Baxter entries go to:
Danielle RichardsThe Baxter scholarship will be awarded this year for the first time under the administration of the National Press Photographers Foundation. Competition is open to students from across the country.
Bob Baxter was director of photography for the Suburban Publishing Co. in Union, NJ. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during World War II. In 1971, a swimming accident left Baxter a paraplegic. He spent the last eleven years of his life in East Orange Veterans Hospital where he became the hospital’s photography instructor and commentator on the in-house radio station. He died in 1982.
The scholarship was established in 1979 with Baxter's own savings along with contributions from his family, friends and professional colleagues. Since then, 26 college photographers have received 30 scholarships worth more than $32,000.