2014 fall Cronkite convocation program

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The Cronkite School is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier professional journalism programs. Rooted in the timehonored values — accuracy, responsibility, objectivity, integrity — that characterize its namesake, the school fosters journalistic excellence and ethics among students as they master the practical professional skills they need to succeed in the digital journalism world of today and tomorrow.

The Cronkite School’s 1,800 students consistently lead the country in national competitions. The school has the best record in the Hearst Journalism Awards, often called the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism, over the past nine years. Cronkite also has the country’s best overall record in the national Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence competition over the same period and has taken first place in its region for 14 consecutive years. Students have also won three international Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for reporting on social justice issues in recent years.

Students are guided by a faculty that is made up of both award-winning professional

journalists and world-class media scholars. In recent years, the school has added to its faculty such leading journalists as former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr., Minneapolis Star Tribune

Editor Tim McGuire, BET Vice President Retha Hill, Sacramento Bee Executive

Editor Rick Rodriguez, Forbes Magazine

Publisher Jeff Cunningham, New York Times

Senior Business Correspondent Micheline Maynard and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jacquee Petchel.

The Cronkite School continues to lead the field of journalism education with its innovative use of the teaching hospital model for which it has received national acclaim. Recently, Arizona PBS, one of the nation’s largest public television stations, became part of the school, serving as a hub for full-immersion professional programs and a testing ground for new approaches in journalism.

Cronkite students choose among a dozen different professional programs in which they work under experienced journalists and communications professionals to apply what they have learned in the classroom. They

report on sports from multimedia bureaus in Los Angeles and Phoenix; they do public affairs reporting from news bureaus in Phoenix and Washington, D.C.; and they produce a nightly newscast that reaches 4.8 million viewers on Arizona PBS.

In the Public Insight Network Bureau, students work with professional news organizations to deepen their connections to audiences, and in the New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab, they use digital technologies to forge the future of journalism. Students in the school’s Public Relations Lab develop campaigns for client companies, while Carnegie-Knight News21 student reporters conduct national data-driven investigations into issues critical to Americans. New bureaus opening at the school include a Business Reporting Bureau in which students will report on business, finance and economics and a Digital Production Bureau, which will serve as a multimedia development and production hub for the school.

Elsewhere at the school, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism provides education and training to professional journalists, and Cronkite Global Initiatives brings international journalists to the school for study and training.

All of these initiatives take place in a state-of-the-art building that is unparalleled in journalism education. ASU’s investment in the school has generated national and international attention from educators and media professionals who place the school in the top tier of all U.S. journalism schools. The Times of London and The New York Times have pointed to the Cronkite School as a leading example of changes taking place at journalism schools. The prestigious publications called the Cronkite School a pioneer, kindling a notion of new media that will shape how news is delivered and how people will stay informed in the future.

About Our Graduates

The Cronkite School has more than 9,000 alumni throughout the Valley, across the country and around the world. Many are leaders in television, digital media, newspapers, radio, magazines and public relations.

In 1993, the school inducted its first class into the Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame. The charter inductees were Al Michaels (’66), an Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster best known for anchoring “Monday Night Football,” and Bill Redeker (’71), an ABC News correspondent who covered the Middle East and the Far East during his 30 years with the network. Other notable inductees include Becky Anderson (’94), CNN International anchor; Julie Cart (’98), Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporter; Derrick Hall (’91), president of the Arizona Diamondbacks; Christine Devine (’87), news anchor at FOX 11 in Los Angeles; Mary Kim Titla (’85), founder of Native Youth Magazine; Ray Artigue (’76), president of The Artigue Agency; and Chip Dean (’77), director of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

Graduates of the school who are interested in joining the Cronkite School alumni chapter are encouraged to call 602.496.5555 or visit asu.edu/alumni. Stay connected to fellow alumni by registering at cronkitenation.com.

Keynote Speaker

Peter Bhatia is the former editor and vice president of Oregon’s largest news organization, The Oregonian/Oregon Media Group. He is the first journalist of South Asian descent to lead a major daily newspaper in the U.S. and has served as president of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications and president of the American Society of News Editors.

During his 20-year career at The Oregonian, Bhatia held several leadership roles, teaming with then-Editor Sandra Mims Rowe. Together, they were named Editors of the Year by Editor & Publisher magazine in 2008. Prior to The Oregonian, he served as editor or managing editor at the San Francisco Examiner, The Sacramento Bee, the Dallas Times Herald and The Fresno Bee. The newsrooms he has led have been awarded a total of nine Pulitzer Prizes, including six at The Oregonian.

