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Stephen Grace, MA '79, former general manager of the largest educational cable access channel in the United States and a producer for NBC's "Today" show, has been appointed executive director of the Presidents Leadership Institute at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Added: Jan. 25, 2010

Michael Sherrod, MA '77, will serve as the first publisher of the Texas Tribune throughout 2010. Sherrod is a former AOL executive and chief executive officer of Examiner.com, where his efforts catapulted the Web site than 8.5 million monthly unique visitors - today more than 17 million - distinguishing it as one of the top 200 Web sites in North America.  Added: Jan. 25, 2010

Cheryl Tevis, MA '75, is the senior farm issues editor for Successful Farming magazine in Des Moines, Iowa,  Added: Dec. 29, 2009

Edward McCain, BJ '79, is the owner of McCain Photography in Tucson, Ariz.  Added: Dec. 29, 2009

Jan Winburn, BJ '75, is an assignment producer for CNN.com in Atlanta, Ga.  Added: Dec. 28, 2009

Allison (left) and Margaret Engel, BJ '73. Photo by Mark Berndt.

Two-time Tony Award-nominee and film actress Kathleen Turner will star in the world premiere of Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Peggy Engel, BJ '73, and her twin sister Allison Engel. Directed by award-winning director David Esbjornson, this one-woman play based on the writings of the late political journalist Molly Ivins runs March 19 ­ April 18, 2010. Peggy Engel directs the Alicia Patterson Foundation, the oldest journalism writing fellowship program, and helped create the Newseum in Washington, D.C.  Added: Dec. 15, 2009

Deby Samuels, MA '74, is the vice president for marketing and communication at Lipscomb University in Nashville, a newly created position at the university.  Added: Dec. 14, 2009

Joan Lee Berkman, BJ '73, and Alice S. Handelman, BJ '65.

Alice S. Handelman, BJ '65, and Joan Lee Berkman, BJ '73, will receive the prestigious Catfish Award from the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis at its annual meeting on Dec. 4. Handelman is immediate past president of the Press Club and is president-elect of St. Louis Women of Achievement. Berkman is president of Facewatchers Inc. and served as chair of the 2008 Media Persons of the Year event sponsored by the Press Club. Handelman served as advisory chair of the event.  Added: Nov. 24, 2009

Don Corrigan, MA '75

Don Corrigan, MA '75, has won the national Distinguished Newspaper Adviser Award for 2009 from the College Media Advisers (CMA). Corrigan was recognized for providing "exemplary service" to Webster University and to his print journalism students. Since coming to Webster University in 1978, Corrigan developed a print journalism program and has advised students on the campus weekly, The Webster Journal. In addition to his duties at Webster University, Corrigan serves as editor and co-publisher of the Webster-Kirkwood and South County Times newspapers. He is the author of several books, and is a member of the editorial board for the St. Louis Journalism Review.  Added: Nov. 6, 2009

Pam Maples, BJ '79, is the vice president of editorial for newsy.com, a news site that collects, analyzes and presents perspectives from multiple sources. Most recently Maples was the managing editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and its Web site STLtoday.com.  Added: Nov. 6, 2009

Bob Foos, BJ '79, editor of the Webb City (Mo.) Sentinel, was honored at the Webb City R-7 Schools Foundation's annual Distinguished Citizen Dinner.  Added: Nov. 6, 2009

Linda Bell Blue, BJ '78

Linda Bell Blue, BJ '78, has been inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, the leading industry event which honors the pioneers, the innovators and the stars of the electronic arts. Bell Blue, who serves as executive producer of Entertainment Tonight, is also the executive producer of The Insider and oversees ETonline.com and TheInsider.com. In 2008 Bell Blue was named one of "Television's Most Powerful Women" and a recipient of a Star Award from the American Women in Radio and Television organization.  Added: Oct. 30, 2009

James O'Shea, MA '71, is the editor of the Chicago News Cooperative, a new multi-platform news venture that will offer public service reporting about Chicago for The New York Times, the city's public television station and on the Internet.  Added: Oct. 28, 2009

Rick Jensen, BJ '74, has been named executive editor of Rochester, N.Y.-based newspaper group Messenger Post Media. In his new role Jensen will be the chief newsroom manager, overseeing news coverage of the Daily Messenger in Canandaigua, N.Y., nine weekly publications in surrounding counties, and the group's Web site, MPNnow.com.  Added: Oct. 27, 2009

Mark Modesto, BJ '76, most recently president of Draftfcb Chicago, has been promoted to the agency's Corporate Leadership team in the newly created role of president of Draftfcb North America, effective Nov. 1.  Added: Oct. 26, 2009

John Byrne, MA '76, married Katherine Rodler at the V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena, Calif., on Oct. 18. Bryne works in New York as an executive editor of BusinessWeek magazine and the editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.com; he plans to relocate to San Francisco. He is the author of five business books and a co-author of three, including "Straight From the Gut," a collaboration with Jack Welch, former chairman of General Electric.  Added: Oct. 19, 2009

Christy Bulkeley, BJ '74, died in September.  Added: Oct. 1, 2009

Cheryl Tevis, MA '75, senior farm issues editor for Successful Farming magazine, received the title of 2009 Stueland Scholar as recognized by the National Farm Medicine Center. She has made safety a core theme in more than 30 years of writing for one of America's most influential farm publications. The Stueland Scholar was established in 2001 to honor the memory of emergency medicine specialist Dean Stueland, MD, MPH, former medical director of the National Farm Medicine Center and vice president of Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin. The award goes to an individual who has made significant contributions in the areas of emergency, agricultural and/or alcohol and drug abuse medicine.  Added: Sept. 28, 2009

Kathleen O'Dell, BJ '76, is the new community relations director for the Springfield-Greene County Library District in Missouri. She has worked 32 years for the News-Leader Media Group, including as a reporter and editor for the Springfield News-Leader. She also worked at the Washington, D.C., Bureau of USA Today in the early 1980s.  Added: Sept. 21, 2009

Kevin Kelly, BJ '78, will be inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in October. He has broadcasted more than 1,400 events in his 32 years of broadcasting play-by-play.  Added: Aug. 26, 2009

Karen Utterback BJ '73

Karen Utterback, BJ '73, MA '74 (A&S), died unexpectedly in Chicago. She served as president of the Chicago chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.  Added: Aug. 21, 2009

Deborah Keel, BJ '76, has been named chief executive officer for North Fulton Hospital, a 202-bed hospital located in Roswell, Ga., effective Sept. 1, 2009. She is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of hospital experience. Keel most recently served as chief executive officer for Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, a 400-bed hospital located in Fountain Valley, Calif.  Added: July 27, 2009

Jan Winburn, BJ '75, has been named winner of The 2009 Mimi Award, a prize that recognizes exceptional work by an editor. She began working at CNN earlier this summer and was previously an editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Baltimore Sun and other publications. Winburn is the third recipient of The Mimi, which includes a $1,000 prize. She will receive her award at a gathering of the Dart Society in Indianapolis Aug. 28.  Added: July 27, 2009

Jim Low, BJ '79, received the top conservation award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America during the group's annual conference. Low is the news services coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation.  Added: July 15, 2009

Bob Harlan, BJ '78, recently ended his radio talk program, "Talking Things Over," on KUBA 1600 AM in Yuba City, Ariz. He was on the air for more than five years and produced 1,500 programs.  Added: July 13, 2009

Christina Freitag, BJ '74, is a freelance photojournalist in Louisville, Ky.  Added: May 20, 2009

John Montre, BJ '75, MA '92 (Education), was promoted to associate professor at Saint Louis University. In his work as a professional librarian at Pius XII Memorial Library, he serves as liaison to Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at SLU.  Added: May 15, 2009

Barry Garron, BJ '71, currently lives in Los Angeles, Calif., pursuing his lifelong career in entertainment journalism.  Added: May 15, 2009

Gayly Gardner Opem, BJ '70, recently retired from her position as executive vice president of marketing at the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Abroad. She now lives in Chicago, Ill.  Added: May 6, 2009

Dorothy Gaiter, BJ '73, is a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal in New York, N.Y.  Added: May 4, 2009