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Vol. 19 Fall 2009

HOLLYWOOD HOOSIERS: Batman in L.A. icture this: Hoosiers span- ning multiple generations and P dressed “to the nines” engaged in animated conversation, punctuated by “when did you graduate?” Bartenders serving selections from Bloomington’s Oliver Winery. IU Homecoming, perhaps? Would you believe it’s a reception in Beverly Hills, Calif.? More than 100 alumni and friends Matt Pierce from the Los Angeles area attended a gala reception and film screening at the Clarity Theatre on Aug. 1. Planned by Teaching the digital IU’s alumni affiliate group, Hollywood Hoosiers, the event celebrated the 20th anniversary of Batman. IU alumnus generation: T101 Media Life Michael Uslan, BA’73, MSEd’75, JD’76, the movie’s executive producer, They have seen women breaking through by Mark Deuze, associate professor described his acquisition of the rights to around the world as political leaders and Like the character in the 1998 movie The the Batman comics and how his passion Barack Obama’s historic election. These Truman Show, who discovers he is living in a for comic books sparked his idea to make events make the world a larger place — reality soap opera televised 24/7 to billions the Batman films come to life on screen. where anything seems possible and nothing across the globe, each of us is living a media Graduates of the IU Department follows established or traditional patterns. life. of Telecommunications seemed to For this generation, these events also make We digitally record, store, edit, and dominate the crowd and included those forward almost every aspect of our lives — the world a tiny, distinctly individual place (continued on page 4) whether we want to or not, whether we — where who you are and what you may are aware of it or not. We produce as much become is entirely up to you. information as we consume. How to make Technologies like the cell phone and the sense of a life like that, living in a completely Internet share the characteristics of making mediated world is what the Telecommunica- our experience of the world simultaneously In this issue tions course T101 Media Life is all about. larger (globally connected) and smaller T101 has been retooled for the digital (using individualized devices). This has had a profound impact on the teaching environ- 2 • Lang receives prestigious generation. With a few exceptions, the 420 ICA designation mostly freshmen and sophomore students ment. who take T101 were born after 1990. I have personally experienced a gradual, 4 • Hollywood Hoosiers They grew up in a world without a Cold yet meaningful change in the way incoming 8 • Sound Bites: firsthand War, without a Berlin Wall, without apart- students perform. This digital generation is alumni stories heid in South Africa — but with terrorism. (continued on page 3) 1 department news

TV expert, author earns Telecom’s first Distinguished Alumni Award Cantor honored for service to industry, university, society Dr. Joanne Cantor, PhD’74, audience of parents, teachers, and childcare professionals. Her professor emerita and direc- children’s book, Teddy’s TV Troubles (Goblin Fern Press), brings tor of the Center for Com- this message down to the preschool level. munication Research at the Her expertise in the areas of television violence, children’s University of Wisconsin- fears, and television ratings and the V-chip has led her to testify Madison, has received the first before the U.S. House and Senate and the Federal Communica- Distinguished Alumni Award tions Commission, to be quoted regularly in the national press, from the Indiana University and to appear on many national television programs, includ- Department of Telecommu- ing interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Bryant Gumbel, and Diane nications for her exceptional Sawyer. scholarship, mentorship, While attending IU, Cantor was mentored by her dissertation and service contributions to advisor, Professor Dolf Zillman. She returned to the IU campus advance our understanding of in March to receive the award. While in Bloomington, she pre- media processes and effects. sented her research on media and fear. Milt Hamburger The award is presented to graduates of the department Cantor who stand out academically or in the media or related industries. ➤ The Distinguished Alumni Award was Cantor has published more than 90 scholarly articles and introduced to recognize scholarship, chapters on the impact of the mass media, with an emphasis on mentorship, and service. The award is present- children’s emotional reactions to television and films. Her parenting book, “MOMMY, I’M SCARED”: How TV ed to graduates of the department who stand out and Movies Frighten Children and What We Can Do to Pro- academically or in the media or related industries. tect Them, summarizes her research and its implications for an

Taylor is IU’s McNair Lang named Scholar of the Year outstanding scholar Professor Annie Lang received the prestigious Recent graduate William Taylor, BA’09, 2009 Steven H. Chaffee Career Productivity Award earned the 2009 Ronald E. McNair from the International Communication Association Scholar of the Year award. (ICA). The award recognizes Lang for sustained The McNair Scholars Program research on cognitive processing of media messages. prepares first-generation and minority The award’s selection committee gives preference undergraduates for graduate study at to original work that is conceptually rich and makes the doctoral level. Each year, 25 McNair an advance in communication knowledge. Winning Scholars participate in academic year and research must have comprised multiple projects and summer activities that include research publications and generated second-generation work and teaching experiences. among students and other scholars. William is currently continuing his “[Lang] has a strong and sustained publication studies in the Department of Telecom- record in top general and specialist journals in our munications as an MA student. He is field,” the award committee said. “She is an ICA from Stockbridge, Ga., and majored in Fellow and has won many ICA top paper and other telecommunications, Spanish, and lin- awards. It is clear that she has influenced many other guistics while minoring in international scholars, both students and colleagues, and younger studies and Western European studies as Taylor scholars are continuing from the base she has laid an undergraduate at IU. down.” The McNair Scholars Program honors astronaut Ronald E. McNair, who Dr. Lang will present her research at the 2010 perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. ICA Conference in Singapore.

2 20TH ANNUAL MULTIVISIONS communications conference

SAVE THE DATE! Friday, April 9, 2010 Indiana University Bloomington We’re celebrating 20 years of innovative connections. MultiVisions 2010 will be extra-special! Watch for details. Visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/news