Bhatia currently is the Edith Kinney

Student Speaker

Emilie Eaton is graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She reported for Cronkite News bureaus in Phoenix and Washington, D.C., covering politics and elections, among other topics.

Eaton’s reporting has taken her around the country. She reported on gun rights and regulation for the award-winning CarnegieKnight News21 national investigation “Gun Wars.” For Cronkite’s Borderlands Initiative, she traveled to Chiapas, Mexico, covering the growing number of Central American children traveling alone to the U.S. Her reporting on migrants boarding the northbound freight train nicknamed

Gaylord Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics at the Cronkite School, teaching classes in ethics and diversity. He also played an instrumental role in the 2014 Carnegie-Knight News21 national investigation into gun rights and regulation and is assisting with an investigative report on the growing perils of heroin and opioid use that will air on all Arizona broadcast television stations next year.

“La Bestia,” or “The Beast,” placed second this year in the national Hearst Journalism Awards for feature writing.

Eaton’s stories have been published by NBC News, The Sacramento Bee and The Center for Public Integrity, and she has completed internships with The Arizona Republic and InMaricopa, a news website serving Maricopa County. In January, she will begin work as a breaking news reporter for The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Convocation Program

Processional

Welcome Dean Christopher Callahan

Special Video “Walter Cronkite: Legend and Legacy”

Keynote Speaker

Peter Bhatia Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics

Presentation of Degrees

Ph.D. Degree Candidate

Dean Christopher Callahan, assisted by Doctoral Director Craig M. Allen and Ph.D. Director Leslie-Jean Thornton

Master’s Degree Candidates

Dean Christopher Callahan, assisted by Senior Associate Dean Marianne Barrett

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Dean Christopher Callahan, assisted by Assistant Dean Mark Lodato

Special Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student Megan Guthrie

Outstanding Undergraduate Students

Aaron Lavinsky

Analise Ortiz

Herminia Rincon

Highest Grade Point Average Patricia Oliverio-Lauderdale

Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society

Angel Almendares

Elizabeth Candello

Alex Gallant

Megan Guthrie

Joshua Hamel Stephen Hamway

Isabelle Higuera

Jennifer Johnson

Laurie Liles Rachel Lund Nicole Northcutt

Patricia Oliverio-Lauderdale

Nathaniel Pallone-DeLaTorre Alyssa Prano

Moeur Award Alex Gallant

Student Speaker

Emilie Eaton Recessional

Platform Guests

Kelly McCullough Arizona PBS General Manager 2014 Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee

David Bodney Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP President, Cronkite Endowment Board

Emilie Eaton Student speaker

Peter Bhatia

Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics Keynote speaker

Cronkite School Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass Communication

Elizabeth Candello

“Co-creating Value Through Relationships: An Exploration of Snap-Ed and The Base-Of-The-Pyramid Service User”

Master of Journalism and Mass Communication

Alexa Armstrong Morgan Chan Lacey Darrow

Brittany Ducksworth

Michael Gordon

Megan Guthrie Stephen Hamway Jennifer Johnson Linxiao Li Laurie Liles

Rachel Lund Wynne Mancini Bethany Reed Carlene Reyes Helen Tracey-Noren

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication

Aubree Abril Gary Alexander

Angel Almendares *** Marina Beach *** Stephanie Bell Stephen Bennett Taylor Bergholz Dallas Campbell Cindy Castillo

Christopher Clabaugh * Megan Conner * Rachael Coukoulis * Catherine Crook Jade Crook ** Julia Do Jillian Duran ** Emilie Eaton ** Stephanie Edwards Evonne Ermey ** Ryan Espinoza Kathleen Etzel ** Ashley Footer * Grant Francis Alex Gallant *** Gilberto Gamboa Ao Gao Kassandra Gonzalez * Arianna Grainey Tahlia Grassie ** Grant Greeley * Dana Gundrum

Joshua Hamel *** Charissa Heckard Jason Henry ** Edward Hernandez Stephen Hicks * Isabelle Higuera *** Zachary Hillenbrand Christopher Hilliard

