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Connect
Soon, you can more easily reconnect with old friends from your time at Carolina, build social and career networks, and share your news with the j-school community. As part of the school’s Web site overhaul, a new searchable alumni database with social networking capabilities will go online in January 2008. It will be available free to all alumni of the school. The secure online directory will allow alumni to search class years, locations, career fields and more to connect with other alumni and expand their networks. The new Web-based tools include a class notes function through which alumni can post the developments in their lives and keep up with the latest news of others in the j-school community. An online career mentoring program will allow students to make meaningful contacts for exploring opportunities in the media professions. Planning is underway to enable online postings of resumes and job opportunities to help students and alumni advance their careers.
Watch your mailbox for details on how you can make the connection.
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The 2007 Yearbook and Dean’s Report is a publication of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7,000 copies of this document were printed at a cost of $14,519 or $2.07 per copy. Dean Jean Folkerts Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Affairs Speed Hallman Editors Kyle York, Morgan Ellis Designer Karen Hibbert, UNC Design Services Copyright 2007, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. All rights reserved. Send address corrections to: Benji Cauthren UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Campus Box 3365 Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3365 Call: 919.962.3037 Email: benji@unc.edu
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Students Enrollment Snapshot Student Honors School Scholarships and Awards Student Organizations Commencement Lists
Staff 16 New Staff 16 Staff Awards 16 Staff Directory Alumni 17 Alumni News Advisory boards 21 Board of Visitors 22 Journalism Alumni and Friends Association 22 JOMC Foundation What Updates from around the school 23 Advertising 23 Blogs 24 Business Journalism 24 Carolina Community Media Project 25 Center for Media Law and Policy 25 Distance Education 26 Electronic Communication 26 Graduate Program 26 ibiblio 27 Interdisciplinary Health Communication 27 M.A. / J.D. Joint Degree Program 28 Medical Journalism 28 News-Editorial 28 N.C. Scholastic Media Association 29 Park Library 29 Professional Education 30 Program on Public Life 30 Public Relations
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School news Centennial Communications Curriculum Halls of Fame iTunes U Mentoring Raising the Ante Latino Project Local Election Coverage
When Timeline 36 July 1, 2007 – Nov. 30, 2007 39 Upcoming Events Where 40 40 41 41 42
Carroll Hall Construction and Renovation Studio International Alumni Locations
How 44 Strategic Focus 45 HDTV Conversion 46 46 46 47 48 48
Fiscal Year Highlights Fiscal Year Totals New Scholarships and Fellowships Carter Professorship Knight Professorship Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media
Donors Alumni Friends Corporations and Foundations Dean’s Circle – Individuals Dean’s Circle – Corporations, Foundations and Estates 56 Gerrard Society 49 54 55 56 56
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Who Faculty 4 New Faculty 5 Tenured, Promoted and New Roles 6 Faculty Honors and Awards 7 Faculty Directory
What 30 Research 30 Sports Communication 31 Visual Communication
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Dear alumni and friends, As a new year begins, I’m thankful to be a part of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It’s been about a year and a half since I came to Carroll Hall to begin work with the school’s students, faculty, alumni and staff. Since then, I have found a remarkably deep, sincere commitment to excellence everywhere I have turned. Before coming to Carolina, I, like so many others across the nation, was aware of this University’s and this school’s reputation for a unique atmosphere of collegiality and cooperation. I can say honestly that the reality in Chapel Hill exceeds even its lofty reputation.
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When I visit with our school’s alumni in North Carolina and across the nation, I’m always asked, “How can I help?” When I meet with faculty, I hear innovative ideas for how we can prepare our students for success, for how we can help our community in meaningful ways, and for how we can better serve journalism and the media professions through important research and professional development opportunities.
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It’s inspiring. And our students get it. They know they carry the torch for arguably the greatest journalism and communication school in the world. It may seem vain to make that claim, but I believe it is true, and I am not alone. USA Today founder Al Neuharth said as much in his biography, as has the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in their most recent accrediting report. Journalism and media organizations pursue our graduates in a way that shows they know it too.
Even so, our excellence is not a birthright. It is the product of generous support from alumni, strong devotion from the school’s volunteer boards and advisers, hungry pursuit of new knowledge by our researchers, tireless public service by our students and faculty, and a commitment by all to redefining journalism and communication education to ensure our graduates have a powerful voice advancing the ideals of our nation’s democracy. We must all continue to do our best to support the school’s noble mission. Accuracy, fairness, clarity, high ethical standards and the dogged pursuit of truth are our reasons to be. I’m thankful that the Carolina community works in such concert to achieve those goals. I hope this report of the school’s activities over the last year gives you an informative view to our collective work. I’m proud of what we are accomplishing, and I hope you will be too. Sincerely,
Jean Folkerts, Dean UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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Who Faculty
New Faculty Ryan Thornburg hopes to reshape the news industry to compete in an increasingly virtual world. After spending his career in online newsrooms, he believes the future of journalism will be found on college campuses. Hired in July as an assistant professor, Thornburg is teaching “Newswriting” and “Online Newswriting and Editing.” Thornburg graduated from UNC in 1997. Before returning to Carolina, Thornburg worked in virtual newsrooms, becoming an expert in both the reporting and editorial sides of online journalism. Most recently, he was the managing editor of USNews.com. Before that, he was a managing editor for Congressional Quarterly’s Web site and the national/international editor for washingtonpost.com, where he was a producer managing election data, writing articles and producing breaking news. His work in online media contributed to several awards, including seven EPpy awards, which honor media industry Web sites. He left the professional world for academe to work with students and help the news industry deal with the evolution of the Internet and increased diversification of reporters’ responsibilities.
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“A college campus is the ideal place to experiment with new writing and multimedia techniques because students are willing to try new things, and the university doesn’t risk losing readers like a traditional newspaper,” he said. “We have an opportunity to put the school in front of the industry and be a leader,” he said. “We can test new ideas, find out what doesn’t work, and try other things until we find what does work.”
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Assistant professor Craig Carroll joined the school’s public relations faculty in July 2007 from USC Annenberg in Los Angeles.
Top to bottom: Paul Cuadros, Ryan Thornburg, Craig Carroll
Carroll, a Nashville, Tenn., native who earned his doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004, was an assistant professor at USC before being recruited to Carolina. He has served recently as a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School in England and was the opening
His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Foundation for Public Affairs, Lexis-Nexis, Reputation Institute, and a variety of corporate gifts for advances in public relations research and evaluation. Most recently, he received a $500,000 gift-in-kind from K.D. Paine & Partners and CustomScoop. He is completing a monograph on corporate reputation and the news media, and an edited compilation on the same subject with contributors from 25 countries. He has published in Communication Research, Corporate Reputation Review, Management Learning, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Encyclopedia of Public Relations, Encyclopedia of Journalism and the Global Encyclopedia of Communication. He serves as the vice chair of the International Communication Association’s PR division, completing two years as the chair of its task force on international PR research. He serves on the editorial boards for Corporate Reputation Review, Management Communication Quarterly and Corporate Communication. Paul Cuadros, an award-winning investigative reporter with more than 10 years of experience, joined the school in July 2007. His family moved to the United States from Peru in 1960, and he earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. Cuadros has focused his career in journalism writing and reporting on issues of race and poverty. In 1999, Cuadros won an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship to write about the impact of the large numbers of Latino poultry workers in rural towns in the South. He moved
He has worked for the award-winning investigative journal, The Chicago Reporter, writing about the poor on such issues as health care, immigration, housing and crime. After working for the Reporter for five years, he moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for the Center for Public Integrity, serving as a writer and researcher on two book projects and several reports for the center. He also has written for The Chicago Tribune, Time magazine and salon.com. He is the recipient of the Inland Press Association Award sponsored by the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the Pew Charitable Trust Award for health care reporting and most recently, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists award for online reporting.
Tenured, Promoted and New Roles Lois Boynton, Pat Davison, Joe Bob Hester and Chris Roush were promoted to associate professors with tenure. Senior associate dean Jan Yopp will become dean of the summer school Jan. 1, 2008. Yopp will retain her faculty position in the school and teach two courses per year. Associate dean for undergraduate studies Dulcie Straughan takes over for Yopp as senior associate dean in January, and Joe Bob Hester will become associate dean for undergraduate studies. Anne Johnston became associate dean for graduate studies July 1, 2007, replacing Ruth Walden, who is on leave and will return in January 2008 to teach, conduct research and mentor graduate students. Roush became director of the master’s program on July 1, 2007, and will become the Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Scholar in business journalism on Jan. 1, 2008.
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In the past four years, Carroll’s students have received jobs and internships in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva and Amsterdam.
to Pittsboro, N.C., to conduct his research and stayed on to document the growing Latino community in the Southeast. He wrote a book called “A Home on the Field: How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America.” The book tells the story of how Siler City, N.C., came to grips with Latino immigration through the lives of the local high school soccer team.
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speaker for its Global Symposium on Media and Business. In 2005, he won the Andrew W. Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring. He is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters and encyclopedia entries related to corporate reputation and the news media.
Elizabeth Dougall, Assistant professor Received the Edward Vick Prize for Innovation in Teaching. The $10,000 prize is awarded annually to the faculty member whose creativity and innovation in teaching over the past academic year most meaningfully enhanced his or her students’ learning experience. Michael Hoefges, Assistant professor Named a member of the National Advertising Review Board. Authored one of the most significant First Amendment articles published in law reviews and journals for the year, selected for re-publication in the 2007–2008 “First Amendment Law Handbook.” Paul Jones, Clinical associate professor Received the 2006 Innovation Award from The Knowledge Trust. Jock Lauterer, Director of the Carolina Community Media Project Anne Johnston (center) became associate dean for graduate studies in July 2007.
Charlie Tuggle is taking on new responsibilities as a faculty liaison, working with the school’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.
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Lucila Vargas will be on leave during spring 2008.
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Xinshu Zhao, beginning Jan. 1, 2008, will be on leave for two years to be dean at Hong Kong Baptist University. Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, he will be on research leave for the spring term and return to Chapel Hill as full-time faculty in the fall.
Honored as a member of the first class of UNC’s Faculty Engaged Scholars, which recognizes University faculty who are connecting with community needs. Don Shaw, Kenan Professor Received the 2006 Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research. Received the 2007 Harold Nelson Award from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Chuck Stone, Professor emeritus Received the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Faculty Honors and Awards
Chris Roush, James Shumaker Term Associate Professor
Deb Aikat, Associate professor
Named to the board of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
Member of the Teaching Standards Committee for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2006–2007 Tom Bowers, Professor emeritus Received Distinguished Advertising Educator Award from the American Advertising Federation. Lois Boynton, Associate professor Received the David Brinkley Teaching Award. Richard Cole, John Thomas Kerr Jr. Distinguished Professor Received Medal for Excellence in International Communication from Monterey Technical University in Mexico City.
Charlie Tuggle, Associate professor Named to the University’s Order of the Golden Fleece. Xinshu Zhao, Professor Named one of the top 100 Chinese public intellectuals of 2006. Jan Yopp, Senior associate dean and Walter Spearman Professor Fourth edition of “Reaching Audiences: A Guide To Media Writing” published.
Andy Bechtel Assistant professor 919.843.8295 abechtel@email.unc.edu Richard Beckman James L. Knight Professor 919.962.4081 rbeckman@email.unc.edu Lois Boynton Associate professor 919.843.8342 lboynton@email.unc.edu
David Cupp Assistant professor 919.843.7813 dcupp@email.unc.edu Pat Davison Associate professor 919.962.4073 pdavison@email.unc.edu Elizabeth Dougall Assistant professor 919.962.6396 dougall@email.unc.edu Frank Fee Associate professor 919.962.4071 ffee@email.unc.edu
Jane Brown James L. Knight Professor 919.962.4089 jane_brown@unc.edu
Jean Folkerts Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor 919.962.1204 jean_folkerts@unc.edu
Napoleon Byars Assistant professor 919.843.7274 nbyars@email.unc.edu
Barbara Friedman Assistant professor 919.843.2099 bfriedman@unc.edu
Alberto Cairo Assistant professor 919.843.5841 cairo@email.unc.edu
Rhonda Gibson Associate professor and director, Ph.D. program 919.843.8296 gibsonr@email.unc.edu
Francesca Dillman Carpentier Assistant professor 919.843.1035 fdillman@email.unc.edu Craig Carroll Assistant professor 919.962.0735 craig.carroll@unc.edu Bill Cloud Associate professor 919.962.4070 bcloud@email.unc.edu Richard Cole John Thomas Kerr Jr. Distinguished Professor 919.843.8289 richard_cole@unc.edu Paul Cuadros Assistant professor 919.962.4091 cuadros@email.unc.edu
Ferrel Guillory Lecturer and director, Program on Public Life 919.962.5936 guillory@unc.edu
Richard Simpson Professor 919.962.5177 rhs7957@email.unc.edu
Sri Kalyanaraman Assistant professor 919.843.5858 sri@unc.edu
Janas Sinclair Assistant professor 919.843.5638 sinclair@unc.edu
Larry Lamb Assistant professor 919.843.5851 llamb@email.unc.edu
Dulcie Straughan Associate professor and senior associate dean 919.962.9003 dulcie@email.unc.edu
Val Lauder Lecturer 919.843.8297 vlauder@email.unc.edu Robert Lauterborn James L. Knight Professor of Advertising 919.962.0282 lauter@email.unc.edu Jock Lauterer Director, Carolina Community Media Project 919.962.6421 jock@email.unc.edu Thomas Linden Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Medical Journalism 919.962.4078 linden@unc.edu Philip Meyer Knight Chair in Journalism 919.962.4085 philip_meyer@unc.edu Paul O’Connor Lecturer ocolumn@mindspring.com
Heidi Hennink-Kaminski Assistant professor 919.962.2555 h2kamins@unc.edu
Cathy Packer Associate professor 919.962.4077 clpacker@email.unc.edu
Joe Bob Hester Associate professor and associate dean for undergraduate studies 919.843.8290 joe.bob.hester@unc.edu
Chris Roush James Shumaker Term Associate professor and director, Carolina Business News Initiative and M.A. program 919.962.4092 croush@email.unc.edu
R. Michael Hoefges Assistant professor 919.843.0971 mhoefges@email.unc.edu Anne Johnston Professor and associate dean for graduate studies 919.962.4286 amjohnst@email.unc.edu
Laura Ruel Assistant professor 919.962.4076 lruel@email.unc.edu Donald Shaw Kenan Professor 919.962.4087 cardinal@email.unc.edu
John Sweeney Distinguished Professor in Sports Communication 919.962.4074 jsweeney@email.unc.edu Ryan Thornburg Assistant professor 919.962.4080 ryan.thornburg@unc.edu C.A. Tuggle Associate professor 919.962.5694 catuggle@unc.edu Leroy Towns Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Research Fellow, Program on Public Life 919.843.5388 dltowns@email.unc.edu Lucila Vargas Associate professor 919.962.2366 lcvargas@email.unc.edu Ruth Walden James Howard and Hallie McLean Parker Distinguished Professor 919.962.4088 walden@email.unc.edu Don Wittekind Assistant professor 919.843.5582 donw@email.unc.edu Jan J. Yopp Walter Spearman Professor 919.962.4083 jan_yopp@unc.edu Xinshu Zhao Professor 919.962.1465 zhao@email.unc.edu
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Debashis Aikat Associate professor and media futurist 919.962.4090 da@unc.edu
Paul Jones Clinical associate professor 919.360.7740 pjones@metalab.unc.edu
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Students
Enrollment Snapshot, Fall 2007 Total enrollment:
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Undergraduates: Advertising 164 (22%) Electronic Communication 71 (9%) News-Editorial 161 (21%) Public Relations 234 (31%) Visual Communication 127 (17%) Multimedia 21 Graphics 62 Photo 44
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Student Honors
Brian Allen 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Television Sports Reporting, “Behind the Scenes at the Final Four”
Katie Cline 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Third Place, Television In-Depth Reporting, “Latino DWI”
2006 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, regional competition, Television Sports Photography
Justin Cook 61st College Photographer of the Year (2006) Bronze Medal, Spot News
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“Late Night Recap” Tracy Boyer Served as a college correspondent for cnn.com, producing weekly multimedia pieces in 2006–2007. Nathan Clendenin 61st College Photographer of the Year (2006) Silver Medal, Individual Online Multimedia, “HIV Stories” Caitlin Clinard 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Television General News Reporting, “Wine Industry”
2006 Southern Short Course for News Photography Southern Student Photographer of the Year First Place, Spot News Honorable Mention, Spot News First Place, News Picture Story First Place, Feature Picture Story First Place, Product Illustration Marie Crowder 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Plan B” Laurin Gioglio 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Photo Illustration
2006 N.C. Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Contest Student Runner-Up Kristi Keck 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Radio In-Depth Reporting, “In the Fields of North Carolina” Julia Meyer 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Third Place, Television Feature Photography, “Ganyard Mill Farms” Mark Olexik 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards 10th Place, Radio Broadcast Finalist Courtney Potter 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Fifth Place, Photojournalism, Picture Story/Series Competition
Winner, national competition, Radio News Reporting “Apex Chemical Fire” 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Eighth Place, Radio Broadcast Finalist 2007 Radio and Television News Directors Foundation President’s Scholarship Joseph R. Schwartz 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Feature Writing, “World Cup’s a ray of hope” Joseph R. Schwartz and Chris Coletta 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, regional competition, Breaking News Reporting Finalist, national competition, Breaking News Reporting “1 dies in fall from dorm” Brett Scherrick 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Sports Column Writing, “Senior Citizen” Justin Smith 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Television News Photography, “East Carolina Dental School” 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Semi-Finalist, Television Broadcast News Championship Walter R. Storholt 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Runner-Up, Radio Broadcast News Championship Susan Tart 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Television Feature, “Dunn Newspaper” Kayla Tausche received the prestigious Steamboat Foundation scholarship, which comes with an internship at Bloomberg News in New York 2007. Katie Test Finalist, PR Week magazine’s 2007 student of the year contest Amy Thomson Society of American Business Editors and Writers national student business reporting contest Second Place, “Smith & Wesson, ‘Dirty Harry’ gun maker, targets Army”
