Fall 2007

J-School turns the big 6-0

he year was 1947—the year the University of T Kansas William Allen White School of Journal- ism and Mass Communications “grew up.” Though the Journalism Department did not offi cially become the School of Journalism until 1948, graduates of the class of 1947 were recognized as the fi rst. And it wouldn’t be until 1982 that “Mass Communications” joined the name to replace “Public Information.” KU’s fi rst journalism course was taught in 1891 by Charles Harger, editor of The Abilene Refl ector- Chronicle. KU journalism classes have been offered continuously since 1903. The fi rst advertising course was taught at KU in 1909-1910 and by 1913-1914, the “Campaigns” course was born. In 1916, Leon “Dad- dy” Flint became the fi rst Journalism Department chairman and served until 1941. In 1944, the Kansas Board of Regents established Dean Ann Brill the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, but it did not offi cially break with the College of Liberal Arts and Sci- ences until 1948, when Burton Marvin became the School’s fi rst dean. At that time there were two departments, news-editorial and advertising-business. In 1952, the School moved from “The Shack” to the newly renovated Flint Hall, former home to KU’s Building and Grounds Department. By the late 1960s, magazine and public relations classes were being offered. In 1975, KJHK-FM radio replaced KUOK, and by 1981, the School’s broadcast sequence had moved from Flint Hall to the Blake Annex. The TV labs had been in Hoch Auditorium until 1968, when they moved to Flint, remaining there until the move to Jolliffe at the time of remodeling. The offi ces moved to Blake Annex. In 1982, the name of the School was offi cially changed to the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. After Flint Hall was remodeled, it was From the top: this year’s Wooldridge Scholars; Editors renamed Stauffer-Flint Hall to recognize Oscar Stauffer’s $1 million contribution to sup- Day with Bob Dotson, graduate and NBC news corre- port improvements. spondent; and students at the Marketing Communica- tions program at the KU Edwards Campus. (60th birthday – continued on page 3) Letter from the Dean In this issue... here’s a lot of history being cited this year at KU. The football team has its best record + Environmentalist and award-winning ever, the debate team is number one in the country, the basketball team is in the top journalist, Simran Sethi, joins J-School T + Mugur Geana - a doctor in the house fi ve—and the School of Journalism celebrates 60 years of graduates. + William Allen White Day, honoring renowned Sixty years does not seem like a long time given the number and success of our investigative journalist Seymour Hersh graduates. We have alumni at all major media, public relations and advertising fi rms, + Editors Day with NBC’s Bob Dotson and working as entrepreneurs in the media industries. In addition, I’ve met alumni with + J-School part of winning Knight Foundation successful careers as lawyers, judges, business owners, teachers, government offi cials, Innovation Incubator grant project and as you will read in this issue, even owners of cosmetic companies! When we look + Alumni News & Notes back over 60 years of School alumni, we also acknowledge the hundreds of students who - Nate Bukaty, sports broadcaster graduated from the former Department of Journalism. All in all, it’s a group of people in - Ashley Maurin, cosmetics line creator size and stature that makes us all stand proud. - Dennis Gagnon, PIO for KCMO (Dean’s letter – continued on page 2) Scenes from the J-School: Prof. Barbara Barnett and Dean Ann Brill with Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio.; Dean Brill and Corrie Moore with graduate and donor Keith Swinehart; Bob Clark, vice chancellor/dean of the KU Edwards Campus, teaching a class to Marketing Communications program students.

(Dean’s letter – continued from page 1) While it may seem things have changed a great deal, there storytellers are honored in our culture. Other professionals-in- are some things we won’t ever change. We still have a talented residence this fall were David Hunke, publisher of The Detroit faculty, committed staff and wonderful students. We still chal- Free Press, Patty Rekston, photo editor of The Oregonian, and lenge each other to achieve excellence in all we do. Vanessa Gallman, editorial page editor at The Lexington Herald- However, we know we can’t rest on our laurels. Today’s Leader. We had a number of other visitors as well in keeping journalism students face different challenges than their prede- with our belief that it’s critical that our students network and cessors. Media companies are no longer the only or even pri- learn from the best professionals. mary employers who interview and hire our students. While Our students also are involved in creating new knowledge there are still good jobs in the media, the decline is well docu- through our faculty research activities. We have made a com- mented. So, we encourage our students to be creative in think- mitment to increasing our scholarly activity and are seeing the ing about their careers and to hone skills that will transfer with results with more publications and presentations. You will read them as they move from job to job. With their set of “transfer- more about that in the next issue of J-Links. able skills,” their sense of integrity, creativity and critical think- Finally, I want to wish each of you season’s greetings. As ing skills, our students should be just as successful as the jour- the calendar year draws to a close, it’s wonderful to note that nalism graduates who have gone before them. 2007 was another year of growth and success for the School. Our birthday celebration was in conjunction with Editors We are looking forward to the next 60 years and beyond. ‰ Day. Alumnus and speaker Bob Dotson from NBC reminded us all that we are storytellers and we have a responsibility to hon- Rock Chalk! or those whose stories we tell. He is a shining example of why

2 J-Links Fall 2007 Over the years: Photos from the Journalism School. (60th birthday – continued from page 1) Catching up with a few In 1990, the radio-television sequence moved out of Blake Annex and into a section of the brand-new Dole 1947 grads Center for Human Development. In 1996, KUJH-TV be- gan broadcasting. By 1999, KUJH began appearing on Tom Cadden, long-time “advertis- Sunfl ower Cablevision, accessible to 40,000 homes. ing man” and composer of the fa- In 1997, the KU Edwards Campus master’s degree mous “Mr. Clean” jingle, died Nov. program in media management was phased out and 2, 2007. A self-taught musician, he was replaced by a new master’s degree course of study wrote jingles and produced com- in marketing communications. The program was, and mercials for many well-known still is, designed for working professionals in the Kan- consumer products. He began his sas City area, who are interested in evening and part- career in advertising as a television time studies. and radio writer at Smith, Taylor & Jenkins Advertising in Pittsburgh. In 2000, the School’s new curriculum was unveiled. He worked at ad agencies in Pitts- The former sequences—business communications, ad- burgh, St. Louis and Chicago be- vertising, news, magazine, radio-television—were con- fore joining Tatham-Laird in 1956. verged into the two current tracks, News and Informa- He left Tatham-Laird & Kudner in Then & Now: Marge and Russell tion and Strategic Communications. The result was an the early 1970s to pursue a career Handy on their wedding day in 1946; innovative converged, cross-platform and cross-disci- the Handys at this year’s Kansas as a freelance composer and writ- Editors Day. plinary program that better prepares students for jobs. er. Cadden’s work with dozens of In 2004, the Stauffer Multimedia Newsroom movie actors over his career spurred him to publish a movie trivia opened in the Dole Center, with high-end networking book, “What a Bunch of Characters,” in 1984. equipment links to the Kansan, as well as to KUJH-TV and KJHK radio. Stan and Madeline Stauffer’s gift of James Gunn, internationally acclaimed novelist and English profes- $200,000 made the project possible. That same year the sor emeritus, is the director of the Center for the Study of Science Bremner Editing Center, named after legendary KU Fiction. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most infl uential Professor John Bremner, was opened in Stauffer-Flint authors, scholars and educators in science fi ction. He has had nearly Hall to aid students with writing and editing concerns. 100 stories published in magazines and books; is the author of 26 In 2005, at the completion of the Invest in Excellence books and the editor of 10; and has had multiple works dramatized fund-raising campaign that started in 2001, the KU En- on television. He has won numerous awards for his work and has dowment Association reported that $6 million had been lectured internationally. He has held many positions in editing and committed for support of the School of Journalism. Just writing, and has worked at KU as managing editor of alumni pub- lications, director of public relations and as a professor of English. one year later, in 2006, Keith Swinehart, a 1938 grad- He was a 2007-08 recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Achieve- uate, contributed $3 million for a future building for ment Award from KU. Along with his Journalism degree, he earned the School. ‰ a master’s in English from KU in 1951. He lives in Lawrence.

