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Sheila Hollis ('71), chair of the Duane Morris law office in Washington, D.C., was recently elected chair of the Board of Editors for the ABA Journal, the American Bar Association's prestigious 450,000-circulation monthly magazine.
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Alumni Bookshelf
The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business and Babies
by Andrea Serrette (MA'95)
The Taylor Ranch War: Property Rights Die
by Dick Johnston ('50)
Living Your
Unlived Life
by Jerry Ruhl ('75)
Curveball
by Liz Holzemer (MA'95)
Navajo Women
by Betty Reid ('85)
Obit
by Jim Sheeler
(MA '07)
News Reporting
and Writing
by Melvin Mencher ('47)
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Kathryn Cook ('01) won the Aftermath Project grant for 2008. The $20,000 grant will help her continue to document the results of Turkey's Armenian genocide in the early 20th century. Her images have appeared in the European press and mainstream American press, including Newsweek, TIME and the New York Times Magazine.
She was also recently admitted to the prestigious Agence VU photo
agency based in Paris.
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December 2007
Bylines Briefly
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'Tis the Season of Giving, so we wanted to share with you a few of the many ways that alumni and friends of the SJMC contribute to the school and its students.
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Gifts That Keep On Giving
Undergraduate Scholarships
The
Sports Announcing Endowed Scholarship was established with a $25,000
gift from Larry and Brigitte Zimmer. The endowment provides
undergraduate scholarships to SJMC students who want to pursue sports
announcing.
New Teaching Awards to Honor Excellence
Connie
White has helped establish two teaching awards for faculty who exhibit
the highest teaching abilities. The Edward R. Murrow Award will
recognize tenured professors and the Ernie Pyle Award will recognize
untenured assistant professors. Winners will receive $5,000 each. Connie White also
continues to fund the William W. White outstanding student award each
year named for her husband, a 1932 graduate.
Faculty Training Fund
The
Holden Faculty Training Fund was established with a $25,000 gift from
Jack ('48) and Peggy Holden (CU pharmacy grad) to support training
opportunities for faculty, including professional workshops.
Sustaining the Environment by Supporting Reporting
Jean and Ernie Martin ('50) have a deep commitment to the environment, journalism and their alma mater. So it was a "natural" fit to support the Center for Environmental Journalism. The endowment they established in 1993 has grown thanks to the Martin's continued financial support and fruitful investment by the CU Foundation. Last year the fund had a 22.8 percent return. "Earnings from an endowed fund provide us with support we can count on
and something that we can budget for. They really are leaving a legacy that makes a tremendous impact," says CEJ co-director Tom Yulsman.
Make Your Mark!
If you'd like to leave your own impact on the school or university
through a current, pledged or planned gift, please contact Foundation Development Officer John Pepperdine directly
at 303-492-4550 or by email.
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News & Events
Competition is Hot for the Advertising Track
Spring admission to the School proves it's still a popular and
competitive major. Assistant Dean Steve Jones reports that the SJMC
accepted 56 percent of eligible applications, which is a tad higher
than admission levels in recent semesters. As usual, the toughest
sequence to enter was Advertising, with a 43 percent acceptance rate.
For spring the School will have 620 undergraduates and 865 pre-journalism
students waiting in the wings.
CU Foundation Flourishes Under Alumnus' Hand
Under Chris Bittman's ('85) management, the CU Foundation's endowment portfolio performed better than 99 percent of its peers, earning a 22.79 percent return in the last fiscal year. This prompted Foundation and Endowment Money Management magazine to name the Foundation "Large Foundation of the Year" at its 2007 Nonprofit Awards.
Words of Wisdom from Patti Dennis
Patti Dennis, Vice President/News Director at Denver's Channel 9, will deliver the graduation speech at the
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p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20 in Macky Auditorium.
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Deadlines Approach!
Send in Nominations for Alumni Award
Nominations for the new Distinguished Alumni Award are due Jan. 15. Tell us in 2-3 sentences why your nominee deserves this recognition. A committee including retired faculty, alumni and advisory board members will review nominations and choose the first recipient, who will be honored at the spring commencement ceremony.
Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism
Don't delay! Apply now for a Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism. The fellowships are a nine-month academic program that allows eligible professional journalists to acquire knowledge necessary to cover the
environment more effectively and enrich the public's understanding of
this crucial subject. The Scripps fellows audit classes, conduct
in-depth research, and reflect on critical questions without the
pressure of deadlines. Applications due March 1, 2008.
Attention Police Reporters!
Feb. 1, 2008, is the deadline for the Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting, a national award coordinated by the SJMC and
sponsored by the School, the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Press
Club.
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Faculty in the News
Youth Politics Gains Complexity
Today's
teens are breaking away from their parents when deciding where to stand
on political issues, according to research by Associate Professor
Michael McDevitt. Teachers, peers, church groups and news media now
have an equal impact on the shape of teens' political identities,
whereas parents' beliefs were often the most influential factor for
earlier generations. Read more.
Weighing in on Oprah and Obama
Oprah
Winfrey's public endorsement of Barack Obama in the presidential
primaries has surprised a number of fans who assumed she would choose
gender over race and support Hillary Clinton. Associate professor
Janice Peck has been following Oprah's career for years, and with her
upcoming book, "The Age of Oprah," NPR and the Chicago Tribune turned to Peck for insight into how this move
may affect the Oprah brand. "The way she transcends race is to appeal
to a majority white audience by being black culturally but not being
black politically," Peck told the Chicago Tribune.
Trust in Campaign Coverage is Bust
As the country warms up for another round of presidential campaigns,
contrary to newsroom expectations, the public is asking for policy not
lapel pins. Assistant professor Elizabeth Skewes has studied media
coverage on the campaign trail and authored "Message Control: How News
Is Made on the Presidential Campaign
Trail" about the 2004 presidential campaign. What about the 2008
campaign? "I haven't seen anything horribly egregious coming from the
campaign
press coverage so far," she told Congressional Quarterly.
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Campus Press: 'New Generation of Journalism'
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Pay it Forward
Sharing your experiences in the trenches:
- Join the Career Network.
You'll become a contact for other SJMC graduates looking for jobs in your area of the country or field of work. Our Career Network has hundreds of alumni contacts. Adding your name is an easy way to give back to the School by sharing your expertise with other SJMC alums.
- Tell us what's new!
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Happy Holidays,
Beth Gaeddert
Director of Career Services and External Affairs
Felicia Russell
Newsletter Editor
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