Sentinel-Tribune Vice President and General Manager Dick Morris was honored earlier this month with the
Ohio Newspaper Association’s President’s Award. The award is presented annually by the president of the
Board of Trustees to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the ONA and Ohio’s
newspaper industry.
As past president of the board, Morris led the ONA during two years of extreme challenge and transition,
according to ONA officials.
Morris began his career in newspapers in 1977 at the Galion Inquirer, where he brought his accounting
skills to the business office. By 1980 he was accounting manager, and by 1986 he was vice president and
general manager of the newspaper. In 1990, he joined the Sentinel-Tribune as general manager, and a year
later was elected vice president of The Sentinel Company, overseeing all aspects of the operation, which
has been owned by the Haswell family for more than a century.
Highlights of his contributions to the newspaper industry and the community include service as a trustee,
executive committee member and foundation president of the ONA, before serving as board president in
2010 and 2011.
As president, Morris was credited with starting the process to reinvent AdOhio, keeping member services
strong, and preserving the importance of public notices in newspapers.
Since leaving the board, he has remained an active member of the convention committee. He also served as
president of the Ohio League of Home Dailies; co-chair of the Inland Newspaper Association’s small
newspaper committee; and was a member of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and Bowling Green
Community Foundation boards.
Morris has additionally been a supporter of the journalism program at Bowling Green State University, and
a board member of the Falcon Club. He is additionally a fan of the BGSU hockey team.