John Fischetti
1916-1980

John Fischetti was a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose work for many years graced the pages of the New York Herald Tribune, the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun-Times. He also was a man whose enthusiasm for life and generosity of spirit won for him countless friends.

Shortly after John's death in 1980, those friends gathered to consider a fitting memorial to the man who had so enriched their lives and his profession. They decided to create the Fischetti Endowment at Columbia College Chicago. To date, the endowment has funded scholarships to nearly 400 Columbia journalism students, as well as monetary awards to 36 outstanding editorial cartoonists via the annual Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition Awards.

For 23 years, the college has sponsored an annual event to honor the memory of John Fischetti. We invite supporters of the endowment to be our guests, but we ask them to contribute what they can to the Fischetti Endowment Scholarship Fund.

With government aid declining to an all-time low, this fund for worthy journalism students serves a more necessary purpose than ever before. The results are self-evident: Fischetti alumni are working in the most important media in the country. In one recent year, three Fischetti scholars won the prestigious Peter Lisagor Award for outstanding journalism.