Other Memorable Events from 1947: Marge (Stubbs) Handy worked on The University Daily Kansan as a • India and Pakistan are proclaimed student. She and her husband, Russell Handy, a former TWA pilot, independent nations have four children and have traveled throughout the world, includ- • Jackie Robinson becomes the fi rst African- ing eight years living in Saudi Arabia. After Russell retired in 1983, American player on a major league baseball they spent the next 22 summers sailing the Aegean, home based in team—the Brooklyn Dodgers Kusadasi, Turkey. They now divide the year between homes in Kan- • More than one million veterans enroll in sas City, the French Riviera and their daughter’s home in Apollo college through the G.I. Bill Beach, Fla. • Earl Tupper invents Tupperware, and with Harold (Hal) Sandy is the creator of the famous 1946 “Happy Jay- it, the “Tupperware party” hawk,” the only cartoon he ever drew. He is a board member of • First sightings of “fl ying saucers” are the Friends of Nelson Gallery, is a founder and fi rst president of documented the Historic Mount Oread Fund and the Historic Kansas City Foun- • House Un-American Activities Committee dation. Before establishing his own marketing consulting fi rm, he begins investigating alleged Hollywood ties worked in advertising for the Beaumont and Hohman agency and to communism for Jensen-Salsberg Laboratories in Kansas City. He was twice elect- ed mayor of Westwood, Kan. J-Links Fall 2007 3 Pictured above are some of the J-School’s new directly-admitted freshmen students. Internationally acclaimed journalist and environmentalist, Simran Sethi, joins J-School

imran Sethi, award-winning journalist and environmen- S tal activist, is the School of Journalism’s Lacy C. Haynes Visiting Professional Chair for 2007-08. In addition to her new teaching role at KU, she is the contributing environmental cor- respondent and expert for NBC News, featured on “Today,” CNBC, and “Nightly News with Brian Williams.” Sethi currently is writing a book on the impacts of Ameri- can consumption for Harper Collins and is a contributing au- thor of “Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy” (Chel- sea Green, 2007), the companion guide to the fi rst PBS series on sustainable business, “Ethical Markets.” Sethi also is the host/writer of Sundance Channel’s envi- ronmental programming, “The Green,” a featured commen- tator and former story consultant for the original series “Big Ideas for a Small Planet,” winner of the 2007 Environmental Media Award. She is the anchor of the Sundance interstitial business series “EcoBiz.” She co-created and hosted the weekly audio podcast for TreeHugger.com, the largest environmental Web site on the Internet. Under her management, TreeHugger won the 2006 Vloggie for Best Green Vlog. “We are so fortunate to have a journalist of Sethi’s caliber who is not only passionate about a subject, but is also able to at the J-School,” said Dean Ann Brill. “The depth of experiences put her ideas into motion. She’s teaching people important les- and knowledge she brings to the classroom is invaluable.” sons about sustaining the earth and her message extends past This fall she co-taught a course in online journalism with the classroom and into the real world. I’ve come to re-evaluate Journalism Professor Rick Musser. my consumer habits and I’ve realized there’s a lot of work I “What journalism education needs now is more teach- have to do to live a sustainable life. Prof. Sethi has been able to ers with real experience in new media,” Musser said. “And— take advantage of many opportunities in her career and she’s whether that’s MTV, blogging, online video or online meet-ups an inspiration to me and many other students. I feel very lucky with other avatars in Second Life—that’s exactly what Simran to have the opportunity to work with and learn from her.” brings to the classroom.” Lauded in Vanity Fair’s green issue (April 2007) as the envi- In the spring semester she will teach a new course, Media ronmental “messenger,” Sethi hosted a forum on global warm- and the Environment. It will focus on environmental reporting ing with Nobel Laureate Al Gore for MSN.com and created an in mainstream media and the challenges scientists and jour- audio podcast series for Gore’s non-profi t, The Alliance for Cli- nalists face when communicating environmental issues to the mate Protection. She has been identifi ed as a Variety magazine public. Students will meet professionals, and build their port- Woman of Impact (August 2007), and named one of the top folios of professional work by developing blogs, videos and au- Eco-Heroes of 2007 by the UK’s Independent (July 2007). dio podcasts that may be featured on environmental Web sites Sethi has contributed environmental segments to the Oprah Grist, Green Options, Sundance Channel’s microsite The Green Winfrey Show and has been featured on the Ellen DeGeneres or on local Web sites, Lawrence.com and the Lawrence Sustain- Show and Martha Stewart Show, highlighting ways citizens can ability Network. become more environmentally friendly. She is the “eco-expert” “I’ve enjoyed work- on the syndicated green home makeover show “The EcoZone ing with Prof. Sethi,” Project” and the host of Voom HD Network’s social and envi- said Alex Parker, Set- ronmental series “Keep It Green,” on Equator HD. hi’s graduate student Sethi produced and anchored the news for MTV Asia, cre- assistant. “She brings ated and oversaw the MTV India news division, and developed so much passion and programming for the BBC and others through her own produc- knowledge about envi- tion company SHE TV. ronmental issues. It’s in- Sethi holds an MBA in sustainable management from the spiring to see someone Presidio School of Management and graduated cum laude with Sethi on the Oprah Winfrey Show. a BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Smith College. ‰ 4 J-Links Fall 2007 Scenes from Dr. Mugur Geana’s Experimental Research Lab. Research participants view various media while sensors attached to their skin record physiological changes. Did somebody call for a doctor? by Madeline Hyden, junior, Auroro, Colo.

