Haynes Johnson, BJ ’52

Haynes Johnson, BJ ’52, and a recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Missouri in 1999, died May 24. He was a longtime Washington Post reporter. Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for covering the civil rights struggle in Selma, Ala.

Vicki Friedman, MA ’90

Vicki Friedman, MA ’90, a freelance writer and author of the blog LadySwish, is the winner of the 2013 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Mel Greenberg Media Award. Named after Mel Greenberg, the Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter who founded the Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, the award is presented annually to a member of the … Continued

Donald H. Loudon, BJ ’59

Donald H. Loudon, BJ ’59, passed away May 14, 2013. He played on the University of Missouri football team under Coach Don Faurot. Loudon earned his Juris Doctor and practiced law in Kansas City for 50 years.

Steve Bennish, MA ’87

Steve Bennish, MA ’87, a reporter at the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, is the author of “Scrappers: Dayton, Ohio and America Turn to Scrap.” The photojournalism book profiles people who collect discarded scrap metal to sell to recyclers by the pound.

Nancy Jones, PhD ’67

Nancy Jones, PhD ’67, recently received the Service to Journalism Award for contributions to the field of journalism at the annual Golden Quills Awards banquet in Pittsburgh. During her career, she wrote for the Daily Press in Newport News, Va.; the Miami Herald; and the Associated Press in Louisville, Ky. She also taught journalism at … Continued

Dak Dillon, BJ ’12

Dak Dillon, BJ ’12, appears on the cover of the May edition of the monthly Columbia (Mo.) Business Times. This issue, dedicated to media and creative issues, profiles Dillon’s entrepreneurial ventures in its four-page article. He started Hub & Spoke, a full-service marketing and creative agency in downtown Columbia. Other endeavors include NewscastStudio, a website … Continued

Rajah Maples, MA ’03

Rajah Maples, MA ’03, earned a third-place award for spot news coverage in the Iowa Broadcast News Association’s 2012 News Excellence Contest. Maples received her award at the association’s spring convention on April 20. Maples works as an anchor‚ multi-media journalist and producer for KHQA‚ an ABC and CBS affiliate in Quincy. The station also … Continued

Mary Lawrence Deibel, MA ’72

Mary Lawrence Deibel, MA ’72, a reporter with the Washington D.C., bureau of Scripps Howard News Service for nearly 25 years specializing in coverage of the Supreme Court and economics, died May 3 from cancer. Deibel began a distinguished career in journalism at The Wilmington (Del.) News-Journal in 1971 and in 1976 joined the writing … Continued

Alice Handelman, BJ ’65

Alice Handelman, BJ ’65, will receive the 2013 Honoree Award of the Women’s Auxiliary for the Jewish Aged (former The Auxiliary JCA) on June 11 in St. Louis. An award-winning journalist, photographer and public relations consultant, she was the community relations director at the former Jewish Center for Aged for 18 years following 10 years … Continued

Barbara Beck Beeching, BJ ’50

Barbara Beck Beeching, BJ ’50, became a student again after a lengthy hiatus. She earned a master’s in American studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in 1995, and a doctoral degree in U.S. history in 2010.