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1980-89

St. Louis American Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Jones, BJ '88, was elected president of Missouri Press Association during the 143rd annual Missouri Press Association convention in Kansas City.  Added: Oct. 23, 2009

Jann Carl, BJ '82, received a 2009 Mizzou Alumni Association Faculty-Alumni Award in recognition of her professional accomplishments and service to her community and alma mater. Nationally respected for her interviews, Carl recently completed her 14th season at "Entertainment Tonight," the ratings leader in entertainment news. [More]  Added: Oct. 2, 2009

Maureen Parks, BJ '87, is the assistant vice president of human resources for the University of Illinois. The UI has campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. Parks earned her MBA from the University of Illinois. She and her husband John S. Parks are the parents of a son, Sean.  Added: Aug. 10, 2009

David J. Marcou, BJ '84, of La Crosse, Wis., recently edited Spirit of America and the World, a group photo-anthology published by AWPA Press, which David directs. He also co-authored A Modest Archival Photobook, with his son, Matthew, published by the D.B. Reinhart Ethics in Leadership Institute, Viterbo University. The father-son team's photos and writings are in many archives, including the Smithsonian Institution, British National Portrait Gallery, State historical societies of Wisconsin and Missouri as well as the U.S., British, French, Irish, South Korean and Philippine national libraries.  Added: July 10, 2009

"Art & Soul," a limited-edition book by Brian Smith, BJ '81, recently was distributed to President Obama and every member of Congress as a way to highlight the need for public funding for arts and arts education. Smith and a delegation of artists traveled to Washington, D.C., on May 8 to personally present the limited-edition book. "Art & Soul" features Smith's portraits of celebrities including Tim Daly, Alfre Woodard, Kerry Washington, Dana Delany, Tony Bennett, Anne Hathaway, Zooey Deschanel, Alyssa Milano, Ellen Burstyn and David Hyde Pierce. Each photograph is accompanied by handwritten personal testimonials from each artist which express their support for the importance of the arts in the lives of Americans. For more about the project, please visit Brian Smith's blog on Wordpress.com.  Added: May 22, 2009

Michelle Rich, BJ '88, co-marketing manager for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, is responsible for all customer and channel marketing for North America. Previously, she was retail marketing manager for the Car Dealer and Specialty Accounts Channel at Goodyear and spent 16 years at Ford Motor Company in various sales and marketing positions. Rich lives in Jackson Township, Ohio, with her husband and two children.  Added: May 18, 2009

Laura S. Bernhardt, BJ '80, is the senior vice president of business development for Ketchum Midwest and Emanate in Chicago, Ill.  Added: May 15, 2009

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed J. Dale Youngs, BJ '86, of Kansas City, to serve as a Circuit Judge for the 16th judicial circuit in Jackson County.  Added: May 4, 2009