Jamie Hobbs ** Grant Inman Peter Isso * Victoria Ivankic Ken Judd Kasey Kaler Kirsten Kraklio ** Margaret Krivanec *** Mary Lau Aaron Lavinsky ** Hannah Lawrence * Connor Leary Jillian Lopez Megan Lopez ** Joshua Martinez Jacqueline Maxwell ** Lauren Maxwell *** Courtney Merz Kearsten Miles Natalie Miranda Thomas Mitchell * Elizabeth Moore Alexandria Nelson Nicole Northcutt *** Jessica Obert ** Daniel Ochoa * Patricia Oliverio-Lauderdale *** Analise Ortiz ** Vivian Padilla Nathaniel Pallone-DeLaTorre *** Sierra Palmer ** Alexandra Panagos William Posthumus Alyssa Prano *** Jacqueline Pulido Saddam Rabadi * Eduardo Rascon Anastasia Reynolds Lily Reynolds **

Herminia Rincon *

Gabriel Rodriguez

Kendra Rutledge

Jessica Saenz

Oscar Salinas

Evelyn Saravia

Secily Seljeskog **

Daniel Shapiro

Eric Smith * Maria Springs

Camaron Stevenson

Sophia Thomas Michelle Vana * Perry Vandell * Lauren VanOrsdale

Huan Vo ** Patrick Wagner Kayla Wall

Trey Warren Gene Watson

Jody Wilson Connor Wince *** Trevor Zeiler ** Steven Zinsmeister *** Harley Zugbaum *

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Media Studies

Sanae Alexander Cassandra Anderson **

Kierra Barnes ** Sydney Brahmavar

Carlos Campos

Kaede Clifford *** Robin Coburn

Matthew Covell

Candace Freeman Eric Goodman * Julia Guzy Heather Juarez

Gabrielle Marshall Molly Owen

Curtis Rodriguez

Anissa Sprecher

Daniel Sullins

Alexandra Sweet Aris Thompson

Jessica Urgiles ***

Leandra Weekes

Madison Wehr Kyra Wennersten *

Honors designations (academic recognition is granted to undergraduate candidates only):

* Cum Laude – GPA of 3.40 to 3.59

** Magna Cum Laude – GPA of 3.60 to 3.79

*** Summa Cum Laude – GPA of 3.80 and above

Special Awards Presented Tonight

Outstanding Graduate Student

This award is given to a graduate student who is nominated by faculty for academic excellence and professional experiences.

Outstanding Undergraduate Students

This award goes to undergraduate students nominated by faculty for excellence in academics, internships, professional experiences and extracurricular activities.

Highest Grade Point Average

This award is given to the undergraduate student with the highest cumulative grade point average in the graduating class.

Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society

This national college honor society recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism. Only the top 10 percent of the graduating class is inducted at convocation each semester.

Moeur Award

This award is named for Dr. B.B. Moeur, who was a physician and businessman in Tempe in the early 1900s. The ASU Alumni Association presents the award at the university commencement ceremony to undergraduates with a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 achieved during eight consecutive fall and spring semesters.

Student Speaker

This privilege is bestowed upon a student who represents the very best of the Cronkite School — a well-rounded student who exhibits academic excellence and has participated in many activities outside of regular course work. Interested students nominate themselves and a leadership committee makes the selection.

Cronkite School Faculty

Craig M. Allen Ph.D., Ohio University

Melanie Asp Alvarez M.L.S., Arizona State University

Douglas A. Anderson Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Marianne Barrett Ph.D., Michigan State University

Peter Bhatia B.A., Stanford University

Rebecca Blatt M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sharon Bramlett-Solomon Ph.D., Indiana University Aaron Brown

Peter Byck B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts

Christopher Callahan M.P.A., Harvard University

Michael Casavantes Ph.D., Arizona State University

Monica Chadha Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Sue Clark-Johnson B.A., Binghamton University

John E. Craft Ph.D., Ohio University

Steve Crane M.B.A., University of Maryland

Jeff Cunningham B.A., Binghamton University

Steve Doig B.A., Dartmouth College

Leonard Downie Jr. M.A., The Ohio State University

Steve Elliott M.B.A., Arizona State University

Tom Feuer B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Mary-Lou Galician Ed.D., University of Memphis

Kristin Gilger M.A., University of Nebraska

Dan Gillmor B.A., University of Vermont

Dawn Gilpin Ph.D., Temple University

Susan Green B.A., Arizona State University

Retha Hill M.A., Arizona State University

Jim Jacoby B.A., Arizona State University

Aric Johnson B.A., University of Southern California.

