BOSTON, MA — April 24, 2010 — The Phi Alpha Tau fraternity is pleased to announce that renowned photojournalist David Burnett has accepted the fraternity’s nomination as the 2010 Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award recipient. Burnett will be presented the Connor Award during a public ceremony to be held on Monday, April 26, at 2 P.M. in the Charles Beard Room. Prior to the presentation of the award, Burnett will be inducted as an honorary brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity in a private ceremony. Following the public presentat.

BOSTON, MA — April 15, 2010 — Phi Alpha Tau, the oldest professional fraternity in the United States focused towards communications and the arts will honor WBZ-TV anchor Jack Williams. Williams will be presented with the David Brudnoy Honorary Award during a  public ceremony scheduled for Thursday April 29, 2010 at 11:30 A.M. in the Charles Beard Room. Prior to the ceremony, a private induction will be held with the brothers of Phi Alpha Tau welcoming Williams as an honorary brother of the fraternity. The Brudnoy Award is named f.

Author Robert Parker receives the 2002 Connor Award Phi Alpha Tau mourned the passing of 2002 Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award recipient and author Robert Brown Parker at the age of 77 earlier this year. Parker wrote more than 60 books in his career, including the popular “Spenser” series. Arguably his most famous character, Spenser first appeared in Parker’s 1973 novel “The Godwulf Manuscript.” It was in these novels that Parker became known for his blunt, first-person narrative style. Parker was born in Springfiel.

Dennis Lehane Thanks to the efforts of Connor Award Chairs Steve Rossignol and Matt Caron, Phi Alpha Tau presented the 34th Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award on April 2nd, 2009 to Dennis Lehane. Lehane, the noted author and screenwriter (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone) was inducted with all rights and privileges in a private ceremony in the Charles Beard Room preceding the public presentation of the Connor Award. Mr. Lehane was gracious, eloquent, and very pleased with the ceremony. Numerous honorary brothers, college officials, and students packed.