Among Lyn's writing honors...
• 1975 New England Press Association Community Service Award.
• 1989 United Press International New England Community Service Award.
• 1989 AP New England Best News Story.
• 1989 Top 10 Finalist Associated Press Managing Editors Public Service Award.
• 1990 Winner Public Affairs/Social Issues Category Unity Awards In Media.
• 1990 Top 4 Finalist Associated Press Managing Editors Freedom of Information Award.
• 1993 Olive Branch Award Editors Organizing Committee N.Y.U. Center for War, Peace and the News Media.
• 1996 Associated Press Sports Editors First Place Best Investigative Reporting All Circulation Categories.
• 1999 Pulitzer Prize Breaking News Reporting Award for Hartford Courant Staff.
A sketch of Lyn drawn on the back of a barroom coaster by Hartford Courant Editorial Cartoonist Bob Englehart the night of our party for winning the Pulitzer. Englehart, a friend, was a finalist for the 1980 editorial cartooning Pulitzer Prize.