Awards

1. 2008George Polk Award

   for “Victory and Ruins,” The Seattle Times · Long Island University

   Awarded to Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry for the four-part series on the 2000 Huskies; presented in April 2009.

2. 2009Worth Bingham Prize, honorable mention

   for “Victory and Ruins” · Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

   The prize honors investigative stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served.

3. 2009Michael Kelly Award

   for “Victory and Ruins” · Atlantic Media Co.

   The $25,000 award recognizes “the fearless pursuit and expression of truth.” Judges said the authors showed “the commitment to truth that will alienate readers, risk advertising accounts, and jeopardize a newspaper’s standing.”

4. 2009Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism

   for “Victory and Ruins” · University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication

   Given to The Seattle Times for the series, which revealed a network that protected more than two dozen arrested players.

5. 2010Editors’ Choice

   for Scoreboard, Baby · The New York Times Book Review

   Named an Editors’ Choice on October 31, 2010, a week after the Book Review’s review.

6. 2011Edgar Allan Poe Award, Best Fact Crime

   for Scoreboard, Baby · Mystery Writers of America

   Named a finalist on January 19, 2011, and the winner at the Edgar banquet in New York on April 28, 2011.

7. 2013Campus Read

   for Scoreboard, Baby · University of Wisconsin–Platteville

   Chosen as the campus read for fall 2013; freshmen read and discussed the book, and Ken Armstrong visited the campus on October 10, 2013.

8. 2014Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners

   for Scoreboard, Baby · Young Adult Library Services Association

   Named to the list, revised every five years, in February 2014.