Carol Carter, BJ ’70, published the first and only children’s novel about junior drag racing – Junior Dragster Dreams: How Sam Found His Own Ride – July 1. The book is available on Amazon.com.

Carolyn Murray, BJ ’76, an editor at The (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Sun News since 2000, was named editor and vice president for news in March. Murray has been a journalist since 1977, after graduating from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She started as a reporter in St. Joseph, Mo., and held a variety of reporting … Continued

Mary Jo Cancila, BJ ’76, received an MA from the University of Minnesota in organizational communications. She currently serves as executive director-communications for AT&T.

The KMGH-TV investigative team has been honored with a 2011 national Edward R. Murrow Award for its ongoing investigation of deaths at the Pueblo, Colorado Mental Health Institute, the state’s largest mental hospital. Investigative reporter John Ferrugia, BJ ’75, led the team, which included producers Arthur Kane and Tom Burke, and photojournalist/editor Jason Foster.

Tim C. Bryant, MA ’79, is a real estate and development reporter for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch in St. Louis, Mo.

Steve Woodward, MA ’79, is the CEO of Nozzl Real-Time Technologies Inc. in Portland, Ore.

Jess Bunn, MA ’77, is the manager of investor relations for FedEx Corp. in Memphis, Tenn.

Diane O’Byrne, BJ ’79, is a managing partner with Competitive Resources in Kansas City, Mo.

Gary Belis, BJ ’77, is the vice president of communications for TVVB in New York City.

Carol Carter, BJ ’70, is the managing editor for Womenetics in Blue Ridge, Ga.