Pulitzer Prize winners Jim Sheeler, reporter, and Todd Heisler, photojournalist, from The Rocky Mountain News, as well as Marine Major Steve Beck and John Temple, editor of The Rocky Mountain News, were the special guests at Kansas Editors Day on Oct. 14.

Sheeler and Heisler received the feature writing and feature photo awards for their special report chronicling a year in the life of Maj. Beck as he notified families of the deaths of their loved ones in Iraq and helped them to begin to face life after their losses.

Their story, “Final Salute,” is available online at: http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/news/finalSalute/flash/index.cfm.

“Kansas Editors Day is held annually to show our ap-preciation to editors from around the state and to tell them about the exciting things we are doing at KU,” Dean Ann Brill said.

Kansas editors, publishers, students, faculty, members of the community and military representatives listened intently, often wiping away tears, to the four speakers retell the emotional experience they went through in telling the story.

The program preceded the Kansas-Oklahoma State football game and a pre-game buffethosted by KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway at his home.

Photos from the event...