Decade: 1970-79
Tom Lamonica, BJ ’75
Tom Lamonica, BJ ’75, retired in 2006 after a 31-year career in college sports public relations to become a faculty member in the School of Communication at Illinois State University and a communication consultant. In addition to teaching public relations, he has built the school’s internship program into Illinois State’s largest and helped create the … Continued
Mark Salter, BJ ’74
Mark Salter, BJ ’74, has begun a new position as executive director for the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Minnesota.
James O’Shea, MA ’71
James O’Shea, MA ’71, is the author of “The Deal from Hell: How Moguls and Wall Street Plundered Great American Newspapers” (Public Affairs, 2011). The book chronicles the series of events after the Tribune Company acquired Times Mirror Corporation, which was the most powerful collection of newspapers in the world at the time, in 2000. … Continued
Doug Fenichel, BJ ’75
Doug Fenichel, BJ ’75, president of In-House Public Relations, was recently honored by two New Jersey organizations. The Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce named him as the 2012 Humanitarian Award winner for his years of service with the Flanders Fire Company #1 and Rescue Squad and his participation with the township Economic Development Committee. In … Continued
Deborah Pettit, BJ ’76
Deborah Pettit, BJ ’76, died April 8, 2012. She was a longtime employee of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Paul D. Martin, MA ’73
Paul D. Martin, MA ’73, is the author of “Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shape Our World” (William Morrows Paperback, 2012). The book spotlights 30 overlooked Americans, including the tailor and spy who saved George Washington – twice, the gold-seeking bush pilot who, in 1933, discovered the world’s highest waterfall in Venezuela, and a pioneering … Continued
Jesse Reif
What do you do? I am a partner in Aha Marketing, a marketing services consultant and provider in Chicago. We connect the dots between brands, consumers, health and personal care providers as well as retailers. How did you get your job? I started my own business after 18 years at Euro RSCG. What is the … Continued
Rick Desloge, BJ ’73
Rick Desloge, BJ ’73, died May 14. He spent nearly three decades as a journalist with the St. Louis Business Journal. [More]
Elaine Viets, BJ ’72
Elaine Viets, BJ ’72, will publish her 11th Dead-End Job mystery, “Final Sail,” with Obsidian, a division of the Penguin Group, as a hardcover and an e-book May 1. Publishers Weekly said, “Viets presents an eye-opening exposé of spoiled yachters and the not-so-glamorous lives of their crews in this action-filled cozy.” Viets will embark on … Continued
Bob McCarthy, BJ ’75
Bob McCarthy, BJ ’75, is president of Ridgefield Communications in Connecticut.