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Ray Jones 2006 Southern Short Course for News Photography Southern Student Photographer of the Year Runner-Up
Adam Rhew 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, regional competition, Radio News Reporting
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Katie Hoffman 2007 Scripps-Howard Foundation’s Top 10 Undergraduate Journalism Students in the Country
Alexandra Villarreal 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Television In-Depth Reporting, “The Men Behind the Money Boxes” 2007 Charles Kuralt Fellowship in International Broadcasting Jim Walsh 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Second Place, In-Depth Writing Wil Weldon 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Second Place, Television Feature, “Sea Turtle Hospital” Allison Yin 61st College Photographer of the Year (2006) Gold Medal and Award of Excellence, Individual Online Multimedia Category, “Down at the Barbershop,” part of “The Changing Face of North Carolina’s Piedmont” project Allison Badea, Kristin Bendinger, Megan Dawson, Ryan Gardiner, Angelique Hess, Corie Lambdin, Deborah Martin, Megan Matkowski, Nikki Mitchell and Will Steele American Advertising Federation 2007 National Student Advertising Competition Second Place/Regional (3rd district) Division
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Staff, Blue & White Magazine 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Third Place, Best Student Magazine
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Staff, "Carolina Connection" 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Radio Newscast, “Carolina Connection” Staff, "Carolina Week" 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, regional competition, Television Newscast Winner, national competition, Television Newscast Second Place, regional competition, Television Feature Photography, “End of Semester Highlight Video” Staff, The Daily Tar Heel 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper (published at least four times per week)
UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Multimedia Atacama Stories (www.atacamastories.org) 64th Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition Second Place, Best Use of Multimedia – Small Markets category 2007 Best of Photojournalism Competition Second Place, Multimedia, Independent Malofiej 17 International Infographics Competition Bronze Medal Chasing Crusoe (www.rcrusoe.org) 2006 SNDies Awards, Society of News Design Gold Medal 61st College Photographer of the Year (2006) Judges Special Recognition Award, Team Online Multimedia Malofiej 17 International Infographics Competition Bronze Medal Living Proof (www.moreheadscholars.org) 2006 SNDies Awards, Society of News Design Bronze Medal The Ancient Way (www.theancientway.org) 2006 AEJMC Best of the Web, Journalism First Place 2006 Horizon Interactive Awards Best of Category, Magazine/News Malofiej 16 International Infographics Competition Silver Medal 2006 SNDies Awards, Society of News Design Bronze Medal Carolina Photojournalism Workshop (www.carolinaphotojournalism.org) 61st College Photographer of the Year (2006) Award of Excellence UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication 2006–2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Competition Third Place, Broadcast News Eighth Place, Photojournalism Fifth Place, Overall (Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast)
Graduate Terri Bailey 2007 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication “Promising Professor Award,” Mass Communication & Society Division, Graduate Education Interest Group First Place, Arthur W. Page Corporate Communications Case Study Competition. Kirsten Beattie 2007 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Awards First Place, Law Division Andrei Khrapavitski, Hai Tran, Ying Du and Reaz Mahmood 2007 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Awards First Place, Open Division
Justin Martin 2007 Fulbright Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Egypt) Lisa Paulin-Cid 2006 Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Awards Kate Lily Schoen 2006 Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Awards Third Place, Radio Feature, “Music Therapy” Hai Tran 2006 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Awards First Place, Newspaper Division
School Scholarships and Awards 2006–2007
John Robert Bittner Award to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Electronic Communication Alexandra Christine Villarreal O. J. Skipper Coffin Award to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in News-Editorial Journalism Ian Lye Stuart Sechriest Award to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Visual Communication Colin A. Hicks Lois and H.C. Cranford Jr. Award to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Public Relations Lindsay Patricia Raplee James J. Mullen Award to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Advertising Megan Claire Dawson The Robin Clark Experience Wai Ki Ricky Leung Eugene L. Roberts Jr. Prize Joanne McVerry
Carol Reuss Award Molly Ann Malloy Robert Pittman ScholarshipInternship Joseph Schwartz Edward Jackson International Scholarship Samuel Have Wineka Jeff MacNelly Award Mason Waverly Phillips School of Journalism and Mass Communication Award in Documentary Photojournalism Ellen Penninger
Peggy Allen Community Newspaper Scholarship Carrie Crespo Meghan Cooke AT&T Business Internship Award Meghan Caroline Davis Charles Kuralt Fellowship in International Broadcasting Alexandra Christine Villarreal Kathryn M. Cronin Scholarship in Medical Journalism Sarah Elizabeth Whitmarsh N.C. Medical Society Foundation Medical Journalism Internship Margarita David Depano
Capstrat Internship and Scholarship Danielle Renee Lee
Joseph L. Morrison Award for Excellence in Mass Communication History Kayla D. Carrick
Jim and Pat Thacker Sports Communication Internship Sarah K. Challenger
John B. Adams Award for Excellence in Mass Communication Law Anne Hamilton Phillips
Jim Batten Community Newspaper Internship Sapna Washeshwari
Peter Lars Jacobson Award in Medical Journalism Julia Connors
M.S. Van Hecke Awards Kathryn Anne Hoffman Shari Rebecca Feld
Larry and Carolyn Keith Award for Sports Photography Joanne McVerry
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Norval Neil Luxon Prize for Scholarship to a Senior Thomas Elias Cluderay
John L. Greene Award Karen Gene Kolman
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Norval Neil Luxon Prize for Scholarship to a Junior Laura Ann Morrison
Larry and Carolyn Keith Award for Sports Writing Nicki Marcelle Jhabvala Fred Hutchison Scholarships Jung A. Cho Jeewoong Choi
Louis M. Connor Jr. Scholarship Gretchen Leigh Gaskill
Carol Reuss Award to M.A. student Helen Marie Allrich
Quincy Sharpe Mills Scholarships Faren Briana Edwards Monique Lenee Newton Courtney Leigh Miller Erin Renee Littrell Nicole Michele Norfleet
Maxwell Graduate Scholarship in Medical Journalism Kelly Rae Chi Pfizer Minority Medical Journalism Scholarship Prashant Nair N.C. Psychoanalytic Foundation Medical Journalism Award Kelly Rae Chi
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Bob Quincy Scholarship Gregg Daniel Found
William Francis Clingman Jr. Ethics Awards Reaz Mahmood Derigan A. Silver
Stephen Kennedy Gates Memorial Scholarship Brian Joseph Willett
James F. Hurley III Bicentennial Merit Scholarship Kathryn Anne Hoffman Victoria M. Gardner Scholarship Julia Clair Turkewitz Tucker Family Scholarship Kelly Nicole Giedraitis Mary Kathryn Forbes Scholarship Kennedy Kyle Carruthers
WKIX Alumni Scholarship Marissa Ashley May WTVD Endowment Scholarship Meghan Elizabeth Woods Rick Brewer Scholarship Benjamin Michel Aydt Molly McKay Scholarship Margaret Taylor Wright
Edward Heywood Megson Scholarship Laura Beth Walters
Glenn Keever Scholarship Rebecca Jane Rolfe
Peter Dewitt and Phyllis Harrill Pruden Scholarship Leah Ann Szarek
Gene Jackson Scholarship Mason Waverly Phillips
C.A. Pete McKnight Scholarship Danielle Marie Verrilli
Outstanding Ph.D. Student Rachel Davis Mersey
Margaret Blanchard Dissertation Support Fund Nicole Smith
Robert Winchester Dodson Scholarship LaToya Shanay Evans
David Jordan Whichard II Scholarship Meghan Elizabeth Woods
F. Weston Fenhagen Scholarship Joanne Elizabeth McVerry
Minnie S. and Eli A. Rubinstein Research Awards Julie C. Lellis Rita Faye Colistra
Paul Green Houston Scholarship Amy Lynn Guyer
Reese Felts Scholarships Kelsey Gordon Colt Katherine Esther Macpherson Adam Winston Rhew
Outstanding M.A. Student Helen Marie Allrich
Tom Wicker Scholarship Margarita David Depano
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James Davis Scholarship Ashley Marie Roberts
Earl Wynn Broadcast Award Brian Michael Allen
Carol Reuss Award to Ph.D. student Karen Elizabeth Mishra
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Ameel J. Fisher Scholarship Kristin Mary McKnight Sean Michael McMullen Kayla McCall Tausche
L.C. Gifford Distinguished Journalism Scholarships Julie Hart Ellison Margaret Taylor Wright Erwin Potts Scholarship Amanda Marie Younger Marjorie Usher Ragan Scholarship Katherine Elizabeth Latshaw Knight Foundation Distinguished Journalism Scholarships Samuel Have Wineka Colin Adams Campbell David Julian Whichard Scholarships Katherine Dell Spencer Lauren Elizabeth Eney N.C. Press Association/N.C. Press Services Scholarship Kaithlyn Amanda Jordan Hal Tanner Sr. Scholarship Ashley Marie Roberts John W. Harden Scholarship Meredith Anne Peck
Elton Casey Scholarship Meredith Anne Peck A.C. Snow Scholarship Monique Lenee Newton Floyd A. Alford Jr. Scholarship Lauren Allison Coley Tom Bost Scholarship Spencer Samuel Perkins Mackey-Byars Scholarship for Communication Excellence Markia Kenisha Jeter John Albert Campbell III Scholarship Brian Joseph Willett Floyd and Ardis Cohoon Scholarship Reine Elizabeth Duffy Joy Gibson Scholarship Amy Elizabeth Eagleburger Raleigh Mann Scholarship Kristen Elizabeth Trautman Kays Gary Memorial Scholarship Jillian Skye Nadell Phillip Alston Scholarship Emily Burns Don Maurer Scholarship Daegan Lewis Stafford-Crews Charles McCorkle Hauser Scholarship Colin Adams Campbell
Student Organizations Advertising Club The Advertising Club is an academic chapter affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF). Regular meetings are held with national and local advertising professionals as guest speakers. The club participates in the AAF national student advertising competition.
Global Media Student Association The Global Media Student Association is an organization for the school’s students interested in international media. GMSA aims to enhance the connection among both incoming and present international students as well as between international and American students in the school. This includes giving incoming international students help for settling in, facilitating interaction among international students, and raising the level of interest and awareness of international issues. Graduate Student Association The Graduate Student Association was established in August 1995 and was approved for official University recognition in September 1995. The association was founded as a social,
Public Relations Student Society of America The Public Relations Student Society of America is affiliated with the Public Relations Society of America, the world’s largest organization of public relations professionals. Students interact with local professionals at monthly PRSSA meetings and at meetings of the PRSA chapter in Raleigh. Students also attend the annual day-long professional development conference sponsored by North Carolina’s three PRSA chapters and other professional associations. Society of Professional Journalists The campus chapter of the national Society of Professional Journalists meets monthly for sessions with professionals and other specialized programs. Student membership may be transferred to professional chapters upon graduation. Each year the chapter sponsors a seminar on how to apply for a job. The student chapter is associated with professional chapters on regional and national levels, and students are encouraged to attend annual meetings at both levels. National Press Photographers Association Student Group The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is the nation’s largest trade organization for photojournalists. Carolina’s NPPA student group helps organize PhotoNight, a monthly speaker series, and The 37th Frame, an annual exhibition of photographs produced by the school’s visual communication students. The NPPA student group also organizes social outings and field trips to conferences.
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Electronic News Association of the Carolinas This student organization is affiliated with ENAC, formerly the Radio-Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas. Through monthly meetings and other projects, ENAC has close contact with news directors in North Carolina and South Carolina. The two-state administrative headquarters of ENAC is also in the school.
academic and preprofessional organization serving graduate students in the school. Visit the Graduate Student Association Web site at www.ibiblio.org/jschool/gsa.
Amanda Rodrigues Smith is president of the Carolina Association of Black Journalists
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Carolina Association of Black Journalists This organization is open to any student in the school or at the University. Its primary purpose is to support and encourage careers for minority students and to sensitize media coverage and employment practices toward minorities. It is recognized as a UNC student organization, and because its membership is predominantly black, it is affiliated with the National Association of Black Journalists. The chapter coordinates attendance at job fairs throughout the Southeast and assists in diversity recruitment to the University. The organization has been named national NABJ student chapter of the year three times, including in 2007.
Commencement Lists December 2006 Ph.D. Glenn W. Scott
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B.A. Michael Abramowitz Jennifer L. Alonso Ashley Harrington Andrews Jonathan C. Avery Mary E. Bardin Stacey Lenora Carless Rachel C. Chapin Mary Catherine Clements Michael Charles Cusumano Lin My Du Elaine Maria Erteschik Kurt W. Gentry Nick Paul Goettsch Camilla Frances Goodchild Hilary Elizabeth Hellens Katherine E. Hendrick Colin A. Hicks Emily Sue Hunter Lindsey Tronic Hynds Chad Dwayn Idol Raymond McCrea Jones III Alexander MacMillan Killeffer Cassie A. King Norma A. Kwee Han Joo Lee Jessica Lindsey Lewis Paul A. Llamas David H. Malino Jennifer Elizabeth McCarthy Mary Kathryn Lewis Miller Vu Anh Nguyen Edward Snelling Odgers Rachel Elaine Richey Adam C. Setzer Orr Shtuhl Mariah Morgan Siemer Kiera S. Speed Claire Sheree Stackhouse Michael D. Susong Lynn Danielle Thomasson Arman L. Tolentino Patrick David Toolen Alicia A. Towler Antonio A. Tucker
Brynne Sheree Tuggle Antonio Velarde Barbara O. Webb David Landon White Ashley Rebecca Williamson Catherine L. Wilson
May 2007 Ph.D. Rachel Davis Mersey Karen Elizabeth Mishra Lisa M. Paulin Nicole Elise Smith M.A. Helen Marie Allrich Kirsten M. Beattie Jean Clare Beier Chad Gabriel Carroll Molly Mclean Davis Sophia Dengo John Drew Elliot III David Michael Gercken Jason Heinz Claire Lenore Hermann Anne Alice Hillman Yasmeen Elizabeth Khan Steven Christopher Kulp Adam Michael Linker Kate Lily Schoen Nicholas Todd Vidinsky Wilson Osbourne Weldon III B.A. Rebecca Carolyn Adams Molly Kay Alderfer Brady Ward Allen Brian Michael Kennedy Allen Erin Elizabeth Alston Ashley Lindsay Ammons Jennifer Rebecca Amundsen Brendon S. Anderson Aida Asady Tameka N. Attaway Jansen Elizabeth Averett Emily Susan Balog Krista Marie Barnett Imogen Jayne Baxter Amy Jo Beaver Jonathan Christopher Bialosky Brianna Lauren Bishop Bethany Larwood Black Sara Candace Boatright Kristin Nicole Bostic Parker Wilmoth Bowie Matthew Ryan Bowles
Marjorie McCall Branson Melissa Catherine Brawley Meghan White Bridges Matthew Porter Brooks DaShawn LaMor Brown Emily McGrath Brown Christine Anne Brunk Tabitha Marie Bryant Dana Atef Bseiso Bonnie B. Burke Daniel Peter Burke Mary Katherine Bynum Adrianne Bettina Caldwell Donald Elmer Campbell Catherine Blair Chancey Kevin R. Chandler Georgia Chadwick Cherry Kathleen Gillespie Chewning Meagan Elizabeth Chiappetta Kyle Lynch Chorpening Nicholas Edward Clarke William Francis Clayton Kathryn Susan Cleary Katherine Lenoir Cline Thomas Elias Cluderay Edward Joseph Collevecchio Lisa Joy Collins Whitney Elizabeth Collins Elizabeth Leigh Cottingham Anna Carroll Cotton Laura Powell Covington Benjamin Shute Cozart Cassondra Donielle Criswell Melati Mariya Crook Ashley Cinnay Cross Benjamin James Patrick Cross Emily Nicole Currin Sydney Elizabeth Darden John Spence Davenport Daniel Seth David Harmony Delaney Davies Courtney Michelle Davis Megan Claire Dawson Jennifer Lynn Day Kelly Ireland Dees Jennifer Kathryne Dixon Amy Lauren Dombrower Claire Robbins Dorrier Mary Elizabeth Dougherty Barbara Elizabeth Dozier Lindsay Marie Dubois Mary Frances Duby Tyler James Duckworth Christine Marie Edwards
Meagan Marie Eickman Erika Sheneil Ellis Morgan Brantley Ellis Sherri Jane Engel Leslie Myrteal Espy Zandra Alanna Estes Lauren Thiem Everett Kathryn Watson Faberman Jennifer Lauren Fair Shari Rebecca Feld Aaron Travis Fennell Sara Nichole Fensterer Jessica Nicole Ferguson Rachel Lindsey Ferguson Andre Lima Fernandes Clark Andrew Fields Laura Loeffler Findlan Jessica Elease Floyd Shelley B. Fullwood Kristen Leigh Galli Ryan Scott Gardiner Erin Quinlan Gibson Jessica Lynn Gilbert Laurin Michelle Gioglio Matthew Cole Goins Andrew James Gordon Briana Grace Gorman Eleanor Jeffrey Gould Allison Lynn Gray Alison Jean Grimme Timothy Edward Gwennap Margaret Elizabeth Hair William Paul Halman Lacey Denise Hampton John Henton Hansbrough John Andrew Hardin Miranda May Harple Kathryn Brooke Harrell Mary Boyd Gregory Harris Tera Celeste Haskin Rachel Elizabeth Heckner Virginia Susan Hendrix Kathleen Erin Herbein Jennifer Patricia Herr Angelique Marie Hess Nathaniel Robert Hubbard Susan Elizabeth Huckle Anna Gaines Hunter Claire Alise Hunter Sarah Christine Irvin Amy Nicole Jackson Andrea Shirine Jahanbozorgi Nicole Marcelle Jhabvala Torrye Lee Jones Harry Reuben Kaplowitz Susan Lindsey Karns Blake Phillip Kimball Susan Louise Knowles Karen Gene Kolman Leah Michele Konen
Courtney Brooke Wilson Erin Leete Wilson Lauren Elizabeth Wilson Jessica Hope Woltz Kristin Elizabeth Woodson Gabriel J. Wright Jennifer Elizabeth Yancey Dayu Zhang
August 2007 Ph.D. Yongick Jeong M.A. Jillian Clair Canada Kyle Antar Coward Daniel Johnson Andrei Ivanav Khrapavitski Sara W. Morley B.A. Rachel Leigh Aiken Michael Aubrey Almond Mark Daniel Amacher Stephanie Denise Bowens Jack Farrell Carley
Catherine Wen-shin Chao Christopher Robert Citero Elizabeth Anne Crumpler Meredith Elizabeth Darlington Kathryn Elizabeth Ely Allison Bryce Evans Patrick Ryan Evans Joslin Tucker Higgins Kendall Allison Huckabee Zachary Warner Jepsen Paul Michael Kiernan Maile Cathleen Lesica Melissa Jayne Losey Elizabeth Boyd Miars Meredith Lee Miller Stephanie Elizabeth Novak Courtney Harte Osteen Gabrielle Mary Reynolds Michael John Saclarides Margaret Ellen Sartin Robert William Sweatt Katherine Gray Tompkins Ronald Neal Williams
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John Stewart Pope Ameeta Abhay Pradhan Kristin Elizabeth Pratt Allison R. Prisby Sarah Rebecca Rabil Alicia Marie Raia Jacqueline Ann Randell Lindsay Patricia Raplee Lindsey Rava Blair K. Raynor Samantha Kay Reimer Kelly Eileen Renzi April Jade Richardson Heather Michele Roberts Anna Stockard Routh Morgan Renee Rupert Matthew Adam Russ Andrew Pennock Sager Carly Doris Salvadore Lukas Anton Sangiuliano Andrew Farling Satten Kaitlin Sindelar Schiff Kathleen Anne Schmermund Jessica Anne Schonberg William Knight Scott Rachel A. Shaver Whitney Lee Shefte Brett Isaac Sherrick Desiree Erin Shoe Jerri Janise Simmons Scott Charles Simonton Tanner Ajamy Slayden Justin Stephen Smith Nikki Mechelle Smith Roberson Whitney Blair Smith Laura Gales Smoak Brian Edward Sopp Kristen Taylor Stanford Virginia Kathleen Suggs Joyce Lynn Tan Vernon Louis Taylor Courtney Leigh Turco Katherine Ryan Turner Kathryn Morrison Vail Alexandra Christine Villarreal Sarah Frances Wallace Claire Virginia Wallenborn James Patrick Walsh Melissa Lynne Warren Angela Jeannette Watson Jeremy Todd Watson Julia Hall Wessell Kelley Morris White Julia Miles Wilder Rebecca Elizabeth Wilhelm Takeita Shernay Wilkerson Melissa Brooke Williamson Kathryn R. Williford Elizabeth Lee Wills Ashley L. Wilson
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Jason Henry Kong Haley Morrison Lacefield Corie Paige Lambdin Patricia Elenie Lapadula Caitlin Ann Legacki Laura Elisha Levin Michael Deaton Lindsay Joseph Brandon Lindsey Lauren Byers Loftis Sara Elizabeth Loges Antonia Juliette Logue Rebecca Ann Long Kate Elizabeth Lord John Andrew Lubbers Zachary Rockwell Ludington Emily Diane Luger Gabriela Marie Luis Ian Lye Carly Huntley Malarz Daniel Patton Malloy Cambrelle Renee Marshall William R. Marshall Deborah Grace Martin Christopher Lee Mavrogordato Mary Hall McArver Kimberly Rene McAuley Melissa J. McCarthy Rachel Leigh McDaniel Michael Kyle McKay Nicole Noel McKinney Callie Virginia McLean Ashley Nicole McManus Stephanie Lauren Meeks Julia Elisabeth Meyer Lindsay Jean Michel Nikki Marie Mitchell Courtney Nicole Moore Matthew Steele Moser Kristen Marie Mulgrew Carolyn Rose Mulvihill Erin Elizabeth Munley Matthew James Murphy Christopher R. Musial Nicole Marie Nelson Marta Anna Ostrowski Kelly Lee Padgett Caroline Elaine Homes Pappas Allison Suzanne Parker Lawson Heilig Parker Leslie S. Passante Keena Raj Patel Lauren Ashley Patterson Merideth Camille Peck Ashley Lauren Perryman Kristen Nicole Peters Marjorie Hunter Petersen Anne Hamilton Phillips Jessica Grace Pierce Kavita Rani Pillai Emily Moore Piper James Haywood Plyler Jr.
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David Alexander joined the school in December 2006. A native of Maryland, he graduated from Virginia Tech in 2002.
