Renee Ferguson20221971BA'71/images/alumni/distinguished-alumni/renee-ferguson.jpgsite://BL-MEDIA-WEBS.main/images/alumni/distinguished-alumni/renee-ferguson.jpgBL-MEDIA-WEBS.mainrenee-ferguson.jpgrenee-ferguson.jpgRenee FergusonRenee Ferguson11887249249/alumni/awards/recipients/renee-fergusonshort-display-namealternate-link-labelnavigation-setNonewide-pageNobody-classbody-idsite://BL-MEDIA-WEBS.main/alumni/awards/recipients/renee-fergusonBL-MEDIA-WEBS.mainrenee-ferguson2022renee ferguson, iu alumni, distinguished alumni awardsRenee Ferguson, BA’71, was the first African-American woman to work as an investigative reporter in Chicago and is co-founder of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.