2019 spring Cronkite convocation program

Processional

Welcome

Dean Christopher Callahan

Keynote Speaker

Nancy C. Barnes, senior vice president for news for National Public Radio and president of the American Society of News Editors

Special Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student

Ashley Mackey

Outstanding Journalism Dual-Degree Student Alicia Gonzales

ASU Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Kelsey Mo

Outstanding Undergraduate Students

Mia Armstrong Austen Bundy Lillian Donahue Samantha Gebers

Outstanding Online Student Shelley Fry

Ethan Millman Keri Orcutt

Imani Stephens

Presentation of Degrees Dean

Christopher Callahan

Doctoral Degrees

Assistant Dean B. William Silcock

Associate Professor Dennis E. Russell Associate Professor Leslie-Jean Thornton

Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees

Senior Associate Dean Kristin Gilger

Associate Dean Mark Lodato Assistant Dean Rebecca Blatt Assistant Dean Jessica Pucci

Special Awards

Student Speaker

Bryce Newberry

Recessional Platform Guests

Nancy C. Barnes, keynote speaker and senior vice president for news for NPR

Bryce Newberry, student speaker

Christine Dotts, Cronkite Endowment Board representative and senior vice president, Brodeur Partners

Mary Mazur, general manager, Arizona PBS

Lauren Gilger, alumni representative, host and producer, KJZZ, Phoenix, “The Show”

Tom Fergus, faculty associate representative

Highest Grade Point Average in Journalism Kelsey Mo

Highest Grade Point Average in Media Studies

Amber Shepard Top Innovator Award Kayla King-Sumner Cronkite Spirit Award

Jordan Elder Chancellor Johnson Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society

Mia Armstrong Allison Barton Jamie Bowen Charles Bramlett Gabriela Calles Monsivais Jordan Elder BrieAnna Frank Madeleine Holler Marguerite MacKrell Kelsey Mo Jaime Muldrew Bryce Newberry

Keri Orcutt

Rilee Robinson

Daniella Rudoy Nicholas Serpa Case Smith Jakob Wastek Robert Werner Alexandra Wolfe

Kirstin Pellizzaro Daniella Rudoy Case Smith Skyler Snider Rebecca Spiess Imani Stephens Adin Tarr Ashlee Thomason Jakob Wastek Robert Werner Jade Nicole Yeban Moeur Award Mia Armstrong Allison Barton Charles Bramlett BrieAnna Frank Madeleine Holler Marguerite MacKrell Kelsey Mo Jaime Muldrew Bryce Newberry Keri Orcutt

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 time-honored values of accuracy, responsibility, objectivity and 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 changing world of journalism.

The Cronkite School’s 2,000 students consistently lead the country in national competitions. Over the past decade, Cronkite has been No. 1 in the nation in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence competition and the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts awards and has finished in the top 10 in the Hearst Journalism Awards each year. Cronkite students annually win more than 100 journalism and public relations awards.

Students are guided by a faculty that includes Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, digital media thought leaders, top TV producers and correspondents, major metropolitan newspaper editors and strategic communications experts.

They are master teachers, writers and scholars who often speak around the globe on the most important topics facing journalism today.

The Cronkite School leads the field of journalism education with its innovative use of the “teaching hospital” method, providing both unparalleled learning opportunities for students and important news content to the state and nation. It is

home to Arizona PBS, one of the nation’s largest public television stations and the largest media outlet operated by a journalism school in the world. Arizona PBS serves as a hub for the Cronkite School’s full immersion professional programs and a testing ground for new approaches in journalism.

Cronkite students choose from more than a dozen professional immersion programs, applying what they have learned in the classroom in real world learning environments. Students cover public affairs from news bureaus in Phoenix and Washington, and they cover sports from bureaus in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Carnegie-Knight News21 multimedia journalists conduct national data-driven investigations. For Arizona PBS, they produce a nightly newscast that reaches 1.9 million households as well as a robust multimedia news website. In Cronkite Noticias, bilingual students produce Spanishlanguage broadcast and digital stories on important issues.

