Archives: Class Notes
Robert Loggia, BJ ’51
Robert Loggia, BJ ’51, died Dec. 4, 2015. He was an American character actor best known for tough-guy roles in gangster films such as “Scarface” and in the television series “The Sopranos.” Among his film credits are “S.O.B.” (1981), three Pink Panther sequels: ‘Revenge of the Pink Panther” (1978), “Trail of the Pink Panther” (1982) … Continued
David Murray, BJ ’86
David Murray, BJ ’86, has been named associate vice president for Marketing and Communications for Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mich.
Danita Allen Wood, BS AGR ’77, MA ’93
Missouri Life magazine took home the 2015 Magazine of the Year award from the International Regional Magazine Association’s annual awards celebration on Oct. 26, in San Diego. Danita Allen Wood, BS AGR ’77, MA ’93, serves as editor in chief. Missouri Life also earned eight other awards for publications with circulation less than 30,000.
Hope Kirwan, BJ ’15
Hope Kirwan, BJ ’15, joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s La Crosse News Bureau in November 2015. She reports on issues and events in southwestern Wisconsin. She hosts the station’s weekly talk show, Newsmakers. While a student at the Missouri School of Journalism, Kirwan was the health and wealth reporter and a general assignment reporter at KBIA-FM, … Continued
William Albert Stauffer, BJ ’52
William Albert Stauffer, BJ ’52, died Nov. 26, in Urbandale, Iowa. He majored in advertising as well as newspaper organization and management. Stauffer attended MU on a basketball scholarship and was the first of six players to have his jersey retired.
Joseph Leopold Belic, BJ ’53
Joseph Leopold Belic, BJ ’53, died June 12.
Robert Kelly, BJ ’72
Robert Kelly, BJ ’72, retired in July 2015 after 43 years as a reporter and editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He is now teaching Mass Communications, Writing for the News Media at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Michael Friedman, MA ’67
Michael Friedman, MA ’67, formerly a disc jockey and sports director at KFRU-FM, retired from news and public relations after a 40-year career. Friedman is now an adjunct professor of professional communications management at SUNY Farmingdale, New York.
Robert Gould, BJ ’78
Robert Gould, BJ ’78, went on to become a an orthopedic surgeon after working at Foote Cone and Gelding in Chicago.
Bob Kalish, BJ ’63
Bob Kalish, BJ ’63, was inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame during the MPA’s annual meeting Oct. 17 in Bangor. Kalish spent 10 years with the Bath Brunswick Times Record as a reporter, during which he covered the dismantling of the state’s only nuclear power plant and the closing of a major … Continued