Jack W. Germond, BJ ’51, a columnist and pundit who covered 10 presidential elections and sparred with colleagues on TV’s “The McLaughlin Group,” died Aug. 14. He had recently finished his first novel, “A Small Story for Page Three,” about a reporter investigating political intrigue. Professor Barbara Cochran shared the following: He was my boss and … Continued

Maurine H. Beasley, BJ ’58, has won the 2013 Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for the best book on journalism and mass communication based on original research published in 2012. “Women of the Washington Press: Politics, Prejudice, and Persistence” recounts the journalists’ contributions to journalism and politics, “but more important, their determination, struggle, … Continued

Haynes Johnson, BJ ’52, and a recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Missouri in 1999, died May 24. He was a longtime Washington Post reporter. Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for covering the civil rights struggle in Selma, Ala.

Barbara Beck Beeching, BJ ’50, became a student again after a lengthy hiatus. She earned a master’s in American studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in 1995, and a doctoral degree in U.S. history in 2010.

Constance M. (McCall) Johnston, BJ ’58, died Feb. 19, 2013, in Gibsonia, Pa. Her family said she was a proud graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism.

Robert L. Breeden, MA ’52, died March 15 at his home in McLean, Va. He was a top officer with the National Geographic Society, and in addition to helping launch the books on the White House, he was largely responsible for such magazines as National Geographic Traveler.

Bob Breeden, MA ’52, died recently. He was a writer and editor for National Geographic during his career. Breeden received the Missouri Honor Medal in 1992.

Constance A. Johnston, BJ ’57, recently died.