Leo Lerner (1907-1965) - Lerner was an American newspaper editor and publisher. His first jobs out of college included editorial positions on the Morton Grove News, the Lincoln Belmont Booster and the North Side Sunday Citizen. He was the only neighborhood newspaperman accredited by the State Department to cover the United Nations Conference at San Francisco in 1945. By 1958 Lerner was President, Editor, and Publisher, controlling the Myers Publishing Co., the Lincoln Belmont Publishing Co., the Times Home Newspapers (J. L. Johnson Publishing Co.) and the Neighbor Press of Chicago. Additionally, Lerner served on many boards, often as chair, including: the Chicago Public Library, Chicago Better Business Bureau, Citizens Advisory Board of the Community Relations Service, and Illinois Parole and Pardon Board. He helped found Roosevelt University, and served as president of its Board of Trustees. Awards and honors include; the Decalogue Society of Lawyers' Annual Award of Merit. the Chicago Medal of Merit, the first Editorial Award presented by the Illinois Press Association, and the Publisher of the Year Award in 1953. Lerner authored four books in addition to being a frequent speaker and commentator.