+ Fort Leavenworth and J-School collaborate+ Helen Thomas visits J-School+ J-School Calendar of Events+ Interns in New York City+ Photojournalism students spend spring break in Ottawa, Kan.+ Costa Rica summer study abroad program+ KUJH-TV News is podcasting+ Alumni News & Notes: + Molly Gregory: Hallmark Cards + Katie Holman: SCORE! Educational Center + Emily Galbreath: KU Endowment Association + Lucas Krump: Media Transasia Group

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Spring 2006

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G ordon Parks lived every moment of his 93 years to the fullest. And now, even in death, his impact on the world is as palpable as ever. Parks, the world-

renowned photojournalist, author, filmmaker, artist and composer, diedMarch 7, less than a month after the School of Journalism honored him as the recipientof the William Allen White Foundation’s 2006 National Citation.

The Fort Scott, Kan., native was unable to attend the Feb. 10 ceremony because ofhis poor health. However, John Frazee, senior vice president of CBS News, an alumnusand trustee of the White Foundation, arranged for Byron Pitts, an award-winningcorrespondent, to interview Mr. Parks. CBS prepared a video including the interviewand footage from CBS Sunday Morning shows about Mr. Parks.

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I n whatever class I teach, I tell students that good journalism involves a lot of hard work, talent, dedication, integrity — and being in the right place at the right time. That pretty much sums up this year’s William Allen White day presentation. While

it was one of the rare occasions when the citation recipient couldn’t attend, it also wasan occasion of special significance. We honored Gordon Parks on February 10 and hepassed away March 7. The interview that premiered at KUas part of the citation presentation was his last interview.Parts of it were featured on the CBS Evening Newsfollowing his death.

It was an honor to meet Mr. Parks and hear his story.Observing the skill, dedication, and consideration of theCBS crew also was an honor. After Mr. Parks’ passing, weheard from many people who said our timing in honoringhim was amazing. Yes, it was fortunate. That’s often thecase with good journalism, but it also could not happen

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Photos from the 2006 WIlliam Allen White Day festivities and the Stauffer-Flint display showcasingmany of Parks’ books and accolades.

In addition to the video, the William Allen White Day programincluded remarks from Rich Clarkson, alumnus, renowned photojournalistand owner of Rich Clarkson and Associates in Denver, and Ann Charles,chairman of the White Foundation.

An exhibition of Parks’ photography, titled “Gordon Parks At Homeand Abroad: A Small Selection,” was on display at the KU SpencerMuseum of Art.

“Gordon Parks was one of the most influential photojournalists,authors and composers of our time,” said Dean Ann Brill. “The fact thathe was a Kansan made the presentation of the award even more special.We think William Allen White would concur with the words on the citationthat Gordon Parks was ‘An American Journalist Who Exemplifies WilliamAllen White’s Ideals In Service To His Profession And His Community.’”

Parks was in every way a citizen of the world—a Renaissance manknown internationally for pursuing a wide array of interests and makingart that reflected those experiences. Early on, he worked as a piano player,a busboy and a basket-ball player. He painted,wrote poetry, publishedbooks, directed moviesand composed musicand was a highly giftedphotographer with anatural sense of com-position and an eye forsimple narratives thatelicited broader themes.

The CBS team during the videotaping in New York last fall. Left to right: Paul Ignizio, photographer;Lin Garlick, producer; Gordon Parks; Byron Pitts, correspondent; and Ken Kerbs, photographer.

Parks with Byron Pitts during the William Allen White Foun-dation National Citation video interview in New York last fall.

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There are other stories in this issue of J-Linksthat show how talent, hard work, and goodtiming pay off. One of our more prominentvisitors this semester repeated that lesson to us.Helen Thomas, aka “the first lady of the press,”told students wonderful stories of her strugglesand opportunities as one of the first womenreporters to cover the presidents. Another storyin this issue describes how a graduate studenttook advantage of an opportunity in a class towrite stories about Fort Leavenworth. The Fortand KU have partnered on a number of projects,including officer training sessions. The classassignment led to a front-page story in TheLeavenworth Times. He hopes that leads to beingembedded with troops going to Iraq. Whetherit’s finding jobs at our career center, learning touse new media such as podcasting, or studyingabroad, we encourage students to take advan-tage of the many opportunities they have hereat KU.

Stories elsewhere in this issue tell ofrelatively young alumni who have excitingcareers that are a result of their dedication andwillingness to seek and meet challenges. Wehope that’s a trait of all Jayhawk Journalists.

In telling the stories of students and alumni,I want to acknowledge the dedication of ourincredible faculty, both past and present. As wesay farewell to our senior class in just a fewweeks, we also will bid a sad farewell to twowomen who collectively have given more than50 years of service to this school. As a fittingtribute, Sharon Bass and Diane Lazzarino werehonored April 26 at this year’s Scholarships andAwards Ceremony with the debut of the SharonBass Magazine Award and the Diane LazzarinoStrategic Communications Award.

Honoring our retiring faculty by acknow-ledging our best students is a fitting tribute. Wehope these students will combine their skills,passion, integrity – and good timing – to be assuccessful in their lives and careers as thewomen whose names grace their awards.

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Photos from the 2006 WIlliam Allen White Day festivities.

Brill noted how his stark and unblinking photographicportraits of life in the United States helped to shape our nationalidentity and provided an uncompromising mirror for theAmerican public.

Parks worked for Life magazine, which sent him aroundthe globe as he continued to tackle issues of race, class andstatus in our modern world. He was the first blackphotographer to shoot for Life and Vogue.

Just before his death, Parks released two books, “HungryHeart,” a new memoir, and “Eyes with Winged Thoughts,”featuring his poetry andphotographs. He was theauthor of many other worksof poetry, fiction andnonfiction, including “TheLearning Tree,” “A Choiceof Weapons” and “To SmileIn Autumn.”

Parks received manyprestigious awards over theyears. Some of his notableawards included the JackieRobinson Foundation Life-time Achievement Award,2002; induction into theInternational Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, 2002;Library of Congress National Film Registry Classics film honorfor “The Learning Tree,” 1989; National Medal of the Arts,1988; Emmy Award for documentary, “Diary of a HarlemFamily,” 1968; and the Julius Rosenwald Fellowship, 1941.Parks also directed the movie “Shaft” in 1971 and composed apiano concerto, a symphony, two sonatas, a ballet and threefilm scores.

Parks often described his childhood as marked by racismand poverty, but also by the love, discipline and religious faithof his parents. Despite the challenges and discrimination hefaced growing up, he made the decision to be buried next tohis parents in his hometown of Fort Scott, Kan. After a funeralin New York, he was buried in his hometown.

