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Sam Crawford 7/30/26 Sam Crawford 7/30/26

Illuminative

The Communications Network's Jones Award judging panel has selected IllumiNative as the 2026 Clarence B. Jones Impact Award winner.

Sam Crawford 2/27/26 Sam Crawford 2/27/26

El Tímpano’s Madeleine Bair accepted the award and gave a case study keynote presentation at ComNet25 in Denver.

Sam Crawford 3/20/25 Sam Crawford 3/20/25

The California Endowment’s Sarah Reyes and Marisol Aviña accepted the award and gave a case study keynote presentation at ComNet24 in Kansas City.

Sam Crawford 10/13/23 Sam Crawford 10/13/23

Whistleblower Aid's Libby Liu and Naomi Seligman accepted the award and gave a case study keynote presentation at ComNet23 in Atlanta.

Sam Crawford 3/22/23 Sam Crawford 3/22/23

Innocence Project’s Alicia Maule and Rolanda Holman, Pervis Payne’s sister, accepted the award and gave a keynote presentation at ComNet22.

Sam Crawford 3/21/23 Sam Crawford 3/21/23

United We Dream’s Bruna Sollod and José Muñoz accepted the award and gave a keynote presentation at ComNetworkV21.

Sam Crawford 3/20/23 Sam Crawford 3/20/23

A Step Ahead Chattanooga Executive Director Susan Vandergriff accepted the award and gave a keynote presentation at ComNetworkV.

Sam Crawford 3/19/23 Sam Crawford 3/19/23

Desmond Meade, one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People in 2019, accepted the award and gave a keynote presentation at ComNet19 Austin.

Sam Crawford 3/15/23 Sam Crawford 3/15/23

truth’s Eric Asche accepted the award and gave a keynote presentation at ComNet18 San Francisco.