Archives: Class Notes
Benjamin Urkov, BJ ’12
Benjamin Urkov, BJ ’12, is an Oscar Mayer brand ambassador and driver of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.
After a career as a magazine editor and freelancer writer and editor, Carolyn Mulford, MA ’62, has sold the first two mysteries in a series. Five Star/Gale, Cengage will publish Show Me the Murder in February 2013 and Show Me the Deadly Deer in December 2013. The protagonist is a former CIA covert operative who … Continued
Brad Thompson, MA ’75
Brad Thompson, MA ’75, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania after teaching at the University of Dar es Salaam’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Thompson was on sabbatical from Linfield College in Oregon.
Ralph G. Martin, BJ ’41
Ralph G. Martin, BJ ’41, a best-selling author of political and celebrity biographies whose subjects included the Kennedys, Golda Meir and Winston Churchill’s mother, died Jan. 9, 2013.
Patricia H. Kennedy, BJ ’45
Patricia H. Kennedy, BJ ’45, died on Nov. 26, 2011.
Katherine Johanns, BJ ’02
Katherine Johanns, BJ ’02, is the communications director at the Association of Texas Professional Educators, the nation’s largest independent educator organization.
Tim Fenton, BJ ’65
After a long career in advertising and direct marketing in New York – and a brief one in Connecticut in real estate – Tim Fenton, BJ ’65, has been retired for five years and living in Davis, Calif. Fenton’s “retirement gig” is working in California state Democratic politics. “I am proud to say we had … Continued
Lynn Weddle Judkins, BJ ’93
Lynn Weddle Judkins, BJ ’93, is the membership chairman for the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. A seasoned trial attorney, Judkins handles primarily business and construction-related disputes of all sizes in Missouri and Kansas.
Major Garrett, BJ ’84
Major Garrett, BJ ’84, has recently been named Chief White House Correspondent at CBS News. He will report to all of the station’s broadcasts and platforms and will occasionally substitute as Anchor of “Face the Nation.” Garrett also will continue to contribute to National Journal as a correspondent-at-large and write a weekly column.
Daxton “Chip” Stewart, PhD ’09
Daxton “Chip” Stewart, PhD ’09, had his first book, “Social Media and the Law: A Guidebook for Communication Students and Professionals,” published by Routledge in December. Stewart edited the book, which features chapters by 11 authors, including one of his own on developing social media policies and guidelines for journalism organizations. In 2012, he was … Continued