Archives: Class Notes
Caitlin Bandel, BJ ’12
Caitlin Bandel, BJ ’12, is an account administrator at Intouch Solutions in Overland Park, Kan.
Robert Lee Zale, BJ ’50
Robert Lee Zale, BJ ’50, died on Aug. 29, 2012.
Tom Lamonica, BJ ’75
Tom Lamonica, BJ ’75, retired in 2006 after a 31-year career in college sports public relations to become a faculty member in the School of Communication at Illinois State University and a communication consultant. In addition to teaching public relations, he has built the school’s internship program into Illinois State’s largest and helped create the … Continued
Brian Peterson, BJ ’89
Brian Peterson, BJ ’89, became head of communications for Esri, the world’s leader in geographic information systems, mapping software, and location analytics in February 2012. Prior to his new position at Esri, Peterson had been vice president of corporation communications for Fox Cable Networks for three years.
Melissa Farlow, MA ’94
Melissa Farlow, MA ’94, will be honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award by the Indiana University School of Journalism this fall. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who has contributed to National Geographic publications for almost 20 years, traveling around the globe to capture images from Alaska to the Austrian Alps. For almost 20 years, … Continued
Mark Salter, BJ ’74
Mark Salter, BJ ’74, has begun a new position as executive director for the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Minnesota.
James O’Shea, MA ’71
James O’Shea, MA ’71, is the author of “The Deal from Hell: How Moguls and Wall Street Plundered Great American Newspapers” (Public Affairs, 2011). The book chronicles the series of events after the Tribune Company acquired Times Mirror Corporation, which was the most powerful collection of newspapers in the world at the time, in 2000. … Continued
Robert S. Leaf, BJ ’52, MA ’54
Robert S. Leaf, BJ ’52, MA ’54, published his memoirs, “The Art of Perception: Memoirs of a Life in PR” (Atlantic Books, 2012). He was with Burson-Marsteller for 40 years and was international chairman when the company was the world’s largest public relations firm. Leaf, who lives in London, now has his own consulting firm … Continued
Stewart Scott, BJ ’64
Stewart Scott, BJ ’64, is the author of “Dairy of a Mall Santa,” available as a Kindle book on Amazon.com. The book includes 113 stories, mostly about meetings with children, but a few stories are about encounters with adults. One story, for example, is about a young, unmarried couple. They marched into Santa Land smiling … Continued
Jill (Branson) Hammergren, BJ ’88
Jill (Branson) Hammergren, BJ ’88, has been named the 2012-13 Professional Woman of the Year, a prestigious distinction awarded by the National Association of Professional Women. NAPW is an organization of 400,000 members, who join together to develop innovative business and social relationships. Hammergren also added three new international Telly Awards for excellence in video … Continued