Alumni
J-School Grad Garners Literacy Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 9, 2004) — Maggie Rotermund, BJ ’02, won first place in the Arkansas Associated Press Managing Editors feature award contest in the 25,000 and under circulation category for her story in The Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home, Ark. The same piece earlier won first place in feature writing in the 2003 Southern … Continued
Journalism Alumnus Has Guided Fleishman-Hillard’s Growth from Small Local Agency to Global Leader
St. Louis (April 7, 2004) — John D. Graham, BJ ’59, chairman and chief executive officer of Fleishman-Hillard Inc., recently celebrated 30 years at the helm of Fleishman-Hillard. On March 25, 1974, he was named president and chief executive officer of the firm, which then had only a single office in St. Louis. Today, Fleishman-Hillard is … Continued
Missouri Journalism Alumni Win IRE Awards
Columbia, Mo. (April 6, 2004) — Missouri School of Journalism alumni were among the winners in the 2003 Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. annual awards program. The competition recognizes outstanding investigative work in 15 categories, most of them based on market or circulation size. The categories are separated into print, broadcast, online media and work that demonstrates … Continued
Journalism Alumna Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2004) — Elizabeth Llorente, BJ ’84, recently received the 2004 Career Achievement Award for Print Journalists for her work in race and ethnicity from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The award recognizes a variety of contributions that Llorente has made to the field of journalism, including a recent series, “Diverse … Continued
Alumnus Organizes First Newspaper Design Competition in Russia
Columbia, Mo. (March 19, 2004) — Dmitri Surnin, MA ’01, helped organize and judge the first-ever newspaper design competition in Russia called “Newspaper Design 2003.” “We had 128 publications participating and more than 2,000 entries, which is not a bad turnout for the first competition,” said Surnin. The results were announced March 1. The contest … Continued
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grant Largest Ever for University of Missouri
$31 Million Grant to Establish Journalism Institute Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 9, 2004) — The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced today the awarding of $31 million to the Missouri School of Journalism for the creation of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, a center that will focus on advanced studies of journalism and its role in democratic societies. … Continued
Public Relations Text Published by Journalism Professor
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 12, 2003) — Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice, a new textbook by Missouri School of Journalism professor Suzette Heiman and four other journalism professors, presents a comprehensive and inclusive overview of public relations. Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice depicts information in a four-part organization to ensure that students will gain … Continued
Journalism Graduate Dean and Alumnus Recognized by MU Alumni Association
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 25, 2003) — Two of the 17 outstanding faculty and alumni recently honored by the MU Alumni Association are from the Missouri School of Journalism. Esther Thorson, dean of graduate studies, and Art Holliday, BJ ’76, received a Faculty-Alumni award during the recent 36th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards Ceremony in Columbia. Faculty-Alumni Awards, first … Continued
In Memoriam: Charles W. Cleworth
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 17, 2003) — Charles W. Cleworth sat next to then-Missouri Journalism Dean Milt Gross while on a business trip many years ago. By the time the plane landed, Mr. Cleworth noted that he “felt strongly about your school of journalism both by reputation and by my all too short but enlightening conversation … Continued
News-Editorial Professor Inducted into the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 1, 2003) – James Sterling, BJ ’65, the Community Newspaper Management chair at the Missouri School of Journalism, was one of six who were inducted into the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame at its recent annual meeting in Kansas City. Inductees are chosen based on the length of time they have contributed … Continued