Archives: Class Notes
Robert Hurtt, BJ ’02
Robert Hurtt, BJ ’02, has joined the business litigation group at the Husch Blackwell law firm. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2013. While there, he served as Notes & Comments editor for the Saint Louis University Law Journal, and he received four academic excellence awards … Continued
Eric Odendahl, PhD ’66
Eric Odendahl, PhD ’66, is the author of “The Peeping Tom Murders of Cobre,” published on Kindle. The description reads: “As inquisitive as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Skinny Maxwell and his friend, Bennie Jack Hawkins, peep at a naked woman in a dilapidated trailer just as her husband arrives and shoots her, only to … Continued
Jane B. Singer, PhD ’96
Jane B. Singer, PhD ’96, was elected to the board of directors for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication as the new chair of the Professional Freedom & Responsibility Committee. Singer is a professor of entrepreneurial journalism at City University in London.
Steve Liewer, BJ ’88
Steve Liewer, BJ ’88, is a military writer for the Omaha World-Herald and Omaha.com. Most recently, he had worked for three years as a media instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Previously, Liewer had been a military writer at the San Diego Union-Tribune and Stars and Stripes, … Continued
Alice S. Handelman, BJ ’65
Alice S. Handelman, BJ ’65, an award-winning writer and photographer, was recently lauded for 30 years of active membership in National Federation of Press Women. She was honored Aug. 22 at the 2013 NFPW national conference at the Marriott City Center in Salt Lake City. Handelman served as publicity chair of Missouri Professional Communicators, the … Continued
Curtis Jones, MA ’98
Curtis Jones, MA ’98, died Sept. 4, 2013. He served as West Virginia’s assistant athletic director for academic support at the time of his death.
Dorothy V. Samuels, BJ ’50
Dorothy V. Samuels, BJ ’50, died Aug. 22, 2013.
Richard Nash Thien, BJ ’63
Richard “Dick” Nash Thien, BJ ’63, a longtime newspaper editor who worked in several states and coached countless young journalists, died Aug. 23, 2013. He was a founding editor of USA Today and a coach in the Chips Quinn Scholar program for young minority journalists.
Oline H. Cogdill, BJ ’74
Oline H. Cogdill, BJ ’74, was honored with the 2013 Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Established in 1953, the award recognizes outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing. The Raven was presented during the annual Edgar Awards gala in May. Cogdill has been a journalist for more … Continued
Jack W. Germond, BJ ’51
Jack W. Germond, BJ ’51, a columnist and pundit who covered 10 presidential elections and sparred with colleagues on TV’s “The McLaughlin Group,” died Aug. 14. He had recently finished his first novel, “A Small Story for Page Three,” about a reporter investigating political intrigue. Professor Barbara Cochran shared the following: He was my boss and … Continued