Alice S. Handelman, BJ ’65

Alice S. Handelman, BJ ’65, has been honored with a prestigious 2011 President’s Award from the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis. A public relations professional, she is the immediate past president of Women of Achievement and is past president of both the Press Club and Mid-East Area Agency on Aging. For the past three … Continued

Clyde Lear, MA ’68

Clyde Lear, MA ’68, was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He is the retired chairman and CEO of Learfield Communications, Inc., a Jefferson City, Mo.-based company he started in 1972 as an outgrowth of his master’s project at the school.

William Chiang, MA ’93

After seven years as a staffer to a county supervisor in San Mateo County (Calif.), William Chiang, MA ’93, is the new senior director of communications and information services for the California State Bar.

Elizabeth Osder, MA ’94

Elizabeth Osder, MA ’94, has joined JumpTime, Inc., as senior vice president of strategy and business development. The Los Angeles-based company optimizes the value of high-quality content online. Added: Dec. 14, 2011

Margaret McCluskey, BJ ’46

Margaret McCluskey, BJ ’46, died in Vancouver, Wash., on Dec. 2, 2011, as a result of a being hit by one of the city’s C-Tran buses. She was a former journalist and Peace Corps volunteer.