Jack Higgins (cartoonist)

Jack Higgins (born August 19, 1954) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Early life and career

Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of Holy Cross with a B.A. in Economics.

He began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times. He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986;^[1] he won in 1989.

Higgins was for many years syndicated through Universal Press Syndicate. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.

Awards

• 1987
  • Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists
• 1988
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
  • International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize
• 1989:
  • Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning^[2]
• 1998:
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning^[3]
  • John Fischetti Award
• 2004:
  • College of the Holy Cross - Sanctae Crucis Award^[4]

References

External links

• NCS Bio