Barbara Semonche, Park librarian Received the 2007 David Rhydwen Award for Scholarly Contributions in the Field of News Librarianship from the Special Libraries Association
Morgan Ellis joined the school in September 2007 to work with both the graduate program and the communications office. He is a 2007 public relations graduate and was the assistant arts editor and a senior writer for The Daily Tar Heel. David Whitehead joined the school in June 2007. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, he graduated from Swarthmore College in 2003. He and his wife moved to Chapel Hill from Michigan for her medical residency at UNC. He was an administrator at Club Wolverine Swimming in Ann Arbor, home club of Olympian Michael Phelps.
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Kyle York joined the school in November 2006 as the assistant to the dean for communications. Kyle is a 1994 graduate of the school who has worked in communications for the Durham Bulls, the UNC Office of University Development and UNC News Services.
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Jennifer Klimas Gallina joined the school in February 2007 as the director of research administration. She works with faculty, staff and students to pursue external funding and build collaborations that will support their research, scholarship, public outreach or other creative activities. Previously, Jennifer was the director of research for the UNC System. Marla Barnes joined the school in September 2007 as an assistant student services manager. Marla received a bachelor’s degree in 2002 from Carolina in communication studies with a focus on interpersonal organizational communication. Prior to joining the school, she worked in the Office of the University Registrar for three years.
Monica Hill, Director, N.C. Scholastic Media Association Received the 2007 James F. Paschal Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association Jennifer Klimas Gallina, Director of research administration Monica Hill Received the 2007 Horizon Award from the Special Libraries Association for notable innovations and participation in activities that promote public recognition of the profession
Staff Directory David Alexander Technical Systems Analyst 919.962.0527 davidale@email.unc.edu
Shanea Carr Student Services Assistant 919.962.3744 scarr@email.unc.edu
Cindy Anderson Graduate Program Manager 919.843.8307 andersoc@email.unc.edu
Morgan Ellis Special Projects Editor 919.843.0472 morgan_ellis@unc.edu
Marla Barnes Assistant Student Services Manager 919.692.0531 mjbarnes@email.unc.edu Jo Bass Administrative Assistant to the Dean 919.843.8288 jbass@email.unc.edu Benji Cauthren Coordinator of Development and Alumni Affairs 919.962.3037 benji@unc.edu
Jay Eubank Director, Career Services 919.962.4518 jeubank@email.unc.edu Dylan Rollingstone Field TV Producer/Director 919.843.3644 dfield@email.unc.edu Ken Hales Accounting Manager 919.843.8293 tkhales@email.unc.edu Speed Hallman Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs 919.962.9467 speed_hallman@unc.edu
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Terry Hill TV Engineer 919.962.4075 terry_hill@unc.edu
Linda Peterson School Secretary 919.962.1204 lkpeters@email.unc.edu
Lester Holley Accounting Tech 919.843.8294 holley@email.unc.edu
Barbara Semonche Park Librarian 919.843.8300 bpsemonch@unc.edu
Dottie Howell Assistant Dean for Business and Finance 919.843.8287 dottie_howell@unc.edu
Louise Spieler Assistant Dean for Executive Education and Distance Education 919.843.8137 lspieler@unc.edu
Sharon Jones Director, Student Services and Assessment 919.962.2479 shjones@email.unc.edu Jennifer Klimas Gallina Director, Research Administration 919.843.8186 jgallina@unc.edu Rachel Lillis Executive Education and Distance Education Program Assistant 919.966.7024 lillis@email.unc.edu
Fred Thomsen Director, Information Technology and Services 919.962.0281 thomsen@email.unc.edu David Whitehead Technical Support Analyst 919.962.0527 dwhitehe@email.unc.edu Kyle York Assistant to the Dean for Communications 919.966.3323 sky@unc.edu
A sampling of news and notes from the school’s alumni during the past year. You are invited to take advantage of the new online class notes section of school’s Web site – available in January 2008 – to keep the Carolina j-school community up to date on the latest developments in your life. Courtney Kuhl (Class of 2006) joined Google’s marketing office. Michelle Jarboe (Class of 2005) joined the Cleveland Plain Dealer to cover real estate. Kirsten Weeks (Class of 2005) became Cisco Systems’ liaison to business, government agencies and non-profit groups in the Research Triangle Park area. Juanita Darling (Class of 2005) won an honorable mention for the American Journalism Historians Association’s Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize. April Bethea (Class of 2004) of The Charlotte Observer won the Walter Spearman award for young writers from the North Carolina Associated Press. The award is named for a longtime professor at the school. Patrick O’Neil (Class of 2004) leads the advisory services area of Mitre Agency, a strategic brand design firm located in Winston-Salem, N.C., after a merger of Mitre Design and the TORC Agency, where he was a partner responsible for strategic services. Nate DeGraff (Class of 2003) left the Greensboro News & Record to join the N.C. State University engineering school’s marketing and media relations office. Lauren E. Taylor (Class of 2002) joined Ward and Smith as a litigation and family law attorney. Nikie Mayo (Class of 2000) was named news editor of Washington Daily News in Washington, N.C., in November 2006. Brady Dennis (Class of 2000) joined Bob Woodward of The Washington Post to help report, write and edit a book on the war in Iraq. Trip Park (Class of 1999) had his work featured on the cover of Variety magazine and his “Rotten School” series was optioned for TV.
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Nancy Pawlow Secretary for Philip Meyer and Robert Lauterborn 919.843.8304 pawlow@email.unc.edu
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Monica Hill Director, N.C. Scholastic Media Association 919.962.4639 ncsma@unc.edu
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Michael Steel (Class of 1999) became the minority communications director at the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee. Aaron Beard (Class of 1999), a Raleigh-based sports writer for The Associated Press, was named North Carolina AP Staffer of the Year for his work covering the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case. Natalie Best (Class of 1997), vice president at French/West/Vaughan and a JAFA board member, was honored with the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award, recognizing young business leaders in the Triangle area. Gary Rosenzweig (Class of 1994) published “ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University” about how to use ActionScript, the programming language behind Flash CS3 Professional. Valerie K. Fields (Class of 1994), CEO of V.K. Fields & Co. Public Relations & Copywriting firm, was named by the Triangle Business Journal as a Women in Business Award winner.
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Wendy Bounds (Class of 1993), a Wall Street Journal reporter, won the UNC General Alumni Association’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award.
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Jason Kilar (Class of 1993), a former Amazon executive, is CEO of a joint venture between NBC Universal and the News Corporation to bring their television shows and movies onto the Internet. Robert Gray (Class of 1991, RTVMP) became a reporter based at the New York Stock Exchange for the Fox Business Network. Anya Workman (Class of 1991) began publishing “Charlotte Senior” in Charlotte, N.C. Brian Carroll (Class of 1987, 2003) published a book about the integration of baseball. Matt Shaw (Class of 1987) became editor of F & B publications, including Up & Coming Weekly, PrimeLife Magazine and the Cumberland County edition of Kidsville News, in Fayetteville, N.C.
Gretchen Moody (Class of 1985, RTVMP) joined The American Philatelic Society as director of education. Tom Conlon (Class of 1984) was inducted to Highland Park Senior High Hall of Fame in Nov. 2006 in St. Paul, Minn. Patty Courtright (Class of 1983) was named editor of Carolina’s University Gazette newspaper for faculty and staff. Pamela Duncan (Class of 1983) was awarded the James Still Award for Writing about the Appalachian South by the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Debra Pickrel (Class of 1980) received the H. Ward Jandl Fellowship from the Keepers Preservation Education Fund of the National Preservation Institute. She was appointed director, communications and public relations, at Rafael Vinoly Architects in New York, and recently co-authored “Frank Lloyd Wright in New York: The Plaza Years, 1954–1959.” Linda Austin (Class of 1976), who had been executive editor of the Fort Wayne NewsSentinel since 2003, was named Lexington Herald-Leader editor. Mary Newsom (Class of 1974), associate editor for The Charlotte Observer, won a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University. Bonnie Weyher (Class of 1973), a partner at Yates McLamb & Weyher in Raleigh, N.C., was installed as vice president of the North Carolina State Bar. Mary Moore Mason (Class of 1958), editor of Essentially America magazine, won the United Kingdom’s first annual award for Outstanding Media Contribution to U.S. Travel & Tourism given by the U.K. Visit U.S.A. Association. John Early Young (Class of 1948, RTVMP), one of the founders of WUNC-FM radio, died Feb. 15, 2007, at the Healthcare Center at Carol Woods Retirement Community following a brief illness. Horace Carter (Class of 1943) received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the State of North Carolina’s highest civilian honor. Robert P. Brewer (Class of 1939), aviator, journalist and teacher died at age 91.
Doug Marlette Former school professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Doug Marlette died in a car accident July 10, 2007, in Mississippi. He was 57. Most well known for his syndicated cartoon strip, Kudzu, and his biting editorial cartoons, Marlette was also the author of two novels and an ethics columnist for Esquire. He served as a distinguished visiting professor in the school in 2001–02, teaching various courses, one titled “The Editorial Cartoon: Sacred Cows-Holy Hamburger.” He also served on the school’s board of visitors. Marlette was inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002 after 30 years of professional experience at newspapers across the U.S. and winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1988. Born in Greensboro, raised in Durham, Mississippi and Florida, he attended Florida State University and began his career in cartoons at The Charlotte Observer in 1972.
After almost 15 years at The Charlotte Observer, he went on to work for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Newsday, The Tallahassee Democrat and his employer at the time of his death, The Tulsa World. Marlette is survived by his wife, Melinda, and their son, Jackson.
Cole Campbell School alumnus and journalism innovator Cole Campbell died in a car accident Jan. 5, 2007, in Reno, Nev. He was 53. Dean of the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada at Reno at the time of his death, Campbell was a firm believer in what many call civic or public journalism where news helps readers to become engaged citizens.
He was also a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University. “When journalism is saved — if it is saved — it will be because of the work of slightly batty geniuses like Cole. He was never afraid to try new stuff, never worried about getting too far ahead of the crowd. He was an innovator in journalism education as well as newspapers. ” – Phil Meyer
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During his undergraduate years at Carolina, Campbell was a Morehead Scholar and editor of The Daily Tar Heel during the mid-1970s. Campbell is survived by his wife, Catherine, their son, Clarke, and a daughter, Claire, from a previous marriage. Friends are remembering Cole through the Cole Campbell Professional Development Fund in the school. The fund will help student journalists attend workshops, career fairs and meetings offered by professional organizations.
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Campbell was a fellow at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies and worked with the Kettering Foundation before settling in Reno.
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Before his arrival in Reno, Campbell served as editor of The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., from 1993 to 1996 and as editor of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1996 until 2000.
Sutton named one of “15 to Watch” by PR News
By Julia Crouse
Not everyone gets a chance to use their professional skills to save lives, but UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication graduate Scott Sutton is using his PR skills trying to save the lives of his former neighbors in the Darfur region of Africa. Sutton, who is a communications specialist for Progress Energy Carolinas in addition to his work as an anti-genocide activist, was recently recognized as one of PR News’ “15 to Watch.” “The essence of public relations is doing good and telling others about it,” Sutton said. “I chose a career that’s allowing me to save lives by telling stories.”
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Sutton graduated from the school in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree focusing on public relations. He was hired by Progress Energy as an assistant communications specialist soon after graduation and now works as a communicator for the Harris Nuclear Plant. He credits Progress Energy with giving him the opportunity to develop the professional skills that enable him to become a more effective advocate for the global anti-genocide movement.
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PR News’ annual “15 to Watch” program honors the most outstanding PR professionals age 30 or younger. Those named in the 15 are making an impact in the field early in their careers. At age 24, Sutton was one of the youngest to be selected for the award. “The PR industry has undergone so many changes and overcome so many challenges in recent years, and the need for talented, innovative people has never been greater,” said Courtney Barnes, the editor of PR News, a weekly trade publication that serves professionals in public relations and marketing. “Sutton embodies all the characteristics that industry leaders need to grow the communications profession.” Sutton got his start at Progress Energy from an internship that developed out of a class project. He worked his way up from an intern when he was a student to a full-time position after he graduated. Now, he serves as Progress Energy’s
primary internal communications consultant for the Harris Nuclear Plant in New Hill, N.C., outside of Cary. “The great irony of my life is that I work for a nuclear power plant and grew up without electricity,” he said. Sutton’s family moved to Africa when he was six years old. His parents – both UNC graduates – served as missionaries in eastern Chad. The family lived in the Darfur region for about 11 years, and they were the only Americans in the area the decade that preceded the current genocide. The family lived simply without electricity or running water, like the rest of their neighbors in the village. The only exceptions were a family car and a boarding school Sutton attended during his high school years. Sutton knew he had to help in the global anti-genocide movement when he saw his childhood village featured on a CNN segment about violence in Darfur. He began working as an activist and is now the official spokesman for the national organizations Save Darfur Coalition and Sudan Divestment Taskforce. He was featured on CNN, regularly gives presentations and has been a panel speaker at numerous conferences. He also addresses the issue through his blog, www.dyinginthedust. blogspot.com. He says that people need to hear stories about life in the area to give them hope for the future.
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“He is equally effective in promoting dialogue among groups about the contentious issue of nuclear power,” they wrote. “Such skills in someone in the early stages of his career are quite impressive, and point toward his leadership potential for many years to come.”
Ph.D. Alumni Breakfast The second annual Ph.D. Alumni Breakfast, sponsored by the Triad Foundation, was held Aug. 9, 2007, in Washington, D.C., at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) national convention. Joined by UNC faculty and current school graduate students, the school’s Ph.D. Alumni Association honored Ruth Walden for her years of service to the graduate program. Since the first breakfast at the AEJMC convention the year before in San Francisco, the group has worked to craft its mission and facilitate ties among the Ph.D. alumni of the school. The group aims to help new graduates of the school’s Ph.D. program make professional connections as well. Tori Ekstrand ’03, assistant professor, Bowling Green State University, serves as president of the school’s Ph.D. Alumni Association. Johanna Cleary ’04, assistant professor, University of Florida, is president-elect and Glenn Scott ’06, assistant professor, Elon University, serves as vice president. The 2008 AEJMC convention will be held in Chicago. Any Ph.D. graduates who wish to join should contact Ekstrand at vekstra@bgsu.edu.
Edward H. Vick, Chair Penelope Muse Abernathy Gloria Anderson Bonnie Angelo Stephanie Bass George Beasley Lorraine Bennett Tim Bennett Joe Benton Charles Broadwell Queenie Byars Rusty Carter Lisa Church Donald W. Curtis Richard Curtis Robin Daughtridge Frank Denton John L. Dotson, Jr. Clyde Ensslin Ken Eudy John Fish Joyce Fitzpatrick Randall Fraser Robert Friedman Sam Fulwood Shailendra Ghorpade Bill Goodwyn Ric Gorman John L. Greene Wade Hargrove Bryant Haskins David Hawpe Jim Hefner Tom Howe Kenny Irby Karen Jurgensen Larry Keith Tom Kennedy William Keyes Jason Kilar David Kirk Donna Leinwand
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Draggan Mihailovich Janet Northen Roy H. Park, Jr. Roy H. Park III Walter D. Phillips Michael Pulitzer Dorothy S. Ridings H. Zane Robbins Cathy S. Roche Merrill Rose Deborah Simpkins J. Walker Smith, Jr. Gene Upchurch Carl Venters Jim Wallace Paige West John Woestendiek David Woronoff
Emeriti members Ladd Baucom Donald Borreson Flinn Dallis Luchina Fisher Dionicio Flores Sonja Gantt Gibson Harry M. Jacobs Susanne Shaw Jonathan H. Witherspoon
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Two of Sutton’s former professors, Elizabeth Dougall and Dulcie Straughan, along with associate professor Lois Boynton, nominated him for the PR News honor. They wrote in their nominating letter that Sutton is “tireless in his efforts to tell the stories of his friends who have died in the African crisis and to raise awareness through traditional media channels and non-traditional methods.”
The school’s board of visitors is an advisory board comprised of leading journalists, media professionals and executives committed to helping the school maintain its leadership role in journalism and mass communication education. The board meets twice a year to discuss the school’s plans and strategize on how best to reach its goals.
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“I knew life before the genocide,” he said. “It gives hope for what life could be again.”
Journalism Alumni and Friends Association The Journalism Alumni and Friends Association ( JAFA) was formed in 1980 to help alumni and friends become more involved with the school. Through JAFA, alumni and friends mentor students, participate in social activities, promote the school in their communities and encourage others to support the school. Each year, JAFA sponsors programs and events such as career mentoring, alumni receptions, student networking trips and resume workshops.
JAFA Board Daniel Teachey, President
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Matt Bowman, Vice President Benji Cauthren, Secretary Sarah Lamm, Regional Liaison Lisa Bay Adams Natalie Best Bob Bryant Liz Carroll Kimberly Dronzek Katherine Ducker Polly Howes Jamee Lynch Jim Muldrow David Oakley Andrew Park David Small
JOMC Foundation The School of Journalism and Mass Communication Foundation of North Carolina ( JOMC Foundation), founded in 1949, is responsible for the school’s endowment, which provides critical financial support that supplements state appropriations and strengthens teaching, research and public service. At the close of the 2006–07 fiscal year, the school’s endowment was valued at more than $16.5 million. All foundation funds are now managed by the UNC Investment Fund, which posted a 23.4 percent return in the last fiscal year.
JOMC Foundation Board Michael Pulitzer, President Orage Quarles III, Vice President Walter D. Phillips, Treasurer Jean Folkerts, Secretary Richard Cole Elizabeth Cook Fred Crisp, Jr. Donald Curtis Morgan Dickerman Jeannie Falknor Mark Harden Ed Harper Wade Hargrove Jim Hefner Rick Jackson Deuce Niven Elliott Potter Bernie Prazenica John Robinson Federico van Gelderen Carl Venters D. Jordan Whichard III
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Advertising is the second largest program in the school. Six faculty and 164 students are engaged in the study and practice of advertising at a time of fundamental change in the industry.
Many of the school’s faculty are sharing their expertise and perspective through Weblogs. The blogs cover topics including business news, politics, teaching, editing, service, the open source movement and emerging technology.
Students learn the principles behind multimedia advertising campaigns and the leading theories behind the marketing and branding of products. The classes are also geared to help students understand and stay current with the enormous changes in the industry brought by the Internet, learning new disciplines related to search marketing and permission marketing that are growing in revenue and influence.
Talking Biz News Chris Roush, James Shumaker Term Associate Professor and director of the Carolina Business News Initiative, discusses happenings in the growing world of business journalism, regularly posting multiple items a day.
Membership in the Advertising Club has reached record levels. The club also holds an advertising symposium every spring that attracts more than 150 students and leading practitioners to discuss career issues. Students enter the American Advertising Federation competition every year and finished second in the region in 2007.
Thinking About College Teaching This blog presents thoughts and experiences about various aspects of teaching from Tom Bowers who recently retired from the school’s faculty after 35 years. Through the blog, Bowers, who has written that he wished he had known more about teaching when he started, offers useful information for up-and-coming teachers in higher education. From the Editor’s Desk From the desk of assistant professor Andy Bechtel, writing and copy editing in the day’s news are closely examined. Whether it be style or content, Bechtel focuses on what’s happening now. Blue Highways Journal Each summer since 2001, Jock Lauterer, director of the Carolina Community Media Project, has taken his “Community Journalism Roadshow” to small newspapers from Murphy to Manteo. In the Blue Highways Journal, Lauterer documents the project’s work across North Carolina. The Real Paul Jones Paul Jones is a clinical associate professor at the school and director of ibiblio.org, a contributorProfessor John Sweeney with advertising students
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Advertising alumni have been hired at agencies like Ogilvy and Crispin and significant client companies like Apple and Unilever.
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Advertising students have been visited by guest speakers including alumni Susan Credle, executive creative director of BBDO/New York, and David Oakley, founder and partner of the Boone Oakley advertising agency in Charlotte. Regular visiting speakers include Jeff Jones, president of McKinney; Paul Alexander, vice president of global advertising for Campbell Soup; and Bill Morton, CEO of the Jack Morton Agency.
Talk Politics Authored by Leroy Towns, professor and research fellow in the UNC Program on Public Life, and Anne Johnston, professor and associate dean for graduate studies, this blog examines the intersection of politics and communication. Recently, graduate and undergraduate writings have appeared on the blog, allowing different voices within the school to be heard and giving students a chance to write for new media.
run digital library. His ever-growing blog focuses on the open source movement, new media, emerging technology and everything in between.
Business Journalism The business journalism program graduated 10 students with a certificate in business journalism in May 2007. Those students, as well as others still in the program, interned at publications such as the Triangle Business Journal, the Triad Business Journal, Bloomberg News and the business desks of newspapers such as The Charlotte Observer and The Baltimore Sun. In the past year, graduates have accepted reporting positions at Bloomberg, the Triangle Business Journal and the Triad Business Journal. Because of the demand, the core “Business Reporting” class was taught this past summer as an online course, and it is being taught both semesters for the 2007–08 academic year after previously being taught only during the spring semester. The program also conducted training sessions this summer for Hispanic journalists through the International Center for Journalists on covering personal finance and for journalism students at Durban University of Technology in South Africa.
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In addition, the school hosted its third “Business Journalism 101” workshop for professional journalists in October 2007 in conjunction with the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The school was also the site of the fall Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference during the same month.
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Carolina Community Media Project Since 2001, the Carolina Community Media Project has worked to strengthen the state’s 192 community newspapers in the belief that strong papers make for strong communities.
Top: Chris Roush with students Bottom: Jock Lauterer
Led by founding director Jock Lauterer, this year the project served 15 more community papers with free, on-site journalism workshops, bringing the total of the “Johnny Appleseed Summer Community Journalism Roadshow” to 120 papers from Murphy to Manteo. In fall 2007, Lauterer and community journalism students launched a “bucket brigade” rapid response emergency community journalism
team, to aid a small newspaper in crisis. They provided content for the Spring Hope Enterprise, a community paper in Spring Hope, one hour east of Chapel Hill, whose long-time editor-publisher is recovering from double hip replacement surgery. Community journalism students also worked with editing students to launch Carrboro Commons, a twice-monthly, Web-based e-zine for Carrboro, and mentored the new Carrboro High School journalism class in a new journalism “Big Buddies” style program.
Center for Media Law and Policy The Center for Media Law and Policy is a collaborative initiative of the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the UNC School of Law. The center supports both schools’ efforts to train students in the complex relationship between mass communication, the law and public policy. The center also provides a national forum for debate on media law and policy. The center is envisioned as a resource for media and legal professionals and scholars, and a source for innovative solutions to the problems raised as traditional legal standards are challenged by technological changes in the dissemination of news, information and entertainment. Issues the center will address include intellectual property, media consolidation, national security, indecency, privacy, advertising and reporter’s privilege. The center hosted an address by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin in March 2007. It was the first major event of the center made possible by the instrumental work of Wade Hargrove, a ’62 RTVMP graduate and ’65 School of Law graduate, and a $200,000 gift from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Martin’s speech emphasized critical issues surrounding rapid changes in the media landscape, broadband access and media ownership.
Distance Education The school expanded its distance education program by offering two courses – “JOMC 153: Newswriting” and “JOMC 141: Professional Problems and Ethics” – online over the summer. Students were able to take these required courses while working on internships or living at home. The school received many favorable comments from students, who appreciated the opportunity to take courses with school professors while away from campus. The program also offered a completely new online course in the spring, “JOMC 490: Public Records Research for Journalists.” This class, taught by a leading law librarian and a licensed private investigator, showed students how to use databases and “gumshoe” techniques to locate people and assets, conduct criminal checks and identify business affiliations. The course will be offered again during the spring 2008 semester.
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Read Lauterer’s Blue Highways Journal blog about community journalism at weblogs.jomc.unc.edu:16080/bluehighways.
Lincoln Financial has made a gift to the center supporting a debate on campaign finance and election law featuring nationally prominent experts – Bradley Smith, professor at the Capital University School of Law and former chairman of the Federal Elections Commission, and Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law – who will debate the issues on Feb. 26, 2008, at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on the Carolina campus. Bill Marshall, a law professor at Carolina, will moderate the debate.
FCC chairman Kevin Martin continues the discussion after an address kicking off the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy
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The Carolina Community Media Project is working with Carrboro radio station WCOM to produce a one-hour live radio program focusing on community and media issues.
Electronic Communication The past year has been successful for the school’s electronic communication students and faculty. Students continue to excel in regional and national competitions. The TV news program “Carolina Week” took top honors in all three national competitions entered: Collegiate Broadcasters, National Broadcasting Society and the biggest of the three, The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Winning all three is, in effect, the “Triple Crown” of student broadcast news competitions. Senior Adam Rhew also took top national honors in the SPJ radio reporting category. Collectively, the TV program, the “Carolina Connection” radio program and individual students accounted for more than 50 awards. The school is positioning itself to provide students with more live reporting experience. Currently, students and electronic communication faculty are limited to live shots in the newsroom and foyer of Carroll Hall. The school hopes to purchase technology soon that will allow live broadcasting. The school also plans to switch to high definition as the Federal Communications Commission’s deadline for digital conversion approaches.
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Anne Johnston became the associate dean for graduate studies on July 1, 2007, replacing Ruth Walden. Walden will resume teaching in spring 2008. Chris Roush joined the administration of the graduate studies program in July as the master’s program director.
Since December 2006, 29 students (6 doctoral and 23 master’s) have graduated from the program. Graduates accepted professorships at institutions including Quinnipiac University, Emerson College, Meredith College, Louisiana State University and the University of Minnesota. Other students in the program have completed internships with organizations and newspapers that include the Fredericksburg Free LanceStar (Va.), Summit Daily News (Frisco, Colo.), Rowland Public Relations (Australia), the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Moscow Times, among others. The 11th class of Park Fellows entered the school during the fall of 2007. The Triad Foundation generously continues to fund Roy H. Park Fellowships, given to eight entering doctoral students and 14 entering master’s students.
ibiblio ibiblio, a joint effort of the school and the School of Information and Library Science, is a contributor-run digital library and archive that helps people who want to share information freely and openly. In October 2007, ibiblio celebrated its 15th year since beginning as Sunsite, one of the first Internet servers ever created.
2007 entering class of Park Fellows
Now ibiblio hosts more than 2,000 non-software related projects, including Project Gutenburg, a free book archive; etree.org, where fans of tape-friendly bands share concert music; information about charities and non-profits in North Carolina and worldwide; video docu-
ibiblio participated in the organization and running of numerous events related to podcasting, blogging, copyright issues, entrepreneurship, emerging media technologies, library collections of the future, the open source movement and much more.
The center also looked beyond the University reaching out to RTI, Duke University and North Carolina Central University to expand capacity for health communication research at UNC. Twenty-five scholars at UNC, RTI, NCCU and Duke are presently affiliated with IHC. Details on the initiative can be found on the Web site at ihc.unc.edu.
In the past year, ibiblio was awarded gifts and grants from the Smallwood Foundation, IBM, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Advanced Micro, the Fedora Foundation, Red Hat, Syngenta and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
M.A./J.D. Joint Degree Program
ibiblio founder and school faculty member Paul Jones won the 2006 Knowledge Trust Honors Award for Innovation.
The program allows students to earn a master’s degree in mass communication and a J.D. in law in four years. It would take five years for students to earn both degrees if pursued separately. Assistant professor Michael Hoefges coordinates program activities for the school, including advising dual degree students. Associate dean Laura Gassaway serves as his counterpart in the law school.
Interdisciplinary Health Communication (IHC) A newly formed center for Interdisciplinary Health Communication (IHC) originated with scholars from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Public Health, School of Information and Library Science, and the Department of Psychology. The mission of IHC is to foster innovative approaches to health communication. Priority research areas include: e-health/health informatics, message design and effects, and medical decision-making. This initiative is truly interdisciplinary with a genuine emphasis on collaboration, systematic sharing of information and a demonstrated collegiality among UNC scholars and partners. Over the past year, the center has established a graduate certificate program in Interdisciplinary Health Communication, the first health communication certificate in the country specifically focusing on interdisciplinary approaches. Seven students are enrolled in the program as it starts its first year, and 19 students have enrolled in the core theories and methods course, taught by James L. Knight Professor Jane Brown.
The school’s dual degree program in conjunction with the UNC School of Law accepted its first four students beginning fall 2007.
In September 2007, the two schools hosted a reception in Carroll Hall for the new dual degree students to introduce themselves to faculty and the school’s current doctoral students studying media law. Dual degree students complete their first year of law school studies upon entering the program and then begin taking graduate coursework in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication during their second year. Thus, the students who began the program in fall 2007 will be joining the incoming class of master’s students and taking their first courses in the school during fall 2008. Currently, the M.A./J.D. program in media law is the only dual degree offered by the school and one of nine dual degree programs offered by the law school. Future plans include seeking sources of funding for scholarships for dual degree students and incorporating the dual degree program into the activities and functions of the Center for Media Law and Policy.
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In 2006, ibiblio entered a relationship with MCNC, formerly the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) to cut bandwidth and hosting costs by 66 percent while increasing its bandwidth capacity and reliability.
IHC also collaborated with Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to submit proposals to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on health communication-related topics. Several contract applications are presently under review or moving forward.
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mentaries of folk practice; educational sites and more. ibiblio serves more than 16 million requests per day.
Medical Journalism Program Four students entered the medical journalism master’s program in fall 2006 – the largest matriculating class since the program began in 2000. Molly Davis, Yasmeen Khan and Kate Schoen graduated this May to bring the total number of medical journalism graduates to 15. Schoen co-anchored “Carolina Week,” the award-winning Carolina student newscast, in fall 2006, and in spring 2007, medical journalism students contributed eight reports to the newscast on topics ranging from avian flu to a norovirus outbreak. In November 2006, program director Tom Linden moderated a panel discussion at a professional education workshop at the school entitled “How Will Avian Influenza Affect North Carolina?” Linden also consulted with the UNC School of Public Health (SPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a television program on pandemic flu preparedness. That program and two others on which Linden consulted with SPH/CDC were broadcast nationally.
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Linden also presented a case study and participated in a panel discussion on ethics in journalism at Washington and Lee University and continued as medical anchor for “Journal Watch Audio,” a joint production of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Audio-Digest Foundation.
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Pfizer expanded funding for the Minority Medical Journalism Scholarship with an additional $150,000 over the three-year term of the scholarship. The first international Pfizer Scholarship recipient, Margarita De Pano from the Philippines, joined the program in fall 2006. A second international recipient, Prashant Nair from India, joined the program in fall 2007. Pfizer also made a $26,000 grant for an environmental documentary for which shooting began in fall 2007.
News-Editorial The news-editorial program in the school, with about 200 students and 15 faculty members, continues to prepare students for jobs in the print media as it increases its focus on online coursework, with the addition of assistant professor Ryan Thornburg to teach in that area, and with segments on online editing added to the news-editing courses.
The news-editorial program continues to reach out to professionals with such activities as the sponsorship of the fall conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Guest speakers, including R. Jeffrey Smith, national investigative correspondent for The Washington Post, and Joe Treen, former executive editor of People Weekly, share their expertise with students. In November, the school hosted an exhibit from The Associated Press, based on “Breaking News,” the newly published history of the organization. Walter Mears, the longtime AP Washington bureau chief, and Kiichiro Sato, AP photo editor for Ohio, spoke. Students continue to obtain jobs at major media outlets in North Carolina and throughout the United States. Last year, students took positions with organizations including the Bloomberg News Service, SI.com, The Redeye of The Chicago Tribune, The Asheville Citizen Times, Hearst magazines, Cottage Living and Charlotte magazines.
N.C. Scholastic Media Association The N.C. Scholastic Media Association, based in the school, is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in scholastic journalism and encourages respect for freedom of the press. The NCSMA also promotes professional growth of journalism teachers and speaks for scholastic media in matters of curriculum and instruction that affect journalism education in North Carolina. Students and teachers from across the state attended this summer’s N.C. Scholastic Media Institute in Chapel Hill, and teachers took advantage of courses designed specifically for them, including three online courses. NCSMA serves as a link between high school programs and the school by sponsoring statewide media contests in middle and high schools; arranging tours of The Daily Tar Heel newsroom and "Carolina Week" studios; and working with Carolina’s admissions office to recruit high-achieving students. The association also builds partnerships with universities across the state, and regional workshops are a staple of the program. Director Monica Hill represents the association at regional and national scholastic events and serves on various boards and committees as an advocate
for scholastic journalism. The NCSMA recently responded to a State Board of Education proposal, which endangered journalism courses in schools, by successfully lobbying for an amended framework that allowed student credit for participating in journalism and related activities.
Park Library Highlights: 2007 In 2007, the school’s library marked its 17th anniversary and its eighth year since it became the Park Library. Among the 106 accredited journalism and mass communication programs in the U.S., the school is one of only 15 that fully support, staff and equip libraries or research centers. Other notable events for the Park Library this year included: • A generous bequest from the late Professor Robert Stevenson of nearly 400 books from his personal collection. • An agreement between the University’s Davis Library’s e-resources staff and the Park Library to share costs in acquiring NewsBank’s full text archives from more than 800 U.S. newspapers and news magazines for campus-wide access. • A hardware and software upgrade of all 33 computers in the library. • Receptions in the library honoring Park Lecture speakers.
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• Park librarian Barbara Semonche honored with the 2007 David Rhydwen Award for scholarly contributions to news librarianship at the Special Libraries Association’s News Division’s annual conference in Denver.
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The school offered 12 programs in 2006–07 for more than 500 professionals working in journalism, advertising and public relations. One highlight was hosting journalists from the Middle East and North Africa for a week-long workshop as part of the U.S. State Departmentsponsored Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. Faculty also traveled to Shanghai to conduct a workshop for Chinese professionals on media relations and crisis communication. Upcoming programs include a March 2008 symposium on the Internet’s impact on journalism education and theories of mass communication in honor of Philip Meyer. Meyer,
Top: High school journalists students participating in Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media, associated with the NCSMA Middle: Park Library Bottom: Murrow Program for Journalists
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Knight Chair in Journalism, will retire from the school in 2008. Progress Energy and Duke Energy both provided financial support for the school’s professional education programs.
Program on Public Life The Program on Public Life, housed in the school and led by Ferrel Guillory, has had a productive year, positioning itself as a stronger research broker for delivering policy-related data and information to decision makers in North Carolina.
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Among the program’s activities are roundtables for legislators about population growth; seminars with the UNC School of Education and the governor’s office focusing on the challenges facing North Carolina’s education system; a discussion of opportunities for the state’s future economic growth based on entrepreneurship and innovation; a roundtable with hog farmers, environmental organizations, legislators and policymakers, UNC faculty, and others to discuss the economic prospects and environmental protection of Eastern North Carolina; a seminar about the future of the state’s coast and the roles of the state and the University in affecting that future; and roundtables with N.C. journalists about Latinos’ role in the economy, homeland security and economic trends. The program also formed a 16-member council to help identify emerging issues in the North Carolina.
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Public Relations Associate professor Lois Boynton assumes the role as head of the school’s public relations program, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Boynton replaces Dulcie Straughan, who headed the program for 12 years and takes over as senior associate dean for the school. Boynton, who has been on the faculty since 2001, earned both her master’s and doctoral degrees from the school. Public relations faculty members are helping to increase the school’s international ties. PR faculty Napoleon Byars, Elizabeth Dougall and Dulcie Straughan – and Xinshu Zhao, an advertising faculty member – conducted a three-day workshop on effective media relations and crisis communication at the Co-Progress Institute at Jaitong University in Shanghai, China, in August
2007. Chinese government and businesses have a growing interest in public relations as the country rapidly moves toward a consumercentered economy. Talks are underway to repeat the program next year in Chapel Hill. Capstrat, a full-service public relations agency in Raleigh, N.C., gave $100,000 to the school to fund two $2,500 annual scholarships. The intent of the scholarships is to encourage diversity in the public relations profession by increasing educational and employment opportunities for students.
Research The school’s research is focused on advancing the understanding of media’s role in society. Jennifer Klimas Gallina serves as the school’s new director of research administration, helping faculty find funding for specific projects and navigate the requirements of the University and grant sponsors. Recent grant successes include funding for the first postdoctoral fellowship in the school’s history; an interdisciplinary collaboration to use media to prevent shaken baby syndrome; an anti-smoking project; a copy editing workshop for professionals; and the study of the media’s effect on sexual health behaviors in China. Kenan professor Don Shaw and nine other faculty members have submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation as part of their efforts to fund the replication of the 1968 landmark agenda-setting study. A number of other faculty members have begun discussions about project ideas and submitted grants for projects that are not yet funded. Grant applications often take several attempts for success, and the school is now positioned to be persistent and strategic in pursuit of increased grant funding.
Sports Communication The sports communication program, now in its fourth year, is designed to bring all programs in the school together to look at the emerging world of sports media. The program consists of three courses covering ethics, marketing and general sports communication. Students have worked with senior executives from the Miami Heat, Florida Marlins, Detroit Pistons and Miami Dolphins. They have
conducted ethical forums on college football, youth sports, sports reporting and the steroid controversy with senior officials and experts who have visited classrooms to discuss issues based on student research. Guest speakers have included NBC Sports director Michael Weisman, former Carolina basketball coach Bill Guthridge and general manager of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Travis Tygart. Sport communication students have landed starting jobs at ESPN, Nike, Onsport consulting, the Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens.
Visual Communication Students and alumni from the school’s visual communication programs in multimedia, photojournalism and graphic design continue to excel as demonstrated by job placement and success in national competitions. The New York Times, MSNBC and The Washington Post hired numerous graduates this year and other alumni joined the staffs of Time, National Geographic, The Baltimore Sun and many other mid-sized and community media organizations.
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The school’s placement success is due in large part to our multimedia, infographics and documentary photojournalism emphases and our international documentary multimedia storytelling projects. Students won numerous prestigious awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Society for News Design, Online News Association, Horizon Interactive and Malofiej. Don Wittekind, the former graphics editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, joined the faculty in fall 2006. Wittekind joins Alberto Cairo and Laura Ruel to form one of the strongest graphic design faculties in the country. The school now hosts the annual judging of the SNDies international multimedia awards. This year, visual communication students traveled to more than a dozen countries and produced projects for the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the Special Olympics and Sister Cities International, as well as various projects in North Carolina. Experience some of the school’s work at: whitecitystories.org multimedia.jomc.unc.edu/kenan specialolympicslive.org carolinaphotojournalism.org
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School News School news
Centennial
Communications
When professor Edward Kidder Graham greeted his “English 16: Journalism” class on a warm September day in 1909, he could not have known that from such a humble beginning would grow one of the largest academic units on campus and a school with a worldwide reputation for leadership in journalism and mass communication education.
The school continues to revamp its communications efforts to reach its audiences with the information they need to stay engaged with the school’s mission.
The school will commemorate the centennial of that first course with a variety of programs and projects during 2009 and 2010. Tom Bowers, who retired in 2006 after 35 years on the faculty, is working with Dean Folkerts, assistant dean for development and alumni affairs Speed Hallman and others on events for the celebration. The school hopes to kick off the commemoration with a University Day speech on Oct. 12, 2009, and to have other special speakers during the year. The celebration will end with the school’s board of visitors meeting in spring 2010.
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Bowers has been spending hours at the University’s Wilson Library, going through University catalogs, old editions of The Tar Heel, official archives and personal papers of people like Skipper Coffin, Neal Luxon and Holt McPherson to write a history of the school. He is also building an oral history collection of interviews with former faculty members and alumni.
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Anyone with memories or memorabilia from your times at the journalism school, please contact Bowers at tbowers@email.unc.edu, and mark your calendar for the centennial.
Edward Kidder Graham (center) and Frank Porter Graham (right)
The school launched a Web site this year with a new design and infrastructure that allows staff and faculty to manage content and provide the latest information about the school. The site hosts blogs that share perspective on business journalism, politics, community journalism, information technology, the open source movement, copy editing and more. An improved, searchable alumni database along with social networking and mentoring functions will soon expand interactivity of the school’s site. The “Carolina Week” newscast and “Carolina Connection” radio program launched new modules with better video and podcasting functions. A new agreement with iTunes U will allow the school to make even more content accessible. The Carolina Communicator has taken on a new magazine form to be issued twice a year, and
this revived Dean’s Report will serve as an annual report and yearbook for the school. A satellite studio under construction in Carroll Hall will enable school and University faculty members to go live from campus to network and cable television and radio news programs. The studio will give greater reach and visibility for faculty expertise on important issues facing the nation.
