Faculty
School Welcomes Two New Faculty Members, Announces Promotions
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 18, 2019) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomes two new faculty members and announces promotions for five others for the 2019-20 academic year. Those promoted to the academic rank of professor are Katherine Reed, a member of the journalism professions faculty, and Jon Stemmle, member of the strategic communication faculty. Jim … Continued
Don Ranly Magazine Scholarship to Support Generations of Students
The new scholarship honors the work of professor emeritus Don Ranly, who served the Missouri School of Journalism for 32 years. Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 5, 2019) — To honor his countless contributions to journalism, alumni and friends have established the Don Ranly Magazine Scholarship, which will be awarded to students wishing to pursue careers in … Continued
Stacey Woelfel Is RJI’s New Drone Director
Effective immediately, Missouri Journalism Professor Stacey Woelfel has been named as the new director of aerial journalism at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Columbia, Mo. (July 10, 2019) — Stacey Woelfel, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and the director of the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, will be adding some new oversight … Continued
More than victims: Migration images provide a chance to tell a greater story
An analysis of the 2015 Syrian exodus shows that how photographers frame migrants in photos matters By Cailin Riley MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (May 29, 2019) — One of the most devastating images from 2015 shows a three-year-old boy, Alan Kurdi, facedown and unmoving on a beach in Turkey. Alan had drowned during an … Continued
Top Investigative Reporter to Lead Missouri School of Journalism’s Washington Program
USA Today investigative reporter Alison Young has been appointed the new Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting. In that role she will oversee the school’s Washington program and produce the annual Hurley Symposium in Public Affairs Reporting. Alison Young, investigative reporter at USA Today, has been appointed to the Curtis B. Hurley Chair … Continued
Associate Professor Jeanne Abbott Awarded the McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence
Associate Professor and Managing Editor of the Columbia Missourian Jeanne Abbott is the 2019 winner of the O.O. McIntyre Professorship at the Missouri School of Journalism. The Award Comes with a $10,000 Salary Supplement for Next Academic Year Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2019) — Associate Professor Jeanne Abbott is the 2019 winner of the O.O. … Continued
Associate Professor Berkley Hudson Awarded $150,000 National Endowment for Humanities Grant
O.N. Pruitt worked as a white photographer in the racially-segregated town of Columbus, Mississippi, from 1915-1960. Pruitt’s photographs provide context for Southern history and culture as well as racial violence, depicting everything from river baptisms, family picnics to public executions and the 1935 lynching of two African American farmers. Project Will Create a Series of … Continued
Associate Professor Amy Simons Awarded 2019 Excellence in Online Class Facilitation Award
Associate Professor Amy Simons has won the Mizzou Online Excellence in Online Class Facilitation award. A J-School faculty member since August 2010, her work as an instructor of digital journalism techniques has taken her to China and the European Union. Columbia, Mo. (May 7, 2019) — Amy Simons, associate professor of journalism professions, has been … Continued
Professor Suzette Heiman Named 2019 MJEA Friend of Scholastic Journalism
In recognition of her efforts supporting scholastic journalism for high school students across the state, the Missouri Journalism Education Association has named Professor Suzette Heiman as the recipient of its Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award. Heiman, center, is flanked by Missouri Journalism Dean David Kurpius and MJEA member Michelle Kennedy, publications adviser at Grain Valley … Continued
Associate Professor Tim Vos Awarded 2019 MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
Associate Professor Tim P. Vos has won the prestigious MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, which includes a $1,500 honorarium and is given in recognition of the outstanding mentoring relationships a faculty adviser has developed with graduate students. Award Recognizes Outstanding Mentoring Relationships an Adviser Develops with Graduate Students Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2019) — Tim … Continued