The Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
Walter Williams with French Ambassador Paul Claudel in 1932
1930: Missouri Honor Medal Established
1931: Depression Affected School and Students
1931: Walter Williams School of Journalism Proposed
1931: Stone Lions from China Dedicated
1932: Journalism Banquet Honored Aviation
1933: School Celebrated 25th Anniversary
Walter and Sara Lockwood Williams in the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy
Robert Lloyd Housman's 1934 Dissertation
1935: Walter Williams Died
1935: School Accepted Students Expelled from LSU
1936: Williams Taught in China
1936: Radio Journalism Training Established
1937: Walter Williams Hall Dedicated
1939: African American Denied Admission
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School Celebrated 25th Anniversary


The School celebrated its 25th anniversary with more than 700 guests who attended the Journalism Week activities and banquet. Gifts from alumni and friends included a silver engraved trophy, a silver plaque featuring Walter Williams' portrait and the nucleus of the Walter Williams Library in the president's home.


The 25th anniversary activities included an alumni reunion (top left); a student presentation of flowers to Walter Williams (bottom); and an alumni presentation of the silver "Achievement" trophy (top right). A souvenir program (bottom left) commemorated the occasion.
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