rom medicine to education. From Romania to Lawrence, F Kan. From sick people to students. Mugur Geana left his job as a general practitioner in Bucharest, Romania, for a quiet offi ce on the third fl oor of Stauffer-Flint. Geana and his wife Anca, with their son Vlad, now a fresh- man at KU, left Romania in 2001 and moved to Columbia, Mo., to seek graduate degrees. Geana earned his Ph.D. in mass com- munications and Anca started a master’s program. Geana said that practicing medicine didn’t give him enough time with his family and he had always been interested in health communications. “Getting information to physicians about what’s new in the medical fi eld is just as important as practicing medicine,” Geana said. Ann Brill, dean of the School of Journalism, said Geana’s previous career set him apart. “Dr. Geana is a rare fi nd,” Brill said. “I was impressed with his intellect, his dedication to re- search and his teaching, and his collegiality.” possiblyibl partner t with ith other th disciplines di i li on campus and d exposes Geana decided to come to KU because it allowed him to students to physiological scientifi c research.” pursue his passion for research. KU also awarded Geana a research grant. He conducted “I always considered myself more of a researcher than a a focus group in Pittsburg, Kan., to fi nd out how and where teacher,” Geana said. He said he believes that medicine and people in medically underserved areas get their medical infor- strategic communication go hand-in-hand. He said that strate- mation, with focus on colon cancer. gic campaigns are the same as diagnostics and that differential Asked whether he misses practicing medicine, Geana said diagnostics are the same as markets and competitions. there are aspects of medicine that translate to teaching and do- In September, the School of Journalism provided funding ing research. for Geana to open the Experimental Research Lab, where he “My favorite part of being a physician was the inquiry, the studies psycho physiological responses to media messages. challenge to diagnose and fi nd a treatment and the satisfaction “It is an innovative, modern and somewhat unusual ap- of succeeding in helping a patient,” Geana said. “This is very proach to studying the impact of media messages,” Geana said. similar to preparing a strategic communication plan. And be- “Its existence will facilitate learning by students interested in ing able to teach and learn from students is just as satisfying.” experimental research.” Erba appreciates the diversity Geana contributes. “As a The lab, on the third fl oor of Stauffer-Flint, is in the same professor he is different than most American professors,” he room as Geana’s offi ce. A La-Z-Boy chair sits in the middle of said. “He brings a European aspect to the classroom.” the room while a small TV rests on a table in the corner. Re- Lumpkins said Geana has what it takes to make students search participants view various media while sensors attached successful in strategic communication. “Our fi eld is still evolv- to their skin record any physiological changes, such as varia- ing and that is what our students will need to succeed – hands- tion in heart rate. on experience and the command of concepts and principles One of Geana’s graduate research assistants, Joseph Erba, that go along with it,” she said. says the lab is an important addition to Geana’s research. “It An example of student success under Geana’s tutelage was doesn’t just test what people think,” Erba said. “It tests how a video created by students in his fall strategic campaigns class. people physiologically respond to stimuli.” The video, a commercial for Chipotle, was a fi nalist in the com- The lab can provide message testing services for local ad- pany’s “30 seconds of fame” contest. 120 colleges and univer- vertising agencies and increase the community outreach of the sities were invited to participate. The video can be viewed at School of Journalism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKQjU1lZoM. Crystal Lumpkins, assistant professor of strategic commu- Geana said the key to being a successful teacher and re- nication, said the lab will benefi t all of KU. searcher is constant curiosity. “If you stop being curious, you “The lab has so much potential to open up doors for both should retire,” he said. ‰ students and faculty,” Lumpkins said. “It enables the School to J-Links Fall 2007 5 Photos from this year’s Kansas Editors Day. Renowned investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh, is recipient of 2008 William Allen White Foundation citation

eymour M. Hersh, an internationally acclaimed journalist, S will be honored as the recipient of the William Allen White Foundation’s 2008 national citation during a free, public cer- emony at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in Woodruff Audito- rium of the Kansas Union. Hersh fi rst wrote for The New Yorker in 1971 and has been a regular contributor to the magazine since 1993. His journalism and publishing awards include the Pulitzer Prize, fi ve George Polk Awards, two National Magazine Awards, and more than a dozen other prizes for investigative reporting. In 2004, Hersh exposed the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in a series of pieces in the magazine. Early in 2005, he received the National Magazine Award for Public Interest, an Overseas Press Club award, the National Press Foundation’s W. M. Kip- linger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism award, and his fi fth George W. Polk award, making him that award’s most honored laureate. “Mr. Hersh is a legend in the fi eld of journalism,” said Ann Brill, dean of the School of Journalism. ”Presenting him with the William Allen White citation is a true honor for the School of Journalism and the University of Kansas. His relentless pur- suit of the truth is at the heart of investigative reporting and his work reminds us all of the critical importance of journalism.” Hersh was born in Chicago, in 1937, and graduated in 1958 from the University of Chicago. He began his newspaper career for “The Price of Power,” in 1983, and the other for “The Sam- as a police reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago. After son Option,” a study of American foreign policy and the Israeli serving in the Army, Hersh worked for a suburban newspaper nuclear bomb program, in 1992. In 2004, Hersh won a National and then for UPI and AP until 1967, when he joined the Presi- Magazine Award for public interest for his pieces “Lunch with dential campaign of Eugene J. McCarthy as speechwriter and the Chairman,” “Selective Intelligence,” and “The Stovepipe.” press secretary. Hersh is married, with three children, and lives in Wash- In 1969, he exposed the My Lai massacre and cover up dur- ington, D.C. ing the Vietnam War. His work earned him the 1970 Pulitzer The White Foundation trustees chose Hersh to receive Prize for International Reporting. Hersh joined The New York the citation, presented annually since 1950. KU’s William Al- Times in 1972, working in Washington and New York. He left len White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is the paper in 1979 and has been a freelance writer since, with named in White’s honor. White (1868-1944) was a nationally two six-month stints on special assignment to the Times’s Wash- infl uential Kansas editor and publisher. He won the Pulitzer ington bureau. Prize in 1923 and posthumously in 1947. Hersh has published eight books, most recently, “Chain Other notable recipients of the William Allen White Cita- of Command,” which was based on his reporting for The New tion have included James Reston, 1950; Walter Cronkite, 1969; Yorker on Abu Ghraib. His book prizes include the 1983 Na- Arthur O. Sulzberger, 1974; James J. Kilpatrick, 1979; Helen tional Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times award Thomas, 1986; Charles Kuralt, 1989; Bernard Shaw, 1994; Bob for biography, and a second Sidney Hillman award for “The Woodward, 2000; Molly Ivins, 2001; Cokie Roberts, 2002; Ger- Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House.” Hersh ald F. Seib, 2005; and Gordon Parks, 2006. A full listing of past also has won two Investigative Reporters & Editors prizes, one recipients is available online at www.journalism.ku.edu. ‰