The school is in the midst of a comprehensive curriculum review to ensure all of its students are competent and versatile in the wide range of skills needed for the competitive edge in a rapidly changing media environment. The school holds true to the core principles of journalism and communication education while leading the transformation to a digital world. Within Carroll Hall, the lines between sequences are blurring as faculty members are working toward a more unified curriculum that incorporates the technological approaches that are now critical to effective journalism and communication. Initial efforts in redesigning the curriculum include a revamped newswriting course that will cover writing for print, broadcast and online. Another improvement includes the combination of the multimedia narratives course with the introductory course in video production and editing. The goal is for all journalism students to develop audio, video and multimedia skills in addition to the fundamental writing skills that are a hallmark of the school. School administration and faculty recognize that advertising and public relations students need a different range of skills, and the curriculum for each of those areas is being redefined as well. All students must fully understand the value of accuracy, clarity, fairness and ethics. Upon that foundation, they can develop specialties in important areas including business, sports, community journalism, health communication, law, history, political and strategic communication, and more. A degree from the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication must allow graduates to hit the ground running in their chosen fields.
Eight distinguished communications professionals were inducted into the N.C. Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations Halls of Fame and the N.C. Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in April. The halls are based in the school.
N.C. Halls of Fame inductees John Greene, Ken Lowe, Ferrel Guillory, Roberta Bowman, Mac Secrest, Jennie Buckner and Walter Klein
The three journalism honorees were Jennie Buckner, the first woman to serve as editor of The Charlotte Observer and vice president of news for Knight Ridder; Ferrel Guillory, former associate editor of and longtime contributor to The News & Observer; and Andrew “Mac” Secrest, former editor and publisher of the Cheraw, S.C., newspaper, The Chronicle. The advertising honoree was Walter J. Klein, founder of the Walter J. Klein Co. advertising agency. The public relations honoree was Roberta Bowman, longtime communications executive at Duke Energy Corp. The N.C. Association of Broadcasters inducted three new members to the broadcasting hall of fame. The honorees were the late Joseph Bryan, television visionary; John Greene, longtime Capitol Broadcasting Co. executive; and Ken Lowe, president and CEO of E.W. Scripps Co. The Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations Halls of Fame recognize individuals who have made outstanding, career-long contributions to their field. Honorees must be native North Carolinians or those born elsewhere who have become distinctly identified with the state. The new members bring total membership to 114 in journalism, 18 in advertising, 21 in public relations and 92 in broadcasting. The halls were founded in 1970 (broadcasting), 1981 (journalism) and 1988 (advertising and public relations).
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Stay tuned as innovative ways to communicate the school’s messages more broadly and effectively continue to develop.
iTunes U
Mentoring
Carolina has entered a partnership with Apple’s iTunes to allow students, faculty, alumni and people around the world to experience University programs, lectures, presentations, performances and debates from anywhere with an Internet connection.
The school’s career mentor program is a networking opportunity that matches students with alumni working as journalists and communicators. Career mentors volunteer their time to be a resource for students and provide a valuable connection to the professional world.
iTunes U will debut with University content during the spring 2008 semester.
Students use the mentor program to learn about the career fields they hope to pursue after graduation. Many secure jobs and internships with the help of their mentor.
Through computers and iPods, the rich Carolina educational experience can be sampled from near and far, expanding the University’s reach farther beyond the stone wall borders of campus. Visitors to the iTunes store will click the link to iTunes U and select the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will have its own tab within UNC’s iTunes U offerings. The school will use iTunes U to share "Carolina Week" student newscasts, "Carolina Connection" radio programs, guest lectures and more.
Since July 2006, the school has organized mentoring trips to Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C.
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Students who participate in the mentoring trips are currently responsible for $300 to help offset the cost of flights and lodging. Many students get help paying for the trips from the Don and Barbara Curtis Excellence Fund for Extracurricular Student Activities. The school is seeking more funds to remove the financial obstacle for students who wish to take advantage of the career mentoring program’s trips.
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This year, the school’s mentors are working in a variety of fields including journalism, television, advertising, marketing, public relations and government. Mentors are working for organizations including Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, Digitas, The Washington Post, Fox Sports Net, Lenovo, Gibbs and Soell, TBS, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Capstrat, and Avenue A/Razorfish, among others.
Raising the Ante The school will host a major national conference in March 2008 to help chart the future of journalism education in America. The conference – “Raising the Ante: The Internet’s Impact on Journalism Education and Existing Theories of Mass Communication” – will draw the nation’s top journalism thinkers to Chapel Hill to honor the legacy of Phil Meyer, the school’s Knight Chair in Journalism revered both as an eminent journalist and media scholar. Students meet with alumnae mentors in Washington, D.C., in fall 2007. Pictured, left to right, are Katie Hallaway, Julie Sass, Courtney Miller, Shaniqua McClendon, Amy Auth.
The conference will examine today’s media in the light of existing theories. It will consider how research and theory can serve journalism in the digital age. Meyer has been at the forefront of applying social-science research methods to the practice of journalism. His 1973 book, "Precision Journal-
ism," is considered one of the most significant books of the 20th century on journalism and communication. His most recent book is "The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism in the Information Age," published in 2004. Meyer is a fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists and has received career awards from the American Association for Public Opinion Research, the National Press Foundation, the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center and the Research Federation of the Newspaper Association of America. In 2005, the Philip Meyer Journalism Award was established to recognize the best precision journalism, computerassisted reporting and social-science research techniques.
Latino Project The school is planning a large-scale media project for the 2008 calendar year that will focus on the implications of a growing Latino population in North Carolina.
The project will range from studies of Latino media in the state, to feature stories on individuals, to policy and business implications. The school hopes it will be an invaluable learning experience for both students and faculty, and that the project will include meaningful outreach as a public service to the state.
Local Election Coverage In an effort to encourage cooperation across sequences and courses, the school brought together four classes during the fall 2007 semester to cover Orange County, Carrboro and Chapel Hill elections.
Participating in the project were students from Leroy Towns’ political reporting class, Jock Lauterer’s community journalism class, Ryan Thornburg’s online newswriting and editing class, and Andy Bechtel’s copy editing class. Leading up to the Nov. 6 election, reporting students covered local issues and races through different media including print, audio and video. For election night, student journalists stepped out of the classroom/newsroom to document the results and reactions to the election. Like professional journalists, students worked with real deadlines and filed their stories for editing and posting to a special Web site at jomc.unc.edu/elections/2007. The project allowed students to gain knowledge and refine their skills in the traditional form of journalism, while also cultivating skills in new media such as online news and blogging.
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Changing demographics is a topic of much discussion in North Carolina and the rest of the U.S. It is a complex issue that requires detailed information and understanding, and the school is well positioned with resources and expertise to take on this issue that many professional journalists struggle to cover adequately.
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The year-long initiative will span all sequences and include the work of students, faculty and staff to create robust, interactive and innovative coverage of this broad topic. It is an opportunity to demonstrate, rather than talk about, how a truly integrated approach to media and communications can operate.
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Timeline In addition to daily teaching, research and service, the school continually hosts visiting professionals, workshops, seminars and conferences that enrich the educational experience for students and faculty. This timeline includes highlights from July 2006 through November 2007.
2006 July 5 – 15
JOMC 191 Faculty and professionals worked with N.C. high school journalism teachers on teaching broadcast journalism to high school students. July 10 – 14 Top to bottom: Charles Lewis, Jonathan Alter and William Friday
Summer Institute for Midcareer Copy Editors Midcareer copy editors finetuned their skills at this weeklong workshop. July 18 – 28
JOMC 105 Faculty, staff and professionals worked with N.C. high school journalism teachers on teaching desktop publishing and design to high school students. Aug. 16 – 22
Multimedia Bootcamp This weeklong workshop taught participants how to use Flash, Dreamweaver and advanced Photoshop and Flash scripting skills. WHO WHEN
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Billy Weeks, a photographer and editor for Chattanooga, Tenn., newspapers for 22 years, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program, presented by the UNC student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association. Sept. 26
Jason Arthurs, North Carolina Press Photographer of the year, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program. Oct. 2
Philip Buiser, founder, Skinnyman Productions, spoke to Jan Yopp’s graduate reporting class. Oct. 3
Jay Rosen, professor, New York University, and founder of NewAssignment.net, spoke to Phil Meyer’s saving journalism seminar.
Oct. 10
Charles Lewis, professor, American University and founder of the Center for Public Integrity, spoke to Phil Meyer’s saving journalism seminar. Oct. 19
Journalism Day, Northeast Piedmont and Southeast Piedmont Regional Workshop Oct. 23
Jonathan Alter, senior editor, Newsweek, and NBC News contributing correspondent, delivered the 14th Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture, “Between the Lines: Politics, Media and Society.” Oct. 24
Wally Bowen, executive director, Mountain Area Information Network, Asheville, N.C., spoke to Phil Meyer’s saving journalism seminar. Oct. 30
Louis Deluca, senior staff photographer, the Dallas Morning News, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program. Oct. 31
Chad Johnston, director, the People’s Channel, spoke to Phil Meyer’s saving journalism seminar. Nov. 3
Better Business-to-Business Marketing and Advertising This workshop explored how brand strategy helps attract customers and build the bottom line. Nov. 6
Grey Blackwell, multimedia cartoonist, The News & Observer, spoke to Andy Bechtel’s journalism class. Nov. 16
Trip Park, author and illustrator, spoke to advertising students in John Sweeney’s and Janas Sinclair’s class. Nov. 20
Ted Vaden, public editor, The News & Observer, spoke to Andy Bechtel’s journalism class.
Top: Karen Parker, Bottom: Charles Krauthammer
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Feb. 7
Ami Vitale, National Press Photographers Association’s Magazine Photographer of the Year in 2003, spoke and displayed her work at the school.
Malcolm Moran, Knight Chair in Sports, Journalism and Society at Penn State, spoke to Phil Meyer’s advanced journalism class.
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Feb. 8
How Will Avian Influenza Affect N.C.? Communicating the Facts to the Public
Doug Marlette, Pulitzer Prizewinning cartoonist, novelist and creator of the comic strip Kudzu, read from his latest novel, “Magic Time,” in the Halls of Fame room.
Jan. 17
William C. Friday, founding co-chair, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and former president of the UNC system, spoke to Phil Meyer’s advanced reporting class. Jan. 18
Ramona DuBose, communications director for the UNC School of Public Health, spoke to Jan Yopp’s medical journalism class. Jan. 18
Dean Folkerts met with alumni and friends at the Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles. Jan. 19
How Government Works A professional development seminar co-sponsored by the school with the N.C. Press Association and the UNC School of Government to help journalists better cover government. Jan. 28
American Copy Editors Society Regional Conference Feb. 1
Jill Boy, communications director for Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, spoke to Jan Yopp’s medical journalism class.
Seth Effron, deputy press secretary for N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, visited Leroy Towns’ political communication class. Feb. 13
Arati Bechtel, lead copy editor and writer, Corporate Creative, SAS Institute, spoke to Andy Bechtel’s journalism class. Feb. 17
N.C. Scholastic Media Association and N.C. Scholastic Media Advisors Association Executive Committee Meeting at Carroll Hall Feb. 19
John P. Evans, member NCAA Management Council, spoke to Phil Meyer’s advanced journalism class. Feb. 23
CABJ Minority High School Journalism Program Feb. 27
Pete Souza, national photographer, Chicago Tribune, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program. Feb. 28
Amy Perko, executive director, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, spoke to Phil Meyer’s advanced journalism class. March 1
Brian Nick, chief of staff for N.C. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, visited Leroy Towns’ political communication class.
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Back to Broadcast Basics: Tighten Your Text and Tune Your Tone
Scott Jagow, morning host for American Public Media’s “Marketplace” program, spoke to classes as part of Hearst Visiting Professionals program.
A professional development seminar conducted by associate professor Charlie Tuggle and assistant professor Dave Cupp. March 5
Kevin J. Martin, chairman, Federal Communications Commission, spoke at the first event of the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy, a collaborative initiative of the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the UNC School of Law. March 5
Ted Mellnik, investigative reporter, The Charlotte Observer, spoke to Phil Meyer’s advanced reporting class. March 19
Karen Parker, a copy editor at the Winston-Salem Journal and the school’s first black female alumna, spoke to classes. March 20
Steve Merelman, front-page editor, The News & Observer, spoke to Andy Bechtel’s journalism class.
March 27
Vicki Cronis, staff photographer, The Virginian-Pilot, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program. April 1
N.C. Halls of Fame in Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising and Broadcasting induction April 2
Hodding Carter, past president, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, spoke to Phil Meyer’s advanced reporting class. April 3
Karen Regan, vice president of Federal Affairs for UNCChapel Hill, visited Leroy Towns’ political communication class. April 9 – 10
Ann Greer, a 1976 master’s graduate and director of communications and marketing for the Phillips Collection in Washington, spoke in classes and met with students.
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This one-day seminar provided journalists with background information about the current status of the disease and explored the difficult public policy issues that will arise should avian influenza come to the state.
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Media Training for Orange County Health Department
PhotoNight featuring the work of the school’s student photojournalists – Galen Clarke, Miranda Harple, Kat Hogue, Kate Lord, Joanne McVerry, Crystal Street, Traci White and Melissa Williamson
David Kroll, a research scientist in the National Products Laboratory, Research Triangle Institute, spoke to Tom Linden’s medical journalism class.
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North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute June 24 – July 1
Chuck Stone High School Diversity Program July 5 – 14
JOMC 191 Faculty and professionals worked with N.C. high school journalism teachers on teaching broadcast journalism to high school students. July 17 – 27
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Faculty, staff and professionals worked with N.C. high school journalism teachers on teaching desktop publishing and design to high school students.
Ted Vaden, public editor, The News & Observer, spoke to Andy Bechtel’s journalism class.
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Charles Krauthammer, columnist, The Washington Post Writers Group, delivered the 15th Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture, “The View from the Swamp: Washington in the Twilight of the Bush Administration.”
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The school hosted foreign journalists as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists.
Society of Professional Journalists National Meeting
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Tish Grief, blogger and coordinator of “Assignment Zero,” spoke to Phil Meyer’s journalism class.
Deborah Platt Majoras, chairman, Federal Trade Commission, delivered the 16th Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture, “The Role of Truthful Information in the Marketplace.”
Sept. 24
Judith E. Tintinalli, Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, spoke to Tom Linden’s medical journalism class.
Paul Jones, ibiblio director, spoke to Phil Meyer’s journalism class.
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Faculty-staff picnic at Dean Jean Folkert’s house
Rick Willis, news director of News 14 Carolina and a 1975 graduate from Carolina’s Radio Television and Motion Pictures program, visited classes.
Mark Klapper, vice president of strategic planning, MicroMass Communication, spoke to Bob Lauterborn’s account planning course.
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Geoff Dougherty, founder of Chi-town Daily News, spoke to Phil Meyer’s journalism class.
SND Best of Multimedia Design annual competition judging at the school
Chris Blue, Chapel Hill Police Department, spoke to Jan Yopp’s reporting class.
The school partnered with the N.C. Press Association to host the Newspaper Academy, a full day of training for newspaper reporters and editors.
Oct. 9
Bob Steinbugler, IBM inventor of electronic paper, spoke to Phil Meyer’s journalism class.
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Chris Hondros, senior staff photographer, Getty Images, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program. Multimedia Bootcamp
Jordan Schrader, Asheville Citizen-Times capitol reporter, spoke to Leroy Towns’ political reporting class.
Los Angeles Times political correspondent Peter Wallsten visited with faculty and students and delivered a free public lecture titled “Power, Politics and the Press: Tales from the 2008 Campaign Trail.”
International Media Relations and Crisis Communications, Co-Progress Education and Training, Shanghai, China
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Kirk Ross, editor, Carrboro Citizen, spoke to Phil Meyer’s journalism class.
Oct. 9
Steve Liss, photographer, Time Magazine, spoke as part of the PhotoNight program.
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Jim Drinkard, Associated Press Washington reporter, visited Leroy Towns’ political reporting class. Drinkard was a visiting Hearst speaker and spoke to five classes. Oct. 2
Charles Lewis, founder, Center for Public Integrity, spoke to Phil Meyer’s journalism class.
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School’s foundation board meeting Oct. 14
“The Critics Speak” music critic event co-sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the music department and the College of Arts and Sciences Oct. 15
Carol Krucoff, health author and former syndicated Washington Post health columnist, spoke to Tom Linden’s medical journalism class. Oct. 18
Central Carolina J-Day Along the with The News & Observer, the school hosted high school students from central N.C. for a one-day journalism training workshop. Oct. 18
JAFA reception in Washington, D. C. at the National Press Club Oct. 18 – 19
Business Journalism 101: A Back-to-Basics Workshop for Business Journalists and Editors
The school hosted a reception with Chancellor James Moeser and Dean Jean Folkerts for alumni and friends in New York City.
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Society of American Business Editors & Writers Fall Conference Oct. 22
Paula Spencer, a medical journalist and author, spoke to Tom Linden’s medical journalism class. Oct. 25
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer José Galvez, who has documented Latina/o lives in the United States for more than 35 years, presented his work at the school. Oct. 26 –27
School’s fall board of visitors meeting Oct. 27
The school hosted nearly 700 people for two screenings of “Doubletime” – a Discovery Films documentary by 2004 master’s graduate Stephanie Johnes about the Bouncing Bulldogs competitive jumprope team. Oct. 29
Helen Chickering, medical reporter for NBC Newschannel, spoke to Tom Linden’s medical journalism class. Oct. 30
Greg Kelly, photojournalist and senior producer for NPR’s nationally-syndicated “The Story,” spoke and screened his documentary, “Beyond Words: Photographers of War,” as part of the school’s PhotoNight program. Nov. 3
Football homecoming pre-game reception with alumni, friends, students, parents and faculty in the Halls of Fame room in Carroll Hall.
Nov. 8
Mark Johnson, Charlotte Observer capitol reporter, spoke to Leroy Towns’ political reporting class. Nov. 12 – 16
Walter Mears, former Associate Press Washington bureau chief, and Kiichiro Sato, AP photo editor in Ohio, presented an exhibit illustrating the history of the AP. Nov. 13
Founder of World AIDS Day, James Bunn, a medical journalist, visited classes. Nov. 14
The school hosted an event to honor Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Horace Carter and announced a new distinguished professorship established in his honor by his son and daughters. Nov. 28
Gene W. Matthews, senior fellow at North Carolina Institute for Public Health and former chief counsel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke to Tom Linden’s medical journalism class. Nov. 30
“Branding for Business Success” A professional development seminar with Bob Lauterborn, Knight Professor of Advertising, and Kevin Clark, IBM’s “brand master,” discussed how brand strategy helps attract profitable customers and builds the bottom line.
UPCOMING EVENTS Jan. 11 –13
“Picturing the World” exhibition opens at the Ackland Art Museum featuring the work of 30 Carolina photojournalism alumni. Plans include a reception, alumni barbecue and seminars. For more information, contact Rich Beckman at 919.962.4081 or rbeckman@email.unc.edu. Jan. 22 –24
Suzanne Gordon, an award-winning author and journalist advocating for nurses and patients, will visit the school, deliver a public lecture about health care issues, and meet with Interdisciplinary Health Communication students as part of the school’s research colloquium series. Feb. 26
The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy hosts a debate about campaign finance and election law at the University’s George Watts Hill Alumni Center. Bradley Smith, former chairman of the Federal Elections Commission and current law professor at Capital University, will debate Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school. The debate is made possible with support from Lincoln Financial. March 13
Journalism Alumni and Friends Association ( JAFA) alumni reception in Atlanta. March 27 –28
“Raising the Ante” symposium on the future of journalism convened in honor of Phil Meyer. N.C. Halls of Fame inductions
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Students travel on fall break to meet with mentors in Washington, D.C.
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WHERE Carroll Hall The school is housed in Carroll Hall, located off the historic Polk Place quad near the center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus. Carroll Hall features state-of-the-art classrooms, labs and facilities for media production. The school is also home to the Roy H. Park Library, the Charles Kuralt Learning Center and the N.C. Halls of Fame in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations. UNC's 729-acre central campus is among the most beautiful in the nation. Chartered in 1789, Carolina was the first state university to open its doors and the only public university in the nation to award degrees to students in the 18th century. Chapel Hill is a college town of more than 52,000 residents in the center of the state. Its main avenue, Franklin Street, borders campus and features shops, restaurants, movie theaters and houses of worship. In town are historic districts, a museum, a library, parks, malls, hiking and biking trails, and many recreational facilities. Chapel Hill and the cities of Durham and Raleigh form the boundary of the Research Triangle.