Digital generation technologies on industry and society, review- (To see the creative work of some of our ing both conceptual and practical aspects young students for a class assignment, go to (continued from page 1) of our changing information society. The www.youtube.com/group/medialife.) not smarter nor dumber (as often suggested) course is divided into thematic sections, each One of the most popular and fun assign- than previous generations. What is different, focusing on the relationships between new ments in T101 is the Google essay. however, is the way they learn. Their talent communication technology, media indus- Its aim is to make students aware of the generally does not seem to be knowing in- tries, and the issues we all face in everyday digital shadow they leave behind when they formation, such as crucial dates in history or life: understanding and managing careers, use the Internet. Students write an essay the names of Supreme Court justices or state capitals, rather finding information. TO SEE THE CREATIVE WORK STUDENTS A July 2009 report from the MacArthur Foundation suggests the vast amount of PRODUCED FOR AN ASSIGNMENT, GO TO: information available from many sources shifts learning strategies from memorizing WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/GROUP/MEDIALIFE. information to finding reliable sources. A shift in learning from content, gener- relationships, and identities. Many students about themselves using only information ally transmitted by experts to audiences, to hear, see, and think about issues regarding from Internet sites such as Google, Face- process has obvious consequences for the new media and society for the first time. book, MySpace and meta-search engines like role and position of teachers. Course lectures include PowerPoint IxQuick. In our individualized and globalized presentations, videos, and brief classroom Students reflect on what they found, how society — our “runaway world,” as Brit- exercises. The students are additionally easy or difficult it was to find information ish sociologist Anthony Giddens succinctly asked to follow the T101MediaLife channel about themselves, and how the assignment labels it — it really seems up to each person on Twitter (see: twitter.com/T101Medi- influenced their perspective on issues such to make up his own version of knowledge, aLife), which is used to provide a real-time as their digital shadow, privacy, and the way wisdom, and truth. Obviously, this poses backchannel discussion platform during (and people represent themselves online. challenges to teaching at a world-class outside of) the lectures. The combination of teamwork, creative institute of higher learning such as Indiana Students choose from a menu of assign- projects, collaborative exams, and individual University. The challenge is especially pres- ments that include creative projects, papers research assignments serves the purposes ent in a course that aims to raise awareness detailing significant online trends (social of the course and the particular wants and among young people about the formidable networking, virtual worlds, digital divide is- needs of this digital generation. T101 Media role media technologies play in everyday life. sues), and interviewing a media professional Life is under constant construction, and we T101 traces the development, examines about the challenges of managing a creative always welcome input from students, faculty, the content and explores the impact of new career in today’s uncertain marketplace. and alumni. 3 Hollywood Hoosiers connect to realize dreams Telecomment spoke with alumna Jessica Petelle, BA’00, to glean her insights on how young graduates get their careers started in the highly competitive Hollywood media industry. She talks about fellow Hoosiers who not only found their way in Hollywood but came to form a group that is strengthen- ing the bonds of IU alumni throughout the industry.

hat began with six to 10 Indiana University grads crammed into a two- bedroom Van Nuys, Calif. apartment while pursuing their Hollywood W dreams has grown into the Hollywood Hoosiers Alumni Association. Known affectionately as “H2” among its members, Hollywood Hoosiers is an offi- cial affiliate group of the IU Alumni Association that provides IU alumni and students a platform to network and share experiences. In May 2000, a sizable group of graduates moved out to Los Angeles. Jessica Pe- Flip Cassidy telle, BA’00, a driving-force behind the Hollywood Hoosiers, remembers those days well. “By day, we did extra work to get résumés in the hands of the crew members who could hire us, took informational interviews, and worked for free to get the Batman in L.A. experience we needed to dive into the L.A. waters. By night, we partied with other (continued from page 1) Hoosiers,” Petelle recalls. “It was the best summer of our lives.” “We didn’t really know where to go or what to do,” Petelle said. “We just knew that if we stuck together we wouldn’t be alone in the big city.” One by one, as they well-established in the entertainment industry, landed on their feet, each of the Hoosier grads moved out of the Van Nuys apartment younger alumni in the early and mid-stage of and began living on their own. their careers, and even current students com- The “pod” of recent grads grew to 30-strong, and they were excited to learn from pleting summer internships in L.A. the Alumni Association that there were many other IU alumni in the Los Angeles Walter Gantz, department chairperson, and area. “We started attending events and learning how to ‘network’,” Petelle said. “That Legene White, director of alumni affairs, trav- word became a new key word in our vocabulary.” eled to L.A. for the celebration and enjoyed The group established H2 to expand opportunities for its members to network, greeting alumni and seeing recent graduates. seek jobs from alumni, and connect via Facebook and H2’s official Web site: http:// Connections were made, business cards ex- alumni.indiana.edu/hhaa. changed, and at least one May 2009 graduate The H2 board spans the entertainment and music industry, including Michael landed a job as a direct result of meeting a Uslan, BA’73, MS’75, JD’76, as distinguished alumni advisor. Uslan is executive pro- Telecom alumnus at the event. ducer of the recent series of Batman movies and president of Branded Entertainment. Curt Simic, president emeritus of the IU Each year H2 members open their homes (and couches or floors) to students in Foundation, presented the IU Cinema Project, the Blooming Artist Agency (BAA), a student-run talent agency founded at IU, and the Business Careers in Entertainment Club (BCEC), an IU student organization that promotes internships and hands-on experiences for undergraduate students. Current For this one night on the students can call on H2 members for help finding internships and planning for careers in the industry. west coast, a Midwestern “This experience is as informative and fun for our alumni as it is for the students,” love of IU was palpable Petelle said. “It’s part of what we do as Hoosiers, and this level of connectivity is un- like any I have seen or heard of in other entertainment alumni groups.” and contagious. H2 co-presidents JJ Osbun, BS’06, and Ryan Roemer, BS’06, are working with H2 board members to expand the association to Chicago and New York. Nine years since that first summer, Petelle is in awe of the special things the original a current initiative of IU President Michael group has accomplished — from making movies, cutting trailers, and being on the McRobbie. Through the IU Cinema Project, cutting edge of reality television, to pioneering Web content and technology, teaching the old IU Theatre located at the northeast children filmmaking, or managing bands, even starring on Broadway. end of the IU Auditorium will be renovated “In every one of our cases,” she said, “somewhere along the line a professor, class- to serve as an exhibition space for IU’s large mate, alum or student played a role in making possible what seemed impossible.” collection of films and to provide a venue for screenings and film festivals. Indiana University has a commanding GET INVOLVED presence in the entertainment industry and the Hollywood Hoosiers is successfully of- INTERESTED IN JOINING H2’S EFFORTS? Visit the Web site: fering opportunities for alumni to help each alumni.indiana.edu/hhaa. Or find the group on Facebook. other. For this one night on the west coast, a Midwestern love of IU was palpable and contagious.

