Decade: 1980-89
Laura Bernhardt, BJ ’80
Laura Bernhardt, BJ ’80, is a senior consultant at The Oliver Group in Chicago. The company specializes in leadership development for individuals and companies.
Jim Camoriano, BJ ’89
Jim Camoriano, BJ ’89, is State Farm’s spokesman for Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Prior to his appointment, Camoriano was managing editor of a regional magazine for the insurer and an executive speechwriter.
Kim England, BJ ’88
Kim England, BJ ’88, was named Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association during its 45th annual Scholastic Journalism Awards Day held at the University of Missouri on April 2, 2014. England teaches journalism at Lee’s Summit North High School.
Scott Kent, BJ ’88
Scott Kent, BJ ’88, started a new job as the opinion page editor of The News-Journal in Daytona Beach, Fla. Previously he served as editorial page editor of The News Herald in Panama City, Fla. Kent has also worked at the Savannah (Ga.) Morning News and The Republic in Columbus, Ind.
Sonja Steptoe, AB ’82, BJ ’82
Sonja Steptoe, AB ’82, BJ ’82, is the director of marketing and communications for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York.
Beth Pike, BJ ’86, and Stephen Hudnell, BJ ’73
Beth Pike, BJ ’86, and Stephen Hudnell, BJ ’73, both Emmy award-winning journalists from Columbia, won first place in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the China Academy Awards Documentary Film for “Deadline in Disaster.” The story shares the The Joplin (Mo.) Globe’s response to a violent EF-5 tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri … Continued
Lisa Durbin-Harrison Hester
What do you do? I am a partner and senior vice president of Foxhole Technology, Inc., a service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Fairfax, Va. We provide net-centric solutions for cyber security and cyber intelligence to empower, protect and support today’s warfighters and peacekeepers. In my role, I am responsible for recruiting, … Continued
Carol Badaracco Padgett, BJ ’86, MA ’88
Carol Badaracco Padgett, BJ ’86, MA ’88, content director for Production Media in Raleigh, N.C., sends news that two of the company’s publications – Church Production Magazine (April 2013) and Worship Facilities Magazine (June 2013) – were finalists in the 2013 Folio: Eddie Awards. Both received honorable mentions.
Steve Wieberg, BJ ’80
Steve Wieberg, BJ ’80, is a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. A former college football writer for USA Today, he now is a writer/editor in the public affairs department of the Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library.
Steve Liewer, BJ ’88
Steve Liewer, BJ ’88, is a military writer for the Omaha World-Herald and Omaha.com. Most recently, he had worked for three years as a media instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Previously, Liewer had been a military writer at the San Diego Union-Tribune and Stars and Stripes, … Continued