Students in the Public Relations Lab develop campaigns for client companies, while Digital Audiences Lab students harness social media, SEO and analytics to grow and engage audiences for clients. In the New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab, they use

digital technologies to forge the future of journalism.

The Cronkite School also is home to “Catalyst,” a student-produced TV news magazine airing on Arizona PBS that spotlights innovative research at ASU. In another initiative, students contribute television, radio and digital stories about western environmental issues to a new regional reporting project supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Most recently, Cronkite announced the launch of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, offering the nation’s first master’s degree devoted exclusively to investigative reporting, and the opening of a West Coast Bureau of PBS NewsHour in the Cronkite School. The school also will be the new home of Indian Country Today, a national news organization devoted to coverage of Native American Issues.

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-ofthe-art building that is unequaled 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, The New York Times and USA Today have pointed to the Cronkite School as a leading example of changes taking place at journalism schools across the country. These prestigious publications have 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. n

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.

Although Cronkite died on July 17, 2009, before he was able to visit the new building, he remains an ever-present part of the school’s heartbeat and direction. Cronkite’s legacy lives on in the spirit and passion with which the school teaches the skills to do journalism in today’s media environment and the time-honored ethics and news values necessary to do it in the manner that would make him proud.

The Cronkite School has established a special memorial fund in Cronkite’s name. For more information on the fund and to learn more about Cronkite’s legacy and career, visit cronkite.asu.edu/rememberingcronkite.

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

Keynote Speaker

Nancy C. Barnes

Nancy C. Barnes is senior vice president for news at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C., where she oversees more than 400 journalists across the U.S. and in 17 international bureaus. She also is the president of the American Society of News Editors and a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Before joining NPR in 2018, she was the editor and executive vice president of news at the Houston Chronicle in Texas – the first woman to hold that position in the newspaper’s 112-year history. Her responsibilities included oversight of the Houston Chronicle Media Group, which includes several other daily Texas newspapers and dozens of weekly publications.

At the Chronicle, Barnes led the newsroom to a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2015, the newspaper’s first Pulitzer, for a series on a corrupt and abusive grand jury system. In addition, the newspaper was a Pulitzer finalist two other times during her tenure.

From 2007 to 2013, before joining the

Chronicle, Barnes was the editor and senior vice president of the Star Tribune Publishing Company in Minneapolis. Her newspaper earned the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. She also spent 10 years as an editor of the News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina. Barnes began her career as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Massachusetts, Virginia and North Carolina.

Barnes’ career straddles broadcast, print and digital journalism. When she was appointed to lead NPR, she was asked whether someone with a newspaper background was equipped to lead a national radio enterprise. Barnes said the lines between those platforms are blurring. “I don’t think this is as radical as it would have been 18 years ago,” she said in the interview that aired last year on “All Things Considered.”

Barnes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina. n

Photo by Wanyu Zhang

Bryce Newberry Student Speaker

Bryce Newberry is graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication, a minor in criminology and criminal justice, and a minor in digital audiences.

Newberry, from Wenatchee, Washington, was a standout reporter and anchor for Cronkite News on Arizona PBS. During his final year at Cronkite News, he reported on the opioid epidemic and how it affects families across Arizona. The story earned him a top five placement in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards competition.

Newberry served as ASU chapter president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and as president of the Walter Cronkite College Council, an organization that unites students and clubs at the Cronkite School, promoting engagement and success.

In fall 2018, he moderated a discussion by Anderson Cooper after the CNN anchor received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

His meeting with Cooper taught him something

About Our Graduates

important about good journalists –that they care about people. When Cooper learned that Newberry’s mother was in town for the Cronkite Award event, he asked to meet her, and he thanked her for coming. “The rest of the day went on with interviews of Cooper, our discussion in front of the school, a Facebook Live show, a broadcast from the Cronkite News studios, and a Q&A with the Cronkite News team,” Newberry said. “But, after all my questions for him, he said he had one for me. He wanted to know if my mom had fun that day. He was honestly curious.”

Newberry completed four internships while at Cronkite. He interned at the CBS Evening News in New York, NBC’s TODAY Show in Los Angeles, KING 5 News in Seattle, and KPNX 12 News in Phoenix. He also worked as a student correspondent for the national video news network Cheddar and as social media coordinator for ASU’s School of Public Affairs.

After graduation, Newberry plans to work in local television news. n

The Cronkite School has nearly 12,000 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 Cronkite 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 Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame inductees include Nicole Carroll (’91), editor-in-chief of USA Today; 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; Ellen Leyva (’86), news anchor for ABC7 in Los Angeles; Laura Anderson (’97) vice president and general manager of Global Communications at Intel; Mary Kim Titla (’85), founder of Native Youth Magazine; Ray Artigue (’76), president The Artigue Agency; and Chip Dean (’77), director of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

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Walter Cronkite School Class of 2019

Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass Communication

Jamie Bowen

“Six Post-9/11 American War Films: Towards an Evolution of Nontraditional Masculine Constructs”

Kirstin Pellizzaro

“Personal Narratives of Health by TV Anchors and Reporters: Issues of Control Over Social Media and Professional Expression”

Master of Journalism and Mass Communication

Micah Bledsoe

Austen Browne

Kara Carlson

Lindsey Clinkingbeard Alicia Gonzales Nicole Hernandez Nicole Nelson Ellen Pierce Gabriella Revilla Skyler Snider

Lisa Travis Jade Nicole Yeban

Master of Arts in Sports Journalism

Jake Goodrick Ashley Mackey Justin Parham

Master of Science in Business Journalism

Kourtney Balsan

Paola Ceja Joseph Gutierrez Kodichi Nwankwo

Roxanna Ahmad ** ^

Yacoub Al-Sakkaf *

Ashley Altmann

Jessica Alvarado Gamez

Maria Amaya

Okechukwu Apakama

Ivonne Arballo

Mia Armstrong *** ^

Mitchell Atencio

Gabriella Bachara ** Marcella Baietto *** ^

Scotty Bara

Allison Barton *** ^ Kayla Becton

Alexis Berdine * Holly Bernstein

Quintin Bingham *** Chase Boeke ***

Brianna Bradley Charles Bramlett *** ^ Hayley Brand *** Tayler Brown *** ^

Austen Bundy ** ^ Jamie Byerlee

Angelica Cabral *** ^

Gabriela Calles Monsivais *** Catherine Callis *

Lurissa Carbajal ** John Cardinale

Ashley Carter

Heather Copfer *** Celeste Cruz

Jeffrey Darge Kimberley David Gabriella Del Rio Lillian Donahue *** ^ Ayrianna Drayton

Alexis Egeland Jordan Elder *** ^ Rachel Eroh ** Thalia Espana

William Everett ***

Erica Figueroa Thomas Cody Fitzpatrick

Kevin Fleischman

Luke Forstner **

Christopher Fortney BrieAnna Frank *** ^ Karam Gafsi * Emily Garcia **

Honors designations

Samantha Gebers ** Demitria George Emily Giordano *** Jennifer Gordon * Veronica Graff ** ^ Gregory Harman Lauren Hart ** Corey Hawk * ^ Sarabeth Henne ** ^ Carly Henry

Saha Mustafic

Jenna Neff

Megan Nespor Bryce Newberry *** Ellen O’Brien * ^ Matthew O’Donnell Timothy O’Donnell Keri Orcutt *** ^ Tyler Peckham

Tyler Peckham

Autumn Jarrett *

Keegan Kelly Brandon King Kayla King-Sumner *** ^

Brendon Kleen * ^

Julio Lugo

Alexis Hermansen *** ^ Madeleine Holler *** ^ Mckayla Hull *** Autumn Jarrett * Craig Johnson ** Delia Johnson * Chloe Jones * Luv Junious Claire Kelly Keegan Kelly Arren Kimbel-Sannit * ^ Brandon King Kayla King-Sumner *** ^ Brendon Kleen * ^ Matthew Kling * Kaitlyn Kor ** Anastasia Koufidakis *** ^ Caroline Liddle *** ^ Samantha Lomibao * Julio Lugo

