Faculty
Kappa Tau Alpha National Award Named for Executive Director Keith P. Sanders
Columbia, Mo. (March 10, 2010) — One of Kappa Tau Alpha‘s national awards has been named the Keith P. Sanders KTA Outstanding Service Award in recognition of the exemplary service of its longtime executive director. Sanders is a professor emeritus at the Missouri School of Journalism. The surprise announcement was made during the honor society’s centennial … Continued
George Kennedy and Liz Brixey Honored by Journalism Graduate Students Association
By Joan Niesen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 14, 2009) — The Journalism Graduate Students Association (JGSA) honored two members of the journalism graduate faculty with its Excellence in the Graduate School award. This year, Professor Emeritus George Kennedy and Associate Professor Elizabeth Brixey were selected as recipients. Kennedy was a long-time editor of the Missourian … Continued
Five Students Present Papers; Perry Elected President; Winfield Receives Kobre Award at the American Journalism Historians Association Convention
By Angela Hamilton Master’s Student Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 24, 2009) — Five Missouri School of Journalism students presented papers – including one selected as a runner-up for the outstanding student paper award – at the annual American Journalism Historians Association convention held in Birmingham, Ala. In addition, Earnest Perry, chair of … Continued
Highlighting Racial Disparities Increases Coverage and Effectiveness of Health News, MU Researchers Find
By Emily Smith MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2009) — Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As media researchers search for better methods to … Continued
Dean Mills Discusses the Future of Journalism during the Fudan University School of Journalism’s 80th Anniversary Activities
By Ernest Zhang China Program Coordinator Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 16, 2009) — “Journalism education programs are more crucial than ever to the survival of quality journalism,” noted Dean Mills, dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, during his remarks on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of China’s first school of journalism, … Continued
Thorson, Duffy Surprised with President’s Award at the Annual Missouri Press Association Convention
Kansas City, Mo. (Oct. 26, 2009) — Missouri Press Association president Vicki S. Russell surprised two Missouri School of Journalism professors with the President’s Award at the group’s recent convention in Kansas City. The MPA President’s Award was established to honor a person or persons who’ve made a special impact on that president. Esther Thorson … Continued
Betty Winfield to Receive the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History
By Joan Niesen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2009) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Betty Houchin Winfield will receive the American Journalism Historians Association‘s (AJHA) Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History. The award, the highest honor given out by the organization, recognizes Winfield’s career as an accomplished mass media historian. … Continued
Earnest Perry to Assume Presidency of the American Journalism Historians Association
Columbia, Mo. (September 23, 2009) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Earnest Perry will begin his one-year term as president of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) in October. Perry, who is currently first vice president of the AJHA, is the first University of Missouri professor to be named president of the organization. In his role, … Continued
Angus McDougall, a Legendary Force in Photojournalism, Dies
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 21, 2009) — Angus W. “Mac” McDougall, a legendary force in photojournalism, editing and education, died in Columbia on Thursday, Aug. 20. He was 92. McDougall set standards of excellence in photography, photo editing and photojournalism education. As a Milwaukee Journal photographer, he was an innovator in the use of high-speed strobe … Continued
Award-Winning Journalist Randy Smith Named First Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 17, 2009) — Award-winning journalist Randy Smith will be the first Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism. He begins his responsibilities when the semester starts on Aug. 24. “We are delighted to have Randy Smith as the first Reynolds Chair,” said Dean Mills, dean of … Continued