4 PERSPECTIVE A delightful evening spent celebrating the original Batman by Marty Iker, MS’77 When my wife Cindy and I accepted the Hollywood Hoosiers’ invitation to attend the 20th Anniversary Screening of the original Batman, we knew it would be fun, but we had no idea that it would also be a night full of delightful surprises. The Clarity Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif., is a world-class screening room and a fabulous place to hold an event. When we walked in, the place was packed — we had no idea that there were so many Hollywood Hoosiers, especially so many eager and talented recent grads. It was fun to hear the story of how the Batman franchise came to be, straight from its amazing producer, Michael Uslan, and how long it took him to get a major studio interested. We enjoyed sipping wine from Flip Cassidy Bloomington’s Oliver Winery and then watching the film, which holds up exceedingly well two decades later. Hollywood Hoosiers Distinguished Alumni Advisor It was great to talk with Walter Gantz and Legene White about what’s Michael Uslan (also at left) with class of 2010 going on back in Bloomington and to unexpectedly reconnect with old student Brian Binkley at the Batman event in L.A. friend and classmate Bruce Humphrey and his wife. Curt Simic, president emeritus of the IU Foundation, presented plans for the renovation of the old IU Theatre into a state-of the-art cinema. We also met several other Hollywood Hoosiers whose careers have taken different paths: one is a minister, another is a horticul- turist for Paramount Studios, and actor Marc Singer was a theatre major at IU for two years before finishing up elsewhere. Throughout, the common thread of IU Bloomington brought us all together, gave us a common frame of reference and served as a jumping-off point for future contact and collaborations that might indeed be in our futures. Bottom line: a delightful night for all in attendance, to be sure. Marty Iker, MS’77, is president and creative director of MI Creative Group in Burbank, Calif.

5 Faculty FLASH! Our faculty members are hard at work. Along with teaching, they conduct research, produce creative and artistic material, write papers, apply for grants, present at conferences, author books and chapters, and more. We’ve highlighted select accomplishments below. For a complete list, see http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom.

Annie Lang, along with Johnny Sparks, PhD’06, (currently an assistant professor at Texas Tech University), received a top-three paper award from the Information Systems Division of the International Commu- nication Association (ICA) for the paper “Examining the influence of emotional, sexy, and humorous content on motivated cognitive processing of television advertise- ments.” The paper was presented at the annual ICA meeting in Chicago. Edward Castronova was promoted to full professor. He teaches graduate and under- graduate courses on the design of games, the virtual world industry, and the management of Castronova synthetic societies. Betsi Grabe was pro- moted to full professor. She is director of gradu- ate studies and her teach- Hyangsun Lee, PhD’08, joined Professor Mike McGregor at an announcement party for the ing interests include mass publication of his textbook, Head’s Broadcasting in America. McGregor is the lead author communication theory on the 10th edition of the book, first published in 1956. The book’s publisher, Allyn-Bacon, and research methods. hosted the party at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) annual convention in April. Susan Kelly, PhD’03, Grabe was promoted to senior sabbatical during the 2009-2010 academic The award recognizes Terry’s years of work lecturer. Kelly teaches courses in design and year, while he serves as a visiting research on student ethics and the campus judicial production, production techniques and fellow at the Interactive Television Research process. practices, and advanced script writing. Institute at Murdoch University in Perth, Andrew Weaver taught the course Jim Krause, AS’85, BA’86, MSEd’92, Australia. “Human Aggression: The Causes and Con- was promoted to senior lecturer. Krause In partnership with Kelley Executive sequences” as a 2009 Intensive Freshman teaches TV studio Partners, Lee Sheldon condensed seven Seminar (IFS). Freshman seminars give in- production, video field and post-produc- weeks of gameplay for his alternate real- coming students an opportunity to become tion, graphics and animation, and DVD ity game Skeleton Chase 2: The Psychic into familiar with IU and college coursework authoring courses. two-and-a-half days. Skeleton Chase 3: Warp before other students return to campus for Mike McGregor has completed many Speed was produced for Coca-Cola execu- the fall semester. Weaver’s course examined years of service as director of undergraduate tives from North Africa. the biological, psychological, and sociologi- studies. Julie Fox now assumes the direc- The program was so cal explanations for the root of aggressive tor’s responsibilities. successful, Coke plans behavior. The interactive DVD that accompanies to send more groups to Goodbye to Thom Gillespie, direc- Ron Osgood’s textbook, Visual Storytell- Bloomington. tor of the Masters in Immersive Mediated ing: Videography & Post Production in the Herb Terry was pre- Environments (MIME) from 1993 to 2008, Digital Age, received an Award of Excel- sented the 2009 Michael who left the IU Department of Telecom- lence in the 2009 Videographer Awards. Gordon Faculty Award munications to pursue opportunities in Former graduate student Joe Hinshaw is by the Dean of Students. online instruction. co-author of the book. Osgood also pro- Terry duced a documentary “My Vietnam Your Iraq” that was an official selection at the GI (RE)INTRODUCING OUR FACULTY AND STAFF! Film Festival in Washington, D.C. See new video clips at http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/people. Rob Potter, PhD’98, begins a two- You’ll be introduced to the creative and research work of our faculty and year term as chairman of the Information the ways we engage students, alumni, and others in the media industries. Systems Division of the International Communication Association. He is also on

6 with your help: supporting iu

When IU calls, think ‘Telecom’ When was the last time you received mail with the IU Foundation WHERE YOU CAN return address? How about an evening phone call from an eager MAKE A DIFFERENCE student calling from the IU Telefund? FOR TELECOM: When IU calls, think “Telecom.” ➤ Technology. By its very nature, the Telecom While the IU Foundation and Telefund do the asking for the entire University, YOU curriculum is heavily dependent choose who receives your contribution! Just respond, “I want my donation to go directly on technology. It’s imperative to to the Department of Telecommunications,” and Telecom will benefit. continuously update computers, The individuals and companies listed on page 11 have answered the call by making a gift cameras, software, etc. to Telecom. You, too, can make a big difference by donating to our department. Telecom ➤ Student support. is a leader in the teaching and research of media arts and sciences. With about 800 majors We face competition for the best and 60 graduate students, it’s clear that our coursework is in demand. students, especially on the graduate level. With more funding for as- When IU calls, think “Telecom.” sistantships and fellowships, we can attract the best and the brightest. While you can designate your gift for a specific purpose within Telecom, unrestricted gifts that are not limited to a specific purpose are critically important because they allow the de- ➤ Start-up funds. partment to respond to pressing needs and capture new opportunities. With unrestricted Faculty and students need funding for start-up projects—research or funds, Telecom can seize opportunities such as classroom guest speakers, student and/or creative—such as pilot studies, seg- faculty travel for educational conferences, and other projects as needs arise. ments of games or documentaries, etc. When IU calls, think “Telecom.” ➤ Thinking bigger. You may be surprised to learn that despite being a public university, state appropriations Larger gifts can establish endow- to IU cover only a little more than 20 percent of its operating budget. Private gifts are ments resulting in funding for vital to maintaining IU’s ability to provide a high-quality education to its students and to perpetuity. Named scholarships will preserving the worldwide reputation that earns respect for IU alumni. reward our finest students. Named professorships can bring preeminent scholars and teachers to our faculty. Now you know. When IU calls, think “Telecom.” The prestige So why wait? You can contribute to Telecom today by clicking the “Make a Gift” link on associated with the Department Web site, http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom. Or send a check made pay- such funds raises able to IU Foundation/Telecom to Legene White, Director of Alumni Affairs, 1229 East the stature of your degree. 7th St., Bloomington, Indiana 47405.

