Decade: 1980-89
Dean Kahn
What do you do? Editor and columnist for The Bellingham Herald in lovely Bellingham, Wash. How did you get your job? Joined the Herald in 1986 after working for UPI in Jefferson City, Mo., and Olympia, Wash. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Care more about your writing than your … Continued
Mary Schaper Jaworski
What do you do? I own and operate a portrait photography studio, Mary M. Photography. How did you get your job? I worked for the former owner and then bought the business. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? How to write and work under deadline.
Saleha Husain
What do you do? I am a freelance writer and my passion is translating printed work in any of the two languages – Urdu or English. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. Having achieved degrees in journalism Urdu and later in journalism English, I was associate professor of journalism and mass communication at the … Continued
Amy Grimes
Why did you choose the Missouri School of Journalism? I lived in Missouri, but regardless, it was the best journalism school. I wanted to do sports public relations. How did you get your first job, and where do you work now? I started out as a freelancer, covering high school sports for the Suburban Journals … Continued
Major Garrett
Major Garrett, BJ ’84
Barbara Galán
Barbara Galán graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. After working in the advertising department at Macy’s in downtown Kansas City, she moved to Madrid, Spain, where she held several positions in advertising sales and writing. Galan married in 1984 and spent several years in Rota, on the southern … Continued
Carl Kenney, BJ ’86
Carl Kenney, BJ ’86, is a columnist with the News & Observer-The Durham News in North Carolina. He recently published his second novel, “Backslide,” which is the sequel to “Preacha’ Man.” Kenney is a fellow in pastoral leadership of the Princeton Theological Seminary and a graduate of Duke University with a master’s degree in divinity.
Ted Farnen
Best professional lesson learned at the J-School? How to write on deadline. Putting the important stuff first and filling it out as you go along (the inverted pyramid!) really helps when you have limited time to complete an assignment. What would be your best advice to current students? Be intellectually curious. Try to read a … Continued
Eston B. Ellis
When most 18-month old children were beginning to talk, young Eston Ellis was also reading letters on signs aloud to anyone who would listen, an extraordinary accomplishment for a toddler. Perhaps it didn’t hurt that his parents’ favorite pastime was reading. As a kindergartener, his precociousness went unnoticed by school officials. In fact, the school … Continued
Jeffrey Ross Scott, BJ ’83
Jeffrey Ross Scott, BJ ’83, died on Aug. 29, 2011.