Clarkson said that in addition to all the things Parks didcreatively, he also played a significant role in the civil rightsmovement of the country.

“Gordon was one of the most artistic of all Kansans, whotouched so many people in so many amazing ways,” he said.

The White Foundationtrustees chose Parks toreceive the national citation,presented annually since1950 to journalists whoexemplify the ideals ofWilliam Allen White. KU’sSchool of Journalism andMass Communications isnamed in White’s honor.White (1868-1944) was anationally influential Kansaseditor and publisher.

Other notable recipientsof the William Allen White

Citation have included James Reston, 1950; Walter Cronkite,1969; Arthur O. Sulzberger, 1974; James J. Kilpatrick, 1979;Helen Thomas, 1986; Charles Kuralt, 1989; Bernard Shaw, 1994;Bob Woodward, 2000; Molly Ivins, 2001; and Cokie Roberts,2002.

Visit the School’s Web site, www.journalism.ku.edu, towatch the video interview of Parks that was shown on WilliamAllen White Day.

Parks in his New York home, smoking his trademark pipe.Parks in his New York home, surrounded by his art, books and music.

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“I’ve decided that I want to be buried in FortScott, Kansas, because I don’t think there’sany group of people who care more about methan the people do in Kansas, black andwhite...that’s my home...that’s where I ambound to go back to.”

— Gordon ParksDecember 2005

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J-School trains military officersBy Anton Menning, Lawrence, Kan., graduate student

At a recent ceremony, Journalism School faculty received certificates of appreciation and outstanding

performance coins from Lt. Gen. David Petraeus,Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (CAC)at Fort Leavenworth. These awards acknowledged assistancefor training Fort Leavenworth officers in media relations.

Last fall, Associate Professor Max Utsler’s MultimediaWriting and Production class conducted a series of mock pressconferences with lieutenant colonels and colonels from theSchool for Command Preparation. Providing a three-weekprogram for future battalion and brigade commanders, thisSchool is a constituent part of the U.S. Army Command andGeneral Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth. This spring,Utsler’s Multimedia Reporting class continued to featuremutual civil-military education, enriched with questions andliberal doses of acronym soup.

“It’s a real-world reminder for our students of the numberone news topic of the day,” Utsler said.

With the help of Lecturer Christy Bradford and AssociateProfessor Tom Volek, Utsler’s students role-played as reportersto grill Fort Leavenworth officers for nearly 30 minutes eachsession. Students drew their questions from a backgroundscenario and a prepared news release. After each session, after-action reviews provided a feedback forum for officers, studentsand faculty.

“The press conferences bring an involvement andknowledge base of how the military works to both the facultyand students,” Volek said. “It broadens our horizons.”

Collaboration with the military is nothing new for theJournalism School. Proximity and Fort Leavenworth’s role asthe Army’s intellectual hub make them natural partners.During the 1980s, officers from Fort Leavenworth earnedJournalism master’s degrees in accelerated programs. Duringthe 1990s, Associate Professor Bob Basow and Volek, withassistance from other faculty, hosted military and the mediadays for international officers attending the Staff College. Thisevent provided officers with an overview of the media andthe First Amendment. They received exposure to pressconferences and American academia.

In addition to interaction with the military, more recentpress conferences have offered students a glimpse into militaryculture. “We see this as an opportunity to engage journalismstudents and give them an opportunity to see how the militaryoperates,” said Lt. Col. Chris Spillman, exercise coordinator.“We can also give feedback to the journalism students aboutthings they can do better.”

Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of involvement withthe military is the opportunity for journalism students andfaculty to serve America by helping prepare its soldiers forduty in the Global War on Terrorism.

“I feel a sense of pride in doing this,” Utsler said.

Writer’s Note:At the urging of Professor Utsler, I participated in an embed

exercise at the Staff College in November of last year. This experienceled to a story about an Iraqi officer who was attending CGSC. TheLeavenworth Times accepted my story, and it ran on the front page.I wrote another story for the Times about KU-Fort Leavenworth tiesearly this year and the Times hired me as a stringer. CGSC conductedanother exercise with embedded students in March. This time I wasasked to cover the event as a real journalist, and I wrote anotherstory for the Times. Currently, I have three other stories planned forpublication this spring dealing withFort Leavenworth. In addition, I havepetitioned the 137th National GuardInfantry Battalion for the opportunityto embed with it in Baghdad thissummer. These events and oppor-tunities stemmed from the mock pressconferences conducted by ProfessorUtsler’s Multimedia Writing andProduction class. Fort Leavenworthpersonnel continue to be very helpfuland supportive in granting me theopportunity to work with them.

Anton Menning

Left to right: David Guth, Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, Max Utsler, Ann Brill, Anton Menning,Christy Bradford and Tom Volek. Utsler, Menning, Bradford and Volek were recog-nized for their contributions to Fort Leavenworth during a March 29 ceremony.

Photos from the March 29 Fort Leavenworth, J-School recognition ceremony. Left to right: Col. Keith Vore, CGSC assistant deputy commandant, with Ann Brill and David Guth;Lt. Gen. David Petraeus and Christy Bradford; Max Utsler with Lt. Col. Chris Spillman; Petraeus and Tom Volek; and J-School award recipients.

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Photos from Helen Thomas’ visit to the Journalism School.

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May 17: Kansas City Journalism AlumniReunion Event. Please visit the J-School’sWeb site at www.journalism.ku.edu for eventlocation, times, faculty attendees and cost.Please send your RSVP to dlewis@kuaa.orgif you wish to attend.

May 20: School of Journalism GraduateRecognition Ceremony and Master’sHooding, 8:30 a.m., Lied Center, with areception on the lawn of Staffer-Flint directlyafter the ceremony. For ticket details, visitwww.journalism.ku.edu.

May 21: KU Commencement, 2:30 p.m.,Memorial Stadium.

June 18-22: Kansas Journalism Institute.

The “First Lady of the Press” visits KUBy Andie Belfry, Minneapolis, Minn., senior

President Gerald Ford onceremarked, “If God createdEarth in six days, hecouldn’t have rested on theseventh – he would havehad to explain it to HelenThomas.”

Veteran White House Corres- pondent HelenThomas captivated agroup of students andfaculty members withher stories, humor andopinions during a visit tothe School of Journalism.

The University ofKansas invited Thomasto give the March 14,

2006, Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women’s Leadership Lecture.Her lecture, “Covering the White House from Kennedy to Bush,” drewa capacity crowd.

Thomas, often referred to as “the First Lady of the Press,” hascovered eight presidential administrations during her 57-year reportingcareer.

“I have never lost my sense of awe that I am able to quiz thepresident of the United States—politely, I hope, but if necessary to holdhis feet to the fire. The media are the linchpin of our representativedemocracy, and the presidential news conference is the most visibleevidence of it,” said Thomas.

