Archives: Class Notes
Christie Nicks, BJ ’11
Christie Nicks, BJ ’11, joined the WQRF Fox 39 News Team in Rockford, Ill., in February 2012.
Glenn H. Parsons Jr., BJ ’55
Glenn H. Parsons Jr., BJ ’55, writes: Congrats to KBIA’s good work with NPR. Lots of good years and noteworthy successes. I was KBIA’s first news director in 1955, shortly after they went on air and back when the J-School was still affiliated with competitor KFRU. On air at 7 a.m., off at sunset. My … Continued
Mike DeArmond, BJ ’72
Mike DeArmond, BJ ’72, retired as a sports writer for the Kansas City Star on Feb. 11. In his reporting career, he was one of the first journalists on the scene and wrote the front-page story of the tragic skywalk collapse at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on July 17, 1981. He covered eight Olympic games … Continued
Wan Xu, MA ’06
Wan Xu, MA ’06, is a news reporter for Reuters in Beijing, China.
Chris L. West, BJ ’64
Chris West, BJ ’64, writes: “I retired in 2004 after 40 years in newspaper editing, government public information and corporate communications. My first paying job right out of Mizzou was as editor of the weekly Tarkio (Mo.) Avalanche. Then came a couple of years on the copy desk at the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald. From 1967 … Continued
Laura Schneider, BJ ’10
Laura Schneider, BJ ’10, works in mobile-market consulting for OMD, Advertising Age and Adweek’s Media Agency of the year.
Kathleen (Twellman) Haley, BJ ’73
Kathleen (Twellman) Haley, BJ ’73, retired as the news editor of the Rome (N.Y.) Daily Sentinel. She is working as a freelance editor, writer, photographer.
Kristy Siegfried, MA ’04
Kristy Siegfried, MA ’04, has been living in Johannesburg, South Africa since graduating. She works for IRIN, an online humanitarian news service put out by the United Nations. Siegfried covers the southern Africa region with a special focus on migration issues. She is married, with a two-year-old daughter.
Leah (Reiter) Oberjuerge, BJ ’86
Leah (Reiter) Oberjuerge, BJ ’86, is a senior editor at The National, a daily newspaper in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Joy E. Buchanan, BJ ’72
Joy E. Buchanan, BJ ’72, was recently named executive director of Michigan’s Great Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross.