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News Releases: June 2004
June 2004
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June 2, 2004: Two Journalism Faculty Members Named to the 2004 Class of Apple Distinguished Educators Two Missouri School of Journalism faculty members are joining a select group of national education professionals chosen by Apple Computer for their commitment to innovations in teaching and research. Mike McKean, an associate professor and chair of the information technology committees for the School and the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, and Esther Thorson, associate dean of graduate studies, have been named to the 2004 roster of Apple Distinguished Educators. [More]
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June 2, 2004: Clyde Bentley Honored as 2004 University Bookstore VIP A graduating student's letter of thanks resulted in a new "seat of learning" in Associate Professor Clyde Bentley's office in the Missouri School of Journalism. Bentley was named the 2004 University Bookstore VIP-Very Influential Professor -- based on an essay about him submitted by graduating advertising student Kate Certain. He was awarded an heirloom chair with the University of Missouri emblem. [More]
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June 2, 2004: Esther Thorson Named 2004 Distinguished Educator by American Advertising Federation Esther Thorson, associate dean of graduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, will receive the 2004 Distinguished Educator Award from the American Advertising Federation for her outstanding contributions to advertising education. The Distinguished Educator winner was first awarded in 1987. The second award winner was S. Watson Dunn, also a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Thorson is only the second woman to receive the award. [More]
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June 7, 2004: MU Advertising Professor Named 'Most Promising' in Industry Missouri advertising professor Shelly Rodgers will receive the 2004 Most Promising Professors Award for her teaching in Internet advertising and strategic communication at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual meeting that will be held in Toronto, Canada, in Aug.. [More]
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June 21, 2004: Four Missouri Journalism Students Win in Hearst National Championships Four Missouri School of Journalism students placed in the Hearst National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships. The Championships, the culmination of the 2003-04 journalism awards program, with more than 100 undergraduate colleges and universities competing under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, were held in San Francisco. [More]
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June 21, 2004: Missouri Journalism Wins Hearst Overall Intercollegiate Competition The Missouri School of Journalism won the overall intercollegiate competition in the 2003-04 Hearst Journalism Awards Program and placed second in the overall writing category. Often called "The Pulitzers of College Journalism," the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photography and broadcast news. Journalism schools accumulating the most points earned by their students in each category are designated the winners. [More]
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June 23, 2004: Kyle Palmer Wins $10,000 Scholarship Kyle Palmer, a senior broadcast news student at the Missouri School of Journalism, is one of the "Top Ten" Scripps Howard Foundation national scholarship winners. Earlier this year, Palmer won an individual award in the Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. [More]
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June 25, 2004: Magazine Faculty Member Receives Campus Teaching Award Missouri School of Journalism Professor Jennifer Moeller has received the 2003-04 Provost Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award for her superior teaching and advising on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. "Jen works as hard as any faculty member I have ever seen, and she goes beyond the call of duty every day," said Charles Davis, chair of the Editorial department. [More]
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