This was Thomas’ second visit to the University of Kansas. Shereceived the William Allen White Foundation National Citation in 1986.

Ann Brill, dean of the School of Journalism, said, “Ms. Thomas hasa sense of history and a sense of the way she thinks things should be.”

Presidents and press secretaries have feared Thomas for yearsbecause of her insatiable appetite for interrogation.

Doug Ward, assistant professor, remembers seeing Ms. Thomas’byline during his years at The New York Times. Ward said, “What struckme most about Thomas was how feisty she is.”

From the front row, Thomas has covered historical events fromthe tragic to the triumphant. She has had the rare opportunity todiscover the human side of the man behind the lectern.

Known for asking the tough questions, she is seen as a role modelfor women in journalism, and she works to hold our governmentaccountable. Maybe we should create the tagline “Thank you, Ms.Thomas.”

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Photos from the Spring Mentoring And Pizza (MAP) sessions for undergraduate students.

KU student works hard in Big AppleBy Amanda Hallier, Overland Park, Kan., sophomore

P rofessional experience, network, “Good Morning America” and New York are a few key wordsthat employers will notice when lookingat Adam Sechrist’s résumé.

Sechrist, an Overland Park senior,was one of 55 college interns at “GoodMorning America” last summer.

“I knew I wanted to work there at‘Good Morning America,’” Sechristsaid. “Getting up there took initiative. Ilearned a lot throughout the wholeprocess.”

Sechrist has been in the School ofJournalism for two years. He is thesports director for KUJH-TV and a weekend producer at 49 ABC News inTopeka. He expects to graduate this May.

The “Good Morning America” internship was unpaid, and he workedclose to 50 hours a week. His general jobs were in post-production,including research and pre-interviewing.

“I filled in the holes and helped make sure parts of the show went offwithout a hitch,” Sechrist said. “When you are working behind the scenes,you don’t realize how important you really are.”

His biggest projects included working on the 30th anniversary showand the summer concert series. He was on television during the Fourth ofJuly concert special with Patti LaBelle. “It was a lot of fun,” Sechrist said.“We set up a picnic table on air while Robin Roberts and a guest explainedhow to have a Fourth of July picnic.”

Sechrist also was the only Kansas student in the internship program.“They called me ‘Kansas’ or ‘Jayhawk,’” Sechrist said smiling. “Even

now when I call up to New York I have to say, ‘Hey, it’s Jayhawk.’”Sechrist’s other internship experience was with Channel 9 in Kansas

City doing the First News weekend edition.“Adam’s ambition is demonstrated in his work,” said Rick Musser,

journalism professor. “He is always working—in the newsroom, in Topekaand on his own. ‘Good Morning America’ got 100 percent of Adam’s time,and it doesn’t get much better than that.”

Sechrist went back to “Good Morning America” during winter break.“’Good Morning America’” paid him to work on Dick Clark’s New Year’sEve in Time Square.

He said being a college student and having an interest in televisionwere the basic internship requirements.

“This internship opened up more doors than I could ever imagine,”Sechrist said. “I do want to go back sometime. I hope I worked hard enoughto go back.”

Maxwell is InStyle:Student travels to New Yorkfor internshipBy Piper McEndarffer, Overland Park,Kan., junior

Kristen Maxwell will graduate this May with an impressive internship on her résumé. In fall 2005 she tookFieldwork in Magazines, a class taught byKara Lynch, which places magazine studentsin intensive, two-week internships. Maxwellwas thrilled to accept an internship in NewYork with InStyle magazine and thankedLynch for her help.

“Kara will put her heart and soul intofinding you the internship of your choice,”Maxwell said.

“It is really fun to work with someonelike Kristen who is so appreciative,” Lynchsaid.

Alison Gwinn, 1977 J-School grad anddeputy editor at InStyle, recently came backto J-School classes to talk about her career.Maxwell had the opportunity to speak toGwinn about working at the magazine.

Working as a general intern, she did alittle bit of everything. She cut and copiedgossip columns out of newspapers, workedwith the fashion editor, worked in the famedfashion closet and even edited pages of themagazine.

After she completed her two-weekinternship, InStyle asked Maxwell back as afull-time, paid summer intern.

“It is rare that a company will ask thestudent back forthe whole sum-mer,” said Lynch.

Maxwell waso v e r w h e l m e dwith excitementand gladly accep-ted the position.She will move toNew York aftershe graduates.

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At left: Megan True edits photographs. Center: workshop participants, left to right, front row, were Lisa Lipovac, Jared Soares, Julie Denesha, and Mindy Ricketts, back row,Amanda Sellers, Joshua Bickel, Tim Janicke, John Nowak, J.B. Forbes, Rachel Seymour and Megan True. At right: professional photojournalists guide the students.

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S even Kansas photojournalism students skipped spring break to stay in school. The seven participated in a photojournalism workshop in Ottawa, Kan., jointly

sponsored by The Ottawa Herald and the School of Journalism.The workshop was free to the seven students.

Three KU alums, now professional journalists, mentoredthe students. Joining the group were J.B. Forbes, photo-journalist for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Julie Denesha, pictureeditor for The Washington Times and John Nowak, picture editorof The Herald. KU photojournalism instructor Tim Janicke ledthe workshop.

“For many college students, completing a photo assignmentmeans showing up, making a decent shot, returning to the paperand finishing it,” said Janicke. “The Ottawa workshop gavestudents the opportunity to go back to that assignment severaltimes to polish their work. We hope the workshop instilledwithin the students the idea that a photograph can be like astory—that you can spend some time working on it andimproving it. Of course this benefits the students, and ultimatelythe readers, too.”

Each of the seven students researched a topic, then tookthe pictures for it and wrote a story. Coverage varied fromdowntown Ottawa renovations, to a planned new highway,to a 14-year-old dairy farmer. The Herald will publish the storiesthis spring.

Herald Editor and Publisher Jeanny Sharp and ManagingEditor Gordon Billingsley found housing for the students withOttawa families. The Herald also paid for meals for the students.For one meal, the group ventured south to Williamsburg, Kan.,for a barbecue dinner at Guy & Mae’s Tavern.

The group met each morning in a conference room atOttawa City Hall. Students used computer equipmentprovided by The Herald in the newspaper’s conference roomand worked from their own laptop computers. Each eveningone of the professionals made a presentation to the studentsand showed photographs.

A cross rests on the west side of U.S. 59, near Shawnee Road, north of Ottawa.Along 59 from Lawrence to Ottawa, the accident rate is 25 percent greater than alongsimilar Kansas highways, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.During spring break, young people gathered for ballroom dancing lessons

sponsored by the Ottawa Parks and Recreation Department.

Anna Davidson, 8, and her mom, Monica, eat lunch together at the dining counterinside Allegre Pharmacy. They spent the morning walking and shopping arounddowntown Ottawa before stopping for lunch.

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The Journalism Career Fair drew 25 companies and more than 150 students.

In another country:Costa Rica study abroad programBy Meghan Monarez, Goddard, Kan., junior

E very year students in the School of Journalism and other students from the university have the opportunity to study abroad in various countries around the world.

Added to the list of study abroad programs is the Costa RicaInternational Media and Marketing Communicationsprogram, which was offered in the summer of 2003 and isoffered again this summer. Linda Lee, associate professor injournalism, is the program director for the Costa Rica trip. Shealso led the program in 2003.

The Costa Rica academic program is 15 days, for whichstudents receive three hours of credit. “This is a three-hourcourse on steroids,” Lee said. She said the program is intenseand involves the students going on site visits, doing readingsand selecting an area of interest to research for a final project.In addition, students will have the opportunity to travel tosignificant cultural and historical sites in and around San José,as well as to participate in excursions to the Arenal Volcano,Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Tortuga Island and a one-day river rafting trip.

Carlos Centeno, a KU graduate student, participated inthe program in 2003. “I certainly learned 200 percent more inthe program than I would have in a whole semester in aclassroom,” he said.

While in Costa Rica the students stay in various hotels inthe different cities they visit. Lee said in one city they had a

Let the Journalism Career Centerhelp you find your next job

T he School of Journalism’s Career Center started a new service for alumni this year. We provide information online about journa-lism jobs that require at least two years of experience.The job listings are posted on the School’s Web siteat www.journalism.ku.edu, under “Alumni & Friends.”

This new service is for jobs that require 2-4, 3-5,5-7 and 10 or more years of experience. The Schooland faculty members hear about such positions on aregular basis, and we post them online.

If you know of relevant job openings that shouldbe listed online, please e-mail Patty Noland, careerdevelopment coordinator, at pnoland@ku.edu. “wonderful lodge right by the volcanoes. You could see the

volcanoes explode at night from your bed.”Included in the program fee are many of the students’

meals, as well as an excursion to Tortuga Island, river raftingand hiking.

“You really are getting what you paid for and more,” saidCenteno about the trip.

Another opportunity built into the trip is the option forstudents to return to places they have visited in Costa Rica todo internships. “This is an unusual and added bonus to thestudy abroad program,” said Lee.

The students leave June 6 for San José, Costa Rica, andarrive back in the U.S. on June 21. After the class ends, Leewill remain in San José to conduct interviews for a researchproject on the culturally sensitive marketing communicationscampaign that introduced Tropical brand fruit drink. The newproduct is from Florida Bebidas, Costa Rica’s largest beveragecompany. Lee received a General Research Fund grant toconduct the research this summer.

During the 2003 program, students enjoyed rafting on the Reventazón river.

During the 2003 program, students saw how coffee grows in Costa Rica.

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ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES Where are they now?

2005Anne Abernethy is an assistantaccount executive for WeberShandwick Public Relations inIrving, Texas.

Laura Adamson is the SouthCarolina sales representative forLifetouch National SchoolStudios, based in Eden Prairie,Minn.

Lauren Becker is trafficcoordinator at FabianoCommunications, Scottsdale,Ariz. One of her co-workers isKate Piotrowski, 2004.

Michelle Burhenn is on thenews staff of The Kansas CityStar.

Jennifer Byrd, MSJ, works forthe Associated Press bureau inCheyenne, Wyo., covering thelegislature.

Chelsea Chandler is amarketing assistant at People’sBank in Lawrence.

Megan Claus is a productioncatalog designer for OrientalTrading Co. in Ralston, Neb.

Megan Clifford is an onlinemarketing buyer andcoordinator for MMGWorldwide in Kansas City, Mo.

Shannon Cline is a mediaresearch coordinator forPlatform Advertising in Olathe,Kan.

Anna Clovis is a chapterconsultant for Alpha ChiOmega, based in Lawrence.

Ashley Cobbel is a mediaassociate with StarcomWorldwide in Chicago.

Christopher Crawford is awriter for Vance Publications’three magazines, Produce

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Merchandising, Citrus &Vegetable, and The Grower. Hehad interned with Vance.

Janette Crawford is accountcoordinator for WilloughbyDesign Group in Kansas City,Mo. She does copywriting,research and client services.

Lauren Debiak is one of twoeditorial assistants on a new bi-monthly Hallmark Magazine. Shehas been working as a publicrelations writer in New Yorksince graduation.

Corinne Deuel is a newsreporter for KUSO FM andtelevision in Norfolk, Neb.

Ashley Doyle is design editorfor The Independence, Mo.,Examiner newspaper.

Jennifer Ferns does promotion-marketing for Brown-Formanevent images, Olathe.

Natalie Flanzer is an editor fornewspaper and Web for TheWorld Co., Lawrence.

Ryan Gillian is a mobilemarketing representative withthe Sanford Corporation in OakBrook, Ill.

Rebecca Green is a mediaplanner with Barkley Evergreen& Partners, Kansas City, Mo.

John Fritz Heffinger is anaccount coordinator, specialevent/mobile marketing,Barkley Evergreen & Partners,Kansas City, Mo.

Pauline Himmelwright is amedia analyst for PlatformAdvertising in Olathe, Kan.

Misty Huber is a fashionassistant at Shape magazine inNew York.

Andy Hyland has beenpromoted from reporter to news

editor of The Junction CityDaily Union.

Julie Jones is a copywriter forCherokee Nation Enterprises inCadoosa, Okla.

Kevin Kampwirth is a moneymarkets consultant with J.P.Morgan Chase in Chicago.

Christine Kelly is in themarketing division of PlatinumRye Entertainment in Chicago.

Courtney Kuhlen is aphotojournalist at The Log CabinDemocrat in Conway, Ark. Shehad been working at TheLawrence Journal-World.

Corey Meek is a retailadvertising account executivefor The Burlington, Vt., FreePress.

Amanda (Stanley) Menghini isan assistant account executivefor Zillner MarketingCommunications, Lenexa, Kan.

Kathleen Miller is a mediaassociate at StarcomWorldwide, Chicago.

Megan Ochanpaugh handlesmarketing for the taxdepartment of Deloitte &Touche in Chicago.

Jaime Pedigo is a special eventshost at Sea World in Orlando,Fla.

Ashley Puderbaugh is aneditorial assistant for AscendMedia, Overland Park, Kan.

Erin Roberts is a publicrelations assistant forCottonwood, Inc. in Lawrence.

