Archives: Class Notes
Katherine Kerr Kubatzky, BJ ’80
Katherine (Kerr) Kubatzky, BJ ’80, and Tim Kubatzky, BJ ’80, founded Polaris Non-Profit Solutions LLC, based in Georgetown, Texas, offering communications and fundraising consulting services to nonprofit organizations.
Jim Harnar, BJ ’75
Jim Harnar, BJ ’75, retired from the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership in Portland, Maine, after heading the nonprofit organization for the past decade. After three years as a newspaper reporter in Colorado in the late 1970’s, Harnar joined the Navy, subsequently serving 25 years of active duty and in the Naval Reserve. He … Continued
Susan Mays, BJ ’87
Susan Mays, BJ ’87, has been named vice president of brand, marketing and communications for CH2M, a $5.5 billion global engineering, construction and operations firm headquartered in Colorado. Mays previously led marketing for the firm’s operations and maintenance business.
Robert G. Picard, PhD ’83
Robert G. Picard, PhD ’83, has been named associate editor for media and cultural economics of the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. The prestigious dictionary was first published 125 years ago by Inglis Palgrave and has evolved into a digital resource edition edited by Lawrence Blume, professor of economics at Cornell University. As associate editor, … Continued
Thomas Michael Eschen, BJ ’75
Thomas Michael Eschen, BJ ’75, was named president of the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis in January. Eschen is the vice president for institutional advancement at Maryville University in St. Louis.
Seth Hamblin, MA ’12
Seth Hamblin, MA ’12, died May 31, 2015. He worked in the graphics department of the Wall Street Journal for almost a decade. Hamblin joined the Journal in 2007 as a News Editor for the graphics team and rose to become Graphics Chief in 2010 and Deputy Global Head of Visuals in 2014. Before joining … Continued
Tayo Oyedeji, PhD ’08
Tayo Oyedeji, PhD ’08, is the managing director/CEO of Starcom Media Perspectives, Nigeria’s No. 1 media advertising agency.
Sam Montague, BJ ’36
Sam Montague, BJ ’36, died May 13, 2015, just shy of his 103rd birthday. He was a photographer, public relations practitioner and fundraiser during his career. Montague was a member of the Reveille Seven, a group of journalism students expelled from Louisiana State University who completed their education at the Missouri School of Journalism. The … Continued
Brigid F. Cech Samole, BJ ’99
Brigid F. Cech Samole, BJ ’99, a shareholder in the Miami Appellate Practice of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Chapman Partnership for the Homeless. The charitable organization provides emergency housing, meals, job training and various types of assistance to help homeless men, women and families … Continued
Joe Hardy Jahraus, BJ ’63
Joe Hardy Jahraus, BJ ’63, died May 1, 2015, in Tulsa. Following graduation, he worked as an editor of Hallmark Cards and later as director of sales and promotion for Skelly Oil, which later merged with Getty Oil. As a student at MU, he was a cartoonist for Show Me Magazine. A prolific artist, his … Continued