Marguerite MacKrell *** ^ Aitana Yvette Mallari ***

Marguerite MacKrell *** ^ Carla Maldonado ** Aitana Yvette Mallari *** Adrian Marsh ** Gabriela Martinez * Skylar Mason *** ^ Tavia Matteson ** Dajaznae Maxwell

Gabriela Martinez * Tavia Matteson ** Avery McEntire Matthias McManus *** Hadara Meyer Vivian Meza ** ^

Caleb McAllister * ^ Brielle McDougall *** Avery McEntire Matthias McManus *** Hadara Meyer Vivian Meza ** ^ Ethan Millman * Kelsey Mo *** ^ Mikayla Morehead * ^ Stephanie Morse *** Emily Mudge ** ^ Jaime Muldrew *** ^

Daniel Perle * ^ Kaya Philapil * Hanna Plotnik ** Alexis Puhlick * Olivia Richard

Ariel Salk

Nicole Schaub Lauren Schieler **

Rebecca Spiess *** ^ Imani Stephens *** ^

Walter Penate ** Isaac Windes Alexandra Wolfe *** ^

Marissa Roper Erin Rosenthal Daniella Rudoy *** Alyssa Ruiz Sunaina Tandon ** ^ Adin Tarr *** ^ Ashlee Thomason *** Nathaniel Thrash **

Olivia Richards *** ^ Bayan Wang *

Jakob Wastek *** ^ Austin Westfall *** Carissa Wigginton Zachariah Willoughby Kelsey Mo *** ^ Armida Zepeda **

Walter Penate ** Daniel Perle * ^ Kaya Philapil * Hanna Plotnik ** Alexis Puhlick * Olivia Richard Olivia Richards *** ^ Richard Rieves ** SuElen Rivera Rilee Robinson *** ^ Marissa Roper Erin Rosenthal Daniella Rudoy *** Alyssa Ruiz Ariel Salk Nicole Schaub Lauren Schieler ** Sydnee Schwartz Nicholas Serpa *** Logan Sherbuck Amanda Slee *** Case Smith *** ^ Allison Snell *** Rebecca Spiess *** ^ Imani Stephens *** ^ Sunaina Tandon ** ^ Adin Tarr *** ^ Ashlee Thomason *** Nathaniel Thrash ** Jordan Tower *** Paulina Verbera * Zachary Vesledahl ** Bayan Wang * Jakob Wastek *** ^ Austin Westfall *** Carissa Wigginton Zachariah Willoughby Isaac Windes Alexandra Wolfe *** ^ Armida Zepeda **

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 ^ Graduate of Barrett, The Honors College

Bachelor of Arts in Sports Journalism

Eric Aldava

Andrew Bell

Braiden Bell

Austin Burnett

Alexa Cancelmi

Joseph Caulo ** Steven Cusumano

Tyler Dare

Jeffrey Griffith Alec Henden

Sara Preston

Spencer Pullen

Taylor Rocha * Jeremy Schnell

Joshua Shure

Jordan DeSouza

Michael DeStasio

Michael DeStasio

Josiah Destin

Kelly Doyle

Montserrat Elizondo

Sam Ficarro *** Jacob Franklin *** ^ Eliav Gabay **

Ethan Gaines

Justin Gaither ** ^ Richard Geraffo

Chancellor Johnson Vaughn Johnson Daniel Karl Ethan Kennedy Jacob Lev Matthew Lively Joseph McClatchey Blaine McCormick ** ^ Kendall Meisner

Kylee Meter *** Spencer Molnar Lindsay Nebgen Bailey O’Carroll ** Stephen Ontiveros ^ Kenyon Ozanne Zachary Pekale * Makayla Perkins **

Eleanor Simpson ** Nathaniel Smith ** Matthew Stolbof Christian Thurley Anthony Totri ** ^ Mikhial Tsatskin William Tyrrell Steven Van Durme Sienna Villa * Allison Wdowiak Nicholas Welter * ^ Robert Werner *** ^ Isaiah Wrinkle ** Harley Yearout

