Gail Gleason Collins to be Honored by Marquette University Released: April 21, 2005 MILWAUKEE- Gail Gleason Collins, editorial page editor of The New York Times, will be honored by the Marquette University Alumni Association at its annual Alumni National Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 23.  Collins will be awarded the Alumni Merit Award for Professional Achievement. After graduating from Marquette's College of Journalism in 1967, Collins worked as a journalist in Connecticut and founded the Connecticut State News Bureau, which provided coverage of Connecticut politics.  When she sold it in 1977, it was the largest news service of its kind in the country.  Collins went on to write for United Press International , New York Daily News, and New York Newsday.  She joined The New York Times in 1995 as a member of the paper's editorial board and later contributed as a columnist.  She was named editorial page editor in 2001.  Collins is the author of three books: America's Women, 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines; Scorpion Tongues; and The Millennium Book, which she co-authored with her husband, Dan Collins. The Alumni National Awards dinner is part of Marquette University's Alumni Awards weekend, during which each college honors the contributions of their alumni and bestows awards on those demonstrating exceptional achievement. For more information, please contact Brigid O'Brien, director of university communication at 414.288.7445. Office of Public Affairs Contacts Brigid O'Brien Miller Director of University Communication Phone: (414) 288-7445 Send e-mail Anne Broeker Sr. Media Relations Specialist Phone: (414) 288-0286 Send e-mail