IN MEMORIAM Instructor Tom Darragh Tom Darragh, a longtime friend of our department, died August 21, 2009 in Columbus, Ind. where he lived with his wife, Jay. Tom’s career was in the telecommunications industry and he taught courses in telephony as an adjunct instructor in the department for almost ten years. Tom’s service to teaching is recognized through the Tom and Jay Darragh Conference Support Award. Established by a gift from the Darraghs, the award is intended to help undergraduate or graduate Telecommunications majors attend industry trade shows, conferences, and/or to present research at professional conferences. Contributions to the Darragh Award are welcomed so that it can be endowed in perpetuity. Checks written to IUF/Darragh Award may be sent to Department of Darragh Telecommunications, c/o Legene White, 1229 E. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405.

7 ((sound bites))

The Sound Bites column tells brief stories of alumni and friends who have strengthened our department’s academic mission. Their individual contributions range from financial gifts to gifts of talent, from mentoring a student or visiting campus to deliver a lecture, to hiring students and alumni for internships and jobs. Compiled by Legene White

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Mary Powaga-Anderson, BA’92 An entrepreneur Midwest Advertising Director, People en Espanol, Chicago and mom, Mary “I totally understand how recent grads might feel discouraged in this difficult job market,” says Mary also helped launch Powaga-Anderson. “After graduation I returned to my hometown of Chicago in the deep recession of digital magazine ‘92. It took me about 10 months to find a job.” People en Espanol. Mary’s first job was as a media planner with Hal Riney & Partners. Then she jumped to the print magazine sales side and, a few years later, launched People en Espanol in the Midwest/Southwest. “After more than a decade at the magazine, two years ago I was part of the launch team for our digital site, www.peopleenespanol.com,” she says. “My expertise has expanded from print to include digital and mobile media.” Mary and her husband, Todd Anderson, have a daughter who is nearly 2 (with another baby expected in January). As if she isn’t already busy enough, in 2007 Mary started her own company of infant ap- parel, Bonjour Bambino. The company was born of her passions for babies, languages, and travel. “I created Bonjour Bambino to bring multiculturalism to mothers and babies,” says the Web site. As an alumna, Mary does her utmost to support students. She has met with graduates for “informa- tional interviews,” offering insight into the worlds of advertising and publishing. She gives annual finan- cial support to the IU Foundation’s Well House Society, allocating a portion of her donations specifically to Telecom. And she has served IU as an officer of the Chicago Chapter of the IU Alumni Association and on various advisory boards. “IU’s Telecom graduates hold prominent positions in the media industries all across the country and this network is beneficial to everyone, even those of us who are established,” she says. “We need to stick together and support each other!”

8 Thom Hogan, MA’78 Writer/photographer and author, Emmaus, Penn. Charlie Poss, BA’88 When Thom Hogan came to IU for Partner, Leitner Williams Dooley & Napolitan, Chattanooga, Tenn. graduate work he had a specific edu- cational goal in mind. He lobbied the “The Telecom course that I remember most is the law class faculty to allow an unconventional set of taught by Professor Mike McGregor,” says alumnus Charlie Poss. courses to meet his goal. “Students considered his course to be really challenging, and I was Thom’s plans met with resistance determined to conquer this difficult class.” among some of the faculty. However, Charlie was a DJ for campus radio Don Agostino — at that time a young, station WIUS. “We were a cable radio untenured professor — championed station and our only listeners were the Thom’s cause with senior faculty mem- students who bothered to hook their bers, and the courses were eventually radios up to cable in the dorms,” he approved. says. “Though our listeners were few, Last year a scholarship was estab- we had as much fun as if we were a lished in Professor Agostino’s memory, 100,000 watt station broadcasting and Thom contributed the lead gift. Hogan throughout Bloomington!” “The stated goals of this new scholarship As an IU student, Charlie’s goal seemed to be perfectly aligned with the reason why I spent so many was to be a rock-n-roll star. He was years at IU working on my degrees and teaching there,” he says. “I Poss in a band, and planned to move to can’t think of a better way to ensure that Dr. Agostino’s encourage- Atlanta to focus on being a musician. ment for the active, creative mind lives on for future generations.” When musical stardom passed him by, Charlie went to law Thom’s career path traverses a wide landscape. He’s been at the school. “McGregor’s class had opened my eyes to a challenging forefront of a number of high-tech startups, worked as a televi- career and I think that had a lot to do with my choice to go to law sion director/producer, and was executive editor of Backpacker school,” Charlie says. magazine. A frequent traveler and photographer, Thom has also After graduating from the University of Memphis Law School written more than two dozen books, including 18 Complete Guides with high honors in 1995, he returned to his hometown of Chatta- to Nikon cameras e-books. nooga where he’s been with the same firm ever since. As a partner, “Professor Agostino, along with professors Herb Terry and Dick Charlie’s practice concentrates on insurance defense, employment Yoakam, nurtured my very wild and far-flung curiosities,” Thom litigation, and malpractice defense. Charlie and his wife, Deborah says. “I’ve always felt that education isn’t so much telling someone Grohne Poss, BS’89, have two children, ages 8 and 6. something as it is enabling them to find the information and “I make annual contributions to the department because my passion they need to succeed.” professors were top-notch and brought out the best in me as a ➤ student. I would not be where I am without having received a great education,” he says. “It is important to me that I recognize the benefits I received from IU and the department and support the World-traveler Thom teaches photography University so that it can continue to provide these same opportuni- workshops in stunning outdoor locales ties to other students.” (like the African landscape at right). Read about his travels: http://www.bythom.com.

