Page Center announces 2026 recipients of annual integrity awards

The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication will recognize four distinguished leaders whose careers exemplify a steadfast commitment to ethical communication and leadership. Participating in the 2026 Page Center Awards are honorees Kaitlan Collins, chief White House correspondent and anchor at CNN; Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic; Hubert Joly, Harvard Business School faculty member and former CEO of Best Buy; and Kelli Parsons, CEO of Avoq.

The awards will be presented in a free, virtual event at 7 p.m. ET on March 23, 2026. The program will celebrate the honorees’ contributions to principled communication. Through in‑depth Q&A conversations, honorees will reflect on pivotal moments in their careers, offer practical guidance and illustrate how integrity has shaped their professional success. The event with re-air at noon ET on March 24. Registration is free and open to the public.

“We want to showcase what integrity looks like, but also that it exists across disciplines at the highest levels of public communication,” said Denise Bortree, Page Center director and interim dean of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State. “Kaitlan, Jeffrey, Hubert and Kelli are values-driven communicators, and we welcome them into our distinguished group of Larry Foster Awards recipients.”

Collins is the anchor of The Source with Kaitlan Collins and serves as CNN’s chief White House correspondent. She has broken major stories, conducted numerous exclusive interviews and is recognized as one of the most influential voices in today's news media.

Goldberg was named editor in chief of The Atlantic in 2016. He is the 15th person to serve as editor in the publication's 168-year history. On his watch, The Atlantic has set audience and subscription records, and won its first-ever Pulitzer Prizes. Goldberg is also the moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic on PBS.

Appearing on Top CEO lists for years, Joly is the former chairman and CEO of Best Buy. Today, he is a faculty member at Harvard Business School where he co-leads programs that support the growth of CEOs and senior executives.

Joining the advocacy firm Avoq on Feb. 2, Parsons is a respected leader with experience guiding communication and marketing strategies for Fortune 50 companies. Prior to Avoq, Parsons was CEO of the agency Hill & Knowlton.

Honorees receive a Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication, which is given to trusted leaders who exhibit integrity in their life and work. To date, the Page Center has honored 29 renowned and respected communicators from several fields, including business, journalism, public relations and public service.

Past honorees include Ursula Burns, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Ken Chenault, Christiane Amanpour, Jon Iwata, Eugene Robinson, Judy Woodruff and Andy Polansky. Visit the awards page for a full list of honorees.

The Bill Nielsen Endowment

Funds raised from this year's event will support the new Bill Nielsen Endowment Program. Named after the Page Center's long-time advisory board chair and host of the Page Center Awards, the endowment aligns its purpose with the principles Bill Nielsen often spoke about. These areas include values-driven leadership, integrating scholarly work with the practice and building a foundation for the next generation of public communicators.

"Bill was a huge part of the Page Center's success, and that was never more apparent than during our annual Page Center Awards events," Bortree said. "He epitomized integrity, and we hope to carry his legacy through this endowment and through our annual awards program."

Register here. Visit the event page to learn about this year’s honorees, sponsorship opportunities and student activities.

Meet the honorees: