Archives: Class Notes
Bill McGreevy, BJ ’77
Bill McGreevy, BJ ’77, is dean of instruction at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California.
Jackie Woodward, BJ ’83
Jackie Woodward, BJ ’83, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, was elected to the Craft Brew Alliance board of directors at its annual shareholders meeting held May 17, 2017. Over the course of her career, Woodward has received numerous marketing and advertising awards, including the Chicago Advertising Federation’s “Ad Woman … Continued
Charlotte Frances Mills, MA ’62
Charlotte Frances Mills, MA ’62, died April 22, 2017, in Tidewater, Oregon. A champion of the environment and women’s rights, her career highlights included teaching at the University of Oregon and serving as editor of the Valley News as well as owner and publisher of Northwest Matrix-Bookmakers in Eugene. Mills published more than 60 books … Continued
John Yunker, BJ ’89
John Yunker will be reading from his co-authored mystery novel, DEVILS ISLAND, at Skylark Bookshop in Columbia on Wednesday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. DEVILS ISLAND (Oceanview Publishing, September 2024) was inspired by a hiking/camping trip Raymond and Yunker took in the Australian state of Tasmania. While their real-life journey was uneventful, in the novel, … Continued
William Howard (Bill) Kennedy, BJ ’49
William Howard (Bill) Kennedy, BJ ’49, died May 7, 2017, at age 91. During his lifetime, Kennedy was a veteran of World War II, editor of six newspapers, a sportswriter, postmaster of Woodsboro and a devoted family man.
David Firestone, BJ ’77
David Firestone, BJ ’77, is managing editor of NBC News Digital.
Amy Fiscus, BJ ’03
Amy Fiscus, BJ ’03, is the national security editor at The New York Times.
Lewis W. Diuguid, BJ ’77
Lewis W. Diuguid, BJ ’77, is the author of “Our Fathers: Making Black Men” (Universal-Publishers, 2017). [More]
Karlin Linhardt, BJ ’84
Karlin Linhardt, BJ ’84, has joined the Subway team as senior vice president for marketing, North America, responsible for brand management and guest experience for more than 30,000 Subway restaurants in North America, serving almost 1.5 billion guests per year. He will oversee all North America marketing teams and core disciplines, including advertising, media planning … Continued
Christopher Leonard, BJ ’98
Christopher Leonard, BJ ’98, has won the first place $25,000 J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for “Kochland” (Simon and Schuster), his book on Koch Industries, one of the largest, most politically charged and most private companies in the United States, according to the Nieman website. The prize, given by the Columbia Journalism School and the … Continued