Copyright Thom Hogan Brad Auerbach, BA’02 Account Executive, Microsoft Corp. Consumer & Online Division, Chicago

Brad Auerbach credits Telecom’s Internship Program for launching his career. “The department’s encouragement to participate in internships was central to my success,” he says. “Over four years I interned at Fox Sports, WGN Radio, Katz Media and at a promotional marketing firm in London. These experiences, combined with coursework in the industry and management track, positioned me for my first job right after graduation with CBS Radio’s WXRT-FM in Chicago.” In five years at WXRT-FM, Brad worked in the sales department, became the station’s sales manager, and then director of marketing. He decided to leverage his experience in traditional media and moved to the online industry when he joined Microsoft in February 2008. Brad is responsible for selling highly targeted consumer marketing programs to Fortune 500 advertisers and their agencies across Microsoft’s digital/online properties, including MSN, msnbc, CNBC, Facebook, Xbox, and Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing. He’s stayed connected to the department in a variety of ways. He participated in MultiVisions in 2005 and Auerbach 2006 and consequently offered several IU students summer internships. “Even as a ‘young’ grad, each year I try to make a financial contribution, which my company matches,” Brad says. “I believe it’s important to invest in the future of the department that provided a solid foundation for my career.” 9 IN MEMORIAM Donald E. Agostino Scholarship honors memory of esteemed professor Department of Telecommunications faculty members, alumni, and friends “Professor Agostino, along with professors were saddened by the passing of Profes- sor Emeritus Don Agostino on Oct. 15, Herb Terry and Dick Yoakam, nurtured my 2008. Agostino was a wonderful, giving, thoughtful, and gentle human being very wild and far-flung curiosities.” who meant a great deal to the faculty and — THOM HOGAN, MA’78 (SEE PAGE 9 FOR HIS STORY) students of Indiana University, to the De- partment of Telecommunications where he taught and provided leadership, to his accomplishments in the arts, history, science, business, economics, community of media scholars, and to the and technology. Bloomington and Indiana communities Agostino The first Agostino Scholarship was presented at the department’s at large. awards ceremony during the MultiVisions Conference in April. He joined the faculty of the department in 1973, serving as chair- The recipient, Alexander Kopytko, is an honors student majoring in person from 1984-1991. He was the general manager of Radio-TV telecommunications and economics with a minor in Spanish and a Services (WTIU and WFIU) from 1992 until his retirement in 2003. certificate in the Liberal Arts and Management Program. Kopytko To honor his memory, a scholarship award was developed with served as official spokesperson for public television WTIU’s transi- the input and blessings of his wife, Francie, and sons Val and Paul. tion to digital television. He spent spring semester studying abroad Each year, the Donald E. Agostino Memorial Scholarship will in Copenhagen, Denmark. be presented to a junior or senior telecommunications major who is Agostino’s family and the department are grateful for the out- an outstanding scholar, exhibits curiosity for learning across a wide pouring in his memory to reach the initial goal of $25,000. This range of interests, and has participated in leadership and service endowment fund will support a yearly scholarship of about $1,250. opportunities while attending IU. The award reflects Agostino’s However, further contributions are needed to ensure the scholarship attributes as a lifelong scholar with broad intellectual interests and amount remains significant into the future.

Your IUAA Contributions from these donors have established the membership Donald E. Agostino Memorial Scholarship. dues are now Joyce R. Abrams Phyllis A. Kirtley, DBA Paul D. Agostino Kenji Kitatani, PhD & Kazuko Kitatani 80 percent tax Francita L. Agostino Hon. P.A. Mack Jr. Val & Katharine Agostino Dave Mahaney & Gerry Mahaney deductible — Richard J. Allen & Sheri L. Allen Michael McGregor, PhD & InCharles F. Aust,memory PhD Celeste J. McGregor M. Luanne Chamness Teresa A. McMahon another great Charles E. Clift III, PhD & Kathleen Clift Virginia K. Metzger & Michael B. Metzger Michel M. Dupagne, PhD & Alyx H. Lin, OD Gregory Newton, PhD & Jane K. Newton reason to join Edward J. Fink, PhD Martin J. O’Neill Jr., MD & Carol L. O’Neill Walter Gantz & Jane S. Gantz Ronald J. Osgood & Lillian A. Osgood or renew today! Peter R. Gershon, PhD Robert F. Potter, PhD & Pamela M. Potter Richard S. Gilbert & Kathy A. Krendl, PhD Roderick Rightmire, PhD & Nancy Rightmire James E. Hertling, EdD & Sandra L. Hertling Travis O. Rockey & Gail D. Rockey Visit alumni.iu.edu Richard T. Hezel, PhD & Janice M. Hezel, EdD Harmeet Sawhney, PhD & Mee-Young Kim or call (800)824-3044. Thomas J. Hicks, MD & Carolyn A. Hicks Brady Twohy Jr. & Doreen Twohy Charles S. Hodge Adiaan A. Van Ballegooijen & Christine Lacki Thom Hogan – Lead Donor Jacob J. Wakshlag John D. King & Sylvia K. King Donna M. Williams

If you would like to contribute in Don’s memory, please send contributions to: Depart- ment of Telecommunications, c/o Legene White, 1229 E. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405. Checks should be written to IU Foundation/Agostino Scholarship. For additional information, e-mail Legene White at [email protected], or call (812) 855-7086.

10 2008–09 DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS DONORS

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Before 1960 Four IU alumni were among eight individuals inducted into the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame in October 2008. The four are Samuel P. Simmer- maker, BS’54, of Columbus, Ind.; Philip H. Jones, ’60, of Naples, Fla.; Harold “Hal” Fryar Jr., BA’50, of Franklin, Ind.; and Arthur A. Angotti Jr., BS’66, MBA’70, of India- napolis, president and CEO of Artistic Media Partners. Former Indiana University Alumni As- sociation President and CEO Kenneth A. Beckley, BS’62,