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The University is in the midst of the largest construction and renovation program in its history. More than $1 billion in public and private funds have been dedicated to prepare campus buildings and infrastructure for enrollment increases and the new demands of technology and research. Major renovation is underway at the school’s campus neighbor to the east, Hanes Hall; and demolition is ongoing to our neighbor to the south, Venable Hall. The roof of Carroll Hall is being replaced. Inside Carroll Hall, the old darkroom and storage space on the lower level was renovated to add office space and expand a computer laboratory for students working on multimedia projects. Two offices on Carroll Hall’s third floor are being converted to a satellite studio equipped with high-definition cameras and editing equipment. The studio will enable the school and other administrators and faculty at the University to be interviewed by networks, cable stations and radio programs from the Carolina campus.
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Studio The school has been chosen to house a new satellite studio dedicated to increasing the University’s visibility and presence in national media coverage. In partnership with the Office of University Relations and funded by the University’s provost’s office, the school is developing a highdefinition television studio in Carroll Hall that will enable faculty experts at the school and the University to be interviewed live by networks, cable stations, radio programs and other media on the top issues of the day. In the past, national broadcasters’ access to Carolina’s experts was limited by the lack of such a studio and inconvenience for our experts to travel to studios in Durham or Raleigh.
Its longstanding partnerships continue to strengthen with scholars and media organizations in Mexico, South Korea and South America, while it forges new connections in China and on the European continent. Professor and dean emeritus Richard Cole provides a strong link to journalism education in Mexico. Cole received a medal for excellence in international communication from Mexico City’s Monterrey Tec University this year, recognizing his work at the university and in the country. The cross-pollination between Carolina and Monterrey Tec includes Tec professors with doctoral degrees from Carolina, undergraduate exchange students, visiting lectures from Carolina professors to Tec (and vice versa), and a new initiative involving the N. C. Scholastic Media Association to help Tec reach and encourage high school journalists in Mexico. Cole also engineered a partnership with the Associated Press in Mexico City that allows a Carolina journalism student the opportunity to intern there each summer. The school has hosted at least a dozen visiting international scholars since July 2006, most of them coming from Asia, especially Korea and China. The school has also been the host for six exchange students from Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. Students and faculty partnered with universities in South America to produce
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The Charles Kuralt Learning Center has been improved with furniture that visitors can use to relax and enjoy the materials in the center. The Kuralt Center can now be scheduled for small graduate seminars, dissertation defenses and other meetings at times when no visitors will be using the room. The increased use of the center will introduce more students to the Kuralt legacy.
The school is highly engaged internationally.
UNC is joining at least 38 universities across the country with TV studios that actively work with networks. This studio will enable both the school and University to extend its educational mission beyond classrooms to millions of people at once. By positioning school faculty as expert sources, faculty will help shape public debate about important issues, including domestic policy and global affairs, and help disseminate crucial information, such as cancer research or what to do in a public health crisis. The studio also will help to retain top-grade faculty who consider news critical to their educational efforts and to their competition for grant funding. It also will help position and brand the school and University, thereby assisting recruitment of faculty, staff and students.
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Chancellor James Moeser and Dean Folkerts welcome Weijia Sun, director of the media operations for the 2008 Olympics, to Chapel Hill.
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An area behind the school’s research center will be converted into a new classroom. There are plans to expand and retrofit a computer lab in the Park Library with special software for use by research methods classes. Part of the school’s student records office is planned for conversion to a new seminar room.
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Strategic Focus The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s responsibility is to train the next generation of media professionals, including journalists, strategic communicators, teachers and researchers – and to serve journalism and communication professionals. Our most important assets are our students and graduates. We will hold true to the core principles of journalism and mass communication education while leading the transformation in the digital communications environment. We are harnessing technology to enhance our mission of teaching, research and service. The result is a highly engaged school with a significant voice in the evolving issues of our time. Our six major themes:
Teaching and curriculum Re-designing our teaching and curriculum to give students – undergraduate, graduate and continuing education – competence in the range of skills they need in today’s environment, and tomorrow’s. Hiring faculty strategically to address our goals and adding online courses to make our curriculum more accessible.
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Focusing our research to advance our understanding of media’s role in society.
Service and outreach Putting our talent and expertise to work to serve community needs in North Carolina and beyond.
Extra-curricular experiences Expanding student horizons to prepare them for success in an increasingly global, digital and market-based world.
Contact with alumni and media professionals Consulting with alumni and working professionals to remain current on the challenges and opportunities in the field.
Funding priorities Securing funds to launch new initiatives and build on the school’s areas of excellence.
Teaching and curriculum • Emphasize the core principles of accuracy, clarity, fairness and ethics. • Develop multimedia skills for all students. • Create career pathways for students. • Develop student strengths in business, languages, economics, history and other specialties. • Recruit students for the M.A./J.D. dual degree program with the UNC School of Law.* • Launch the new Certificate in Interdisciplinary Health Communication with the School of Public Health, SILS and the College of Arts and Sciences.* • Expand curriculum in strategic and political communication.* • Undertake school-wide project examining impact of Latinos in N.C. • Increase faculty development opportunities, including training in new technology. Service • Launch the Center for Media Law and Policy.* • Convene a future of news symposium to honor Phil Meyer, who retires in 2008.* • Launch Carrboro Commons.* • Develop plan for celebrating the centennial of journalism at Carolina.* • Expand the scholastic media program. • Provide additional executive education opportunities for working professionals. Contact with alumni and media professionals • Increase faculty and student contact with practitioners to share our knowledge and learn from working professionals.* • Revamp communications tools to better tell the school’s story. • Refine the missions and expectations of JAFA and BOV. • Constantly build relationships with professionals and organizations. • Extend professional development and distance education programs.
Funding priorities • Improve stewardship of private funds by investing with the UNC Investment Fund.*
• Support graduate programs including medical journalism, health communication and the M.A./J.D. program. • Expand international graduate fellowships. • Support the Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, Photo Night and 37th Frame. • Create a faculty-led, student-run advertising/public relations agency. • Fund transition to high definition television. • Support professional opportunities for students including spring- and fall-break networking trips. • Fund new distinguished professorships. • Increase funding for basic and applied research. Research • Replicate the landmark agenda-setting study. • Increase research leave opportunities for faculty. • Expand the scope and activities of our research center. • Reduce teaching loads through additional faculty positions and efficient course offerings.* • Hire grants administrator.* Extra-curricular experiences • Create global relationships in Europe*, Asia, South America and Latin America. • Encourage transnational experiences for all students. • Provide additional opportunities for students to gain experience through networking trips and internships. • Increase diversity in faculty, staff and students.* * Done
The world will change on Feb. 17, 2009. That’s the day analog television sets go dark, U.S. television goes digital, and the era of an HDTV standard begins. The school’s job is to prepare every student for the world they’re entering. Stations, networks and cable operators are moving to high definition, so the school must ready teaching facilities for HDTV. The school needs to raise $2 million to convert its field and studio cameras, control room, editing suites, control boards, monitors and projectors from analog to digital. Private funding is the school’s only option. A donor who underwrites the entire project has the opportunity to name the school’s new high definition newsroom. In order to maintain leadership in broadcast education, it is absolutely essential for the school to teach students to report and produce newscasts in digital high definition format. The school doesn't intend to send students out with degrees if they aren’t conversant with the latest industry standards. The school’s students and faculty have earned the support. The broadcast journalism program’s “Carolina Week” production was recognized by three organizations this year as the best student newscast. It was selected the best overall program in the country in the Hearst Competition, known as the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism. Donors to this project ensure that we deliver the best training to the next generation of great broadcast journalists. The school’s development office is eager to discuss the conversion, provide additional information, give tours of the facility and answer questions. Please contact Speed Hallman, assistant dean for development and alumni affairs, at 919.962.9467 or speed_hallman@unc.edu.
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• Support undergraduate programs including sports communication and business and community journalism.
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• Encourage unrestricted funding in order to seize opportunities.
Fiscal Year Highlights
tion funded the Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media. We launched the Center for Media Law and Policy, with a keynote address by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. The center was generously supported by the Hearst Foundation.
Gifts to the school in fiscal year 2007 totaled $4.8 million, a 33 percent increase over the previous year’s total. The school’s current fund-raising total in the Carolina First Campaign is $44.7 million, or 149 percent of our $30 million goal. The campaign, which has exceeded its $2 billion goal, ends Dec. 31. Giving highlights from the past year: The Triad Foundation continued its magnificent support of the graduate program and made gifts to the multimedia program and the Tom Bowers Scholarship Fund. A new $1 million professorship named for Horace Carter was created in the final days of the fiscal year. The school announced the professorship in November.
New Scholarships and Fellowships
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Mary Kathryn Forbes Scholarship The Mary Kathryn Forbes Scholarship is awarded to students from North Carolina who are well rounded, energetic, independent, self-confident, athletic and highly competitive – the same qualities remembered and admired by those who knew and loved Mary Kathryn. Charles and Katherine Forbes of Sanford endowed the scholarship in memory of their daughter, a 2002 graduate of the school who died in 2004. The scholarship is intended to benefit advertising students who have demonstrated an interest in women’s issues or women’s studies.
Six new scholarships were created during the year. They are named for Mary Kathryn Forbes, Michael John Sauer, Evelyn Y. Davis, the Tucker family, David Jordan Whichard II and Jon Witherspoon. A new graduate fellowship was created from Peter Pruden’s bequest. The Captstrat Scholarship and the Tom Bowers Scholarship are among scholarships established in the previous fiscal year (2005–06).
Michael John Sauer Scholarship The Michael John Sauer Scholarship was created by George-Ann Sauer to honor the memory of her son, who was a student at Wake Technical Community College with dreams of majoring
Progress Energy funded an executive education program in business journalism, and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Founda-
TOTAL DOLLARS RAISED $7.0 DOLLARS (in millions)
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We lost Professor Bob Stevenson, a wonderful friend and colleague, but he will be remembered. Stevenson left the school nearly $250,000 for an endowment to support international activities. Faculty members Joe Bob Hester and Rhonda Gibson are honoring Stevenson by naming the kitchen in the school’s Halls of Fame room in his memory.
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Membership in the Dean’s Circle (donors of $1,000 and up) increased 2 percent, with a 7 percent increase in gifts at this level. Phone and mail solicitations resulted in gifts totaling $168,605. The phoning program saw increases of 7 percent in donors and dollars. Giving through the Web saw a 94 percent increase, for a total of $14,312. And thanks to the generosity of our alumni and friends, we awarded a record $200,000 in scholarships and awards.
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David Jordan Whichard II Scholarship The David Jordan Whichard II Scholarship is awarded to a news-editorial student from North Carolina. Gina Whichard Caudill created the scholarship to honor her father and his long-standing commitment to print journalism in North Carolina. Following family tradition, Whichard worked in a variety of capacities at The Daily Reflector, the Greenville, N.C., newspaper started by his grandfather. He worked his way up from delivering the paper to serving as its president and CEO. The Jonathan H. Witherspoon Scholarship Media General endowed the Jonathan H. Witherspoon Scholarship in honor of Witherspoon, the publisher of the Winston-Salem Journal who retired in May. He served on the school’s board of visitors and is past president of the JOMC Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded annually to an undergraduate or graduate student who has demonstrated excellence in journalism through the use of multimedia and new technology.
Carter Professorship School alumnus Horace Carter’s storied career as a fearless journalist created an enduring legacy in North Carolina. Carter and his Tabor City Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for a relentless campaign – in the face of violence and repeated threats – against the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in more than 100 convictions of Klansmen. His was the first weekly newspaper to win a Pulitzer, and Carter donated his gold medal to the school in 1991 to inspire future journalists to fight for justice and high principles. Carter’s son, Rusty, and daughters, Velda Hughes and Linda Metzger, are helping to extend the impact of their father’s legacy through the W. Horace Carter Distinguished Professorship in the school. The professorship, announced Nov. 14, honors Carter’s commitment to
Pruden Fellowships Phyllis Pruden and her late husband, Peter, established the Peter Dewitt Pruden and Phyllis Harrill Stancill Pruden Scholarship Fund in the school to support undergraduate and graduate students from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. The undergraduate scholarship is the largest in the school. The graduate fellowship is the first endowed fellowship at the school. In recognition of the Prudens’ landmark gifts, the school renamed the graduate school administration offices the Peter Dewitt Pruden Jr. and Phyllis Harrill Stancill Pruden Graduate Administration Suite.
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Evelyn Y. Davis Scholarship Evelyn Y. Davis, an advocate for shareholder rights, and the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation have contributed $100,000 to the school to endow four annual scholarships for senior undergraduate students interested in careers in business journalism or political journalism. Davis publishes the influential corporate newsletter “Highlights and Lowlights” that offers political analysis and business coverage in corporate governance matters for chief executives.
Tom Bowers Scholarship The Tom Bowers Scholarship is funded by many of the school’s alumni and friends who wished to honor Bowers upon his retirement in 2006 after 35 years of service and leadership at the school. The scholarship will be awarded annually with recipients selected by the school’s scholarship committee and approved by the dean.
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Tucker Family Scholarship The Tucker Family Scholarship, established by Carolina alumni Bryan and Rachael Tucker, benefits print or broadcast journalism students with financial need. The scholarship is intended to support students who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend Carolina or to pursue their desired careers after college because of the financial burden of student loans.
Capstrat Scholarship Capstrat CEO Ken Eudy believes doing well has given his company a greater responsibility to do good. Capstrat endowed a $100,000 scholarship in the school intended to increase diversity among the ranks of public relations professionals and provide educational and employment opportunities for students. Every year one $5,000 scholarship or two $2,500 scholarships will be available for students.
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in journalism at UNC and becoming a sports journalist. Michael was killed in a car accident in September 2006 at age 20. The $1,000 annual scholarship will recognize students who share Michael’s passion for sports journalism.
journalism and gives the school a powerful new tool to recruit and retain the best journalism teachers and scholars in the nation. Faculty receiving the Carter Professorship will advance the ideals of public service and courage in the practice of journalism by training students to be principled leaders in journalism for generations to come. While at Carolina, Horace Carter was the editor of The Tar Heel student newspaper, which later became the The Daily Tar Heel. He graduated in 1943 and founded The Tribune in 1946. Carter still owns the The Tribune, which is published by the company he founded, Atlantic Publishing. He continues to write columns for the paper, has published more than 2,000 magazine articles, and written more than 20 books. Carter was inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame in 1983; received an honorary degree from Carolina in 2000; and was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state’s highest civilian honor, in 2007.
Knight Chair will refocus on economics of digital media, journalism The Knight Chair at the school, a professorship created in 1991 by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is being expanded to embrace the digital age with a new title and an endowment boost of $200,000.
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Now called the Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics, it will focus on 21st-century economic models that will preserve and improve the ability of journalists to produce news in the public interest.
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Changes in technology and business have weakened traditional news models during the past two decades – a trend that the current Knight Chair at Carolina, the renowned journalist and scholar Phil Meyer, has detailed in his recent book, “The Vanishing Newspaper.” Meyer will retire in 2008. “Phil could turn journalists into social scientists, and scholars into clear writers,” said Eric Newton, vice president for the journalism program at Knight Foundation. “Carolina will look for a chair who can not only spin straw into gold, just as Phil does, but someone who can figure out how to lead thousands of other journalists and scholars in a search for ways to pay for the great journalism of the 21st century.”
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The Knight Foundation, created in 1950, has invested nearly $300 million to advance journalism quality and freedom of expression. It focuses on projects with the potential to create transformational change. It has just launched the second year of the Knight News Challenge, a contest awarding millions of dollars for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news. The foundation plans to invest at least $25 million over five years in the search for bold community news experiments.
Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media The school hosted a weeklong High School Diversity Workshop at the end of June as part of the Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media. The program was sponsored by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and attracted 20 students from diverse backgrounds, including religion, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Faculty in the school taught sessions focusing on issues related to stereotyping, media law and ethics, and the practice of journalism. Students also produced their own newspaper. Assistant professor Napoleon Byars directed the program, and Monica Hill, director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, served as assistant director. Members of the Carolina Association of Black Journalists served as mentors. The program honors the legacy of Professor Chuck Stone, who retired from the school in 2005 after 14 years as the Walter Spearman Professor. He was the first black columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and an editor at various publications. He also was the first president of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Support from alumni and friends is vital to the school. Donors gave generously in fiscal year 2006–07 ( July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007) to support the school’s mission. Alumni donors ( JOMC and RTVMP) are grouped in this list by decade. Other UNC alumni and non-alumni are listed under the Friends heading.
