Profiles
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Student Profile
Michelle R.
Tolan
Major: May 2002 graduate, broadcast news.
Hometown: Wasilla, AK
Internships/Work Experience: CNN Newsource -- Iowa Caucuses 2000; IFA Journalism
Seminar in Germany; anchor, DrakeLINE; Intern, Des Moines Public Schools' cable station;
intern, WHO-TV Des Moines.
Notable Achievements: DrakeLINE anchor, Ted Sell Memorial Journalism Scholarship
recipient, studying abroad in Costa Rica, President's List and Dean's List.
Campus Activities: Drake Broadcasting System, Society of Professional Journalists,
Knot magazine writer, and La Fuerza Latina.
Off-campus Interests: Traveling, catching up on current events, hiking, fishing,
and spending time on the phone with family and friends.
"It is so easy for many in this country to sit back and read the entertainment
page every day, ignoring the information that will affect their day-to-day lives.
Yet, there are countries full of people, with half the resources, that know more
about U.S. foreign policy than most Americans. This is what motivated me to be a
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Faculty Profile
Kathleen Richardson,
JO'77
Title: Assistant professor of journalism and mass communication
Background: Richardson worked as an editor and writer at the Des Moines Register
for 20 years, then in 1998 returned to school full-time. Richardson has been teaching
full-time since the fall of 2001.
Various Classes Taught: News reporting and writing classes, reporting and
writing for the Web, and the communications law and ethics class.
Professional Associations: Executive secretary of the Iowa Freedom of Information
Council (IFIOC).
Research Interests: Freedom of information issues and journalism ethics.
Off-the-Job Interests: Family, friends, church, reading and gardening.
"I did weekly one-on-one tutoring with one student who was getting an 'F' in
my class. When she got an 'A' on the final test, I don't know who was more thrilled,
her or me! ÖWell, probably her." |
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Alumni Profile
Jackie Saunders
Goettsch, JO'79
Occupation: Retired former vice president and director of public relations
for Meredith Corporation, Goettsch worked for Younkers as a retail copywriter and
for the West Des Moines Community School District as a public relations specialist.
Education: Iowa Wesleyan College; Burlington Junior College; associate's degree
from Grand View College; B.A. from Drake University.
Professional Associations/Notable Achievements: Public Relations Society of
America and Arthur W. Page Society; accredited in school public relations and public
relations, and 2002 Alumni Achievement Award winner.
Off-the-Job Interests: Gardening, family, traveling and church.
"Right before I left the work world, I suddenly realized that I would no longer
have a business card. I stewed about it just long enough to realize that my new job
title would have to be 'Human Being Being Human.' I simply seek to enjoy daily life
and make a positive difference in other people's lives, as well." |
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