of Indianapolis, was installed as Photos courtesy IBA president of the Indiana Broad- Jones Simmermaker Fryar casters Association’s Broadcast Pioneers at the event. Nancy Max Kappes, BA’55, Three alumni are Indiana a retired homemaker from Carmel, Ind., sings in a group called Sentimental Sounds. The Broadcast Hall of Fame inductees group, which is composed of 25 to 30 mostly retired women, hree alumni with close ties to telecommunications were among eight people inducted performs standards from the into the Richard M. Fairbanks Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame on Oct. 2, 1940s, patriotic music, and T 2009. The Hall of Fame honors native or adopted Hoosiers who, through radio and/ spiritual songs at social functions or television careers, have had significant and historic impact on their communities, state and in and around Carmel, including world. The video presentations of each of the inductees have been added to a permanent display the city’s Fourth of July parade. housed at the Indiana State Museum. Kappes writes that attending IU was “one of the best times of my Phil Jones, ’60, was a reporter-correspondent for CBS News for more than three decades. He life. I love the campus and think was a student of beloved IU Professor of Telecommunications and Journalism Dick Yoakam. it is one of the most beautiful in Before joining CBS News, Jones’ television news career made stops in Terre Haute, Ind., and the country. I would be happy Minneapolis. With CBS, he reported from the Vietnam battlefields, covered presidential cam- to hear from any of my class- paigns and the Watergate investigation, the Nixon resignation, and the impeachment and trial of mates.” Clinton. A native of Fairmount, Ind., he was considered the dean of broadcast correspondents Terrill Albright, BA’60, reporting on Congress from 1977-89 and was White House correspondent from 1974 to 1977. JD’65, practiced law, primar- Sam Simmermaker, BS’54, has more than 50 years of broadcast experience, 47 of them ily as a litigator, with Baker & with WCSI in Columbus, Ind., where he has been news and sports director and play-by-play Daniels in Indianapolis, where man. He has been honored twice as the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association he lives. In 1962 he married Sportscaster of the Year and is a member of both the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscast- Judy (Stoelting), BA’64, now ers Hall of Fame and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Simmermaker continues to cover deceased, and he has two chil- Columbus-area sports. He lives in Columbus with his wife, Frances. dren and three grandchildren. Though he officially retired in Hal Fryar, BS’50, began his broadcasting career as an announcer, emcee, and writer when he 2005, he remains active in the was a teenager in Indianapolis. By the 1960s he had developed his entertainment talents as the Indiana State Bar Association. host of programs geared to young audiences in radio and TV in Ohio. He is best known for his Albright served as ISBA presi- 12-year run on WFBM-TV Indianapolis as a fumbling and loveable character known as Harlow dent in 1993, and he still serves Hickenlooper. As Hickenlooper, Fryar hosted the “Three Stooges Show,” which led to his ap- as arbitrator on several complex pearance in the comedians’ 1965 movie, The Outlaws is Coming. Fryar continues to make public construction matters for the appearances and delight audiences. He lives in Franklin, Ind., with his wife, Henrietta. American Arbitration Associa- tion. He can be reached at terry. [email protected]. IU boasts more ties to the Indiana Broadcast Association. See the class note at the top left for more good news about fellow Indiana alumni. (continued on page 13)

12 sity of New York at Buffalo. took place at the Yom haShoah Emmy Award from the National 1970s His main academic interests (Holocaust Day) commemora- Academy of Television Arts and James W. Brown, MS’70, focus on the interactions and tion presented by the Jewish Sciences. The award, for work MBA’75, PhD’77, executive conflicts among international Community Relations Council directing portions of the Beijing associate dean of the Indiana communication, new technol- in Austin, Texas. The text of Olympics, was presented at University School of Journalism ogy, and popular culture, and the composition — the title the 30th Annual Sports Emmy at IUPUI, received the Robin F. how they affect the individual of which, Z’chor, translates to Awards at a special ceremony at Garland Educator Award from user. Sherlick is the co-author, “Remember” — comes from the Lincoln Center in New York the National Press Photogra- with Junhao Hong, of Internet an inscription that stands over City. Kinkaid, who regularly phers Association at its national Popular Culture and Jewish the ashes of a victim from the directs The Friday Zone and The convention in Las Vegas, Nev., Values: The Influence of Technol- Majdanek concentration camp Weekly Special for WTIU, won in June. The award was given ogy on Religion in Israeli Schools, that are interred in the Church in the Outstanding Live Event for outstanding service as a pho- published by Cambria Press. He of the Incarnation in Dallas. The Turnaround category — his tojournalism educator. In April, lives in Buffalo. inscription, in Hebrew and Eng- 10th Emmy win. He previously Brown was inducted into the Steven Levitin, BA’77, is lish, exhorts Christians and Jews worked for King World Produc- Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame director of business develop- to work together to remember tions, NBA Entertainment and and he was named a “Distin- ment for Vericron and River- the tragedy of the Holocaust. CNBC. Kincaid lives in Bloom- guished Hoosier” by Governor side Graphics and Printing in Among the performers at the ington, Ind. Mitch Daniels in May. Brown Chicago. The recipient of a premiere was soprano Heidi M. Charles F. Aust, MA’85, is has received numerous other heart transplant in 1999, he Klein, MM’90. Rabushka is a a professor of media studies and awards during his long career as serves on the board of directors statistical programmer for INC communication at Kennesaw a photojournalist and teacher. for the Transplant Recipients Research Inc. in Austin, Texas, (Ga.) State University where he His most recent book, Long International Organization. In where he lives. has taught for the past 14 years. Journey Home: Oral Histories of 2006, Levitin participated in Barry D. Willis, EdD’81, is In August he was appointed Contemporary Delaware Indi- the U.S. Transplant Games and associate vice president for edu- coordinator of the media-studies ans, co-edited with Rita Kohn, is was awarded a gold medal in the cational outreach at the Univer- concentration offered by the illustrated with his photographs. golf event, shooting 4 under par. sity of Idaho. He also serves as university’s Department of The book, published by Indiana He also competed in the 2008 associate dean in the College of Communication. He lives in University Press, was chosen as Transplant Games held in Pitts- Engineering and is a professor of Marietta, Ga. Best Non-Fiction Book of 2008 burgh. Levitin lives in Chicago. engineering management. Willis In October 2008, Dan by the Indiana Society of Profes- Walter R. Ferber, BA’78, is serves on the Science Support Dakich, BA’85, began hosting sional Journalists. Brown lives in the program/sports director for Advisory Board of the United a three-hour mid-day talk show Fishers, Ind. radio station WITZ in Jasper, States Antarctic Program. He on Indianapolis radio station Dennis R. Neary, BA’75, is Ind. He is the winner of the lives in Moscow, Idaho. WFNI AM. The show focuses the owner of Neary Creative in Indiana Sportscast of the Year In April, John W. “Jay” on local and national sports. Indianapolis. In 2007, American award, and has received awards Kinkaid, BA’82, senior director An I-man in basketball and Public Television distributed for play-by-play commentary for at Indiana University Radio and baseball, Dakich was hired as the his documentary, A Blackfeet two continuous years. Ferber Television Services, received an Hoosiers director of basketball Encounter, to PBS stations lives in Holland, Ind. (continued on page 14) nationwide. The film has since Ellen Weinstein Guylas, been viewed by more than 120 BA’78, is a playwright and million people, according to screenwriter living in Los An- IU at FOX Broadcasting American Public Television. geles. She has written and pro- Neary, who filmed the docu- duced for television shows such mentary primarily on a Blackfeet as Three’s Company, Newhart, Indian reservation in north- Who’s the Boss, and Full House. western Montana, also served as It’s the Housewives!, a comic rock producer and writer for the film. musical she co-authored, re- He lives in Indianapolis. turned to the Whitefire Theatre James M. Sack II, BA’75, in Sherman Oaks, Calif., for a MS’76, is president of Sack Co. second engagement in January. in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he Lay Ong Hong, BA’79, lives. He founded Germanfest, has been promoted from chief a sister city relationship between editor to senior vice president Fort Wayne and Gera, Germany, by Mediacorp News Ltd. in and the German Heritage So- Singapore. Her responsibilities ciety in Fort Wayne. He writes, include developing the Chinese Legene White “I continue to stimulate interest market for a news channel with Heather Porter, BA’93, manager on-air promotion for Fox in local German history and will an Asian perspective. She lives in Broadcasting, shows off her office decor. Two other alumni speak in June at the Fort Wayne Singapore. work on the Fox studio lot: Fran Harvey, BA’90, editor, and History Center on the repres- Jenifer (Gackenheimer) Peters, BA’97, associate director- sion of German culture in Fort 19 s creative services and administration. When Legene White, Wayne during World War I.” 80 Telecom’s director of alumni affairs, visited alumni in Los The premiere of a new musical Lawrence H. Sherlick, Angeles in July 2009, Sydney Naegele, BA’09, (above left) MS’76, is a lecturer in commu- composition, Z’chor by Aaron was her L.A. chauffeur. nication at the State Univer- J. Rabushka, BA’80, MBA’82, 13 Alumni notes (continued from page 9) Multimedia storytelling in the Middle East operations in the summer of 2007 and became interim coach in February until Tom Crean’s appointment in April. He was formerly head basketball coach at Bowling Green State Univer- sity in Bowling Green, Ohio. Dakich lives in Bloomington, Ind. David A. DeCaro, BA’86, is principal publications coordina- tor for the University of Califor- nia in La Jolla. He writes, “In addition to maintaining my Web site on painting and photogra- phy (http://daveandweb.com), I have also been exhibiting my art at a gallery in Hollywood, Ca- lif.” DeCaro lives in San Diego. Since 2005, Teneen Davis Dobbs, BA’86, has been the owner of Kits & Kaboodle Clas-