*Biography information and photo courtesy of The New Yorker. 6 J-Links Fall 2007 Photos from this year’s Kansas Editors Day. KU J-School part of winning Knight Foundation Innovation Incubator grant

U students presented their innovative idea for trans- K forming community news at the Online News Associ- ation Convention in Toronto, in October. The students were part of a $230,000 Knight 21st Century News Challenge grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Seniors Sam Knowlton and Brian Lewis-Jones and Chris Raine, master’s student, partnered with a team from Kansas State University to promote their idea for “Vox- Pop,” a project designed to remove the barriers to commu- nication between citizens and those is positions of power. In addition to those who went to Toronto, summer 2007 journalism graduates Courtney Farr and Nate Martin, master’s student, participated in the program. NBC news correspondent and J-School “Journalism schools have a real role to play in 21st century journalism innovation,” said Eric Newton, Vice graduate, Bob Dotson, featured speaker President/Journalism Program, John S. and James L. at annual Editors Day event Knight Foundation. “They have computer scientists, busi- ness people, news people – and they have them at the right time in their lives. These are the young digital natives that his year’s Kansas Editors Day event on Sept. 22 featured news companies really want to connect with. They are the J-School graduate and NBC news correspondent Bob Dot- T likeliest inventors of the great news forms of the future.” son. He presented “A Survival Kit for Professional Storytell- For the Toronto program, about 40 students and fac- ers—How to compete with cell phones and Web sites.” The ulty presented three digital news “incubator” projects, and program was free and open to the public. invited newsrooms to adapt and adopt them. Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Dean Ann Brill intro- “I am probably prejudiced, but the presentation from duced the Editors Day program. Journalism Professor Emeritus the Kansas kids really stood out. It wasn’t just a warmed Bruce Linton introduced Dotson. Linton was one of Dotson’s over version of some other application out there. It was, teachers at the School of Journalism. in the truest sense of the word, an innovation,” Journal- “Bob autographed one of his books for me with these ism Prof. Rick Musser, who attended the conference, said. words: ‘For Bruce, who fi rst held the fl ashlight for me and “The students’ project used the power of online comput- showed the way.’ Of course he left the feeble beam of my fl ash- ers to make it easier for readers to write civic leaders and light a long time ago, but the pride and joy I feel when a former to respond to issues in news stories,” Musser said of the student succeeds is, after all, what teaching is all about,” Linton KU students’ work. “By clicking on the Web story, readers said. would be able to send e-mail or conventional letters auto- For more than three decades, Dotson has traveled the matically without ever leaving a newspaper’s Web site.” country, seeking the extraordinary in ordinary lives. His special The students developed the project and presentation reports, “American Story with Bob Dotson,” air on the “Today during a summer journalism class taught by Patrick Laf- Show” and “NBC Nightly News” and have won more than 100 ferty, former J-School multimedia newsroom coordinator. prestigious broadcast journalism honors. “The Incubator experience provided the KU students He also is the writer and host of “Bob Dotson’s America,” involved with an education in the realities of innovation, a series of half-hour programs on the Travel Channel, and the both positive and negative,” said Lafferty. “From ideation author of two books, one for aspiring journalists called “Make to market considerations, sketch-ups to the culminating it Memorable,” and a memoir, “In Pursuit of the American creation of the news product (VoxPop), the team from KU Dream.” His literary work won the George Washington Honor dug in and created an innovative product that could alter Medal from the Freedoms Foundation. the way citizens interact with the powerful, not just in the A transcript of Dotson’s speech, as well as photos from United States, but around the globe. The entire KU com- Editors Day, is available on www.journalism.ku.edu. ‰ munity should be proud of the work completed by this exemplary group of students. I know I am.” ‰ J-Links Fall 2007 7 Photos from this year’s Kansas Editors Day. ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Where are they now?

2007 2006 Kristi Baker, MSJ Edwards Nadine Billgen, MSJ, is an Campus, is strategic plan- international public relations ning analyst for Children’s assistant for Faber-Castell, a Mercy Hospital. She provides German-based company that demographic data for deci- manufactures high-quality sions on locations of facilities. art supplies.

Erin Castaneda is a reporter Natalie Bogan is associate for The Lawrence Journal- editor of Houston Magazine. World. Kim Bui is marketing coor- Jonathan Kealing is a dinator for Berry Plastics in reporter for The Lawrence Lawrence. Journal-World. Kyle Cook has been Tyler Klaus is a claims promoted to an assistant adjuster with Farmers Insur- account executive by ance Co. in Olathe, Kan. GlynnDevins Advertising and Marketing. SSchoolchool ooff jjournalismournalism Jenny Oakley is with Jane CCalendaralendar ooff EEventsvents Mobley Associates in Kansas Estuardo Garcia is a reporter City, Mo. for The Tonganoxie Mirror, a newspaper owned by The February 8: William Allen White Day, honoring Catherine Odson has joined World Co. in Lawrence. Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Seymour Hersh The Miami County Newspa- pers. Lindsey Gold is the assistant February 22: Kansas Scholastic Press Association automotive account execu- regional competitions, Kansas Union. McKay Stangler, MSJ, is a tive for The Kansas City Star. writer for the KU Medical April 29: School Awards & Scholarships Ceremony, Center’s external affairs divi- Vanessa Pearson works as a 4 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, followed by a reception sion. He writes for its maga- national desk copy editor for in the Big 12 Room zine, writes press releases The Los Angeles Times. and speeches, and prepares May 3: Kansas Scholastic Press Association state information for legislators. Samantha Samuel, MSJ, is competition and annual meeting the marketing coordinator at Lindsey St. Clair is an edito- Megatrax Production Music May 7: Kansas City Alumni Reunion Event (exact rial assistant at Family Circle in Los Angeles. location and time TBD) magazine. Jessica (Virtue) Veit works May 17: Journalism Graduate Recognition Ceremony, Eric Williams works for in the operations excellence 8:30 a.m., Lied Center Blair Television, which department at the Applebee’s represents television International offi ce in Over- May 18: KU Commencement stations nationally. land Park, Kan.

