Archives: Class Notes
Rosemary D. White, BJ ’74
Rosemary D. White, BJ ’74, died Feb. 22, 2014, after a yearlong struggle with bile duct cancer. She studied radio-television journalism while in school. White started her career as a TV news reporter in Laredo, Texas, before moving on stations in Tucson, Ariz.; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia; Providence, R.I.; and, finally, to WCVB Channel 5 in … Continued
Marilyn Miller Sklyar, BJ ’48
Marilyn Miller Sklyar, BJ ’48, is the author of “Tales from a Mad Man’s Wife.” The book chronicles the career of husband David Skylar, BJ ’49, as he entered the Missouri School of Journalism after serving in the Air Force during World War II. David Skylar wanted to be a newspaper reporter and worked on … Continued
Rich Oriez, MA ’09
Rich Oriez, MA ’09, won Civilian Photographer of the Year honors in the 2013 Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs Media Contest. He was also named Civilian Print Journalist of the Year and the winner in the pictorial and sports photography categories.
Mike Bruno, MA ’99
Mike Bruno, MA ’99, has been named Billboard’s VP of digital content and programming. Bruno joins Billboard after seven years at Entertainment Weekly. His resume includes stints at Citysearch, music editing at a digital startup, freelance writing for the NY Press, Chicago Reader and several EDM magazines. Bruno began at EW.com as the news editor … Continued
Scott Kent, BJ ’88
Scott Kent, BJ ’88, started a new job as the opinion page editor of The News-Journal in Daytona Beach, Fla. Previously he served as editorial page editor of The News Herald in Panama City, Fla. Kent has also worked at the Savannah (Ga.) Morning News and The Republic in Columbus, Ind.
Sarah Copeland, BJ ’99
Sarah Copeland, BJ ’99, is the author of “Feast: Generous Vegetarian Meals for Any Eater and Every Appetite.”
Howard Price, MA ’73
Howard Price, MA ’73, died Feb. 27, 2009.
Anne Price, BJ ’43
Anne Price, BJ ’43, died March 5, 2014. She started her 70-year career at The Advocate in Baton Rouge, La., as the wire editor. Her responsibilities expanded to include overseeing makeup of the front and inside pages and covering the police beat. Price introduced arts coverage to the newspaper and, with her son, covered The … Continued
Bill Tammeus, BJ ’67
Bill Tammeus, BJ ’67, just published “Woodstock: A Story of Middle Americans.” Rooted in his hometown of Woodstock, Ill., but it’s neither a memoir nor a book just about Woodstock. Rather, it’s an attempt to help readers understand what people Tammeus calls Middle Americans brought to this country in the wake of the so-called Greatest … Continued
Jon Cook, BJ ’93
VML CEO and President Jon Cook, BJ ’93, was named Advertising Professional of the Year at the 2014 American Advertising Awards banquet held Feb. 15 in Kansas City. Cook has been with VML for more than 18 years, where he has seen the agency grow from 30 employees in Kansas City to more than 1,900 … Continued