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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-150
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 15, 2015
To posthumously recognize and honor Austin H. Kiplinger, longtime advocate of journalism education and founder of the Washington Journalism Center.
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger was born in Washington, D.C. in 1918, attended Western High School, and, after graduation, attended Cornell University;
WHEREAS, while at Cornell University, Austin Kiplinger worked as the campus stringer for the Ithaca Journal and wrote stories about the 1936 Presidential Election that were picked up by the Associated Press;
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger embarked on journalism full-time in 1940 with the San Francisco Chronicle;
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger assisted his father with writing the 1942 book Washington is Like That and, following a stint in the United States Navy during WWII, he helped his father found the publication now known as Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, first published in 1947;
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger also worked as a columnist for the Chicago Journal of Commerce and was a political newscaster for television networks ABC and NBC;
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger returned to Kiplinger Washington Editors in 1956, and, in 1961, he succeeded his father as editor-in-chief of the Kiplinger Letters and Changing Times;
WHEREAS, in 1965, Austin H. Kiplinger, with his father, founded the Washington Journalism Center, and the center’s seminars eventually became the core program of the National Press Foundation;
WHEREAS, in addition to his journalism career, Austin H. Kiplinger followed his father’s lead as a collector of Washingtoniana – historical prints and photographs depicting the history of Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger championed the creation of a city museum for the District of Columbia and the library at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. is named in his honor;
WHEREAS, in 2011, the 5000-piece Kiplinger Washington Collection was pledged to several Washington, D.C. area museums, with most of it (4,000 graphic works) going to the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Austin H. Kiplinger is chairman emeritus of the Cornell University Board of Trustees and a trustee or past trustee of the Tudor Place Foundation, the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Press Foundation, the Washington International Horse Show, and the Federal City Council, as well as other civic commitments.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Austin H. Kiplinger Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Austin H. Kiplinger for the valuable contributions he has made to this nation and the residents of this great city.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