Ana Codoner

Digital

Bachelor of Science in Digital Audiences

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Media Studies

Amanda Abbott

Alianna Abraham

Britny Amancio

Leanna Annunziato ***

Cori Anslinger-Jordan

Gabrielle Armienta * Juleeann Armstrong *** Colin Baltimore

Matthew Bogue

Alianna Abraham Matthew Bogue Aileen Bonilla ***

Aileen Bonilla *** Heaven Bristow Jason Brown

Emily Camacho *** Carla Cardenas

Avery Carlson

Bianca Carrera *

Danielle Cha **

Giovanni Flores *** Shelley Fry *** James Godin

Greysun Morales

Manorath Naphaphone Kyle Nielson

Lukas Hernandez Matthew Hobbs *

Hailee Hook * Daniel

Jeffery Iannucci Tiffany Jarrell ***

Erica Koehler

Brandon Chambers

Jamie Coleman * Justin Cooper ***

Joshua Cotts ***

Nathaniel Crater

Brandon Nathaniel Crater

Jason Brown Alexandria Croft

Jordan DeSouza ®

Alexandria Croft Kat Daley

Dustin Davila-Bojorquez

Allyson Deckenback *** Rio Delucia

Katelyn Finegan *** Holly Fitzsimmons ***

Giovanni Flores *** Shelley Fry *** James Godin Elizabeth Graham Tyler Greene ** Jerolyn Hamer Rebecca Hathaway Lukas Hernandez Matthew Hobbs * Hailee Hook * Daniel Howard Jeffery Iannucci Tiffany Jarrell *** Kyle Jeffers Erica Koehler Holly Kohl ** David Lake *** Layne Laughlin Bridget Lawrence Edward Lawson Jacqueline Madlem Conor Mangan Nicole Marsey Samantha Mathieson Ana Mcdaniel *** Brian Means *** Cynthia Mensing Denise Mirsky Julia Moorhead

Bailey Nikkila ** Jasmine Okougbo Jacqueline Ortega Joshua Oshima * Andrew Patag * Alejandra Perez *** Simone Popovac Julianne Pyle Savanna Rakes * Courtney Richardson *** Charles Rivezzo

Courtney Rye Raymond San Giovanni Chelsea Sartin Sama Schmidt Michael Schneider Amber Shepard *** Jacob Shiffer *** Cherise Shockley Cameron Steckel Arthur Talbert *** Vanessa Thompson Cornell Turner Kelly Valdez *

Craig M. Allen

Ph.D., Ohio University

Melanie Asp Alvarez

M.L.S., Arizona State University

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

Sadie Babits

B.A., Boise State University

Marianne Barrett Ph.D., Michigan State University

Maud Beelman

M.A.J.C., University of Florida

Rebecca Blatt

M.B.A., American University

Paola Boivin

B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Luis Bonilla

B.A., Brigham Young University

Sharon Bramlett-Solomon Ph.D., Indiana University

Christy Bricks B.A., Arizona State University

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

Sarah Cohen M.A., University of Maryland

John E. Craft Ph.D., Ohio University

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

Steve Doig B.A., Dartmouth College

Leonard Downie Jr.

M.A., The Ohio State University

Heather Lovett Dunn

B.A., University of Mississippi

Valeria Fernández

B.A., Arizona State University

Tom Feuer

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Steve Filmer

B.S., Boston University

Kristin Gilger

M.A., University of Nebraska

Dan Gillmor

B.A., University of Vermont

Dawn Gilpin Ph.D., Temple University

Mark Hass B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo

Venita Hawthorne James B.A., Lincoln University

Andrew Heyward B.A., Harvard University Retha Hill M.A., Arizona State University Syed Ali Hussain Ph.D., Michigan State University Jim Jacoby

M.A.S., Arizona State University Kathy Kudravi B.S., Kent University Brett Kurland M.B.A., Northwestern University K. Hazel Kwon

Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Andrew Leckey M.A., University of Missouri Christina Leonard B.A., University of Oklahoma Susan Lisovicz B.A., William Paterson University