William Griffin Arey Jr. J. Furman Bisher
1940s
Marjorie Jordan Andrea Mary Moore Arden Gertrude Walton Atkins Frances Keller Barr William Lockett Beerman Jr. Clara Bond and Mack Bell II Faye Riley Branca Henry Luther Coble Coline Smith Covington Lois Ribelin Cranford Charles Gordon Crawley Jayne Childs Daly Harriet Browning Davant Lois Clarke Deas Miriam Evans DuPuy Grace-Marie Blades Elliott Elizabeth Peirson Freese David Allen Garrison William Lester Green Jr. Z. Bryan Haislip George Martin Holloway Nancy Carolyn Horner Elizabeth Graybill Nancy Kennickell Johnston Millicent McKendry Jowdy Edward Grey Joyner Jr. Walter Julian Klein Elinor Elliott Koechley Virginia Forward Leonard Robert John Levin Stanley J. Lieber L. Barron Mills Jr. Vivian Gillespie Milner Josephine Austin Oden Jane Hutson Owen James Howard and Hallie McLean Parker Elizabeth Koontz Ponstingel Marilyn Meeks Powell P. Paul Rothman Edward Louis Schlesinger Rita Adams Simpson Mary Jeanne Helm Sisson William Davis Snider Phyllis Galumbeck Sultan Marsha Pearsall Terry Thomasene Cates Troxler M.S. and Faye Massengill Van Hecke Jane Rouse Waddell James Lewis Waldron M. Jerome Weiss Clarence Earl Whitefield Thomas Grey Wicker
1950s
Frank James Allston Robert Reece Bailey Ellen Downs Barnes
A.C. Snow Jacqueline Haithcock Stalnaker Michael Jacob Strong Leonard Holmes Sullivan Glenn E. Taylor Alfred Marshall Thomy Eleanor Barker Trommsdorff Robert McLean Upton M.S. and Faye Massengill Van Hecke Carl Vernon Venters Jr. James Edward Carlton Warren James Estes Willingham Sr. Robert Sessoms Wilson W. Ruffin Woody Jr. Thurman W. Worthington Jr. Jack Gerard Yopp
1960s
Joel Weston and Patricia Davis Aiken O. Donald and Patricia Watson Ambrose E. Thomas Jr. and Cynthia Bullard Baysden Frank Eugene and Gail Place Beaver John Monie Betts Jr. Margaret Goldsborough Bigger Edwin Tuttle Blackman Jr. Diane Warman Blanks Linda Slawter Braswell George Badger Bryant III Ralph Godfrey Buchan Jr. Don Campbell Lester Martin Carson Susan Keith-Lucas Carson Samuel Patrick Carter Mary Jo Hester Cashion James W. Coghill Joseph Max Jr. and Dorothy Peacock Coltrane Michael Alan Cozza Donald Williams and Barbara H. Curtis Joseph Albert DeBlasio Susie Lewis Dorsey Patricia Rogers Dozier W. Harry Durham Charles Hendricks Elkins Jr. Johnna L. Everett Randolph B. Fenninger Jr. J. Stanford Fisher Carol Gallant Hunter Thompson George Dona Fagg Gibbs Blake Green John Lee Jr. and Beryl Harris Greene Alice Rowlette Hammond Marshall William Hass J. Duncan and Jayne Hamlet Hays Charles Roy Heatherly Jane Howard Peter Jeffery Kent and P. Ellis Hughes Barry Gilston Jacobs William Brian Jaker Diane Hile Johnston Bruce Overstreet Jolly Jr. Stella Leak Jones
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1930s
Kenneth Houston Barton Blaine Beck Robert Donald Benson Charles Delaine Bradsher Oscar Nesbitt Burgess Jr. Robert Scidmore and Dolores da Parma Bursch Edward Winslow Butchart J. Neal Cadieu Jr. Joan McLean Callaway Robert Lewis Carswell Mary Alys Voorhees Cherry Ann Sawyer Cleland Charles A. Collins Sr. Nancy Whisnant Collins Dorothy Coplon Helen S. Davis James Allyn Davis Thomas Ellison Faison Peggie Jean Goode Leonard Julius Guyes Joan Charles Hall Sarah Barbee Hanner Winifred Martin Helton Herbert Hoover Howard Julius Cicero Hubbard Jr. James Franklin Hurley III D. Kent Jackson Lenue Tyson James Robert Tyree Jones Howard Feild Jones III W. Glenn and Nancy Caldwell Keever David Armstrong Kelly Mary Grady Burnette Koonce Jarvis Harding Latham Diane Dewey Leyburn Oscar Newton Lovelace Jr. Margaret Padgette McGeorge Earl Eugene McGuire Jr. Sam Stewart McKeel Roger Preston Meekins Nick J. Miller Jack Owen Jr. and Nancy Burgess Moody Patricia Miller Moore J. Bruce and Sidney Newton Morton Joseph Higgins Nelson Roy Jr. and Marie Smithwick Parker Gordon Reames Payne Joy Brown Pinson Susan Andes Pittman Robert Turner Pittman Jack Andrew Placey Ted Yates Prevatte Jeanette Chance Reid Jim R. Rogers H. Zane Robbins Paul Frederick Rule J. Kenneth Sanford Larry Melvin Saunders Walter Joseph Schruntek Jack Lamar Scism Donald Macdonald Seaver Donald Lewis Shaw Daniel Luther and Mary Ellen Reece Sherrill
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Larry Ficquette Keith Jr. Paul Stuart Kronsburg Wyatt Stephen Lee Ray Pate Linville Alexander G. Jr. and Carolyn Lyday MacFadyen William Howard McAllister III Patricia Parks McArver Elizabeth Cotter McGroarty Marilyn Spencer McKee James Boren and Diane Ellis Millikan Jr. John Ellison Moore III J. Jay Moore III Neil Francis Murphy Leslie Joe Page Jr. Ronald Charles Paris Roy Hampton Jr. and Tetlow Park Vernon Caldwell Park Karen Lynn Parker Dorothy Sattes Ridings Rosemary Yardley Roberts W. Glenn Robertson William Clarke Rogers David Hart Rothman Raymond Earl Ruth Michael Newton Samsot L. Joseph Sanders Frances Winborne Schaaf J. Ronald Shumate Marion DuBose Sims III John Thomas Stephens Jr. Julia Weatherman Stephenson Charles Hubert Stover Larry Wilson Tarleton Barbara Ross Teichman H. Wayne and Alma Redden Thompson Arlene Edwards Thompson Harry Vincent Tocce Jr. Mary Ellison Strother Turner Donald Bassett Upham Edward Hoge Vick Jr. Jim Wallace Martha Harrison Waters Margaret Laney Whitehead G. Cleveland Jr. and Frances Goins Wilhoit David Arnold Williams Roy Reuben Wimmer George Bryant and Barbara Morrison Wirth Anne Michael Wood Raye Palmer Woodin III
1970s
Corinne Anderson Adams Jane Elizabeth Albright Laura White Alderson Sharon Hockman Ames Linda Frances Anderson Larry Rice Armstrong James Jordan Ashley III Philip Lee and Tamara Overman Atkins Emily Mason Balance Garry Lee Balance Frank Conley Ballard Jr. Frederick Stewart and Susan Strayhorn Barbour Pamela Hall Barnhardt Bradley Christopher Bauler
Elizabeth Richey Beck J. Goodwin Bennett Garry Richard Bickett S. Norman Black Jr. Mary Claire Blakeman Neumann Alma Gwendolyn Blount Andrew Jacobus Blum William Banks Bohannon Richard Dale Boner R. Bruce and Jeneane Franks Bowers Catherine Sherard Brackett Mitchell Mark Breit Hunter Stephenson Bretzius Sam Willis Brooks Jr. and Anita Krichmar Edna Christean Brown Robert James Brueckner Christian Richard Bruning IV E. Harry Jr. and Elizabeth Cochrane Bunting Betsy Eugenia Burke Deborah Navey Burriss Napoleon Bonaparte and Queenie Mackey Byars Linden Dodson Carnes John David Chapla Stephen Thompson Claris Ann Clarke Gay McCoy Clyburn Richard Livingston Coble Jr. Alice Forney Connolly Mark Edward Cook Bonita Ross Cooper Gwendoline Mackreth Corinth William Riddick Cowper III Richard Pearson Cowperthwait Helen Parks Cox Kate Williams Cox Sara LaMotte Crane Linda Lee William Austin Dennis Robin Shane Denny Patrice Jane Dickey Laura Hammel Dicovitsky Norman Sumner Draper Jane Boutwell Duckwall James Comstock Dunlap Kathleen Jane Dunlap Elizabeth Gray Dunnagan Debra Kaniwec Durbin Susan Datz Edelman Linda J. and Thomas C. Edgerton Thomas Wade Eshelman and Jeanne Finan Robert Steven Feke Miriam Karmel Feldman Twyla Ann Fendler Daniel Luther Fesperman Melinda Beam Figueroa Carl Allen and Susan Misle Fincke Joyce Lee Fitzpatrick L. Alan Ford Robert H. Friedman Christopher Martin Fuller Susan Miller Fulton Charles Bodecker Gaines Jessica Gillespie Gammon Dean L. and Jessica H. Gerdes Robert Alan and Marsha Newton Golombik
Ann Haslam Gooch Laura Leigh and Jack Alan Greenspan Jeffrey Griffin Debra Harper Gutenson Donald Cannon Guthrie James Rodney Hackney Lynn Harand Louise Harned Sari Nicolle Harrar John Lory Harris III D. Kathy Hart Bryant Allen Haskins Elaine Gaulden Helms Bruce Finley and Lynn Garren Henderson Joan Hennigar Hill Vikki Broughton Hodges Keith Alvin Hollar Frances Ledbetter Hook Sharon Cathey Houston Pauline Ann Howes Herschel Wayne Howie Steven Alfred Huette Charles Balchin Huntley Scott Beale Hunter Nancy Rea Huntley Jamie Susan Jacobson Emily Hightower Johnston William Herman Jones Mary Elizabeth Junck John Archer Justus Chancy McLean Kapp Michael Ray Kaylor Janet Rose Kenney Peter Jeffrey Kent Robert Edward King David Franklin Kinney Margaret Olivia Kirk David Burgess Kirk Mark Corey Klapper David Clement Klinger Paul Harvey Kutz Amy McRary Lail Nathan T. Lassiter Jr. Matthew Taylor and Laura Byrd Leach Ann Paylor Leatherwood Lucille Stanton Leon Danny Robert and Sharon Ann Lineberry Deborah Lavonia Long Patrice Long Salem Elizabeth Macknee Peter S. Mantius Etta Lee Matthews Patricia Kingery McCarty Teresa A. McLamb Joseph Thomas Meacham Jr. Ted Alan Mellnik and Patricia Louise Ryckman Gregory Brian and Laura Anderson Mercer Jody Beth Merl Margaret Myers Merrill Keith Wayne Mills Donald Ray Millsaps Pama Ann Mitchell Peter William Mitchell Janet Langston Molinaro W. James Monroe Jr.
Jeffery Frank and Gretchen Elise Moore Catherine Walker Morton Thomas Lynch Jr. and Nancy Clark Murphy N. Reid Nelson Laura E. Newman Frank C. Barrows and Mary Stewart Newsom Plummer Alston Nicholson Jr. Frederick Stewart and Helen Watkins Norman Gregory Walter and Haddya Haddad Nye Pekin and Christine Berlin Ogan Ellen Wiener Oppenheim Karen Van Neste and Howard Wayne Owen S. Lee Pace Nancy G. Pate Karen McEntyre and David Tucker Perry Laura Lee Phelps Bradford Hancock Piner Monte Glenn Plott Cynthia Blanke Pomeroy and William MacKnight Pomeroy Jr. C. Elliott Potter Deborah Ann Potter John Frederic Powell Cletis Graden Pride Lenox Daniel Rawlings III Judith Thomas Ray Penny Raynor Randy Rennolds Karen Lynn Richardson Robert Kenyon Ripley Jr. Nancy McKenzie Rivenbark William Claude Roberts Russell Austin and Barbara Helms Robinson Susan Spence Robinson Susan Cranford Ross Leon Joseph Rubis Lynn Timberlake Sakmann Joseph Dominick Sanchez Kathleen Cunningham Sanders Kimberly Elaine Sanders Thomas Varnon Scarritt David Alan Schneider Andrew James Schorr Susan Patricia Shackelford Kathy Tilley Shaffer George Herbert Simpson III V. Michael Simpson Ann Gretchen Sjoerdsma Katherine Ford Smart Howard Gale Smith Gayle Marie Smith-Neely Thomas Henry Smith Jr. Melissa Pittman Smyth Kenneth McCray Sneeden Cheri McInturff Strickland Brenda Jane Summers Martin Strayer Sr. and Joy White Sutton Timothy Ohrom Tarkington Harold Vernon and Virginia Witherington Tarleton David Edwin Taylor L. Steve Thornburg
Thomas Joseph Ahern Jr. Patsy M. Albrecht Forsyth Michie Alexander Susan Williams Allen Michael Miller Allen Richard Webster Anderson Jo Boney Andrews Philip Lee and Tamara Overman Atkins Ellen Hubbard Archibald Traci Elizabeth Babcock Crystal Dawn Baity Thomas Angelo and Paige Fulbright Ballus Julius Edmond and Suzanne Street Banzet IV Jennifer Garden Barba Ava Long Barlow Mark Alan Baratta Duane Eddy and Gentry Keyser Barrett Ellen deRosset Bassett Thomas Carlisle Beam Jr. Charles Bassett Beasley Adam Benjamin Bernstein Crystal Darvin Biles Pamela Hildebran Bilger Jacqueline Blackburn-Tyson Shannon Burroughs Blackley Lisa Dowis Blackmore Jane L. Boone Cynthia McCanse Borgmeyer Allen Marshall Bosworth IV Tammy Marie Bowman Jill Wienberry Boy Debra Harris Boyette Michael Arthur Brannock Elizabeth Gardner Braxton
Virginia Martin and Michael Dickey Fleming Rochelle B. Fowler Scott Stephen Fowler Thomas Stockton III and Mary Catherine Ray Fox Ann Murphy Freeman Mara Ellen Gabriel Gary Douglas and Sandra Herring Gaddy Bonnie Beth Gardner E. Paul Gardner E. Clayton Gaskill Jr. Jill Gerber Keilah Kuzminski and J. Christopher Goff W. Reece Graham IV and Margaret Mooring Graham Ronald Cauthen Jr. and Tamera Majors Green Roy McDowell Greene Patricia Ellen Griffin John Brian Hackney Deana Setzer Hale Stephen Neil Hall Richard Scott Halliburton Speed and Susan Walters Hallman Nancy McCartney Hannah Caroline Hanner Deborah Rzasa Harkin Angela Dorman Harris Boyd Gregory Harris John Joseph Hashimoto Sharon Sheridan Hausman Barbara Gula Hayes Sara Frances Heard Paul Clifton Jr. and Karen Korman Heist Mitzi Morris Helms James Donald Jr. and Cynthia Johnson Henderson Jeffrey L. Hiday Leslie Thompson and Rebecca Nix High Stacey Multer Hirshman Joanne Means Hock Virginia Fridy Holt David Wallace and Sandra Hollifield Hood David Hamilton Jr. and Tammy Lisa Smith Alison Page Howard Dane R. Huffman Douglas W. Hughes G. Michael Hugo James Brandt Hummel Jacqueline Griffin Hurston Marian Louise Huttenstine Cynthia Walsh Ingram Kathryn Ingram Ralston Diane Gilbert Jacoby Dinita L. James Jane Lillie Johnson Linda Goforth Johnson Cecil Simmons Jr. and Jodianne Thrana Johnson Carole Ferguson Johnson Raymond Clifton Jones Adam Charles Kandell Anne Raugh Keene Renee Keever
Karis Marie Kercher Urania Bakos Keretses Anne Hanahan Ford Kimzey David Burgess Kirk Felisa Neuringer Klubes Harriette King Knox Neil David and Clarice Bickford Kodsi Hunter Handforth Kome Rhonda Whicker Kosusko Gene William Krcelic John Dunham Kretschmer Susan Ladd Thomas Alexander IV and Gade Edwards Lander Devadutta Sen Laskar Sherry Johnson Lauber Laura Kirby and R. Michael Lawrence Barbara Lee Donna Claire Leinwand W. Edward and Oona Payne Lewis Slade Lewis Ann Rosenwasser Lieberman James Bryan and Paula Miller Lindler Deanna Leigh Lindquist Eric Glenn Little Jeffrey Charles and Janice Duffy Lowrance Guy Stephen and Jane Meekins Lucas Jamee Osborn Lynch Julie Anne Lytle Jane Madden Marc Christopher L. Mankins Karen Trail Martin Mary Lineberger Matthews Katherine Carlton McAdams Kimberley Wood McCann Eileen Ann McCann Douglas James and Jennifer Hensel McCartney Marchaun Wood McCready David Walker McCullough Jr. Michael Benjamin McFarland LeAnn Wilson McGuire Shawn Erin McIntosh Kimberly Ann McRae Gary Richard and Pamela Weber Meek Gregory Brian and Laura Anderson Mercer Robert Charles Jr. and Pamela Railey Merritt Clifton Blake Metcalf Jr. Kate Cooper Metts Elizabeth Burns Millay William Prather and Stephanie Graham Miller Philip James and Tracy Southern Mohr Robert Carson Montgomery Gaye Gardner Moore Jerome Antonia and Kathy Miles Morgan Susan G. Moyd James Steven Muldrow Ruth Henning Nagareda Deana Ann Nail Timothy Andrew Nelson
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1980s
Rosemary Osborn Britt Mark Thacker and Lee Ann Stuntz Brown Sumner Brown Francis Asbury Buhrman Jr. Molly McCarthy Bur Sally Elizabeth Burrell Sharon Johnson Burt Judy Burke Bynum Ann Stephenson Cameron Mary Kathryn Campbell F. Scott Canterberry Kent Hunter Carrington Dale Carlson Marian Green Carson Virginia Whichard Caudill Martyn John and Julie Austin Cavallo Philip Hoyt Childers Denise Chouinard-Thompson Paula Grisette Christakos W. Ward Clayton Kelly Johnston Cleghorn George W. and Margaret Alford Cloud Brenda Carr Clough Heather L. Cochran Cunningham Eileen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell Cohen Dawn Griffin Coleman Stephanie Mingle Collins Wendell Wood Collins Robert Vernon and Sheri Mingle Collins Kathryn Sue Collins Courtney Sanders Connor Simone Gatewood Cooper Anne Cooper-Chen Thomas John Corrigan J. Leigh and Dawn Dixon Cotter Lisa Stewart Crater Michael S. Weinstein and Kathleen Mary Curry Kristin Biddulph Dabar Anissa Boyer Davenport Nancy Katherine Davis Lynn Davis Sarah Elizabeth Davis Kim Ruhl Dearth Christopher Richard DeFranco Mary Love Densmore Stacey M. Derk Patrick Joseph Dilger Rebecca McCormick Disosway Anne Marie Dodd Dru Dowdy Derek John and Teresa Clark Eberwein Jamal Laurence El-Hindi Gregory Edwin Eller Steven Forrest Eller Deborah S. Elliott Daren J. and Angela Hodge Ellis Charles Frederick Ellmaker Angela Barbano Emerson John Walter C. III and Marielle Stachura Entwistle Beverly Barnhill Estorge Amy Colgan Eytchison Lori Morrison Fetner William Henderson Fields Sandra Marie Finch
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R. Steve Tinkham Leslie Keeley Todd David Ferd Troisi Glenn Gibson and Nancy Prince Tucker Gregory Christopher Turosak Garry King and Susan Morrison Umstead P. Eugene Upchurch III Ann Berman Vaden Karen Michelle Vogel Daryl Farrington Walker John Frederick Walser Sr. J. Gary Ward Bennett Wellons Waters David H. Weaver Jeffrey Michael and Linda Howell Weiner William Mahan Welch V. Stuart Wells Laura Baier Wente David Owen and Brooks Morgan Westerhoff J. Vincent and Donna Parks Wheeler Elizabeth Skillen Wilson J. Michael Womack Laura Frances Yandell Jan Johnson Yopp Sandra Millers and Robert Erwin Younger David Alan Zucchino
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Cindy L. Newnam Jo Ellen Meekins Nowell Dave A. and Lee Minzenmayer Obringer Barry Keith Odell Vanessa Marian Orr Rachel Fay Orr Lauren Brown Owen Troy Robert Owens Wendy Wyatt Page Diana Williams Palmer Lawrence Arthur and Susan Foster Pardue Roy Hampton III and Laura Singer Park Angela Coble Partin D. Brent Ericson and Sally Ellen Pearsall Rachel Ann Perry Alexander McClure and Sarah Friday Peters Kathleen Douglass Phillips Dean Ashley and Rachel Jones Pittman Sharon Honey Polansky Ross Hopkins and Myra Hughey Powell Amy Edwards Price Amy Shackleford Prince Catherine Emerson Pritchard Melanie Morgan Raskin Lucy Holman Rector DeeAnna Swalley Reed Douglas John and Maria Haren Reitan Barry John Reszel Ronald Albert Ricci Suzette Roberts Rodriguez Anne Moss Nimocks Rogers William Howard Rose James Bradley Rosenkampff Susan Dente Ross Alicia Brady Ross Leisa Hawley Rowe Karen Marie Rowley Evelyn Davida Sahr Michael Patrick and Ginger Wright Sanders Jean Stephenson Sandlin Laura Seifert Santos Cynthia Parker Schaefer John Alexander and Kathryn Seale Schmidt Mark Curtis Scott Erin Hendrix Shackelford George Phillip Shadroui Beth Rhea Shamaiengar Beth Anne Shapiro Scott Sharpe and Leslie McDonough Sharpe Lisa King Shearer Anne Elizabeth Sherow Melanie Ann Sill John Hollis Simons Deborah Sue Simpkins Autumn Dobies Smith Robert Beasley and Katherine Williams Smith Dorea J. Smith Loyd Baxter Jr. and Robin Harry Smith J. Walker Smith Jr.