Brett Kurland M.B.A., Northwestern University

Andrew Leckey M.A., University of Missouri

Susan Lisovicz B.A., William Paterson University

Mark Lodato B.J., University of Missouri

Jason Manning M.A., George Mason University

Fran R. Matera Ph.D., University of Miami

Micheline Maynard B.S., Michigan State University

Tim McGuire J.D., William Mitchell College of Law

Jacquee Petchel B.A., Arizona State University

Virgil Renzulli B.A. University of Pennsylvania

Rick Rodriguez B.A., Stanford University

Dennis E. Russell Ph.D., University of Utah

Joseph Russomanno Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

B. William Silcock Ph.D., University of Missouri

Terry Greene Sterling M.F.A., Goucher College

Leslie-Jean Thornton Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Xu Wu Ph.D., University of Florida

G. Pascal Zachary B.A., SUNY at Albany

Faculty Emeriti

Troy F. Crowder M.A., University of Iowa

Robert Ellis M.A., Case Western Reserve University

Donald G. Godfrey Ph.D., University of Washington

Roy K. Halverson Ph.D., University of Illinois

Frederic “Fritz” Leigh Ed.D., Arizona State University

Bruce Merrill, Ph.D. University of Michigan Joe W. Milner, Ed.D. University of Wyoming

Edward J. Sylvester M.A., City College of New York

George Watson Ph.D., Duke University

Jill Adair

Freelance writer

Allysa Adams

Freelance reporter and producer

Robert Anglen

The Arizona Republic

Matt Barcellos

City of Phoenix

Tom Blodgett

The Arizona Republic

Michael Bluhm

Cronkite Ph.D. program

Greg Boeck

Formerly with USA Today

Sonia Bovio

Cronkite Ph.D. program

Joe Camporeale

Freelance photographer

Lindsey Collom

The Arizona Republic

Dave Cornelius C4 Accel

Kyle Crafton casualastronaut.com

Roy Dabner

European Pressphoto Agency

John D’Anna

The Arizona Republic

Deanna Dent

Freelance journalist Elvia Diaz La Voz

Nancie Dodge

Media consultant

Heather Lovett Dunn 12 News, KPNX-TV

Rebecca Dyer

The Arizona Republic

Chuck Emmert

Know99 Television

Tom Fergus

FOX 10, KSAZ-TV

Eric Fischer GoDaddy

Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig

Shades Magazine

Michelle Fortin

Freelance reporter and producer

Faculty Associates

Joe Garcia

ASU Morrison Institute

Christia Gibbons

Freelance editor and writer

Bill Goodykoontz

Gannett and The Arizona Republic

David Gordon

The Arizona Republic

Ronald J. Hansen

The Arizona Republic

Stephen Harding

The Arizona Republic

Denise Hawken-Collins

Freelance sports media professional Ceasar Hernandez

CBS 5, KPHO-TV

Sean Holstege

The Arizona Republic Amber Hutchins

PR professional Michael Kiefer

The Arizona Republic Nicole Koester

Former television reporter John Leach

Digital Strategies Maddie Liseblad

Cronkite Ph.D. program

Morgan Loew

CBS 5, KPHO-TV

Peter Madrid Cushman & Wakefield

Jim Manley

Manley Films

Robert McJannet CBS 5, KPHO-TV

Kathryn McManus

SocialWhirled

Greg Moore

The Associated Press

Holliday Moore

CBS 5, KPHO-TV and KTAR News Karla Navarrete

Freelance reporter

David Natharius Cronkite School

Dawn Nici

KFNN Money Radio

Chelsea O’Donnell

azcentral.com

Robin J. Phillips

City of Glendale

Theresa Poulson

Freelance video journalist

Jessica Pucci

DRAFT Magazine

Brian Rackham

Cronkite Ph.D. program

Josh Rawitch Arizona Diamondbacks

Catherine Reagor

The Arizona Republic

Kelly Roach

Freelance communications consultant

Jose M. Romero

Freelance writer and editor

Miles Romney

Cronkite Ph.D. program

Kristy Roschke Cronkite Ph.D. program Richard Ruelas

The Arizona Republic

Anthony Ryan anthonyryanmedia

Mike Sauceda

Arizona PBS Mark Scarp

Heard Museum

Dave Seibert

The Arizona Republic

Celeste Sepessy

Virgo Publishing

Maren Showkeir

Freelance writer, editor and consultant

Ceeon Quiett Smith

Formerly with the cities of Detroit and New Orleans

Glen Stephens Mesa Channel 11

Mike Sunnucks Phoenix Business Journal

Karen Werner

KWink Media

Gilbert Zermeño CBS 5, KPHO-TV

Endowment Board Of Trustees

Executive Committee Board Members

David Bodney

President Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

John Misner

Immediate past president Chief operating officer, Republic Media

Christopher Callahan

Dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Kristin Bloomquist Chair, Mentoring Committee

