Gudrun Zapf von Hesse was a German book-binder, calligrapher and typographer.
Zapf von Hesse in 2016
The Frederic W. Goudy Award & Lecture were established in 1969 by funds donated to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust in memory of her late husband, Melbert B. Cary, Jr., a typographer, type importer, fine printer, book collector, and president of AIGA. The award was named after illustrious American type designer Frederic W. Goudy, a friend and business associate of Melbert Cary.
Berthold Wolpe receiving the Goudy Award in 1982