For more event details, visit (News & Notes – continued on page 9) www.journalism.ku.edu. 8 J-Links Fall 2007 Photos from this year’s Kansas Editors Day. ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Surgical ICU at the Univer- KSHB in Kansas City where sity of Kansas Hospital. She she interned as a student. (News & Notes – continued from page 8) sociali l welfare lf at t KKU, and is a earned her BSN in Nursing Formerly she was with student data analyst for the at Baker University. WKOW-TV in Madison, 2005 Kansas City, Mo., School Dis- Wisc., where she was a co- Kayla (Huffman) Altman trict. She works directly with Curtis Green is a copywriter anchor for more than three is an event coordinator at children as well as analyzing for EURO RSCG Chicago. years. Meeting Professionals Inter- their progress and needs. ([email protected]) national. Jennifer (Simpson) LaPoint Jennifer Wilson is a meeting Holly (Hendrix) Johnson is works for CBS radio in Rebecca Green is an account consultant for Intercall.com, a project manager at MMG Dallas. executive with CBS Outdoor selling conferencing equip- Worldwide. in Kansas City. Previously ment and services to execu- Scott Lowe, MSJ, is a public she was media planner at tives in the Oakland, Calif., Liza Pehrson is the resident relations and marketing Barkley in Kansas City. area. Her company does au- manager for Meadowbrook specialist with the university ([email protected]) dio, Web, video and special Apartments in Lawrence. She relations offi ce at Old Do- event conferencing nationally also is a reviewer of theater minion University, Virginia. Courtney Grimwood works and internationally. and arts for The Lawrence in special events at Pembroke Journal-World and is a board Doug Thompson is a profes- Hill School in Kansas City. Jessica (Chapman) Zemler member for E.M.U. Theater sional liability analyst in She plans events for current is now managing editor of in Lawrence. legal-risk management for students, faculty, staff, par- the Custom Communications H&R Block World headquar- ents and alumni, and writes Department at Advanstar Bruno Pieroni works for ters in Kansas City, Mo. for the school’s magazines Veterinary Healthcare Com- Lapiz, the Hispanic market- and newsletters. munications in Lenexa, Kan. ing arm of Leo Burnett in Chicago, as senior art direc- 2000 Ben Mantooth is a marketing tor. Formerly he worked for Erin (Flanagan) Dempsey is coordinator for PRM Realty 2003 Sullivan Higdon & Sink. marketing manager for East- Group in Parkville, Mo. Adrienne Geist is a public West Partners, Lake Tahoe. relations account executive at Najahe Sherman-Hall is Nikola Rowe is the Charles- Jajo Inc. strategic marketing Mrs. Louisiana 2007. She is Natasha Franz is pursuing worth production specialist solutions in Wichita. morning and noon news an- a degree in accounting and for Allen Press in Lawrence. chor for KSLA News 12 TV. an MBA at Montana State ([email protected]) Julie Jantzer-Ward is a pro- She is a former Kansas City University-Billings. She was duction manager at Penton Chiefs cheerleader. a newspaper designer for The Erin Shipps is an associate Media, Inc., in Overland Billings Gazette, previously. editor for Radio magazine Park, Kan. She oversees Michelle Sherwood is now in Overland Park, Kan. It is production of aviation books the weekend and primary Kathryn Jensen is coordina- published by Penton Media, and products, such as AC- fi ll-in anchor for KSPR, the tor for community education formerly Primedia. U-KWIK and Aircraft Blue ABC affi liate in Springfi eld. at Whatcom College, Belling- Book. She also is pursuing She came from KYTV, the ham, Wash. (jensenkathryn@ Paige Worthy is managing her master’s degree in Busi- same station that recently hotmail.com) editor of Lawn & Garden ness Administration with acquired KSPR. Retailer in Chicago. She had entrepreneurial emphasis at ([email protected]) James Sido is sports re- been copy chief of King and the University of Missouri- porter/anchor at KOMO- Ride at Harris Publications in Kansas City. TV, Seattle. He moved from New York. 2001 KAKE-TV in Wichita where Megan Crocker is a sales he was weekend sports 2002 associate for AstraZeneca reporter/anchor. 2004 Lauren Brandenburg works Pharmaceutical Company. Brandi (Mathiesen) Stout as a registered nurse in the (News & Notes – continued on page 11) earned a master’s degree in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Christa Dubill has rejoined J-Links Fall 2007 9 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES This year’s Kansas Scholastic Press Association fall conference.

Graduate living his childhood dream “I have a little bit of the morning to myself, to be a sports broadcaster then I reserve an hour or by Susan Hepworth, Kansas City, Kan., May 2007 graduate two to go to a coffee shop and read up on what’s ate Bukaty knew he wanted to be a sports broadcaster going on in the game of N in the fi fth grade, and today, he is living his childhood baseball for that day,” Bu- dream. katy said. Bukaty, a 1998 Journalism graduate, is an accomplished He then goes to the sports broadcaster, reporter and radio host for Sports Radio 810 ballpark around 3 p.m. WHB in Kansas City. and interviews coaches “If you would have told me when I was in college that at 30 and players. After the half years old I’d be doing what I’m doing right now, I would have hour pre-game show, he been ecstatic,” Bukaty said. watches the game, keeps He began his broadcast career in a small Missouri town score, takes notes, and where he did play-by-play for local high school sports. After does post-game inter- one year, Bukaty moved to Kansas City and joined 1250AM, views. “All Day, All Night, All Sports.” “I play the interviews Shortly after Bukaty’s arrival, the station shut down and he back on the post-game show, whichhi h gets t over about b t 1111:30 30 p.m. moved to 810 WHB, the nation’s largest all-sports station. or midnight,” Bukaty said. Although the hours are long, it is At 810 WHB, he co- just one small sacrifi ce hosts a morning show for doing something that called “the Border Pa- “If you would have told me when I was in col- he loves. trol.” His co-host is Ste- Dan Ferguson, KU ven St. John, a “Missouri lege that at 30 years old I’d be doing what I’m graduate and producer guy,” and Bukaty is the at 810 WHB, also knows “Kansas guy.” doing right now, I would have been ecstatic.” the sacrifi ce is worth the Bukaty also is the reward. Royals baseball beat re- “It’s not a 9 to 5 porter. He travels with the team, interviews players and coach- job,” Ferguson said. “It’s one of those things Nate and I tell the es, follows the national baseball scene, and hosts daily pre- and classes we visit at KU; it’s a great job and we wouldn’t give it post-game shows for the station. During baseball season Bu- up, but you have to make sacrifi ces.” katy faces a grueling daily schedule. During the off season, Bukaty occasionally co-hosts 810 ra- dio shows, does play-by-play and broadcasts for Kansas City Metro Sports, hosts KU football’s pre-game show “The Crim- son and Blue Line,” and is a sideline reporter for KU football. When asked about this year’s “dream” football season at KU, Bukaty said, “I’ve been following KU football my entire life, and there’s never been anything like this. I’m just making sure to enjoy the ride, and embrace every moment, because you never know when a season like this will happen again.” In addition to his KU football duties, Bukaty is in his sixth year as the play-by-play announcer for KU women’s basket- ball. “I set my goals incrementally,” Bukaty said. “I had a goal to be the play-by-play voice of a program and I’m getting to do that with women’s basketball. To be a part of the KU football radio network is a dream come true. I would have liked to be Nate Bukaty reports at a recent KU football game. part of a Division I program anywhere, but to get to do it at your school is that much cooler.” ‰ 10 J-Links Fall 2007 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES KansasK Scholastic Press Association fall conference—drew 1,016 students from 52 northeast Kansas high schools. for The News. His weekly col- Practice & Procedure; and (News & Notes – continued from page 9) umn will move to the busi- published “Where There’s Ann Weishaar was promoted ness page and will focus on a Will, There’s a Delay: Do Matt Tait is high school to executive producer of Ari- insider information, politics, Recent Legislative Changes sports editor at The Lawrence zona Midday & Community and issues that relate to cars to the CDP Rules Solve the Journal-World. Previously he Initiates at KPNX in Phoenix. and trucks. Perceived Problems?” in The covered sports for the World She recently won a Rocky Tax Magazine. Company’s weekly news- Mountain Emmy Award for papers in Basehor, Bonner Best Newscast. 1994 Springs and Shawnee. Andrew Arnone is the senior 1991 learning consultant for Cern- Mike Horak is with The 1996 er Corporation in Kansas Nature Conservancy and is 1999 Dan Hubbard is vice presi- City, Mo., managing training based in Asheville, N.C. He Chad Bettes, MSJ, is vice dent for communications at of clients using Cerner medi- joined the organization as its president, marketing and the National Business Air- cal record technology. national media director after communications, of the craft Association in Washing- serving as former Sen. Nancy Kansas Bioscience Authority, ton. Previously he directed Allison Lippert is an edito- Kassebaum’s press secretary. with headquarters in Olathe, the Washington offi ce of rial software consultant/ Kan. He was with the U.S. Fleishman-Hillard public implementer for Digital Holly Lawton is the sports Department of State in relations. He worked on Technology International, editor for The Kansas City Washington, previously. political campaigns for Pres. which makes newspaper Star. Bush in the 2000 Missouri publishing systems for print Lindsay Ruzicka is in fash- primary, Sen. Christopher and Web. She was formerly Laura Okmin hosts Fox ion sales and merchandising Bond’s 1998 re-election, Sen. with The Des Moines Register Sports Net’s national shows, for the Kristi Harris Show- Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential for 10 years. “Early Final Score” and room in Los Angeles. campaign in Missouri, and “It’s All Good.” She also is Sen. Sam Brownback’s 1994 Kari Van Hoof is the direc- a weekly feature correspon- congressional campaign. tor of grant development dent for FSN’s national NFL 1998 for the American Cancer show, “Pro Football Review.” Behnoosh Khalili is the Irene (Prilutsky) Shnayder is Society’s great west division COO/Publishing Director a national account executive in Tacoma, Wash. (kvhbwr@ at Hollywood OS in Los for Clear Channel Outdoor in yahoo.com) 1990 Angeles, an entertainment New York. David Peacock was named publisher of books about vice president-marketing by getting started in show busi- 1993 Anheuser-Busch. He over- ness the smart way, without 1995 Hale Sheppard is a share- sees a $910 million budget. getting scammed. The com- Maria (Angeletti) Arnone, holder in the Atlanta offi ce Before this promotion he pany also manages a digital MSJ, is the business devel- of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, was vice president-business casting service. Khalili is also opment director for Ascend White, Williams & Martin, operations. Peacock joined a cultural event producer on Media in Overland Park, where his practice focuses the company in 1992 and the side, producing the Unsi- Kan., developing custom on tax audits, administrative has held positions in media, lent Night electronic holiday publishing projects for events appeals, and tax litigation. planning, brand manage- parade annually. nationwide. His recent accomplishments ment and sales. include: elected treasurer Brian Sieman is the new Manny Lopez, the J-School’s and executive committee Jeff Taylor has been pro- radio voice of the Los An- fi rst coordinator of student member of the Georgia Bar moted to managing editor/ geles Clippers of the NBA. recruiting from 1998 to fall Tax Section; appointed to news and information of The He moved from the same 2000, recently became autos the IRS-Practitioner Liai- Detroit Free Press. position with the Minnesota editor of The Detroit News. son Committee; became a Timberwolves. He has been an editorial member of the Advisory (News & Notes – continued on page 13) writer and online columnist Board of the Journal of Tax J-Links Fall 2007 11 From left: Vanessa Gallman, editorial page editor, The Lexington Herald-Leader, was a professional-in- ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES residence; Prof. Rick Musser teaches his Online Journalism class as students listen attentively; at right, former Congressmen Dan Miller and Ken Hechler speak to Musser’s class.

About face: J-School graduate creates new line of cosmetics By Kara Boeshaar, junior, Prairie Village, Kan.

he key to a successful career is doing what you love, says T Ashley Maurin, 2001 J-School graduate. Maurin loves makeup and always has, so the next step was obvious to her. She launched her own line, LOVER Cos- metics, in October 2006. The success of the Kansas City-based line confi rms that she is living proof of her own statement. LOVER is a French acronym for Le Visage en Rose, or The Face in Pink. The line offers products for lips, face, eyes and cheeks. The names of the products refl ect the line’s French in- fl uence. Her best-seller is la sucette, which means lollipop, a cherry-red high-shine lip gel. FFrance. AftAfter graduation, d ti she h ttraveled l d tto NNew YYork k CitCity where h Maurin graduated from the University of Kansas in 2001 she worked as a public relations intern for ready-to-wear and with degrees in Journalism and French. She currently works for accessories for Chanel, Inc. Lathrop & Gage. “Her interest in the cosmetics industry was nurtured at While in school, Maurin spent a semester studying in Chanel and led to the fact that she started her own company,” said Patty Noland, a former teacher of and advisor to Maurin in the School of Journalism. Maurin’s line of products encompasses the current trends and runway looks, yet is completely wearable, according to Maurin. As evidenced in her own fresh look, she approaches makeup in an uncomplicated manner. Though starting the line took a lot of effort and dedication, “I always wanted to do it,” she said. Maurin credits much of her success to the School of Jour- nalism. She notes her internship was a good jumping off point, but it was her journalism training that really prepared her for her job at Lathrop & Gage and to start her cosmetics business, she said. Now she uses her knowledge of public relations to spread the word about her products and attract new customers. “Her success is further evidence of her drive and initiative to succeed. Ashley has the passion and creativity to make her ideas work,” Noland said. LOVER products are sold through Maurin’s Web site, www.lover-cosmetics.com, and at private parties. LOVER is also sold in the following stores: Magnum Opus, Bonnor Springs, Kan.; Shine Spa in Westport, Kansas City, Mo.; and RSVP in the Village, Prairie Village shops. When asked about the hardest part of starting and running her own company, Mau- Maurin applies makeup from her cosmetics line to a model. rin said, “I wouldn’t say it was hard. It’s more fun than diffi cult.” ‰ 12 J-Links Fall 2007 J-School students at work. ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES corporate, fi nancial services, Department and Pentagon health care, public affairs, before being sent to Cairo in (News & Notes – continued from page 11) other books of nonfi ction, in- Web relations and technol- 1984. He returned in 1987 to cluding “Age Ain’t Nothing ogy communications as well cover the White House, di- Joel Zeff is author of a book, but a Number: Black Women as marketing expertise. The plomacy and foreign policy. “Make the Right Choice: Explore Midlife,” “Lead Me offi ce represents national He became deputy bureau Creating a Positive, Innova- Home: An African Ameri- and local clients, including chief in 1997 and bureau tive And Productive Work can’s Guide Through the BAE Systems, Honeywell, chief in 2002. Among his Life,” and is a motivational Grief Journey,” and “Walk the Internal Revenue Service, many awards is the 2005 Wil- speaker who uses impro- Tall: Affi rmations for People Lawson Software, the Mall of liam Allen White Foundation visational comedy in his of Color.” America and Polaris Indus- national citation. presentations. Previously, ([email protected]) tries. He joined the offi ce in he reported for The Dallas 1999. Times-Herald. Devin Scillian, news anchor 1976 at WDIV-TV, the NBC affi li- Robert Musburger, MA, ate in Detroit, has published 1983 retired from teaching at the 1989 a new children’s book, “H is Brian Chisam is vice presi- University of Houston. He is Catherine Darkenwald is for Honor.” It is an alpha- dent of sales for Iron Moun- an adjunct faculty member at the senior marketing rep- betic tribute to men and tain Information Manage- Central Washington Univer- resentative for The Jefferson women in the military and ment in Lenexa, Kan. sity this semester. County Port Townsend Leader. their families. His previous children’s book, “S is for Michael Merschel is as- Sunfl ower,” blends Kan- 1982 1974 sistant arts editor and books sas history and folklore. A Neal McChristy was ap- Rich Bailey, who took jour- editor for The Dallas Morning Junction City, Kan., native, pointed editor of Imaging nalism courses, is director of News. He had been editor Scillian has won 12 Emmy Spectrum, a publication that philanthropy at The Nature of the newspaper’s former Awards for his work in TV covers offi ce equipment, Conservancy Kansas Chapter Sunday feature section. news, including his anchor cartridge remanufacturing, in Topeka. ([email protected]) desk coverage of the 1995 and related industry news in Jennifer (Taggart) Wheat Oklahoma City bombing the U.S., Canada and Mexico. recently started Wheat Pho- when he was with KFOR He will telecommute as 1970 tography and has studios in there. His recent documen- editor and continue to live Steve Haynes is president of De Soto, Kan., and Kansas tary, made in China, “The in Pittsburg. He was editor the National Newspaper As- City. Her Web site is: China Syndrome: Where Did of The Garnett Review and sociation. A former president www.wheatphotography.com All The Jobs Go?,” won the The Anderson Countian, in of the Kansas Press Associa- Edward R. Murrow Award. Garnett from 1982-1984, and tion, he is co-owner, with his At WDIV he anchors news staff writer for The Pittsburg wife Cynthia, of Nor’West 1986 broadcasts at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Morning Sun from 1984-1995. Newspapers in Bird City, Alison Lang is client strat- and “Flashpoint,” a Sunday He has worked in the imag- Colby, Goodland, Norton, egy director at Empower a.m. news program. He also ing fi eld for 12 years and also Oberlin and St. Francis. MediaMarketing in Cincin- writes and performs music. has written for computer and nati. Previously she was vice equestrian magazines. president/media director at 1968 Northlich Advertising. 1984 Tom Bowser, president and Randy Sands was promoted 1978 CEO of Blue Cross and Blue to executive vice president in Jerry Seib has been named Shield in Kansas City, was 1985 the fi nancial services practice assistant managing editor elected to the KU Endow- Carleen Brice’s fi rst fi ction group of Weber Shandwick’s and executive Washington ment Association Board of novel, “Orange Mint and offi ces in Minneapolis. The editor of The Wall Street Trustees. Honey,” will be published offi ce is the leading public Journal. Seib joined the Dal- by Ballantine on Feb. 28, relations fi rm in the upper las bureau of the Journal in (News & Notes – continued on page 15) 2006. She has published Midwest, offering consumer, 1978, and covered the State J-Links Fall 2007 13 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Photos from the Marketing Communications course of study at the KU Edwards Campus.

Marketing Communications grad fi nds brand identifi cation key to job well done by Kelly Crane, Coordinator, Marketing Communications

pen the front page of The Kansas City Star on any given day O and you are likely to see a quote from Dennis Gagnon. A 2005 graduate of the Marketing Communications graduate program course of study at the KU Edwards Campus, Gagnon is a Public Information Offi cer for the City of Kansas City, Mo. In his role, he fi elds 50 to 60 inquiries a month from the media, answers questions from residents, and writes more than a few letters a week to the city’s constituents. “My name’s in the paper a couple of times a week,” Gag- non said, “so I get a lot of direct correspondence from people Now he receives letters from people grateful that the city thinking I can solve their problems. It’s rewarding to try to make cares and someone helped them. That, to Gagnon, is the most certain the right thing is done, whether it’s having crosswalks rewarding part of his job. “I enjoy that when I hang up the repainted or making sure we are ADA-compliant. It reinforces phone a person has a better feeling about the city,” he said. the idea that the city cares about them.” The most valuable part of the Marketing Communications When Gagnon entered the Marketing Communications course of study for Gagnon was the interaction with his peers. graduate course of study he already had 20 years of experience— “It was much different than an undergraduate experience. including 11 years at Hallmark—and had been self-employed The knowledge that was a benefi t at the moment I needed it of- for eight years as a communications consultant. He decided to ten resided in another student who was grappling with, or had pursue a master’s degree for his own personal enrichment. survived, the same business problems. Our day-to-day work “To me, graduate school in this day and age is a must for was enhanced by what was going on in class,” he said. anyone who is a professional,” Gagnon said. “One of the great For Gagnon, the coursework in Marketing Communica- things about going to graduate school as a working adult is that tions validated what he knew, but also challenged his thinking it lets you revisit intellectual curiosity at an age where you can and helped him see things from a different perspective. “The really appreciate it.” program was the mortar that held the bricks of what I knew Gagnon says the most stimulating class in the program for together,” he said. “I had years ago thought about an MBA, but him was Branding in Marketing Communications. When he I concluded that I was a communicator fi rst and foremost. This worked at Hallmark, it was one of the top fi ve brands in the program for me was the perfect thing.” ‰ country, so he found it interesting to analyze its branding from an academic perspective. At the time he was in the program, there were several oth- er students who worked for government entities and Gagnon J-School’s Marketing Communications said some struggled with how marketing communications applied to their work situation. But he had few problems. He Course of Study, KU Edwards Campus discovered that identifying the brand of an organization makes it easier to make smarter business and communications deci- he Marketing Communications course of study pro- sions. For example, if there are differing opinions on an issue T vides students with a unique educational experience. in a community meeting, staying focused on the brand promise It is designed for working professionals with at least two helps cut through the differences to fi nd consensus. years of experience in marketing communications or other “Everything people lean on the government for is a service. media-related fi elds. Conveniently located on the state-of- As city employees, we’re delivering on the promise of what the the-art KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kan., it is city is expected to do: delivering timely and quality services ideal for students interested in part-time, evening study. The such as trash pickup and road construction, for example. When course of study gives students the tools to remain competi- you identify what that brand promise is, it helps you defi ne tive in the market place and advance in their careers. Prac- what your response should be. The promise is a huge tool for tical learning means our students can “learn it tonight and governing your actions throughout the day,” Gagnon said. use it tomorrow.” If you think this graduate program course of study could be the right fi t for you, call 913-897-8416 14 J-Links Fall 2007 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. ‰ ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Photos from Marketing Communications at the KU Edwards Campus.

(News & Notes – continued from page 13) Strategic Campaigns fall class 1956 clients update Bob Dotson won the Edward Jerry Knudson is professor R. Murrow Award for writ- emeritus at the Department tudents in the Strategic Communication track in the J- ing for his “American Story of Journalism at Temple Uni- S School are required to take Strategic Campaigns as their with Bob Dotson” reports versity. His most recent book capstone course. Students produce a campaign to solve a on the Today Show. His was is “Jefferson and the Press,” marketing communication problem for an established or- one of seven Murrow awards University of South Carolina ganization. Students work with an actual client to develop given to NBC by the Radio- Press, 2006. a campaign from the initial research to the fi nal recommen- Television News Directors dations. By applying the knowledge, experience and skills Association. They included gained in previous courses, students confi rm their readi- the top prize for overall ex- 1955 ness to enter the profession. Class clients this semester: cellence. He was the keynote Richard C. Clarkson, re- speaker at this year’s Kansas cipient of the William Allen • Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, Editors Day at KU. White award in 2007, was in- taught by Associate Professor Bob Basow ducted into the State of Kan- JoAnna (Shipley) Gorthy sas Athletics Hall of Fame in • The University Daily Kansan, taught by Associate works for Walsworth Pub- Wichita, Oct. 21. During his Professor Tim Bengtson lishing Company as training career with National Geo- coordinator in the sales and graphic, The Denver Post, The • Chipotle Restaurants and School of Journalism marketing offi ce located in Topeka Capital-Journal and as Recruiting, taught by Assistant Professor Mugur Kansas City, Mo. contract photographer with Geana Sports Illustrated, Time and Willard B. Hardesty serves Life, he has covered several as vice-president and educa- Olympics and many major Let the Journalism Career Center tion chair of the Colorado sports events. His Denver Municipal Judges Associa- fi rm now creates and man- help you fi nd your next job tion. He serves as a part-time ages fi ne art photography relief judge in fi ve courts projects for clients, including he School of Journal- in the Denver metro area the National Collegiate Ath- and, also, as an administra- T ism’s Career Center letic Association, Colorado providesp online informa- tive hearing offi cer in the Rockies and Denver Broncos. court. He also serves the tiont about jobs in the jour- CMJA as the minority affairs nalismn fi eld that require chair/proponent/advocate. 1943 ata least two years of expe- ([email protected]) rience.r Glee S. Smith Jr. has prac- The job listings and de- ticed law in Larned, Kan., scriptionss are posted on since 1947 and in Lawrence thet J-School’s Web site, 1958 since 1992. He was a Kansas Robert E. Hartley published www.journalism.ku.eduw , state senator from 1956 to underu the “Alumni & a new book, “Saving Yellow- 1972, served on the Kansas stone, The President Arthur Friends”F tab. This service Board of Regents from 1973 isi for jobs that require 2-4, Expedition of 1883.” It is his to 1981 and has held several seventh historical book. The 3-5,3 5-7 and 10 or more state and national bar as- yyears of experience. Fac- purpose of the president’s sociation offi ces. He served Patty Noland, Career uulty members hear about trip was to raise awareness in the Army Air Corps from of the national park that was Development Coordinator such positions on a regular 1943-1945 and earned his J.D. basis. The jobs are imme- created in 1872 and of the from KU in 1947. He was an need to preserve it. diately posted online. If you know of relevant job openings editor of the Kansan. ‰ that should be listed, e-mail Patty Noland, the J-School’s career development coordinator, at [email protected]. ‰ J-Links Fall 2007 15 Just a few of the J-School visitors this fall: David Hunke, publisher, The Detroit Free Press, and CEO, Detroit Media Partnership; Ellyn Angelotti, interactivity editor, Poynter Institute; Alan Morgan, CEO of National Rural Health Association; Dick Grove, president, INK, Inc. Public Relations, Kansas City; and Patty Reksten, director of photography, The Oregonian. Send us Your News

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