Executive vice president and general manager, Cramer-Krasselt

Tom Chauncey

Chair, Nominations Committee Attorney, Gust Rosenfeld

John Hatfield

Chair, Development Committee Vice president of communications, APS

Anita Helt

Chair, Outreach and Diversity Committee Vice president and general manager, ABC15, KNXV-TV

Win Holden Chair, Assessment Committee Publisher, Arizona Highways Magazine

Susan Karis

Co-chair, Luncheon Committee Group publisher, Cities West Publishing

Matt Silverman

Co-chair, Luncheon Committee Vice president and managing director, Phoenix, R&R Partners

Lynn Agnello

Sales executive and consultant, Superlative Group

Ray Artigue

Principal, The Artigue Agency

Susan Bitter Smith

Executive director, Southwest Cable Communications Association

Art Brooks

President and CEO, Arizona Broadcasters Association

Paula Casey

Executive director, Arizona Newspapers Association

Jack Clifford President, Clifford Consulting Araceli De Leon

Regional vice president, Telemundo Arizona

Michael Dee

President, Arizona Foothills Magazine

David Eichler

Founder and creative director, Decibel Blue Creative Marketing & PR

Elvira Espinoza Publisher, Mixed Voces

Kristin Gilger

Associate dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Derrick Hall

President and CEO, Arizona Diamondbacks

Michael Hiatt Publisher, Scottsdale Magazine

Brian Hogan

Senior vice president and general manager, FOX Sports Arizona

Rich Howe

Executive vice president and general manager, KAZT-TV

Laura Jordan

Owner, The Jordan Group

Ginger Lamb

Vice president and publisher, Arizona Capitol Times

Randy Lovely

Senior vice president, news and audience development, The Arizona Republic

Fran Mallace

Vice president, Cox Media Arizona

Kelly McCullough

General manager, Eight, Arizona PBS

Joe Milner

Professor emeritus

Art Mobley CEO, AdviceAd

Manny Molina President, M&M Media

Mary Morrison Mary M Media

Ed Munson

Vice president and general manager, CBS 5 and 3TV, KTVK-TV

Jim Paluzzi

Vice president, division of public service, Rio Salado College; general manager, KJZZ/KBAQ

Tim Pohlman

Senior vice president and market manager, CBS Radio

Jose Rodiles

General manager, Riviera Broadcast Group

Mark Rodman

Vice president and general manager, FOX 10, KSAZ-TV

Jason Rowley

President, Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury

Robert Stieve Editor, Arizona Highways Magazine

Scott Sutherland

Vice president and market manager, Bonneville Media

Loren Tapahe

Owner, Arizona Native Scene

Jim Taszarek

President, TazMedia Inc.

Diane Veres

President and general manager, Clear Channel Outdoor

Clancy Woods President, D Mobile Inc.

Roberto Yañez

Vice president and general manager, Univision 33 and TeleFutura 35

John Zidich

President, publisher, CEO, Republic Media

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

ASU’s journalism program was named in honor of former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite in 1984.

The relationship started when Tom Chauncey, longtime owner of the CBS affiliate in Phoenix and a leading supporter of journalism education at ASU, contacted his old friend in an effort to advance the program. An endowment on behalf of the program was soon established and the school was named after “the most trusted man in America.”

Over the next quarter of a century, Cronkite lent much more than his name to the school. He was closely involved — advising leadership, guiding students and faculty and traveling to Arizona each year to personally give the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism to one of the nation’s top journalists. The most special relationship, though, was with “our students,” as Cronkite would always call them. Young women and men, some with parents barely old enough to remember Cronkite behind the anchor desk, lit up when he walked into a classroom. They hung on his every word as he thoughtfully answered their questions about the profession he so loved. They lined up just to shake his hand, and he loved every minute of it.

In what turned out to be Cronkite’s last visit to ASU in 2007 before declining health prevented him from traveling, a group of 100 students gathered with just a few minutes notice that Cronkite was in the building. He held them spellbound as he spoke about covering World War II, Vietnam, Apollo, Watergate and presidents from Truman to Reagan — and of how important “our school” was to him.

Cronkite died in 2009, but the school continues to be guided by his principles: accuracy, fairness and adherence to the highest standards of journalism.