Driskill earned his Master’s Degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York in 1989. He was named the John J. McCloy Fellow by the school and the American Council on Germany and reported on environmental issues in a then-divided Germany.
Matthew Driskill began his higher education at the University of Oklahoma before seeking his fortune in the oilfields of Oklahoma. Realizing that school is not such a bad gig, he returned to university, earning his Bachelor’s of Arts degree at the University of Central Oklahoma and Master’s Degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Columbia University
Graduate School
of Journalism
M.S. 1989
American Council on Germany
University of
Central Oklahoma
B.A. 1986
Outstanding Graduate
in Journalism
Society of
Professional Journalists
Sigma Delta Chi
1st Place Investigative Reporting/Associated Press
1988 series on toxic waste at U.S. federal and military sites.
Associated Press/2nd Place Business Writing
Awarded for team coverage of the 1987 U.S. stock market crash and its effects on businesses throughout Oklahoma and the United States.
Matt Driskill, Hong Kong 2004