Nikola Rowe is a customerservice area supervisor forKohl’s store in Lawrence.

Jeanette Scott is a fieldmarketing and sales managerfor the producers of Disney onIce and Ringling Bros. andBarnum & Bailey Circus, basedin Boston.

Katie Scott is a public relationsassistant for Wheatley &Timmons, Inc. in Chicago.

Lindsey Scott is a graduatestudent in journalism at theUniversity of Georgia.

Tim Sears, MSJ, is the assistivetechnology specialist forMetropolitan CommunityColleges in Kansas City, Mo. Heteaches a class in AdaptiveTechnology at LongviewCommunity College.

Katie Serrone is an accountexecutive for MMG Worldwidein Kansas City, Mo.

Ashley Sloan is a brandmanager at Sullivan Higdon &Sink in Kansas City, working onthe Pizza Hut account.

Calli Smith is a managementtrainee at First National Bank inOmaha, Neb.

Morgan C. Smith is a producerfor WIBW-TV in Topeka.

Laura Snyder iscommunications coordinator forAquila in Kansas City, Mo.

Jessica Solander is a trainer forAmerican Home Inspectors inNew Berlin, Wis.

Erica Stein is a media coor-dinator for Starcom, Chicago.

Betsy Stverak is a marketingmanager for King Advertisingin Leawood, Kan. She handlesproject management, PRwriting, marketing research,and media relations.(betsy@kingadv.com)

Elizabeth Tillmanns is a salesand marketing assistant for TheChase Group, fine art publishingand artist management, inNorthbrook, Ill.

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Jesse Vahsholtz is an accountcoordinator with GraggAdvertising in Kansas City, Mo.

Jamie Van Goethem is a servicerepresentative for AtlanticAmerican Insurance in Atlanta.

Julianne Vendley is an accountcoordinator, sales, for NewsAmerica Marketing, Cincinnati.

Grant Wallace is a legalassistant at the Mdivani lawfirm in Overland Park, Kan.

Erica Wells is a public relationsspecialist for Cerner Corp. inKansas City, Mo.

Emily Werner is an accountexecutive for Callahan Creek,Lawrence.

Shannon L. Williams isassistant print media buyingnegotiator for Zenith Media,Chicago.

Anja Winikka is an associatecopy editor at The Knot weddingmagazine in New York.

Jennifer Wyand is a marketingmanager for C3 in OverlandPark, Kan.

Chungkam “Michael” Yeungworks as a production assistantat Television BroadcastsLimited’s Variety and MusicalDepartment in Hong Kong. Heassists in the production ofmusical programs and musicvideos.

2004Mike Baadte is an accountmanager at Auto TraderPublishing Co. in Lenexa, Kan.

Steven Boman is serving 24months as a volunteer in theHealth & Education Division ofthe Peace Corps in Tanzania.

Jessica Chapman is theassociate editor of CustomCommunications at AdvanstarVeterinary HealthcareCommunications in Lenexa,Kan. She is also a freelancewriter and Web designer.

Paige Edelman is a productionassistant on “American Idol,”working with the contestants.

C.J. Jackson is with theAssociated Press in Des Moines.He is assisting with coverage ofthe state legislature, focusing oneconomic news.

Ashley Marriott is anadmissions counselor for theUniversity of Kansas.

Johanna Maska is presssecretary for Mike Blouin, aDemocratic candidate forgovernor of Iowa. She is basedin Des Moines.

Lisa Nolan is a marketingsupport associate with NielsenMedia Research in Chicago. Shereceived a master’s degree inmedia management fromSyracuse University in 2005.

2003Mike Alzamora is a reporterand sports anchor for KTAB-TVin Abilene, Texas. He had beenwith Independent NewsNetwork in Davenport, Iowa.

Brian Bruce, MSJ, is the sportsdirector of a four radio stationcluster in Ottumwa, Iowa(KBIZ/KTWA/KKSI/KRKN).He is also known as the “Voiceof the Bulldogs” for OttumwaHigh School, where he does theplay-by-play, as well as sportsreporting and a midday on-airshift. His previous job was theassistant sports director withKGRN radio in Grinnell, Iowa.(bbruce@ottumwaradio.com)

KUJH-TV News is podcastingBy Carla Woody, Hutchinson, Kan., senior

T his spring, KUJH-TV became one of the first university news programs in the nation to offer video podcasts. Last semester, the Advanced

Online Production class discussed the new medium andrecommended adding podcasts of the nightly news tothe KUJH-TV News Web site. Katie Lohrenz, studentWeb developer for the Stan and Madeline StaufferMultimedia Newsroom, created the podcast feed fortv.ku.edu.

The term “podcast” is a combination of the words“iPod” and “broadcast,” although an iPod is notrequired to watch or listen to a podcast.

When a person subscribes to a particular podcastfeed, such as the one for KUJH-TV, media files areautomatically downloaded to the person’s computer.Most podcast subscriptions are free, and subscribers canwatch or listen to the programs whenever they want.

“It’s time-shifting. You can watch whenever youwant, regardless of when the show is broadcast,”Lohrenz said. “It’s not the novelty of having it on theiPod that makes podcasting successful: It’s the fact thatyou can tune in whenever you want.”

To receive podcasts, users need a podcast feedreader program. One of the most popular programs isiTunes. Lohrenz said while other programs can do thesame thing, iTunes can be used on both Macintosh andPC computers. Once the feed reading program isinstalled, users simply enter in a search for the particulartype of podcast they are looking for and the program isautomatically downloaded to their computer every timea new episode is released.

Staci Wolfe, multimedia coordinator, said thatalthough only news stories are currently offered, theopportunity for other types of programs exists.

“In the future we may offer specific categories likesports,” Wolfe said. “Another possibility might bespecific student feeds where subscribers could getstories by their favorite reporter, anchor or producer.”

Currently KUJH-TV offers three to five stories a dayfor subscribers to view.

“We know how to use the technology now,” Wolfesaid. “By testing the process with the nightly newsstories, we are now more prepared to experiment withother kinds of content.”

You can subscribe to the KUJH-TV News podcastsat http://tv.ku.edu.

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Andrea Burnett is a reporter atKXAS-TV (NBC 5) in FortWorth, Texas.

Jenna Goepfert is a copy editorat The Tampa Tribune. She waspreviously at the Gazette inColorado Springs, Colo.

Brian Jones is a marketingmanagement specialist forPrudential Financial, Inc., basedin Chicago. He supportsmarketing in the Atlanta,Chicago, Dallas, London, NewYork and San Francisco offices.