sic Toys in Carmel, Ind., where Courtesy Christopher Booker she lives. Scott W. Miller, BA’86, Christopher G. Booker, MA’08, has relocated to Doha, Qatar, to work as an assistant profes- is a sales manager for Indiana sor for Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He teaches multimedia and Farmers Mutual Insurance in video journalism at the university’s new Middle Eastern campus, where his students — who hail Indianapolis. He lives in Fishers, from 18 different countries — learn the principles and techniques of multimedia storytelling. In Ind. addition, Booker continues to work as a freelance video journalist for Time, Slate magazine, and Lisa M. Bolde, BA’87, has NPR. To see samples of his work, visit http://www.cgbooker.com. written a children’s book that she is planning to publish. She writes, “Currently I am [under- going] treatment for cancer but husband, Darren, ’90, who president for digital strategy. in Clearwater, Fla., with my hus- once done — hopefully success- studied accounting at IU, she Headquartered in the Detroit band and two boys — Cameron, fully — I will be initiating my owns Collett Enterprises, which metropolitan area, Doner is one 2, and Christopher, 6 months. new accounting career.” Bolde includes two gas stations and of the largest independently I work in television as a director is a dispatcher for Ameristar Ca- 14 tobacco stores. The couple owned advertising agencies in and executive producer and sino in East Chicago, Ind., and lives in Seymour with daughters North America. enjoy frequent Disney trips! I’m she lives in Valparaiso, Ind. Claire, 12, and Rachel, 9. Todd B. Mann, BA’90, is also active in the Tampa alumni Lisa Koekenberg Lorentz, Michael G. Kelley, BA’89, is an Indianapolis podiatrist. His chapter.” BA’87, is the director of special a television producer and script- company, Dr. Todd’s Inc., of- Kelly Smit Burns, BA’93, events and donor relations writer who lives in Los Angeles. fers non-prescription foot care is a security analyst for the at the Greater Educational He has worked as a producer products and provides informa- University of Michigan in Ann Opportunities Foundation in and writer for the television tion on common foot problems. Arbor, where she works with Indianapolis. Lorentz, who is shows One Tree Hill, The O.C., Mann runs a Web site at http:// the school’s computer security. pursuing a master’s degree in Jericho, and Providence. www.drtodds.com. He lives in Burns lives in Ann Arbor with public administration at IUPUI, Carmel, Ind. her husband, Roger. Their and her husband, Don, BA’86, 1990s Christian M. Carroll, daughter, Jessica Clara, was born MS’01, who works for IUPUI’s Francis A. Harvey III, BA’90, BA’91, is a senior buyer for in January 2008. University Information Techni- is a writer and producer who Amazon.com in Seattle, where Pamela Colby O’Brien, cal Services, have two sons and also does voice-over work for he lives. He writes, “Presently, I MA’94, PhD’02, is an assistant live in Indianapolis. television. He recently com- am [working] on a DVD project professor of communications Sonya Parker Collett, pletely voice-over projects for that will be part of the 100th and director of the emerg- BA’89, is the owner of Sonya’s Animal Planet’s Jockeys and for anniversary of the Indiana Me- ing media concentration at Party and Cakes Created in an upcoming reality series airing morial Union. I was president Bowie (Md.) State University. Seymour, Ind. After owning on the Lifetime network. He of the Union Board in 1990.” She recently co-authored the a party store for two years, lives in Redondo Beach, Calif. Carroll’s blog, The Online Ram- textbook, Minorities and Video Collett purchased a bakery and Doner Advertising has named blings of a Hoosier, can be seen Production, with Langmia Ke- moved the two businesses into Gregory M. Iszler, BA’90, of at www.christiancarroll.com. hbuma. Published by Kendall/ one building. Along with her Novi, Mich., as its senior vice Lara A. Funaro-Cook, Hunt Publishing Company, BA’92, writes, “I currently live the book addresses the need to 14 graduate more minority students Noah, who was born in 2008. from IU. He later became a where the couple lives. who are well prepared to enter Kempf lives in Indianapolis. producer, editor, and graphic Lauren A. Moore, BA’06, into the new broadcast environ- Mandy Renschler Yates, designer for Turner’s video is a freelance associate producer ment. It also addresses the fact BA’00, MLS’08, and her hus- game network, GameTap, work- in Los Angeles. She previously that by increasing the amount of band, Jonathan, BS’97, JD’01, ing on video game news shows, served as an associate producer diversity within the mass media, welcomed a daughter, Audrey documentaries, events coverage, for the Discovery Channel the industry will begin to more Liesl, on July 13. Mandy is a and animated shows. In 2008, television series A Haunting, accurately reflect the make-up of stay-at-home mother while Clouse moved to Los Angeles during which time she worked American society. O’Brien lives Jonathan is a patent attorney for to work as an editor, producer, at New Dominion Pictures in in Greenbelt, Md. the law firm Liell & McNeill in and graphic designer. He creates Suffolk, Va. Moore’s boyfriend, Erin M. McCauley, BA’96, Bloomington, Ind., where the advertising for Disney, Block- Stephen R. Morden, BS’07, is MA’99, is a trademark paralegal family lives. buster, Ecko, Nordstrom, Toy’s a freelance production assistant for Manpower Inc. She lives and Matthew L. Ottinger, R Us, and other businesses. in Los Angeles, having worked works in Raleigh, N.C. BA’01, is the communications Meredith A. Fitzpatrick, for such television programs as Football I-Man Chris Lee, and publications coordinator for BA’04, is a press manager the ESPN X Games, The Learn- BA’98, is manager of corporate the Indiana