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Vermont General Assembly honors Professor Emeritus Willard Sterne Randall for contributions to journalism and American historical biography

Randall worked 17 years as a feature writer and investigative journalist for publications including the Philadelphia Bulletin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, and Time-Life News Service

Journalism awards received include the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's National Magazine Award for public service, the Hillman Prize, the Gerald Loeb award, and the John Hancock award

Earned a master's degree in American history from Princeton University and taught at John Cabot University in Rome, University of Vermont, and Champlain College where he is now professor emeritus

Authored biographies of Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin and William Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington