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ALUMNI HUCK BOYD LECTURE FACULTY INSIDE Physioc returns to Wilma Moore-Black Miller School Student wins fourth in Hearst 1 inspire students, delivers 12th Huck welcomes four new Music and radio history 8 call KSU game. Boyd Lecture. faculty members. London calls PR student 4 Alumni updates 13 12 9 10 FALL News From The A. Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2011 Kansas State University Reconnected Reporting students writing again for K-State Collegian as part of classroom assignments Contents • Fall 2011 CLASSES 2, 3 After nearly nine years as director of the Miller School, Dr. Angela Powers steps down to focus on teaching and research. Miller School students are having their work published and broadcast as part of class assignments. STUDENTS 4, 5 Students land internships in New York City, Houston, London and Los Angeles. Graduate student travels to Kenya with professor to conduct research on HIV/AIDS and links to alchohol. FACULTY 6, 7 The Miller School welcomes four new GREAT PLAINS RADIO HISTORY SYMPOSIUM The sixth annual gath- faculty members. ering featured Marvin Bredemeir, Don Willis and Herb Hoeflicker. The panelists discussed their experiences in the era of live music on the radio. 8 SPEAKERS and EVENTS 8, 9 AWAKS REUNION Twenty five Great Plains Radio History Sympo- years ago, 44 photographers took sium. nearly 70,000 photos to document col- 12th Annual Huck Boyd Lecture. lege life at K-State for a photo book. A quarter-century later, alumni gathered EVENTS 10, 11 to reminisce about the creation of "A A Week at K-State photo project's 25th Week at Kansas State" and discuss anniversary brings photographers back the possibility of another project. 11 to Manhattan to celebrate and plan. SPORTSCASTERS RETURN Hispanic journalist and activist Clau- Alumni Steve Physioc and Dan Musil dio Remeseria discusses role of media came back to Kansas State to share in coverage of minority groups. their experiences with students and give advice to those interested in simi- ALUMNI 13 lar careers. 12 Advisory Council president and pres- dient-elect visit Miller Schol to discuss ON THE COVER mentoring program. By requiring students to contribute to either the Col- Alumni Updates legian, the Royal Purple or 91.9, the school is recon- necting its classes to stu- Update, the news magazine of dent media. Faculty want the A. Q. Miller School of Journal- to ensure that students get ism and Mass Communications practical experience before at Kansas State University is graduating and joining the produced by the Magazine and work force. Feature Writing class. FROM THE DIRECTOR JMC BRIEFS Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but Students launch website for speech teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Through intelligence and teamwork, we will What began as an idea for a K-State entrepreneurial contest in November 2010 is become a premier program by tying into President generating national attention. Loudspeaker, a non-profit organization created by three Schulz’s vision to become a top 50 public research undergraduate students at the university and is the brainchild of Chandler Johnson, institution by 2025. President Schulz has outlined a senior in journalism and digital media. The organization focuses on important social number of goals including issues and incorporating and creating a place dedicated to college forensic performances increasing endowments, through an online database. faculty awards, graduate "We're trying to take those speeches and show people how important their voices degrees awarded, fresh- are," Johnson said. "Putting your voice out there and stating your opinion where it has man-sophomore retention some type of credibility rates, undergraduate de- and structure to it has grees awarded and under- the ability to influence graduate research experi- more then just one or two ences. people." Sen. Pat Roberts As you will read in The team, Johnson and Dr. Powers this edition, our faculty and co-creators Jenna members are already mak- Surprenant, junior in meet at the KAB ing strides in these areas for communications studies, annual meeting the A.Q. Miller School. and Brock Ingmire, senior in communication studies, • Advertising and public relations faculty members, was awarded a $500 prize Curtis Matthews and Wes Wise, are creating an un- for best pitch in the finals dergraduate/graduate research lab involving more of K-State’s Next Big students in important studies such as the examina- Thing entrepreneurialThe creators of Loudspeaker, from left to tion of emotional processes involved when viewing competition. The team right: Brock Ingmire, Chandler Johnson, television segments. placed fourth overall in and Jenna Surprenant. the contest. • Academic adviser, Tom Roesler, is working with 1 our incoming students to pinpoint research and The team dedicated more than 700 hours to their idea and is focused on reaching professional interests and directing them toward out to high school and college forensic programs nationwide. appropriate faculty members and student organiza- The Loudspeaker website, www.speechneverdies.org, was designed by Casey Dwyer, tions upon their arrival. junior in journalism and mass communications, and launched November 20. • New professional faculty members, Vern Wirka As the instructor of communication studies and university forensics coach, Craig and Steve Harvey are impacting student retention Brown said in a press release he believes this initiative is exactly what President Schulz’s by providing hands-on media convergence experi- 2025 plan is all about: “demonstrating how undergraduates are doing something ence and cross promotion among our newspaper, important.” radio and television operations • We are also moving ahead on a proposal for a Castanon nabs fourth in Hearst fund-raising campaign for a state-of-the-art facil- ity on the north side of campus connected to Dole Kelsey Castanon, senior in Hall, as mentioned in last fall’s Update. This project journalism and digital media, ties directly into becoming a Top 50 institution, en- placed fourth in the feature abling our research, scholarship, learning, and pro- writing competition in the duction to flow seamlessly under one roof. Hearst National Journalism Awards it was announced De- Senator Pat Roberts, the keynote speaker for the cember 2. Kansas Association of Broadcasters this fall and an Castanon's piece, "Father, alum of our school, has for many years spoke of the daughter relationship tested greatness of Kansas State University. What we are set after his confession: 'I'm gay,'" to accomplish has the potential to impact the lives of was published in the October many students, faculty and media organization in our 13, 2011 K-State Collegian. region and the nation for years to come. This is an ex- The story details the emo- citing juncture in our 100+ year history, one in which tional experience of Castanon's everyone can play a part! discovery of her father's sexual It is our honor to work together with faculty, staff, orientation after reading her students, administration and all of you to become a mother's diary. Her shock leading program. turned to rebellion against him but she later came to accept, Sincerely, and to love him again. For her award, Castanon will receive a $1,000 scholar- ship from the Hearst Awards program. The Miller School Angela Powers Kelsey Castanon will receive a matching amount. UPDATE Fall 2011 FACULTY Powers steps down By ASHLEY DUNKAK r. Angela Powers took a risk when she left a Dposition as a professor in Illinois and accepted the job as the director of the Miller School in 2004. “It was a big decision for me because I loved what I did in Illinois, and I’d be doing something completely Director different here,” Powers said. “But it was the best decision I ever made. For almost nine years now, it’s just been a since 2004 wonderful whirlwind of exciting events.” Dr. Powers announced in October she would step down as the school’s director to return to her first love achieves goals, – teaching. About two years ago, Powers began to see in sight the will remain end of her administrative stint at K-State. “Everything that I wanted to do was starting to come to fruition,” she said. on faculty Updating parts of Kedzie Hall and establishing a converged newsroom in Dole Hall took longer than the other five goals she set for the school. When those two neared completion, she knew it would soon be time to make a change. 2 Powers’ other goals for the school included strengthening alumni relations, increasing diversity, enhancing curriculum and placing the school on solid financial footing. Associate Director of Graduate Studies Steve Smethers said the goals have been recognized and complement each other. “As she has been director of the school, we have done a lot more in terms of fundraising,” Smethers said. “We’re never as rich as we want to be - no school is - but we do have some really noticeable improvements in annual giving by alumni." Director Angela Powers The school continues to build its scholarship fund and fund for equipment and technology, he said. Miller School, she is looking to teach more as she Smethers said people would remember Powers for transitions back into the faculty. Smethers said whatever leading the Miller School into the era of convergence, classes she teaches would enrich students. modernizing its curriculum to reflect the use of new “I think she brings a lot because of the research that technology in communications. she’s done and because of her interest,” he said. “When Overall, though, he said he thinks her most significant you have an administrative role, one of the things that you achievement is in international outreach. She established really, really miss is the constant, day-to-day interaction new relationships and research opportunities in different with students.