Archives: Class Notes
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
Dugan Arnett, BJ ’06
Dugan Arnett, BJ ’06, a reporter for the Kansas City Star, is one of five outstanding young journalists to receive an Award of Merit from the Missouri Press Association. Winners of the award have demonstrated excellence in the field of journalism and maintained the quality, ethics and standards of The Journalist’s Creed, written by Walter … Continued
Emily Younker, MA ’09
Emily Younker, MA ’09, is one of two journalists selected to receive the Missouri Outstanding Young Journalist award from the Missouri Press Association. She is a reporter for The Joplin (Mo.) Globe. Winners of the award have demonstrated excellence in the field of journalism and maintained the quality, ethics and standards of The Journalist’s Creed, … Continued
Erica Zucco, BJ ’10
Erica Zucco, BJ ’10, joined KOB Eyewitness News 4 in August 2012 as the Roswell reporter/bureau chief. She comes to New Mexico from New York City, where she produced segments for the weekend editions of the Today Show.
Sarah Copeland, BJ ’99
Sarah Copeland, BJ ’99, is the author of “The Newlywed Cookbook: Fresh Ideas and Modern Recipes for Cooking With and for Each Other.” The book has more than 130 recipes for both classic and contemporary cooking.
Sonja Steptoe, AB ’82, BJ ’82
Sonja Steptoe, AB ’82, BJ ’82, will serve on the University of Missouri Jefferson Club Board of Trustees. Her term will run from 2012-15. Steptoe is the deputy director of public affairs for the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from MU.
Kristen Casavale, BJ ’11
Kristen Casavale, BJ ’11, is a public relations assistant account executive at Brunner, Inc., in Pittsburgh.
Dan Pierce, BJ ’99
Dan Pierce, BJ ’99, rejoined Fleishman-Hillard International Communications as a senior vice president working on the General Motors account in the Detroit office. He worked for the firm’s Kansas City and St. Louis offices from 2000 to 2005. Pierce most recently was with Ford Motor Co., where he led the environmental and safety communications team … Continued
Jim Albright, BJ ’57
Jim Albright, BJ ’57, died June 30 in Denton, Texas. He taught advertising copywriting at the Missouri School of Journalism before joining the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism in 1989. As a professional copywriter, broadcast producer and creative chief for several large advertising agencies and his own company, … Continued