Decade: 2000-09
Lori Riddle Eberenz
What do you do? I am the Director of Public Affairs for KFC in the U.S. I oversee all external communications, citizenship, and social responsibility work for the brand in the U.S., as well as crisis management. How did you get your job? I spent the first part of my career working at PR and … Continued
Francie Williamson
What do you do? I am the Partner and Community Relations Coordinator at Iowa Lions Eye Bank in Coralville, Iowa. How did you get your job? I switched to marketing communications in 2016 after 15 years as a copy editor, designer and writer at a number of newspapers in Iowa and on the east coast. … Continued
Marlene Neill
Marlene Neill, Ph.D., was recognized with the Teaching Excellence Award by the Media Ethics Division of AEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) at their annual business meeting on July 27, 2023. She is an associate professor at Baylor University.
Jackie Borchardt, MA ’09
Jackie was promoted to senior news director for the Cincinnati Enquirer and relocated to the Queen City with her husband, Joshua Bickel (MA ’09) and their two daughters in June 2022. She previously covered Ohio politics for 10 years in Columbus, Ohio, as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Dayton, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Kevin Kemper
What do you do?I’m a licensed attorney in Oklahoma and numerous tribal jurisdictions, after having been a journalism professor teaching media law. How did you get your job?Started my own practice. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School?Perseverance despite large obstacles. What advice do you have for current students?Just breathe and … Continued
Megan Rose, BJ ’04
Megan Rose (formerly Megan McCloskey), BJ ’04, recently won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting; the 2020 Gerald R. Ford Journalism Award; and a White House Correspondents’ Association award for a series examining how Navy and Marine Corps leadership failed to heed warnings and implement reforms leading up to several fatal accidents. Rose has … Continued
Marlene Neill, MA ’07
Marlene Neill, MA ’07, has been selected for induction into the Public Relations Society of America College of Fellows, an honorary organization within PRSA comprised of more than 350 senior professionals and educators, each of whom has left a significant footprint on the public relations profession.
Jeffrey Whitford, BJ ’04
What do you do? I lead the ideation, creation and implementation of products, projects and programs that help our company and customers increase sustainability and be leaders in social impact related to science education and scientific research. How did you get your job? I “volunteered” into it…literally. I did an internship proofing catalogs and was … Continued
Tony Stasiek, BJ ’00
Tony Stasiek, BJ ’00, is the editor-in-chief at IMDb.com.
Anthony Jackson, BJ ’09
What do you do? I am Padma Lakshmi’s chief of staff and an associate producer on “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi,” premiering June 18th, 2020, on Hulu. How did you get your job? After graduating from Mizzou’s Journalism School, I moved to New York and worked for a couple of years in public relations. … Continued