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Milam, Drahota and Swain Honored at SJMC Alumni Dinner Faculty, graduates and students gathered during Relays weekend at the annual SJMC Alumni Awards Dinner to honor Becki Roth Drahota, JO'72, and Warren Swain, JO'68, who were named outstanding Drake alumni (see profiles on pages 12 and 13). The dinner featured a festive Texas barbecue theme in honor of journalism professor Henry Milam, who plans to retire after 22 years of teaching at Drake and move to the Texas coast where year-round sailing is possible. SJMC student scholarships were also awarded during the evening.
Drake Alumnus Wins Pulitzer Prize Tom Hallman Jr., JO'77, a writer at The Oregonian in Portland, OR, recently won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for a profile of a facially disfigured teenager who underwent months of surgery to remove a mass on his face. Hallman has received numerous journalism awards, including the National Society of Professional Journalists Award and the Oregon Writer of the Year Award. After graduating from Drake, Hallman worked as a copy editor for a group of magazines in New York City. He then moved to a weekly newspaper in eastern Oregon; a daily paper in Washington and finally The Oregonian, where he was worked for more than 20 years. Hallman has gained a national reputation in the journalism community. Other awards he has earned include the National Livingston Aw a rd for best local story, 1985, and finalist, 1989; the Best of the West Award for the best series written by a reporter in the western half of the United States, 1989; and the John Patton Scholarship to attend the Wesleyan Writers Conference. He also has won regional and state awards for best spot, feature writing and investigative reporting. At Drake, Hallman has served on the National Advisory Board for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was the featured speaker at the School's annual alumni award dinner in April 1998. Hallman's series is posted on the Web at www.oregonlive.com/mask/.
Magazine Center Opens The Center for Magazine Studies at Drake University recently hosted an open house for faculty, staff, students and alumni. The center was initiated by the E.T. Meredith Family Foundation and the Bohen Foundation, with a $500,000 endowment, as part of a $1.1 million Meredith gift. The center is designed to be a resource for scholars and professionals who want to further their knowledge of magazines and the magazine business. The center includes a magazine resource room for academic and professional research housing a diverse archive of high-quality publications that are rarely part of library collections. Continuous runs of numerous publications from Ms to Mother Earth News will be available as will historical background and planning documents for Flair and Look. The center's interactive Web site, www.magazinestudies.com, was launched April 30. The site includes an ongoing forum on major issues in the magazine industry; translating scholarly research into practical information; and providing links to other magazine sites for resource purposes. The Center will eventually conduct professional development seminars to provide continuing education opportunities for local and national magazine professionals . Topics will range from the implementation of rules of ethics to the influence of the Internet on magazines.
Dean Keefer to Return to Faculty Janet Keefer, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 1994, resigned her position as dean, effective June 30, to return to the faculty. "This step ends one of the most rewarding phases of my professional and personal life," she said.
Lytle Appointed Interim Dean of Drake Journalism School John W. Lytle, professor of journalism and mass communication at Drake University, has been appointed interim dean of Drake's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, effective July 1.
Lytle was named the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished Professor of Journalism in May. He joined the Drake faculty in 1977 as an assistant professor and coordinator of the broadcast news sequence after teaching journalism at South Dakota State University. He was promoted to tenured associate professor in 1982 and professor in 1990. In addition to his Drake activities, Lytle has served four terms as director of the Iowa Broadcast News Association and is active in the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
Michael R. Cheney, associate provost and director of research at Drake, has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS). Before joining Drake in 1981 as an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Cheney was a faculty member at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ. At Drake, he was promoted to associate professor in 1985, and in 1986 he received the University's President's Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching. He was named dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1988 and served in that position until 1993, when he was appointed to his current post.
First "J-Days" a Success The SJMC hosted "J-Days" March 12-15 to draw attention to the School and its programs. The event was sponsored by the Journalism Council, the reincarnation of the Dean's Council, a student advisory group representing the School's sequences, clubs and activities. Student Senator Christie Gebauer, who will be a senior this fall, was the driving force behind the rejuvenation of the group and of the series of J-Days activities. The week began with a live broadcast from Meredith Hall of WHO Radio's "The Van and Bonnie Show" hosted by Van Harden, JO'73. Drake University President David Maxwell, SJMC Dean Janet Keefer, several SJMC p rofessors and students were guests on the four-hour, drive-time program. Other events included a panel discussion, "Recovering Media Credibility," which focused on media coverage of Election Night 2000. Panelists were Bill Headline, executive director of Voter News Service; Dave Busiek, news director of KCCI-TV and national president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation; Dennis Ryerson, editor of The Des Moines Register; Joe Shannahan, press secretary to Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack; Sarah Leonard, communications director, Iowa Democratic Party; and Craig Schoenfeld, communications director, Iowa Republican Party. Jerry Parkin, GR'84, director of government affairs for Deere & Co. moderated the discussion. An internship/jobs fair, an ice cream social and a Peggy's Party were part of the week's activities.
Claudia Cackler is the new alumni and development director for the SJMC. Cackler is a Des Moines native who brings 20 years of development, management and marketing experience to the position. She has worked with a number of non-profit organizations including the Des Moines National Poetry Festival, Salisbury House, The Nature Conservancy and the American Institute of Architects. "The thing I love most about my job is getting to talk to our grads and finding out what amazing things they've done with their lives after attending Drake. It is truly an inspiration," she says. Cackler can be reached at 515-271-4049 or via e-mail at claudia.cackler@drake.edu.
New Reliable Source Hot Off the Press The spring 2001 printing marks first edition of the newly redesigned The Reliable Source. Drake's Office of Marketing and Communications has reworked the newsletter to give the publication a more reader-friendly, contemporary feel. In addition to the visual enhancements, the content of The Reliable Source has been updated to include more SJMC students, faculty and graduates in new and unique ways. If you have a comment on the newsletter or would like to contribute to The Reliable Source, e-mail Editor Casey Gradischnig at casey.gradischnig@drake.edu or call 515-271-3779. |
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