Chamber of Com- for the publicity department ing Channel’s Trading Spaces, partnerships for the San Diego merce in Indianapolis. of NBC Universal Studios in and Planet Green’s G Word. Chargers NFL team. He lives in Molly Warren Whitecot- Universal City, Calif. She has Moore and Morden live in Los San Diego. ton, BA’01, MS’05, is a Spanish worked on television shows such Angeles. “I am currently a marketing teacher at Joseph F. Tuttle as Days of Our Lives, Heroes, Natalie S. Yarbor, BA’06, director for a leading national Middle School. She and her Momma’s Boys, America’s Got relocated to Atlanta, where she real-estate company, working husband, John, BS’02, manager Talent, and on TV specials in works as a network editor for with developers in the Southeast of Town and Country Home- development. Fitzpatrick lives in CNN. to strategically market and sell center, welcomed their second Studio City, Calif. Jennifer N. Huber, BA’07, multi-family communities,” child, Makayla Joy, in Decem- Kasey L. Frazier, BS/ works in the distribution de- writes Amber Obremskey ber. The couple lives and works BA’04, is a research analyst for partment of Overture Films in Cooley, BA’99, of Atlanta. in Crawfordsville, Ind. the television channel Nick Jr. Beverly Hills, Calif. She lives in She and her husband, Robert, Matthew R. Cramer, BA’02, in New York City. She lives in Los Angeles. welcomed their son — and first and his wife Allison (Mehring- Woodside, N.Y. Anne King Speicher, BA’07, child — Pierce Harrison Cooley er), MBA’03, welcomed their Frederick J. Kalil, BA’04, works for Optimus Inc., a video in April 2008.” Cooley can be first child in January. He writes, has been a sports anchor for post-production house, along contacted at amber_cooley@ “Daphne Grace Cramer is television station WXIA in with two other IU alumni — hotmail.com. already being primed to become Atlanta for 17 years. He has Brian J. Hrastar, BA’96, a Lanny S. Grossman, BA’99, the next Hoosier alumna of the won 12 Southeastern Emmy producer for the company, runs his own public relations Cramer family.” Cramer works awards and recently won a and Craig M. Lewandowski, and marketing company, EM50 for television station KEYE in fourth Gabby as the Georgia BA’96, an editor. Previously, Communications. Specializing Austin, Texas, where the couple Association of Broadcasters best Speicher worked as a production in luxury lifestyle and hospitality, lives. sportscaster of the year. Kalil was assistant on the television show the company works with clients Mark L. Helphinstine, also named “Best of Atlanta” Mexico: One Plate at a Time. such as luxury boutique hotels BA’02, works for television by Atlanta Magazine’s readers She lives and works in Chicago. to create effective strategies to station KOLD in Tucson, Ariz., last year. Although his official Brett M. Harris, BA’08, was build brand awareness and drive where he lives. He writes that he graduation date was 2004, Kalil accepted into the NBC page overall growth. Grossman lives has been an anchor/reporter in attended IU from 1977-80 and program in New York City in in New York City. Tucson for five years. he hosted IU’s Big Red Football the fall of 2008. The one-year Andrew T. Lennie, BA’99, is Jennifer L. Micon, BA’02, is in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. program allows individuals who a writer and producer for televi- an assistant principal at Officer He lives in Alpharetta, Ga. work for the NBC television sion station WGN in Chicago. Donald J. Marquez School, a Jeremy D. Weinstein, network to rotate among dif- His wife, Nicole (Parham), Chicago charter school serving BA’04, is an assistant editor who ferent shows and departments BS’99, is a child-life specialist Latino neighborhoods. Micon lives in Los Angeles. He was until they find a match. Harris at Hope Children’s Hospital lives in Chicago. recently elected to a seat on the has already worked on Late in Oak Lawn, Ill. Their son, Margaux C. Childers, Motion Picture Editors Guild Night With Conan O’Brien and Carter, is earmarked to join the BA’04, works as an account Board of Directors and finished Saturday Night Live. His goal IU Class of 2029, followed by manager for the Indianapolis- working on the third season is to work in television develop- Noah, born April 29, 2009. The based public relations, mar- of Eureka, which aired on the ment and to be a writer and Lennies live in Forest Park, Ill. keting communications, and ScyFy Channel during the producer. Harris writes, “My Timothy P. Siffermann, advertising firm, Borshoff. Prior summer. Weinstein is currently four years at IU were fantastic. BA’99, is president of The Sif- to joining the company, she working on two shows for Life- I want to thank [IU] and the fermann Group in Clarendon worked as an account executive time Television, Project Runway Telecom Department for mak- Hills, Ill., where he lives. for Adville USA in Pasadena, and Models of the Runway. ing them that way!” He lives in Calif., implementing strategic Jason W. Sutton, BA’05, has Tarrytown, N.Y. 2000s marketing and advertising cam- been working in marketing and Jesse E. Menachem, BS’08, plans to pursue a law degree. Christopher J. Kempf, BA’00, paigns for Dairy Queen. is director of rules and com- His wife, Maggie, BS’06, is MS’07, is a school counselor at Jamey R. Clouse, BA’04, petition for the Massachusetts attending law school at Capital Mooresville (Ind.) High School. was hired by Turner Studios Golf Association. He lives in University in Columbus, Ohio, He and his wife Cara have a son, Editorial after he graduated Framingham, Mass. 15 Nonprofit Org. Postage PAID Indiana University Need help with Alumni Association your job search? IU Alumni Career Services can help… IU Alumni Association members have full access to all IU Alumni Career Services.

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