Jack Higgins (cartoonist)

Jack Higgins
Born	August 19, 1954 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationality	American
Area(s)	cartoonist
Notable works	Editorial cartoons
Awards	full list

Jack Higgins (born August 19, 1954) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Early life and career

Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of Holy Cross with a B.A. in Economics.

He began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times. He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986;^[1] he won in 1989.

Higgins was for many years syndicated through Universal Press Syndicate. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.

Awards

• 1987
  • Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists
• 1988
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
  • International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize
• 1989:
  • Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning^[2]
• 1998:
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning^[3]
  • John Fischetti Award
• 2004:
  • College of the Holy Cross - Sanctae Crucis Award^[4]

References

1. , The Pulitzer Prizes – 1986 Winners and Finalists
2. , The Pulitzer Prizes – 1989 Winners and Finalists
3. , 1998 Sigma Delta Chi Award Winners
4. , College of the Holy Cross – 2004 Sanctae Crucis Awards

External links

• NCS Bio