The Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
2000: Two More Endowed Chairs Established
2002: School Provided Leadership in New Interdisciplinary Programs
2002: Prestigious Fellowships Announced
2002: Top Journalism Organizations Located at Missouri
2003: Student International Experiences Expanded
2003: $1.4 Million Pew Grant Established Center to Research Religion in Civic Life
2003: Missouri Method Established in Moscow
2004: School Received Largest Gift in University History
2004: PRIME Lab Established
2004: Walter Williams Scholars Program Established
2004: Freshman iLife Challenge Introduced Multimedia Skills
2005: Curriculum Changes Included New Convergence Journalism Area
2005: Mojo Ad Offered Agency Experience for Students
2005: Partnership with the Committee of Concerned Journalists Created
2008: School Celebrated Centennial; Reynolds Journalism Institute Dedicated
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School Received Largest Gift in University History

 
The Missouri School of Journalism received $31 million from the Las Vegas-based Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, the largest donation ever to the University of Missouri. Donald W. Reynolds, BJ '27, was a successful media entrepreneur. The gift funded the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), a world-class center for researching and testing new models of journalism.

Class President Donald W. Reynolds with founding dean Walter Williams in 1927 (top left). Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Reynolds Journalism Institute on Sept. 1, 2005 (bottom right).

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