Maria Preston, BSJ 1991 andMSJ 2003, has been namedpublisher of The ShawneeDispatch. She will continue asregional advertising manager forthe World Company’s eightweeklies, which include TheDispatch. She was advertisingmanager of The Lawrence JournalWorld until 2002. She is also vicechair of the ShawneeConvention and Visitors Bureaucommittee.

Wilson Miner is thecommercial developmentmanager for World Online.

2002Francie Bauer is a publicrelations specialist for EchostarCommunications Corporation(Dish Network) in Denver,Colo. She previously worked asbrand manager for the LearningExchange, an educationalnonprofit in Kansas City, Mo.(franciebauer@yahoo.com)

Cassio Furtado has beenawarded the Rotary WorldPeace Scholarship to pursue anAdvanced Master of Interna-tional Studies degree at theUniv. of Queensland, Brisbane,Australia, starting in 2007.

Hallmark manager has fond memories of KU, J-SchoolBy Matthew Johnson, Lawrence, Kan., junior

A decade removed from graduating from the School of Journalism, Molly (Bukaty) Gregory has nothing but

fond memories of her time at KU.“I enjoyed going to KU,” said Gregory.

“Excellent professors with real-worldexperience and their attention to detail are thethings I remember the most.”

Gregory received her bachelor of sciencedegree in Journalism in 1996 and a master’sdegree in Business Administration in 2004.

After graduation, Gregory worked inmedia relations and event planning for theKansas Special Olympics. Before employmentwith Hallmark Cards, she did external communication work in marketingcommunications for Premiere Conferencing (now Premiere Global Services).

“I graduated prepared to enter the real world, and much of this was due to thequality education I earned from the J-School,” said Gregory.

As the manager of employee communications for Hallmark Cards Inc. in KansasCity, Mo., Gregory manages broad employee communication efforts for Hallmark’s13,000 domestic employees and helps coordinate communication with subsidiariesthroughout the world. This includes a daily newspaper, daily intranet content anddaily television programming. Gregory also recently completed a five-month stint inthe corporate media relations department.

“Molly was quickly able to contribute to our team with her excellent work ethicand strong skills,” said Diane McCaffrey, business and strategic communicationsmanager at Hallmark Cards Inc. “Due to these qualities she has been promoted andvalued as an important Hallmark employee.”

Gregory also took advantage of the convenience of the KU Edwards Campus inOverland Park, Kan., to complete her MBA.

“After graduate school I was better able to understand our business, which isvaluable when communicating key messages from business leaders to our employees,”Gregory said. “I also believe it provided me opportunities for advancement.”

She stresses that students should focus on good writing skills if they want to besuccessful.

“It is amazing how many people struggle with basic writing,” Gregory said.“Having the ability to write is critical to any career — it is an important quality thatshould be taken seriously.”

“It is amazing how many people struggle with basic writing.Having the ability to write is critical to any career — it is animportant quality that should be taken seriously.”

— Molly Gregory

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Alum “scores” successBy Betsy Proffitt, Lyons, Kan., junior

O ne of Katie Holman’s favorite memories from the University of Kansas is standing onstage

graduation day and singing the alma materwith Associate Professor Carol Holstead.Although she was hoarse at the time andcompletely embarrassed herself, Holman willnever forget the duet performance.

“I made a total fool of myself,” Holmansaid. “But it was worth it.”

After this memorable moment at theSchool of Journalism graduation ceremony in2002, Katie Holman landed a position inBoston at a SCORE! Educational Center. Oneyear later, Holman began working at the company’s corporate office in Chicago as itsmarketing coordinator and now holds the title of marketing manager.

SCORE! Educational Centers, a subsidiary of Kaplan Inc. and The WashingtonPost Company, runs tutoring centers for children across the country. Holman developsnational marketing for the company and works with directors at each of the 165centers on its local marketing plans.

Originally, Holman planned on working in the magazine industry, but whenshe found this position she knew she wanted the job. The combination of working incommunications to help children and families drew her interest.

“I’m not surprised this is where I am because it embodies so many things I’mpassionate about,” said Holman.

Kevin Riley, vice president of marketing at SCORE!, said he enjoys havingHolman on his team. Her strong writing background and creative perspective madeher a top candidate for the position immediately.

“Katie has a real passion for the business and a desire to learn and take ownershipof different projects,” Riley said. “She brings a lot of energy and excitement to thecompany.”

Holman isn’t the first Jayhawk Riley has worked with, so her basketball crazecame as no surprise to him. Her years in Lawrence enhanced her Rock Chalk spirit,but more importantly, they prepared Holman for a successful career in journalism.

“KU had a solid understanding of what was happening in the industry, and thatshowed up in the classroom,” Holman said.

She’s grateful for the variety of classes she took at KU and the strong writingfoundation she developed. Campaigns, in particular, was a course that trainedHolman for the real world. One of her professors, Tim Bengtson, predicted her successafter having her in class.

“Katie was a very bright young lady and very energetic,” Bengtson said. “Shehad lots of get-up-and-go, which is what you need to succeed and flourish inCampaigns, and she certainly did.”

Holman is happy with her job at SCORE! and credits much of her success to hercrimson and blue background.

“I love what I’m doing,” she said. “Not all of my friends or peers can say theylove their jobs. It’s great to be able to say it with conviction.”

The 18-month scholarshipcovers all expenses. Aftergraduation from KU, Furtadoreported for The Tampa Tribuneand later began master’s degreestudies in international relationsin Heidelburg. He now lives inBrazil, his home country,conducting a weekly worldissues show on the radio, for thenext 10 months.

Justin Guenley is the news deskeditor for The Los Angeles DailyNews in Woodland Hills, Calif.(justinguenley@yahoo.com)

Najahe Sherman-Hall works atKSLA-TV in Shreveport, La., asa morning anchor.

Brett Wiese is the programmanager at Datacore Marketingin Westwood, Kan.

2001Lori (O’Toole) Buselt has beenpromoted to assistant featureseditor in charge of a four day aweek 16-page section at TheWichita Eagle. A former editor ofThe Kansan, she has been withThe Eagle since graduation.

Monica (Hahn) Litt is anadvertising sales manager at TheMinneapolis Star-Tribune.

Hilary Meyer is the diabetessales specialist for BayerHealthcare in Wichita, Kan. Shewas named a President’s ClubWinner in 2004 for outstandingsales performance with Bayer.(kuqueenie@yahoo.com)

Anthony Reyes is aphotographer with TheNorthwest Arkansas Times inFayetteville, Ark.

Andrea Wohlers is manager ofbrand education for ABSOLUTVODKA in New York.

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2000Magdalena (Heck) Boroujerdigraduated from Parsons Schoolof Design in May 2005 with anAssociate of Applied Sciencesdegree in graphic design. She iscurrently a freelance designerfor Teen Vogue magazine inNew York. On September 17,2005, she married RobertBoroujerdi in New York.

