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JOURNALISM ALUMNI NEWSLETTER JUNE 2004 The Journalism Department is proud to Joanne Zorr ‘76; Mary Bergin ‘79 New York Times Company Foundation JOURNALISM ALUMNI recognize the following individuals, friends, Robert Carew ‘79; Crystal (Schulz)Carew Northeastern Wis. Scholastic Press Assoc. corporations and foundations who have gen- ‘79 Oshkosh Northwestern The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Journalism Department Newsletter • Created by Alumni for Alumni • June 2004 erously supported the following Journalism Connie (Propp) Walker ‘83; Charles Doherty The Capital Times http://www.uwosh.edu/journalism/alumni Department funds: ‘84; Patrick Durkin ‘84 Thomson Newspapers Manitowoc, earned a bachelor’s degree in won NAA Edgies in 2003 (OnWisconsin.com Ginger DeShaney Wiederer ‘85 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Griffi th, Angoli, David Lippert Forum for Professional journalism in 1997. She has swiftly become Golf Guide) and 2002 (Packer Insider). Mary (Rodwell) Meier ‘85 Watertown Daily Times Journalism Stiegman, Lutze, an expert in the emerging fi eld of Internet As of April, Stiegman is taking over as Journalism Department Fund Pamela (Lindemann) Mueller ‘85 Wausau Daily Herald advertising. Angoli began her interest in Executive Editor of ESPN.com, a position David J. Lippert Memorial Scholarship Stephanie (Fletcher) Beyer ‘86 Weidert Group Take Top Awards the Web at UW-Oshkosh as one of only in which he will oversee the editorial cov- Griffith Scholarship for Creative Portfolios Thomas Held ‘86; Jeffrey Griffi th ‘87 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Jeff Griffi th, a 1987 journalism gradu- two students enrolled in the Journalism erage and premium products for the most in Journalism ate, was recognized as Art Director of Department’s fi rst Web-based course. traffi cked sports Web site in the world. E. Garner Horton Memorial Scholarship Terri (Sievert) Dougherty ‘87 Wisconsin Free Community Papers, Inc. Virginia A. Sokolowski Memorial Mary Jo (Grinsteiner) Netzer ‘89 Wisconsin Newspaper Assoc. Foundation The Year at the First Annual International After graduation she joined Laughlin/ Scholarship Troy Janisch ‘89 ; Matthew Stanton ‘93 Photographers Awards Show, also known Constable, a Milwaukee advertising agency, in a position created for her – interactive Multicultural Media Award Jennifer Biefel ‘95; Melissa (Ewey) Johnson Friends of the Department as The Lucie Awards, on Dec. 7 2003, at the Scholarship for the Advancement of Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. media planner – where she developed online ‘95; Angela (Luckow) Woerishofer ‘96 Arthur Techlow, Danell Krawczyk, Interactive Advertising Griffi th was one of 10 nominees selected media strategies, media plans and budgets. Gregory Kamin ‘96; William Flitter ‘96 Edward Paluch, Gary Coll, James Tsao, Diversity in Journalism Scholarship by an advisory panel of prestigious pho- More recently she was media man- Michael Fredrick ‘97; Barbara (Hinz) Beuscher Jean Pawlak, Jean Lippert, Lisa Lesjak, tographers for his creative design of Atomic ager at Quantum Leap in Chicago, where Gifts acknowledged below were received ‘99; Jeffrey Hoisington ‘99; John Feld ‘00 Marlene Bagley, Mary Blake, Magazine, which he co-founded and where her clients included MSNBC, Slate and between July 1, 1997, and February 1, 2004. Michael Cowling, Rene Ambrose, he performs creative director and art direc- OnHealth. She recently began her new posi- Future newsletters will refl ect gifts made the Organizations/Corporations Ryan Eichler, Sheldon Lasky, tor chores. tion as a media supervisor with the Integer prior year, but since this is the fi rst time we are American Advertising Federation Stella Sokolowski, Timothy Lyke He said he has always been an awe- Group, in which she hopes to broaden doing this listing, we felt it was appropriate to Association of Schools of Journalism and Virginia Freiberg struck fan of great photography, and he was her experience in traditional advertising. go back to 1997 to recognize major donations & Mass Communication surrounded by legendary photographers at this year’s Lucie Award ceremony includ- to the Department. Center for Applied Research ing: Annie Leibovitz, Henri Carter-Bresson, Gannett Foundation Writing and editing provided by Douglas Kirkland and Phil Stern. Griffi th Pat Stiegman won several major Alumni Illinois Press Association Elizabeth Kaetterherny. Articles contributed by Patrick Durkin, said that to be honored with the award by awards before taking over the execu- Willard Henken ‘51; Eugene Johnson ‘70 Image I.T. some of his photographic heroes and at tive editor position at ESPN.com in Janel Thoune, Mary Bergin, and Bridget (Odonnell) Mundy ‘71 Kaukauna Times this spectacular ceremony meant more to April. journalism faculty. Dennis Deppisch ‘71; James Wedde ‘76 NAMME Foundation him than any design award he could ever receive. Griffi th is a 1989 Outstanding Young Aaron Lutze, a 2000 journalism graduate, won the POP Times “Design Alumnus at UW-Oshkosh. He has spent the past 16 years as a freelance advertising