Elsie Dickson Barks, BJ ’45, died at her home in Chicago Dec. 8, 2018 at the age of 95. Valedictorian of Matamoras (Ohio) High School in 1941, Barks earned a scholarship to Marietta College, then transferred to the University of Missouri, where she earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree with honors in 1945. After serving as State House Correspondent for United Press in Charleston, W. Va., she became an instructor in journalism at Mizzou and associate editor of the university’s daily newspaper, The Columbia Missourian.

Updated: December 13, 2018