Mark Lodato M.Ed., Arizona State University Andrés Martinez J.D., Columbia University Fran R. Matera Ph.D., University of Miami John Misner B.L.S., Arizona State University Frank Mungeam M.A., Gonzaga University Jacob Nelson Ph.D., Northwestern University Eric Newton

M.A., University of Birmingham Mi-Ai Parrish B.S., University of Maryland Jacquee Petchel B.A., Arizona State University

Jessica Pucci M.A., University of Missouri Mark Reda B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Sada J. Reed Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Walter V. Robinson B.A., Northeastern University Rick Rodriguez B.A., Stanford University

Vanessa Ruiz

B.S., Florida International University

Dennis E. Russell

Ph.D., University of Utah

Joseph Russomanno Ph.D., University of Colorado

Boulder

Fernanda Santos M.S., Boston University

Lisa Schmidtke

B.A., Arizona State University

Kenneth L. Shropshire J.D., Columbia University B. William Silcock

Ph.D., University of Missouri

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

Lori Todd B.S., University of Miami

Julia Wallace B.S., Northwestern University

Maureen West M.Np.S., Arizona State University

Xu Wu Ph.D., University of Florida

Affiliated Faculty

Steven Beschloss M.S.J., Northwestern University

Gregg P. Leslie J.D., Georgetown University

Jason Manning M.A., George Mason University

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

Faculty Emeriti

Troy F. Crowder (In Memoriam) M.A., University of Iowa

Robert Ellis

M.A., Case Western Reserve University

Mary-Lou Galician Ed.D., Memphis State 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

Tim McGuire

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law

George Watson Ph.D., Duke University

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Anita Helt, President

Vice president and general manager, ABC15/KNXV-TV

David Bodney, Past president Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP Christopher Callahan

Dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Tom Chauncey, chair, Nominations Committee Attorney, Gust Rosenfeld

Win Holden, chair, Assessment

Former publisher, Arizona Highways Magazine

Fran Mallace, chair, Luncheon Committee Group vice president, Cox Media Diane Veres, chair, Mentoring President and general manager, Clear Channel Outdoor

Board Members

Ray Artigue, chief advisor, Artigue Advisors

Elizabeth Murphy Burns, president and chief executive officer, Morgan Murphy Media

Greg Burton, executive editor, The Arizona Republic

Ahron Cohen, president and CEO, Arizona Coyotes

Andrew Deschapelles, president and general manager, Telemundo Arizona

Dean Ditmer, president and general manager, 12 News / KPNX-TV

Christine Dotts, senior vice president, Brodeur Partners

David Eichler, founder and creative director, Decibel Blue Creative Marketing and PR

Elvira Espinoza, chief communications officer, Raza Development Fund

Kristin Gilger, senior associate dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Derrick Hall, president and CEO, Arizona Diamondbacks

Scott Harkey, president, OH Partners

John Hatfield, vice president of communications, APS

Brian Hogan, senior vice president and general manager, FOX Sports Arizona

Gordon James, owner, Gordon C. James Public Relations

Susan Karis, vice president sales, Hubbard Radio Phoenix

Chris Kline, president and CEO, Arizona Broadcasters Association

Beau Lane, founder and CEO, LaneTerralever

Linda Little, president, Arizona Region, iHeartMedia

Lynn Londen, CEO, AZTV Channel 7

Michael Mallace, general manager, Sierra H Broadcasting

Mary Mazur, general manager, Arizona PBS

Mary Morrison, Mary M Media

Tim Riester, president and CEO, RIESTER

Mark Rodman, vice president and general manager, Fox 10 / KSAZ-TV Phoenix

Ray Schey, publisher, Phoenix Business Journal

John Schurz, president and general manager, Orbitel Communications

Matt Silverman, principal, PulsePoint Group

Susan Bitter Smith, executive director, Southwest Cable Communications Association

Curtis Steinhoff, vice president of communications, BIG YAM

Robert Stieve, editor, Arizona Highways Magazine

Scott Sutherland, vice president and market manager, Bonneville Media

Traci Wilkinson, vice president and general manager, KASW-TV Your Phoenix CW

Peter Witty, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Cable One

Clancy Woods, president, D Mobile

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