Faculty
Former Missouri Journalism Dean Elmer Lower Dies at 98
He Was a Television News Pioneer, Emmy-Winning Broadcaster and President of ABC News Vero Beach, Fla. (July 27, 2011) — Elmer Wilson Lower, a former dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, passed away on July 26, 2011, in Vero Beach, Fla., after a brief illness. The Emmy award-winning broadcaster, who served as president of … Continued
Journalism Books by Davis, Heiman Recognized at MU Campus Authors Event
Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty members Charles Davis and Suzette Heiman were among the 34 University of Missouri professors recognized at the recent annual Campus Authors event sponsored by the University Bookstore. The activity took place in conjunction with the University of Missouri’s Celebration of Teaching workshop, which featured … Continued
University of Wisconsin-Madison Honors Graduate Studies Dean Thorson with Nelson Award
Madison, Wis. (May 9, 2011) — Esther Thorson, the associate dean for graduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, recently received the Harold L. Nelson Award for achievement in mass communication research from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thorson was a faculty member at Wisconsin-Madison for 12 … Continued
Rodgers Named Director of Research for Health Communication Research Center
Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2011) — Shelly Rodgers, an associate professor of strategic communication in the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named the director of research for the Health Communication Research Center (HCRC). Rodgers, who will begin in this role this summer, will guide the research efforts for the Center’s grant and contract projects. … Continued
MU Tap Day Honors 21 Journalism Students and a Faculty Member
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2011) — During the recent 84th annual Tap Day on the University of Missouri campus, 21 Missouri School of Journalism students and one faculty member were tapped into five of the six University of Missouri’s secret honorary societies. Top row, from left: Adrianna Amato, Charles Davis, Jayme Gardner, Evan Glantz, Maggie … Continued
Barbara Ifshin Receives the MU Excellence in Education Award
Strategic Communication Faculty Member Cited for Work with MOJO Ad Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2011) — Barbara Ifshin, a member of the strategic communication faculty and director of account management and planning for MOJO Ad, is a recipient of the 2011 Excellence in Education Award at the University of Missouri. Members of the campus community … Continued
Earnest Perry Selected for Summer Institute at Harvard University
Columbia, Mo. (April 12, 2011) — Earnest L. Perry Jr., associate professor and chair of journalism studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been selected to participate in the 2011 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for College Teachers at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University. The four-week program, hosted … Continued
Challenges to Public Broadcasting to Be Discussed by Top Leaders and Journalists
Washington, D.C. (April 12, 2011) — Public broadcasting is facing the most serious threat to federal funding in its 44-year history. Top industry leaders and journalists will gather to discuss this issue at the 2011 Curtis B. Hurley Symposium on April 26 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Leading the dialogue will be the … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professor Awarded 2011 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Mike McKean Is One of Five MU Teachers to Be Recognized By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 7, 2011) — Mike McKean knew he had been nominated for one of the William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence, but he did not know when the winners would be announced. The “when” … Continued
Journalism Professor Works to Make Missouri Information More Accessible
Open Missouri Project to Simplify Searching for Missouri Government Data By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2011) — Despite a dramatic increase of available information due to the prevalence of the Internet, many important government records and data are still not readily accessible for citizens and journalists to view online. In … Continued