Angie Dasbach is director ofcorporate affairs, includingmedia relations, for CoffeyvilleResources, an energy companywith offices in Houston, Kansasand elsewhere. She is resumingher graduate studies at the J-School.

Rob Litt is vice president forcorporate communications forPiper Jaffray & Co. in Minn-eapolis, and also serves on theRed Cross crisis communica-tions team there. He earned anMBA at San Diego StateUniversity while working there.

1999Anna Attkisson is the associateeditor at Time Inc. StrategicCommunications in New York.She edits a magazine for Fordowners called My Ford and anewsletter for Navy FederalCredit Union called Home Port.(annaattkisson@yahoo.com)

Andrea (Tomlin) Blomquist isan advertising representativefor The Chicago Tribune.

Kelli Raybern is a primaryschool teacher in Auckland,New Zealand. She received agraduate diploma in teachingfrom Massey University inAuckland in December.

1998Josh Newville is an associatewith the law firm Cahill Gordon& Reindel LLP in New York.

Ranita Wilks was selected asKansas Ms. Wheelchair. She hasbeen with Independence, Inc.,helping disabled residents sincegraduation. In her speech shefocused on her desire to helpclients find jobs in thecommunity.

1997Sarah (Wiese) Glasebrook is afederal judicial law clerk to theHonorable Howard F. Sachs, adistrict judge in the U.S. DistrictCourt for the Western District ofMissouri. She graduated fromthe University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in2001 and worked as an associatefor Shook, Hardy & Bacon,L.L.P. for two years beforeleaving to accept a clerkship.(sglase@hotmail.com)

1995Amy (Patton) Morgan recentlywas elected to Shareholderstatus with the law firm ofShughart Thomson & Kilroy,P.C. Her law practice includescommercial and businesslitigation and the representationof health care providers inmedical malpractice lawsuits.

William Tangeman is anattorney in Nebraska, andrecently finished theindependent documentary“Starbucking,” chronicling aTexas man’s efforts to visitevery Starbucks in the world.(billtangeman@gmail.com)

Lynn A. Zimmerman is acommunications consultant forthe Global Systems & ServicesDivision of Conoco Phillips inBartlesville, Okla.

1994Amy (Stumbo) Knupp haswritten a book, “UnexpectedComplication,” part ofHarlequin’s Superromance line.Visit www.amyknupp.com formore information.(amyknupp@amyknupp.com)

1992Julie Browman is the DenverNuggets pre-game host and sheis also a sideline reporter forAltitude Sports andEntertainment in Denver, Colo.(jbrowman@altitude.tv)

Curtis Marsh is the newdirector of the KU InformationService that will provideenhanced phone, Web andwalk-up information to helpstudents pursue academic goals.He collaborates with a networkof campus leaders and offices,as well as hires and trains agroup of students to answerquestions and provideappropriate referrals to officesacross campus. The new KUInfo. Service is supported by apartnership of Student Successand Information Services units.KU Info. began as a rumorcontrol hotline in 1970. Marshwas associate director formarketing and a programmanager at KU ContinuingEducation. He helped create anintegrated student services andregistration center for KUCEand coordinated programs toserve more than 50,000Kansans. He has an MBA fromthe University of Missouri-Kansas City and received acommunity leadership awardfrom the Lawrence Chamber ofCommerce in 2004.

1991Margaret (Townsend) Graff isan account manager withFortune Magazine in Chicago.She is currently pursuing aprofessional masters degree in

Integrated Marketing throughMedill/Northwestern. She liveswith her husband Bill and sonWill in Barrington, Ill.(margaret_graff@timeinc.com)

Robin Jacobson Lampe is thevice president of customer andcorporate communications forProtection One in Lawrence. Itis one of the leading providersof home and business securityservices in the country.(robinlampe@protectionone.com)

Liz Massey is managing editorof ASU magazine, the alumnimagazine for Arizona StateUniversity. She has edited avariety of consumer, associationand trade magazines over thelast five years.

Laura Okmin has moved fromTurner Sports in Atlanta to FoxSports Net in Los Angeles. Shehosts a daily Monday throughThursday NFL Show andreports for the weekend edition.

Anne (Hastings) Pedersenhelps clients as an investmentrepresentative with EdwardJones Investments in Lee’sSummit, Mo. In the last twoyears she has acquired threedesignations: Certified FinancialPlanner, Chartered FinancialConsultant and AccreditedAsset Management Specialist.(apedersen7@comcast.net)

Steven M. Wolcott, MSJ,teaches communications atWilberforce University in Xenia,Ohio. Wilberforce is a private,African-American institutionfounded in 1856.(smwmrw@peoplepc.com)

1990Thomas C. Clark II has beenappointed as an associate circuitjudge in St. Louis by MissouriGov. Matt Blunt. He has been anassistant prosecutor since 1998.

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Derek Schmidt, Kansas StateSenate Majority Leader, is thefirst recipient of the SimonsPublic Humanities Fellowshipat KU. The fellowship providesa stipend for a semester duringwhich the recipient participatesin the monthly Resident FellowsSeminar at the Hall Center andgives a public lecture on a topicrelated to his research. He plansto study the growing influenceof China, India and Russia,during the fall semester. TheIndependence lawyer willcontinue his public duties as astate senator during the fall. Thefellowship is funded by a giftfrom Dolph C. Simons Jr. andhis wife Pam.

Lara Weber is assistant editor ofThe Chicago Tribune’s “At Play”section, a new weekly diningand leisure section launched in2005. She formerly was newseditor of The Tribune’s RedEyeedition. Lara joined The Tribunein 1993 and worked in business,sports, graphics and national/foreign news before taking abreak to serve in the PeaceCorps in Zambia from 2000-2002. She also took a monthleave from The Tribune in 2005to re-join the Peace Corps andprovide relief work in NewOrleans after Hurricane Katrina.

1989Anna Davalos is withAssociated Press Broadcasting.She produces and writesstories, edits story packages,and is weekend supervisoroverseeing development ofstories that will beupdated throughout the day.She had been a freelance writer.

Alison Young joined The AtlantaJournal-Constitution to report onthe Centers for Disease Control.She was previously with KnightRidder’s Washington bureau

The tracks of journalismBy Jackie Schaffer, Sugar Land, Texas, sophomore

E mily Galbreath, as- sistant director of annual giving incharge of direct mailcampaigns at the KUEndowment Association,is not focusing on one par-ticular aspect of journalismon which to build a career.

”Part of the appeal of studying journalism wasthat I knew that I wasn’t going to end up doing onespecific thing with my life,” said Galbreath, whograduated in May 2002.

