|
|
News Releases: May 2005
May 2005
|
May 2, 2005: Students Learn about Account Management in a Boutique Setting A recent one-hour Strategic Communication topics course focused on teaching students methodology to aid in the account management in a creative boutique. The class ran for eight weeks and culminated with presentations to instructors Jeff Graham and Marc Kempter from CORE in St. Louis. [More]
|
|
|
|
May 2, 2005: Cristian Lupsa Awarded Atwater Prize for Writing Cristian Lupsa has been awarded this year's Atwater Prize for in-depth reporting published in the Columbia Missourian and Vox magazine. The competition recognizes outstanding writing by Missouri School of Journalism students and drew 32 entries this year. [More]
|
|
May 2, 2005: Topics Course Allows Students to Understand Brands, Self Brand You, a recent three-week topics course, allowed J-School students to understand branding through an unusual twist: For each assignment, students worked on themselves as if they were brands. "A brand is a promise that stays consistent over time," said instructor Beth Ronsick, BJ '89. [More]
|
|
|
|
|
May 3, 2005: 406 Graduates to Be Recognized at May Commencement The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize 406 graduates at its May commencement ceremonies that will begin at 5:30 p.m., Friday, May 13, in the Hearnes Center. Photojournalist Bill Eppridge, BJ '60, will be the graduation speaker. [More]
|
|
May 3, 2005: Life Stories: Frank L. Dobyns Jr. Frank L. Dobyns Jr., a former MU professor and administrator, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005. He was 81. Mr. Dobyns joined the faculty of the J-School in 1966 and taught at the university for 15 years. While at MU, he earned the title of professor and department chair. [More]
|
|
|
May 4, 2005: 11 Journalism Alumni Return to Campus for the 2005 Reunion Rally Eleven J-School alumni visited the MU campus during the 2005 Reunion Rally activities. Altogether, approximately 225 MU alumni had the opportunity to catch up with their peers, attend special events, tour the campus and visit with faculty members and students. Those attending posed for a picture outside of Fisher Auditorium in Gannett Hall. [More]
|
|
|
May 4, 2005: Students Commemorate 223 Walter Williams Memories with Special T-Shirts When Professor Steve Kopcha's Creative Portfolio class realized that 223 Walter Williams, the computer lab, will disappear in the construction process for the new Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, they decided to memorialize the venerable place in the form of special T-shirts. [More]
|
|
|
May 4, 2005: Sara Bondioli Accepted into Honor Societies at MU Sara Bondioli of Herrin, Ill., recently was accepted for membership into the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa, at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Bondioli also was accepted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a national college honor society that recognizes academic excellence. [More]
|
|
May 10, 2005: Journalism Student Participates in McNair Scholars Program Karen Mitchell, a senior at the J-School, recently participated in the McNair Scholars program. The program prepares talented undergraduate students for doctoral studies through participation in a research internship under the guidance of an MU faculty mentor. [More]
|
|
May 10, 2005: J-School Senior Creates New Campus Niche Magazine Tyra Hughley, an MU senior majoring in magazine journalism, is creating her own magazine, Quad U. The magazine, which features 10 sections, aims to establish a readership of 8,000 to 10,000 minority students at 50 colleges nationwide. [More]
|
|
May 10, 2005: Missouri Journalism Students Win 16 Awards in SND Contest The Society for News Design chapter at the Missouri School of Journalism recently hosted the annual College News Design Contest. Among the daily newspapers, the most awards went to the University of Missouri, with 16. Ball State University received 10, and nine went to Michigan State University. [More]
|
|
|
|
May 13, 2005: Getsinger and Hoops Among Top 20 Winners in Hearst Spot News Writing Contest Annie Getsinger and Brandon Hoops are among the top 20 winners in the Spot News Writing category of the Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program. "Spot news is the bread and butter of journalism," said Tom Warhover, executive editor of the Columbia Missourian. "Getsinger and Hoops prove we can put a little jam on that bread." [More]
|
|
May 16, 2005: Recent Advertising Graduate Selected for Northern India Program Jonathon Coulson, BJ '05, is one of 12 students nationwide who has been selected to travel in northern India for three weeks this summer through the American Institute of Indian Studies. Coulson received his bachelor's degree last week, graduating magna cum laude with an emphasis in advertising. [More]
|
|
May 19, 2005: Miró-Quesada Awarded Second Tina Hills Fellowship María Inés Miró-Quesada of Lima, Perú, has been awarded the second Tina Hills fellowship by the Missouri School of Journalism. Miró-Quesada will work with journalism students as Spanish language managing editor of Adelante!, the J-School's bilingual monthly community newspaper. The fellowship will fund her tuition in the graduate school and provide a stipend of $5,000 per year. [More] Español
|
|
|
|
May 20, 2005: Two Longtime Missouri Journalism Professors Retire Missouri School of Journalism professors George Kennedy and Don Ranly will retire effective June 30. "George Kennedy and Don Ranly are legendary exemplars of journalism faculty; demanding teachers whose scholarship has improved both the practice and understanding of journalism. They have had an impact on many generations of journalists," said Dean Mills, dean of the School. [More]
|
|
May 20, 2005: Justin Heckert, BJ '02, Named CRMA Writer of the Year Justin Heckert, BJ '02, was named Writer of the Year by the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) in its 20th Annual National Awards competition May 16 at the group's annual conference in Las Vegas. CRMA president Marian Conicella made the presentation to Heckert in the ballroom of the Las Vegas Hilton following the Monday night awards gala which concluded the magazine association's four-day national convention. [More]
|
|
|
