Huntington Times

Dan Hollis, a professor at Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, received an Emmy Award from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Saturday, July 20. The award ceremony took place at Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Hollis was honored in the category of Writer-Short or Long Form Content for his video on the West Virginia Waterfall Trail. The video is available at https://bit.ly/3Yfw5sj.

Hollis has been recognized previously for his contributions to education and journalism. He was named the 2012 West Virginia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Additionally, he was a finalist for the Faculty Merit Foundation West Virginia Professor of the Year in both 2020 and 2021.

In 2020, Hollis was inducted into the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame and received the Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award. He has been with Marshall University since 1999.

“I am simply blown away not only by the award but just as much for the outpouring of love and warm wishes from so many friends in the days since,” Hollis said. “I cannot thank the Academy, Marshall University and all of them enough. I am honored.”

The Ohio Valley chapter includes 13 television markets across West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, encompassing cities such as Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington, Evansville, and Huntington/Charleston. This year saw nearly 1,000 entries from 98 organizations across various categories.

For more information on the Ohio Valley chapter, visit https://ohiovalleyemmy.org.