Decade: 1960-69
Bill Tammeus
By Kelsey Hoffmann For a man who always had a knack for words, Bill Tammeus, BJ ’67, could only utter one after finishing the letter: “Wow.” The letter came from a mother in central Illinois whose son had recently died from leukemia. It explained that a column she had read in The Kansas City Star … Continued
Harvey Saalberg, PhD ’67
Harvey Saalberg, PhD ’67, died Sept. 30, 2013.
Steven Lane Smith, BJ ’69
Steven Lane Smith, BJ ’69, recently won the Reviewers Choice Best Humorous Novel Prize for 2014 for his novel, “Caledonia Switch.” Set in a deceptively peaceful-looking New England town, protagonist John Hardin is the brightest star in the village’s universe. His vestiges of infantile omnipotence allow him to tread fearlessly on risk as he illegally … Continued
Bill Tammeus, BJ ’67
Bill Tammeus, BJ ’67, just published “Woodstock: A Story of Middle Americans.” Rooted in his hometown of Woodstock, Ill., but it’s neither a memoir nor a book just about Woodstock. Rather, it’s an attempt to help readers understand what people Tammeus calls Middle Americans brought to this country in the wake of the so-called Greatest … Continued
Phillip Mumma, BJ ’63, MA ’64
Phillip Mumma, BJ ’63, MA ’64, died Sept. 24, 2013, in Concord, Calif. After retirement from his post as associate director of the Oakland (Calif.) Museum, Mumma had a second career as owner/instructor at the Sorcerer Softball Academy. The teams he personally coached won three American Softball Association national titles. Hundreds of young women who … Continued
Drew Babb, BJ ’68, MA ’70
Drew Babb, BJ ’68, MA ’70, recently created a one-man show called “The 100 Greatest TV Spots of All Time.” An award-winning advertising creative director, Babb developed the program for film, business and journalism schools. It has also been shown at museums and film festivals.
Bill Eppridge, BJ ’60
Bill Eppridge, BJ ’60, died Oct. 3, 2013. He received the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism in 2009. Eppridge delivered the alumni speaker’s address at the School’s 2005 May commencement. A staff photographer with Sports Illustrated, his work has been exhibited around the world and has appeared in numerous publications including National … Continued
Eric Odendahl, PhD ’66
Eric Odendahl, PhD ’66, is the author of “The Peeping Tom Murders of Cobre,” published on Kindle. The description reads: “As inquisitive as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Skinny Maxwell and his friend, Bennie Jack Hawkins, peep at a naked woman in a dilapidated trailer just as her husband arrives and shoots her, only to … Continued
Alice S. Handelman, BJ ’65
Alice S. Handelman, BJ ’65, an award-winning writer and photographer, was recently lauded for 30 years of active membership in National Federation of Press Women. She was honored Aug. 22 at the 2013 NFPW national conference at the Marriott City Center in Salt Lake City. Handelman served as publicity chair of Missouri Professional Communicators, the … Continued
Richard Nash Thien, BJ ’63
Richard “Dick” Nash Thien, BJ ’63, a longtime newspaper editor who worked in several states and coached countless young journalists, died Aug. 23, 2013. He was a founding editor of USA Today and a coach in the Chips Quinn Scholar program for young minority journalists.