Decade: 1970-79
Steve Hudnell, BJ ’73
Steve Hudnell, BJ ’73, along with Beth Pike, BJ ’86, are co-directors of an upcoming film about The Joplin (Mo.) Globe’s response to a devastating EF-5 tornado that hit the city on May 22, 2011. “Deadline in Disaster,” an hour-long film produced by the Missouri Press Foundation, will premiere on Thursday, May 3, at the … Continued
Mike DeArmond, BJ ’72
Mike DeArmond, BJ ’72, retired as a sports writer for the Kansas City Star on Feb. 11. In his reporting career, he was one of the first journalists on the scene and wrote the front-page story of the tragic skywalk collapse at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on July 17, 1981. He covered eight Olympic games … Continued
Christine George Tibbetts
What do you do? I am the owner of Tibbetts Communications, which creates travel journalism, a newspaper and national blog. Tibbetts has more than 40 years of experience marketing and public relations for the arts, community development, education and healthcare. How did you get your job? Entrepreneurial techniques. What is the best professional lesson you … Continued
Kathleen (Twellman) Haley, BJ ’73
Kathleen (Twellman) Haley, BJ ’73, retired as the news editor of the Rome (N.Y.) Daily Sentinel. She is working as a freelance editor, writer, photographer.
Joy E. Buchanan, BJ ’72
Joy E. Buchanan, BJ ’72, was recently named executive director of Michigan’s Great Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Corky Thacker, BJ ’76
Corky Thacker, BJ ’76, is president of Corky Thacker Communications, Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio-based boutique integrated marketing/corporate communications agency founded in 1999 to serve technical, life sciences, and business-to-business clients.
Martin Nicholson, BJ ’73
Martin (Marty) Nicholson, BJ ’73, has just published his first book, “Justice For All! The History of the Justice Center.” Available from FriesenPress, the book chronicles the 47-year history of the venerable home of the UNC Asheville basketball program. It is the first written account of the entire history of the program and features interviews … Continued
Margaret Engel
Margaret “Peggy” Engel, BJ ’73, has had a successful 38-year career in journalism. She is the executive director of the nation’s oldest writing fellowship, The Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation, which supports investigative journalists and photojournalists worldwide. She is the former managing editor of the Newseum, the $450 million news museum in Washington, D.C. and also … Continued
Jeffrey M. Christian, BJ ’77
Jeffrey M. Christian, BJ ’77, is the managing director at CPM Group in New York City.
William R. Davie, MA ’77
William R. Davie, MA ’77, is a professor and sequence coordinator at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette.