Awards
Graduate Students Win All ICA Political Communication Awards
Columbia, Mo. (June 1, 2003) — Four Missouri School of Journalism graduate students won all of the awards for top student papers in the Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association (ICA) convention in May. The division honors just four graduate students each year, meaning Missouri swept this year’s awards. The four students were … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Student Receives 2003 MU Distinguished Dissertation Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2003) — For the first time in the history of the Journalism School, a doctoral student’s dissertation has been recognized as the most accomplished of the year by an MU student. Seow Ting Lee, now an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, received the MU Distinguished Dissertation Award — and … Continued
KOMU.com – Best in the Midwest
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2003) — KOMU‘s website has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for the best small-market TV Web site in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The award, which is given by the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), recognizes Web sites that offer timely news and original content while maximizing the use of … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Professor Receives Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2003) — Long-time faculty member Professor Don Ranly has received one of 10 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence awarded each year to outstanding MU professors. He is the fourth Missouri School of Journalism professor to receive the award since its creation in 1991. The trustees of the William T. Kemper … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Design Selected for Juror Appreciation Week Poster
Columbia, Mo. (April 14, 2003) — Posters and lapel buttons designed by Missouri School of Journalism student, Erin McGowan, will be displayed and distributed at courthouses throughout the state during Juror Appreciation Week, April 28 – May 2, as a “thank you” to Missouri jurors for the important public service they perform. The Missouri Bar … Continued
Betty Houchin Winfield Awarded Prestigious Curators’ Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 24, 2003) — Betty Houchin Winfield, PhD, a professor in the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the University’s most prestigious designation, a Curators’ Professorship, for her outstanding scholarly work in political communication. She is the first professor in the School of Journalism to be awarded this appointment. Winfield, who also … Continued