The Advisory Board of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) Graphic Communications Management and Technology program will present the 2012 Prism Award to Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media LLC. The Prism Award is presented annually in recognition of distinguished leadership in the graphic communications media industry.

Sponsored by the Master of Arts in Graphic Communications Management and Technology program at NYU-SCPS, the 2012 Prism Award will be presented to Forbes during the 26^th Annual Prism Award Luncheon at Gotham Hall on Thursday, June 21.

Previous NYU Prism Award recipients include: Thomas J. Quinlan III, president and chief executive officer of RR Donnelley; Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi, executive vice president, HP’s Imaging and Printing Group; Cathleen Black, president of Hearst Magazines; Antonio M. Perez, president and CEO of Eastman Kodak Company; Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman of Xerox Corporation; and Janet L. Robinson, president of The New York Times.

The net proceeds of the Prism Award Luncheon help to fund student scholarships for the NYU-SCPS masters degree program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology. Since its inception, the Prism Award Luncheon has raised millions of dollars for scholarships for students in the program.