Archives: Class Notes
Alicia Peirce, BJ ’10
Alicia Peirce, BJ ’10, is an assistant account executive at Schupp Company in St. Louis.
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
Sandi Straetker, BJ ’89
Sandi Straetker, BJ ’89, is the owner and principal of PRiority Public Relations LLC in Coralville, Iowa.
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.
Richard M. “Dick” Cottam, BJ ’55
Richard M. “Dick” Cottam, BJ ’55, a former Spokane, Wash., Police Department spokesman and television journalist, died Dec. 28, 2011.
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.
Arthur W. Smith, BJ ’65
Arthur W. Smith, BJ ’65, died Oct. 30, 2011. Before his retirement, he was an advertising executive.
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.
Nileeni Meegama, MA ’92, PhD ’96
Nileeni Meegama, MA ’92, PhD ’96, is the vice president for 50+ research & strategic intelligence with AARP in Washington, D.C.