Before the School of Journalism underwent itscurriculum revamp to create the Strategic Commun-ications and News and Information tracks in 2001, theschool was structured quite differently. With anemphasis in broadcast news, Galbreath learned manyof the key lessons now being taught in both tracks.

”My professors were very intent on teaching uscommunication and professionalism, which provedvery relevant in the real world,” she said.

Galbreath used the wide range of skills acquiredthrough the Journalism School to explore manydifferent real-world opportunities. During college, sheinterned with Saving Grace Productions, where shemade broadcasting connections; worked the graveyardshift for Kansan.com, which exposed her to the real-world pressures of running an online newspaper;worked as a teaching assistant for KUJH-TV, whereshe improved her true journalism skills by helpingreporters complete their stories; and, finally, was astudent development associate at KU Endowment.

An employee of the Endowment Association sinceher junior year at KU, Galbreath earned a positivereputation.

“She shows incredible integrity and tremendousresponsibility,” said Laurie Bristol, one of Galbreath’sco-workers.

Galbreath appreciates her job, because it allowsher the opportunity to combine all of the proficienciesshe acquired during her years as a Jayhawk. “I’m ajack-of-all-trades,” admitted Galbreath.

The best part of her job at Endowment, however,is her continuing connection to her alma mater. “I lovestill being involved with KU and being able to stay inLawrence. I feel like I’m still in college,” she said.

and was also a reporter andeditor at The Detroit Free Press.

1986Lacey Roe is the vice presidentof customer retention atHomeBanc in Atlanta, Ga.Previously she was the vicepresident of customerexperience at Earthlink.(lacey678@mindspring.com)

1982Scott Faust was promoted fromexecutive editor to generalmanager/executive editor ofThe Salinas Californian.

Judy Walsh has been presidentof the San Diego Division ofTime Warner Cable since 2004.Previously she was president ofthe Houston division of thecompany she joined 21 yearsago. The company has morethan 800 local employees andserves 350,000 households inthe San Diego area. The Wichitanative recently was profiled inThe San Diego Business Journal.

1981Mark B. Johnson, who was ajournalism student, is founder,publisher, and owner ofCommunity Journals LLC,publishers of communityweeklies and upscale homemagazines in the southeast. Hisnewspaper group recentlyreceived national recognitionand was awarded 1st place bythe Suburban NewspaperAssociation for Best Coverage,Investigative Reporting, AllClasses Combined, for coverageof a Homeland Security issuethat involved explosive railcarsin an urban area in UpstateSouth Carolina.

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1980Donna (McFarland)Scott, MA Radio-TV Film,is director of Jabez Filmsand Promotions; she is thesenior copywriter/producer for J. WalterThompson USA; directorof KLUZ-TV; commercialdirector for KOAT-TV;and account executive ofKKIM-AM. She is also theauthor of eight booksincluding “Today I ToldSomebody,” 2006; “Voicesof Courage” (onechapter); “The HiredHand,” and “A Case ofClergy Abuse.” She wasalso the recipient of the2005 Workness2Light“Voice of CourageAward.”(dscott9614@aol.com)

1979Mark L. Olson is thedirector of marketing forUSA Capital, the nation’sleading real estate privatelenders. He is alsobusiness director forThreshold Dance Theater,Nevada’s only moderndance company, foundedby his wife of 12 years,Petrina Olson.(markolson@hotmail.com)

1978Lori Bergmann is themanager of EditorialService for RiversidePublishing, aneducational publishingdivision of HoughtonMifflin.

1975Jeffrey S. Stinson worksin the London bureau of

J-School grad making impact overseasBy Jami McKenney, Fort Scott, Kan., junior

Lucas Krump, 2002 graduate, is making an impact on the media world overseas. He

has been working abroad since 2003and has spent the last two years inBangkok, Thailand, where he is anassociate publisher with MediaTransasia Group. He is responsiblefor international business develop-ment, advertising and marketing.Media Transasia Group distributesmore than 30 different magazinesthroughout Asia through its officesin Thailand, Hong Kong and India.Those publications include Maxim India, OK Thailand, SeventeenThailand and Krump’s current project, Travel + Leisure South Asia.

Krump previously worked in Africa with the Dutch mediacompany, Big Media Group. However, after a friend in Thailand puthim in touch with Media Transasia Group, he was given theopportunity to travel to Bangkok for an interview. The companyoffered Krump a job right away and he accepted. It was a matter ofweeks, and Krump resigned from his previous job, packed hisbelongings and flew to Bangkok to start his new adventure.

“At 27 I feel extremely fortunate. I have had the opportunity tovisit over 40 different countries through work and travel,” saidKrump. “I will continue to orient my life and career to allow me totravel and work internationally.”

His company holds promising plans for new magazines to launchin India in the near future. Krump would love to be part of the launchand to have the chance to live in India.

“India is an emerging market on par with China. We see hugeopportunity there. I visit India almost monthly now and would lovethe chance to live there for a bit,” said Krump.

Krump shared his thoughts on what students need to know tomake it in his line of work.

“In the publishing world you live or die by advertising.Knowing how to sell is the single most important thing I look for innew hires,” he said.

Krump looks back on his years in the Journalism School fondly.“The J-School provided an excellent understanding of the media

world, how it works, and the language and thought process requiredto be successful. This provided me the tools required to beginbuilding my career,” he said.

Krump’s Sales Strategy instructor in the J-School, DianeO’Byrne, is impressed by his experiences.

“What a success. Lucas is able to follow his passion and lovefor travel while earning a living utilizing his sales and advertisingskills. He regularly e-mails pictures from exotic locations,” she said.

Krump can be contacted at lucaskrump@hotmail.com.

USA Today as acorrespondent.

1969Paula (Myers) Winchestersells fresh-cut culinaryherbs in the greater KansasCity/St. Louis areas. Shehas branched out intopastels and juried artshows.(www.herbgathering.com)

1954Charles F. Morelock, MSJ,retired from the L.A.School District in 1987; hethen substituted in theHuntington Beach HighSchool District for 12 years.He is now fully retired.

1947Thomas Scott Cadden isthe composer of thefamous Mr. Cleanadvertising jingle.Originally written in 1958,it is still used today byProctor and Gamble.Throughout the 50’s, 60’sand 70’s, Tom was vicepresident of Tatham-Laird& Kudner advertisingAgency in Chicago, wherehe wrote, produced, anddirected commercials forMr. Clean, Head’nShoulders, Pringles PotatoChips, Libby’s, ButternutCoffee and Curade band-aids, just to name a few. Inthe 80’s Tom turned towriting and published“What a Bunch ofCharacters,” a guide towho played who in themovies. He currentlyresides in Glenview, Ill.

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