Archives: Class Notes

The revised and updated paperback edition of “Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City” by Gordon Young, MA ’90, was released by the University of California Press in February. It details Young’s attempt to reconnect with his hometown of Flint, Michigan, after living in San Francisco for more than two decades. Filled with nostalgia and compelled … Continued

Catherine Senderling-McDonald, BJ ’93 BJ ’93, was recently named Executive Director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California. She has been with the organization for more than 20 years.

Angela Jackson, BJ ’97,  has been named Managing Partner, Future of Work, by New Profit. To kick off the new year, the Boston-based venture philanthropy firm New Profit announced Dr. Angela Jackson has been promoted to Managing Partner, Future of Work. In this role, Dr. Jackson leads New Profit’s global fund to invest in entrepreneurs … Continued

Doug McClain, BJ ’91, CDME, has more than 30 years of marketing experience in the publishing, hospitality and tourism industries. He currently serves as Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Newport Beach & Company, the economic development, community and destination-marketing organization that markets Newport Beach, California, around the world. In this role, he … Continued

Jenny Herner, BJ ’87, of St. Louis, was one of 23 lawyers in Missouri to receive the Missouri Lawyers Media 2020 In-House Counsel Award.

Megan Rose, [formerly Megan McCloskey] 2004 University of Missouri grad in journalism, recently won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting; the 2020 Gerald R. Ford Journalism Award; and a White House Correspondents’ Association award for a series examining how Navy and Marine Corps leadership failed to heed warnings and implement reforms leading up to … Continued

Donna Schwartze (BJ, 1987) published her first book, Eight Years. The romantic suspense novel has received all five-star reviews on Amazon to date.

Marlene Neill, Ph.D., was recognized with the Teaching Excellence Award by the Media Ethics Division of AEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) at their annual business meeting on July 27, 2023. She is an associate professor at Baylor University.

Tony Stasiek, BJ ’00, is the editor-in-chief at IMDb.com.