The woman standing is Pat Krieghbaum Madawick, the night editor when Pyle made his final newsroom appearance.