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Brian Storm to Serve as Professional in Residence
Columbia, Mo. (April 9, 2004) — Brian Storm, MA ’97, vice president of news, multimedia and assignment services for Corbis, will serve as a Professional in Residence at the Missouri School of Journalism. He will present numerous lectures and information-sharing sessions on the University of Missouri campus on April 15-19. Storm joined Corbis, the digital … Continued
J-School Grad Garners Literacy Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 9, 2004) — Maggie Rotermund, BJ ’02, won first place in the Arkansas Associated Press Managing Editors feature award contest in the 25,000 and under circulation category for her story in The Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home, Ark. The same piece earlier won first place in feature writing in the 2003 Southern … Continued
Graduate Student Receives Honorable Mention in National Writing Contest
Columbia, Mo. (April 8, 2004) — Master’s student Jeff Oliver received honorable mention in the non-fiction category in this year’s The Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest. His name, along with the other winners, will appear in the April edition of that magazine. Oliver’s submission, “Not So Sick as She Was Troubled,” highlighted his family’s history, … Continued
Journalism Alumnus Has Guided Fleishman-Hillard’s Growth from Small Local Agency to Global Leader
St. Louis (April 7, 2004) — John D. Graham, BJ ’59, chairman and chief executive officer of Fleishman-Hillard Inc., recently celebrated 30 years at the helm of Fleishman-Hillard. On March 25, 1974, he was named president and chief executive officer of the firm, which then had only a single office in St. Louis. Today, Fleishman-Hillard is … Continued
Magazine Professor Receives Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (April 6, 2004) — Mary Kay Blakely has received one of 10 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence that are awarded each year to outstanding MU professors. She is the fifth Missouri School of Journalism professor to receive the award since its creation in 1991. The trustees of the William T. Kemper Foundation made … Continued
Missouri Journalism Alumni Win IRE Awards
Columbia, Mo. (April 6, 2004) — Missouri School of Journalism alumni were among the winners in the 2003 Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. annual awards program. The competition recognizes outstanding investigative work in 15 categories, most of them based on market or circulation size. The categories are separated into print, broadcast, online media and work that demonstrates … Continued
Vector Marketing Honors Student with $1,000 Gift to Advertising Department
Columbia, Mo. (April 6, 2004) — Vector Marketing honored Ashley Lewis today with a $1,000 donation to the Advertising Department at the Missouri School of Journalism. Margaret Duffy, department chair, accepted the gift. “We congratulate Ashley on this outstanding achievement,” said Duffy. “We appreciate the generosity and commitment of Vector Marketing providing our students with opportunities … Continued
Journalism Student Selected for Early Membership to Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2004) –Kyle Palmer, a broadcast news major from Independence, Mo., is one of ten University of Missouri juniors selected for early membership into the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa Society is the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society that recognizes academic excellence in arts and sciences. … Continued
Journalism Alumna Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2004) — Elizabeth Llorente, BJ ’84, recently received the 2004 Career Achievement Award for Print Journalists for her work in race and ethnicity from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The award recognizes a variety of contributions that Llorente has made to the field of journalism, including a recent series, “Diverse … Continued
Journalism Students, Faculty Create New Sunday Prototype for Columbia Missourian
Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2004) — The opportunity to write for a daily community newspaper was one of the reasons Cristian Lupsa selected the Missouri School of Journalism for his graduate studies. What he did not anticipate was the opportunity to develop a new publication. A somewhat nontraditional approach has been taken to creating the … Continued