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News Releases: October 2004
October 2004
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Oct. 4, 2004: New Magazine Department Head Named Associate Professor Jan Colbert has been named head of the magazine sequence at the Missouri School of Journalism. She succeeds Don Ranly, who has stepped down after more than two decades as head. As chair, Colbert will oversee administrative activities of the department and serve as the liaison between other faculty, students and the dean. Her colleagues nominated her for the position. [More]
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Oct. 4, 2004: McKean Receives MU Teaching with Technology Award Mike McKean, an associate professor in the broadcast news department, has been selected as one of the recipients for the new 2004 Innovator Awards for Advancing Teaching with Technology. This award provides special recognition for faculty who have exhibited a broader college or campus impact on the effective use of technology. The awardees were selected from the pool of finalists for the Awards for Excellence in Teaching with Technology, but whose portfolios exhibited a different kind of influence on the teaching and learning process. [More]
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Oct. 4, 2004: Don Ranly Steps Down as Head of Magazine Sequence When Don Ranly decided to step down as head of the magazine sequence earlier this fall, he had held the position for 27 years, making him the school's longest-serving administrator. Though he is ready to leave the day-to-day demands of running a sequence to his successor, Jan Colbert, his contributions to the school are far from over. Ranly's journey to Missouri, and the ensuing tenure, is a testament to great student recruitment. [More]
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Oct. 21, 2004: Fidler Named to Hall of Achievement at University of Oregon Roger Fidler has been inducted into the Hall of Achievement by the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. Fidler is the inaugural Visiting Fellow of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. He plans to launch the world's first live digital newspaper edition through the School's community daily, the Columbia Missourian, as his Fellow's project. [More]
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Oct. 21, 2004: New Brochure Available for Five-Year BJ/MA Program A new brochure about the Five-Year Bachelor's/Master's Program at the Missouri School of Journalism is now available online and in print. The program allows a student to earn a master's degree in just 12 months after the completion of the Bachelor of Journalism degree. "The Five-Year Bachelor's/Master's Program provides a unique opportunity for students to learn more, earn more and end up with two degrees from the world's first School of Journalism," said Esther Thorson, associate dean of graduate studies and research. [More]
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Oct. 21, 2004: The Tina Hills Fellowship for Latin American Journalists The Missouri School of Journalism announces a call for a new round of applications for the Tina Hills Fellowship for Latin American journalists interested in earning a master's or doctoral degree at the world's first journalism school. The fellowship is part of a long-term program to expand relations between the school and the news business in Latin America. The winner will begin a graduate degree program in Columbia, Mo., in the fall of 2005. [More] Español
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Oct. 21, 2004: Beca Tina Hills para Periodistas Latinoamericanos La Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Missouri anuncia la beca Tina Hills destinada a periodistas latinoamericanos que tengan interés en obtener una maestría o un doctorado en la facultad de periodismo más antigua del mundo. Esta beca es parte de un programa a largo plazo para expandir las relaciones entre la facultad de periodismo y el mundo periodístico de Latinoamérica. El ganador iniciará una maestría de dos años en Columbia, Mo., en agosto de 2005. [More]
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Oct. 27, 2004: MA Student Named 2004 David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C. Master's student Ross Todd is the 2004 recipient of the David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri graduate student who specializes in broadcast producing. Todd will be the thirteenth David Kaplan Fellow. David Kaplan was a producer for Sam Donaldson at ABC News when he was killed on assignment in Sarajevo in 1992. Donaldson, one of the nation's premier broadcast journalists, participated in the selection process. [More]
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