Awards
Broadcast Professor Emeritus Named 2008 Faculty Retiree of the Year
By the Mizzou Weekly Staff Columbia, Mo. (May 30, 2008) — As the lunch clatter died down April 23 in the cavernous Hearnes Center field house and the award ceremony began, many of the more than 600 retirees in attendance knew firsthand that the award’s title — the Retiree of the Year Award — was … Continued
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (May 28, 2008) — Brian S. Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration at the Missouri School of Journalism, won the 2008 McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching. The professorship comes with a $10,000 salary supplement for the next academic year. Brooks came to the School in 1974 after working in Vietnam … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Graduate Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship
Columbia, Mo. (May 23, 2008) — The story of Bob O’Brien is one Doug Meigs, BJ ’07, can hardly wait to tell. As the son of a Mandan tribal leader and of a nun who once worked on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, O’Brien grew up an orphan in Minnesota, uncertain of … Continued
First Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Fellow Selected
Contact: Jon Stemmle Phone: (573) 882-6225 E-mail: stemmlej@missouri.edu Columbia, Mo. (May 19, 2008) — “The world of journalism is in a state of flux and so is the health of the world.” The words that Paula Hunt used to open her application letter for the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Fellow position resonated with the search committee, … Continued
Elizabeth Hardt Wins 2008 “Pat on the Back” Award for Outstanding Contributions to the School
Columbia, Mo. (May 1, 2008) — Executive Staff Assistant Elizabeth Hardt won this year’s “Pat on the Back” award, which honors outstanding contributions by Missouri School of Journalism staff members. As executive staff assistant to the dean of journalism, Hardt helps facilitate faculty reappointment, promotion and tenure processes in addition to completing clerical work for faculty … Continued
11 Missouri Journalism Students Receive Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
Columbia, Mo. (April 30, 2008) — The Society of Professional Journalists recently honored 11 Missouri School of Journalism students’ reporting skills with 20 Mark of Excellence awards. Eleven stories from all of the School’s student-staffed outlets won first-place awards in the 2008 Region 7 competition, allowing them to advance to the national competition. In addition, nine … Continued
Ten Graduate Students to Be Selected for Prestigious WHCA-Missouri Fellowship in Government Affairs Reporting
Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2008) — The White House Correspondents’ Association will announce at its annual dinner on Saturday, April 26, a new WHCA-Missouri Fellowship Program in government affairs reporting. The Missouri School of Journalism, considered by the WHCA as one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism graduate programs, was one of three schools selected by … Continued
J-School Alumnus Steve Fainaru Awarded Pulitzer Prize
By Hannah Zimmerman Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (April 9, 2008) — Six Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to The Washington Post on Monday, one of which went to a Missouri School of Journalism alumnus. Steve Fainaru’s 10-part series on how private security contractors in Iraq operate outside many of the laws governing U.S. Forces won the award … Continued
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Awards 11 Missouri Journalism Students with Summer Internships
Columbia, Mo. (April 7, 2008) — The prestigious Dow Jones Newspaper Fund has awarded 11 Missouri School of Journalism students summer internships in news, sports and news wire copy editing. For 50 years, top reporters and editors have had the privilege of receiving Dow Jones Newspaper Fund training. The Newspaper Fund, founded in 1958 by editors … Continued
Master’s Student Wins First Place in Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ “Best in Business” National Contest
Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2008) — Winning a national business writing competition never was one of Jessica Nuñez’s goals. In fact, she never really considered herself a business reporter. After winning first place in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ Best in Business contest for her story “Funding Farming,” Nuñez said she is … Continued