art Of The Times” In-Store Marketing Design Competition in December. The honor is director, at roughly 30 advertising agencies one of the most prestigious awards given around the country, working in both televi- for those designing in-store merchandising. sion and print. Lutze’s most recent design work for Oshkosh Floor Designs won him the gold award. Other category winners included Sony, Starbucks, Adidas, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Kodak. Ann Angoli was honored as a Distinguished Young Alum of 2003. Pat Stiegman ‘88, who until recently was vice president/editor of Journal Interactive, the Internet division of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, was one of three fi nal- ists for the 2004 Newspaper Association of America New Media Federation Online Innovator Award. The NAA awards were given at the NAA New Media Federation Connections Conference in January in San Diego. The award recognizes the achieve- ments of a leader whose commitment to Jeff Griffi th received his Lucie Award for the Art digital media directly infl uences the direc- Oshkosh, WI Oshkosh, Director of the Year at the 2003 First Annual Inter- tion and success of his or her company and Oshkosh, WI 54901-8696 WI Oshkosh, Permit No. 239 No. Permit national Photographers Awards Show. inspires change throughout the industry. PAID University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh of University Under Stiegman’s leadership, Journal U.S. Postage U.S. Interactive was also the winner of two 2004 Department of Journalism of Department Anne Angoli of Denver, media super- Non-Profi t Organization t Non-Profi visor for Integer Group, the advertising NAA Edgies: Most Innovative Use of Digital Aaron Lutze was a winner of the “Design of agency for Coors Brewing Co., was rec- Media, for the OnWisconsin.com Guide to the Times” In-Store Marketing Design Com- ognized as a Distinguished Young Alum Harley’s 100th; and Best Advertising Feature, petition in 2003. at the 2003 ceremony. Angoli, a native of for Medical Moment. Journal Interactive also 8 JOURNALISM ALUMNI NEWSLETTER JUNE 2004 Roads Traveled By Mary Bergin Professor Coll Earns 2003 Distinguished Teaching Award What value is there in stretching your It is not hard to argue the value of attach kind faces to them, or if you have Journalism professor Gary Coll received one of fi ve through our program cultural comfort level? getting to know people who live outside been the recipient of their expertise or Distinguished Teaching Awards presented by the University here. I just think of Eight other Wisconsin women and of your own neighborhood, city, coun- generosity. of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the 2003-2004 school year. the whole group I were delegates to China, Japan, last try or comfort zone. Cultures that are So cultural exchanges are good exer- Professor Coll, who has taught in the Journalism Department and everything spring. The “Women of Wings” cultural foreign seem a little less so if you can cises in enlarging the world that you live more than 30 years, has taught 15 courses, served as depart- they accomplished exchange was a 10-day immersion that in, and shrinking the distance/differences ment chair, published two books and served as adviser to the here and in their had me eating shark fin soup, prepar- between countries. “Women of Wings” department’s honor society during his UW-Oshkosh career. careers after they ing sushi, creating origami and watching delegates quickly learned that many ex- Recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards are chosen left. I guess that’s sumo wrestling. periences are universal, be it the power by a committee of faculty, students and staff. The commit- what it’s all about.” This is the seventh article about it that of bonding through music or a meal, the tee selects winners based on their commitment to service, Professor Coll I’ve written, so there has been monetary dream of visiting a new place or the fear professionalism, teaching excellence and scholarly growth. joined the UW- and professional value. I stay in touch of leaving something familiar. In presenting the awards, University Chancellor Richard Oshkosh faculty in with a half-dozen Japanese people, so Wisconsin’s sister-state relationship H. Wells described Professor Coll as a “passionate and profes- 1969, and he also I’ve made personal connections to a with the prefecture of Chiba, which is sional individual who has inspired many journalism students.” taught at UW-Eau UW-Oshkosh Distinguished Teacher: Professor previously foreign place. adjacent to Tokyo, began in 1990. For Professor Coll earned his doctorate degree at Southern Claire. His teaching Gary Coll I have refined an English transla- more about Women of Wings exchanges, Illinois University, and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees areas include law, tion of meditation instruction for the call the nonprofit Wisconsin-Chiba Inc. at Ohio University. He said he felt gratifi ed to know he history and graphics communication. He had internships at Naritasan Shinshoji Buddhist Temple. I at 608-258-3400. was nominated for the award by UW-Oshkosh alumni.