Sharon Patricia Smith Mitra Lotfi Sorrells Dianne Baldwin Southern Diane Seniw Spina David Roosevelt Squires David Tomberlin Stacks Allen Dean Steele Melinda Plymale Stees Adam Martin and Marieke Tax Steiner Kimberly Bridges Stephens Nathaniel M. Stout Melinda Lee Stovall C. Christopher and Dulcie Murdock Straughan William John Studenc Jr. Kevin Michael Sullivan D. Kent Sutton Anne Randolph Sutton Timothy John Sutton Eric Gregory Swaringen Sandee Ann Swearingen John Matthew and Elizabeth Paradise Sweeney Michele Swicegood Douglas James Tate Lisa Hudspeth Taylor-Galizia Deborah Daniel Thomas Joy Anastasia Thompson Lucy Grey Thompson J. William Jr. and Kristen Brown Thompson Marie Thrower Dawn Michele Tomaszewski Donna Ellen Tompkins Kelly Ann Trewartha Carla Chapman Turchetti Lawrence David Turner Carolyn Jeanette Tyson Lisa Coe Underwood Jonathan Sanford Vaden Laura C. Van Sant Catherine Cousins Veal Ashley Hinton Von Cannon Kathryn Brubaker Wall Charles Franklin Wallington Jonathan Campbell Warren Kathy Norcross Watts Stanley Thomas Wearden Carver Camp Weaver Michael Gordon Weaver Patricia Gorry Weaver Margaret Gwaltney Weaver Franklin Ennis Wells Jr. David Earl Wells Reniece Henry Westmoreland Krista Matthews Wharton James Jay Whitmeyer Celeste Elaine Whittaker Julia Bullard Wilkie O. Lorraine Williams Eleni Bacas Woglom Katharine Medearis Wood Albert Searcy Woodard Arthur Devlin Woodruff Joni Buck Worthington Kim Mogul Wright James George Wrinn Robin Rebecca Yontz Francis Xavier Zang Lynda Thompson Zielinski Pamela Prince Zuercher
1990s
G. Craig Allen Jr. Elizabeth Cox Alley R. Frank Andrews IV Amy C. Andrews Morgan David Arant Jr. Enrique and Caroline Rutledge Armijo Benjamin Franklin V and Heidi Eli Aycock Thomas Angelo and Paige Fulbright Ballus Jessica Lynn Banov Randall Lee Basinger Andrew Ross Bechtel and Arati Ramesh Korwar Stephanie Lyn Beck Marshall Charles Benbow Judith Katzenstein Berlin Adam Bianchi Jessica Leigh Blue Angela Ballenger Bloomfield Matthew Ryan Boles Gwendolyn Michele Bounds Peter Hartwell and Jacqueline Phillips Bowles Lois A. Boynton Samuel Douglas Brackett Magda Ingrid Breuer E. Lawrence Brew Mark Robert and Presley Cours Bright Nancy Weatherly Bromhal Robert Andrew Brown Karyn Mitchell Brunson Dawn Suzanne Bryant Brenda Lee Campbell Caroline Wiggs Cate Virginia Holt Cepeda Cynthia Hall Chambers Will and Jamie Chambliss Kelly Furr Cohen Sara Frisch Coleman Lynn Wareh Coles Renee Rader Colle Mary Clark Connell Richard Horace and Taylor Laumann Conner III Kathryn Stacie Corbett Peter Burton Corson Jr. Carrie McCracken Cowan Joy Marie Cox Mary-Kathryn Craft Kelly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Crisp Kara Iverson Cvijanovich Thomas Buchanan Dail Susana Lee Dancy Russell Morgan and Ivana Gilchrist Davis Kristen Karig Day Wesley Lane Deaton Andy Diamondstein Ellen Thornton Dockham Nicole DeFelice Donovan Catherine Wells Doss Denita L. Dowell Sherrie Venable Duke Amy Heckert Dunckel Jennifer Eileen Dure Carol Anne Bennett Durham Keith Hamilton Eaker Michael Clifton Eatmon
Patrick D. and Jennifer Jordan Engel Rhonda Francine Ervin-Parker David Wesley Etchison Gary Lee Everhart Jr. Steven Jamison Exum Frank Edward Fee Jr. Christine Yates Ferrell Dolores L. Flamiano Thomas Mark Folk Traci Martin Fox Elizabeth Hartel Franklin Gerda Dione Gallop-Goodman Laura-Leigh Gardner Mohr Ashley Elizabeth Garner Jennifer Ann Dunlap Garver Austin Gelder Mark Andrew Gnadt Kelly Jane Godbey Anna Sarratt Godwin Christiane Fields Golder Jessica Martin Graham Elizabeth Adams Green Tracy Edwards Greene David Warner Guth Elizabeth T. Haigler Parker Colleen A. Haikes Wade Grayson Hall Ashley Campbell Hamlett Evan Clay and Jennifer McPherson Harris Shannon Johnson Haynes Joanna Hutchins Hazarhun Jennifer Greenhoot Heinz Kathryn Cooley Heiser Rebecca Erin Hockfield Grant McLeod Holland John Warren and Jennifer Warlick Holshouser Stephen Michael Houk Bradley David Howard Stacey Kaplan Isaacs Melissa Anne Jackson Jennifer Zabel James John Timothy Jeffries Maribeth L. Jenkins Dean Allen Jones Anna Warren Jordan Philip A. Kaufman Rosemary Plybon Kenerly Julie Smith Kimbro Paul F. and Melissa Boys Kirgis John Chrysostom and Rebecca L. Manuel Rochelle Helene Klaskin Suzanne Keaton Klein Susan Brubaker Knapp Mitchell Lynn Kokai Rachael Landau Kornblum Lisa Rowland Kozloff Mariah Kulp Ashley Bolton Lamb Kara Michele Lashley Diane Marie Lavigne Jennifer Lynn Leong Suzanne Nichols Levi Jeffrey Thomas and Kathleen Keener Linder David C. Lindsay and Anuradha R. Mannar Peter Scott Lineberry Wendy Perrell Livengood
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Elizabeth Whip Adams Robert C. Albright Hyun Seung Jin and Soontae An Amanda B. Anders Leigh Alycen Ashburn Edmund Howard Wailes and Emily Nance Ball Kimberly Carolyn Beal Jennifer Knesel Beaudry Robin Michele Bisha Adrian Robert Bissette Elizabeth Kathleen Black Katherine Anne Blixt
Allison Leslie Bowman Kristin Lynn Brewer Matthew Porter Brooks DaShawn LaMor Brown Sean Conor and Heather Lambert Busher Clarence Josh Cash Jr. Joan Roberts Cates Benji P. Cauthren Joseph A. Cech III Catherine Blair Chancey Richard Bradley Chiasson Carrie L. Childress Hwi-Man Chung Emily Ross Cloninger Megan Eliza Collins C. Brandon Cooke Lilla Therese Cortese Ann Kathryn Cosper Emily Smyth Cozart Ashley Cinnay Cross Douglas Oliver Cumming Dana Lynn Davenport Courtney Michelle Davis Megan Claire Dawson Derek Wayland Denton Gabrielle A. DeRosa Laura Jean Dickerson Katherine Barkley Ducker Allison Minges Taylor Eckstein Jeffrey Bryan Eisenberg Victoria Smith Ekstrand Cindy Joyce Elmore Racheal Ennis Leslie Myrteal Espy Emily Diane Evans Lauren Thiem Everett Ashley Denise Everhart Krista Elise Faron Susan Willetts Favate Mark Avrom Feldstein Tiffany Alexandra Fish Dolores L. Flamiano Elizabeth Talley Floyd Michelle Leigh Furler Phillip Reid Gardner Anne Virginia Godwin Andrew James Gordon Briana Grace Gorman Eleanor Jeffrey Gould Stephanie Lynn Gunter Calvin L. Hall Katie Hallaway Susan Fielden Hardison Graham Dalton Harrelson Mary Boyd Gregory Harris Natalie Rae Harrison Ashley Hartmann Owen Andrew Hassell Daniel Marshall Haygood Carolyn Elaine Haynes Joseph R. Haynes Kwangjun Heo Robin Westfall Hesselink Nathaniel Robert Hubbard Ayofemi Nora Hunter-Kirby Gretchen Lynn Hutter Meegan Patricia Insley Sarah Christine Irvin Elizabeth Brenning Johnston Michael David Jones Stephanie Elizabeth Jordan
Susan Lindsey Karns Ryan William Keefer Courtney Vital Kriebs Sara Yawn Lang David M. and Lisa S. Lewis Rachel LaVerne Lillis Valerie Anne Lovko Chi Hsiung Ian Lye Corinne Marguerite MacLaggan Harlen Eugene Makemson Elizabeth Humphrey Mallard Amy Pamela Mansky Ronda Jae Manuel Cambrelle Renee Marshall John Wright Martin III Matthew Grady and Jamie Gilbert Martin Sarah Jane McConnaghy Lane Morris McDonald Brittny Vernee McGraw Nicole Noel McKinney Jonathan Lee Miller Sabrina Sharma Miskelly Alexandra Molaire Meggan Everidge Monroe Amelia Morrow Morgan Meg Menzies Morgensen Matthew Gregory Morris Katerina Moshinski Kristen Marie Mulgrew Brooke Archer Neal Jazmine Monique Norton Meghan Therese O’Donoghue Laurie Beth Osborne Gregory C. Paige Adam Kenneth Pawluk Kenneth Darryl Pierce Ann Marie Olexik Pinto Ameeta Abhay Pradhan April Jade Richardson Chad William Riley Joshua Brent Rinehart Lauren Elaine Rippey Omar Justin Robles Frederick Roselli III Jennifer Hedgecock Sanders Grace McFerrin Schriner William Knight Scott Cameron Neal and Lisa Doliner Sellers Bradley William and Jade Deaver Sewell Daniel Link Shaver Brett Isaac Sherrick Leigh Ann Skinner April Demert Slayton Katherine Massey Snider Andrea Sobbe Elizabeth Erwin Spainhour Ashley Hurdle Stoop Callie Patricia Taintor Ian Matthew Thomas Charles Bennett and Lauren Slocum Thompson Meredith Pless Tuten Victoria Alexandra Ueltschi Patrice Nicole Vallier-Glass Cory Adam VanBelois Morgan E. Vaughan Christine Elliott Virgin Matthew Allen Viser
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Kelley Cherry Sink Charles Andrew Sinnett Mark Charles and Elizabeth Blair Skains Jennifer Brunnemer Slaton Katherine Phillips Smith Brendan Lauman Smith Alexander Cameron Steeves Alexandra Joyce Stemple Megan Stephenson Stockton Christopher Dustin and Amanda Cannon Baker Stoen Larry Dean Stone Jr. Angela Baxter and Nicholas Street Terri Potter Stull Geoffrey Patrick and Heather Lovelace Suddreth Michael John Sutton Carrie Elizabeth Tate Daniel Walter Teachey Joel David Tesch Heather Moore Thompson Laura Brereton Thompson Ryan Michael Thornburg Kathryn Elizabeth Treharne Jane Whitton Trevey Bryan and Rachael Tucker Nichole Strom Tygart Sandy Winfield Wall Brenna Pearson Wallace Steven Vance and Victoria Chivers Walton Claire Stroup Walton Michael Andrew and Jennifer Susan Tumulty-Wargo Andrea Monroe Weaver Teri Weaver Lindsay Jones Webster Christopher John Wharton Lori Davis Whitehead Susan Miller Whitledge Rheta Logan Whittington Suzanne Wood Wilkison G. Marshall IV and Nicole Noel Willets Nicole McSwain Williams Amy Westbrook Wilmoth Gregory Michael Wilson Elizabeth Speight Wilson Evelyn VanLandingham Winter Merrill Wolf Cherriece Monta Wright Thomas Richard Yackley Jr. Jennifer Heinzen York Jennifer May Zecher Peter Jude Zifchak
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Jeffrey Charles and Janice Duffy Lowrance Gregory Mark and Holly Hart Makris Karen Mary Markin Cole Davin Marley Curt and Keely Noffsinger Massie Martha Nixon Matthews Lisa Curtis May Dana Anderson McLaughlin Heather Lynn McNatt Tanya Kishawn Merritte Allison Rash Miley Kara J. Kline Miller John Thomas and Laura Benson Mims Pama Ann Mitchell Jennifer Jordan Moran Beverly Faye Morgan Lee Ann Morris Joanne Hutchins Morse Michele Jaques Moyer Tracy Airington Mozingo Mary Beth Foster Navarro Tracy Lynn Newbold Daniel Andre Niblock Tamara Woodard Norman Wendy Graham Norton Chantal Oberoi James Leon O’Briant Glenn Ervin O’Neal Stephanie Cunningham Ortiz Mollie Womble Owen Kristin Glynn Patterson Kelly Michelle Pfaff Kathryn Hannon Phillips Bryan Patrick and Jennifer Leeds Pruitt Tanya Salameh Puckett Aimee Waters Pugsley Megan Conway Rahman Linda Sherck Rainey Matthew John and Yasemin Tezel Rehm Kevin John Reperowitz Jill Angell Reynolds Joseph Bernardo Reynolds Edward Douglas Richardson Aimee Dhus Ridgway Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez Kristin Houser Robinson Michelle Donahue Robinson Bonnie Ilene Rochman Donna van der Dijs Rodrigues Jack Carleson and Penny Abrahams Rogers Megan Lindholm Rose Patricia Roth Gretchen Spangler Rotondo Brett Kristian and Eileen E. Hintz Rumfelt Elizabeth Shaw Satterfield Heather Fain Schaefer Sarah Brown Schmale Nicole Bensch Seitz Donna Lynn Sellers David Andrew Shaw Connie Leigh Sherrill Ellen Lunde Shorb April T. Simon Wendy Grady Simpson Curtis Williams Simpson
Wesley Randolph and Melissa Kristin Walker Sarah Frances Wallace Amy L. Ward Ryan Scott and Jennifer Whaley Ryan Jeffrey and Whitney Baker White Sara Rodgers White Ashlie Brook White Colleen Jenkins Wilmoth Jacob McKinley Wiltshire Andrea Lynn Wolfson Frederick Philips Wood III
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Penelope Muse Abernathy John B. Adams Julia W. Alford Judith Carol Arnold Catherine Lynne Atchison Donald W. Barger April Barrier Kyle Barrier Suzanne Barrier B. Darrell and Kim Bringle Basinger Jo Ellen Bass Lisa Batts John Michael and Jane Strader Beck Hugh Clements Bennett Jr. Walter Hartwell and Elizabeth McSpadden Bennett Jr. Joseph Nelson Benton Denise Alexander Bittner Lawrence Clinton and Anderson Fisher Black Jr. George S. and Sally Trowbridge Blackwelder Jr. Paul A. Bong Tom and Mary Ellen Bowers Robert Bowler Robert B. Boyd George M. Brady Jr. W. Jeffery Brady Meghan White Bridges Charles Wilson Broadwell Damien P. Brouillard Jane Delano Brown Paul Marius Bruun II Carl William Buchholz A. Michael Burnett J. Miller and Cheri Burns Robert J. Burns Bryan C. Calloway Catherine Campbell Claudia C. Cannady John Carlson and Caitlin Fenhagen Carol Louise Carnevale Bonnie Bishop Caver Fran Cernocky Chalfant Peter Anthony Chepul W. Robert and Elizabeth Chadwick Cherry Jr. William Grimes Cherry III Darryl Lane Clark Edna L. Clarke
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Corporations and Foundations Advertising Women of New York Foundation August Jackson Company BB&T Wealth Management Beatrice Cobb Perpetual Charitable Trust BellSouth Corp. Bloomberg LP Bounce Designs Burroughs Wellcome Fund Capstrat, Inc. Carter-Hubbard Publishing Co. Caver Public Relations CFA Giving Strategies Inc. Charlotte Sister Cities Inc. Crown Communications Curtis Foundation Inc. Daily Tar Heel Dayton Foundation Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Inc. Estate of Eli Rubinstein Estate of Eugene E. Jackson Estate of Peter Pruden Jr. Estate of Robert L. Stevenson Estes Express Lines Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fitzpatrick Communications Inc. Foundation for the Carolinas George S. & Sally T. Blackwelder Foundation, Inc Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Greensboro News & Record HMC Education Foundation Institute for Responsible Citizenship Jewish Foundation of Greensboro John S. & James L. Knight Foundation John William Pope Foundation Johnson & Associates Manufacturers Representative Lincoln Financial Media Marquest Corp Media General Inc. Mericos Foundation NC Press Association NC Press Services New York Community Trust North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation Pace Enterprises Inc. Pfizer Inc. Poynter Institute Progress Energy Red Hat Inc. Reid Nelson Promotions Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Sharoky Family Foundation State Employees Combined Campaign Steve Exum Photography Sutton Productions Inc. The Correspondents Fund
The Fayetteville Observer Thompson Family Foundation Time Warner Cable Shared Service Center Triad Foundation United Way of Delaware Victory Wholesale Grocers WCHL-WDNC Inc. Whichard Family Foundation Whiteville News Reporter William H. & Barbara P. Hooker Trust Fund William Randolph Hearst Foundation
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Dolores Oteri Perkins James Brock Pierce Jane Forbes Pope William Barry Potts C. Thomas Preston Jr. S. Tinsley Preston Richard Proctor Michael Edgar Pulitzer Jr. Annette Fields Raines Neal Freeman Rattican James P. and Marianna Miller Raugh Michael Kean and Camilla Berizzi Rawleigh Daniel Lewis Rea Lawrence Gerald Retchin Lewis Samuel Ripps Joan Woltz Robins Russell M. and Sally D. Robinson Alton Glenn and Frances Turner Ross Rosalie Andrews Ruffin Jon Kurka Rust Thomas Lauck Sager Timothy Rutledge Sanford Dudley Hill Sargent George-Ann M. Sauer Ellen D. Scarborough A. Drew Schechter Eric Shaun Schneider Sr. Pamela S. Schneider Alyson Elise Schoendorf Cynthia Louise Schwartz Stuart Wilson Sechriest Barbara Potts Semonche Zachary George and Carrie Wornall Sexton Melvin Sharoky Oscar Leroy Shoenfelt Jr. Maggie Shoobridge Elva Sieg Frances Bell Simms Sharon Patricia Smith Lynn Russell Snell John Herndon Speagle Robert W. Spearman Walter Hardin Spivey Jr. Marsha Stafford Willie Ransome III and Jan Kennett Stafford Carl Stepp George Stevenson Jr. Robert L. Stevenson Lawrence Henry Sutker Rebecca Branch Swift Patrick Taintor Raven Graydon Tarpley R. Earl Taylor Jr. Mary Teeter Jennifer Thomas Tennyson Patricia Thomas Charles C. Thompson III John Eley Jr. and Candace Stephenson Thompson Cheryl Kay Tinsley Juanita M. Todd Sallie Tompkins Sherry Landgren Tompkins Michael Towle Elizabeth Mewborne Townsend Julie Kay Trotter Carla Chapman Turchetti
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Dean's Circle – Individuals
Charles Gerrard Society
The Dean’s Circle recognizes individuals who contribute $1,000 or more annually and foundations or corporations that contribute $5,000 or more.
Planned giving has helped fulfill the University’s vision for more than 200 years. After Revolutionary War hero Maj. Charles Gerrard made a generous bequest in 1797, the University completed construction on Gerrard Hall in 1837. The building still stands today – a tribute to Maj. Gerrard’s generosity and a testament to the impact of planned gifts.
Penelope Muse Abernathy R. Frank Andrews IV Emily Nance and Edmund Howard Wailes Ball Julius E. and Suzanne Banzet IV J. Goodwin Bennett Joseph Nelson Benton Andrew Jacobus Blum Allen Marshall Bosworth IV Gwendolyn Michele Bounds George M. Brady Jr. Elizabeth Gardner Braxton Charles Wilson Broadwell Jane D. Brown Christian Richard Bruning IV Ralph Godfrey Buchan Jr. Napoleon and Queenie Byars Catherine Campbell Virginia Whichard Caudill Donald Williams and Barbara H. Curtis Robert I. D’Aleo Jayne Childs Daly Maria Coakley David Evelyn Y. Davis Joseph Albert DeBlasio Stacey M. Derk Virginia Pou Doughton Marielle and John Walter C. Entwistle III Jean Folkerts and Leroy Towns Charles E. and Katherine Forbes Pat and George Anthony Gates III Rhonda Gibson and Joe Bob Hester Anne Virginia Godwin Howard Gibson Godwin Jr. Stephen Deacon Grubbs Gordon Grice Hamrick Mark M. and Debbie Harden
Margaret Taylor Harper Bryant Allen Haskins Sara Frances Heard James Donald Jr. and Cynthia Henderson James Franklin Hurley III Frederick Dana Hutchison Rick Jackson Jamie Susan Jacobson Carole Ferguson Johnson Mary Elizabeth Junck W. Glenn and Nancy Caldwell Keever William Augustus Keyes IV Geoff Kirby Walter Julian Klein Barbara Lee David C. Lindsay Anuradha R. Mannar William McClatchy Gregory Brian and Laura Anderson Mercer Margaret Myers Merrill Suzanne G. and Kenneth K. Millholland Peter Seth Morrison Catherine Walker Morton Julia Taylor Morton Mary Beth Foster Navarro Roy Hampton Jr. and Tetlow P. Park Roy Hampton III and Laura Singer Park Roy Jr. and Marie Smithwick Parker Kenneth Darryl Pierce Michael Edgar Pulitzer Jr. Dorothy Sattes Ridings Lewis Samuel Ripps Susan Cranford Ross Joseph Dominick Sanchez George-Ann M. Sauer John Alexander and Kathryn Seale Schmidt
Melvin Sharoky Melanie Ann Sill Deborah Sue Simpkins J. Walker Smith Jr. William Davis Snider A.C. Snow Robert L. Stevenson C. Christopher and Dulcie Murdock Straughan J. William Jr. and Kristen Brown Thompson Ryan Michael Thornburg Bryan and Rachael Tucker Glenn G. and Nancy Prince Tucker Jennifer Susan TumultyWargo and Michael Andrew Wargo Nichole Strom Tygart P. Eugene Upchurch III Catherine Cousins Veal Carl Vernon Venters Jr. Edward Hoge Vick Jr. Eileen Shields West Nancy P. Weston D. Jordan Whichard III
Dean's Circle – Corporations, Foundations and Estates Beatrice Cobb Perpetual Charitable Trust BellSouth Corp. Bloomberg LP Capstrat Inc. Charlotte Sister Cities Inc. The Correspondents Fund Curtis Foundation Inc. Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Inc. Estate of Eli Rubinstein Estate of Eugene E. Jackson Estate of Peter Pruden Jr. Estate of Robert L. Stevenson Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation John William Pope Foundation Media General Inc. Mericos Foundation Pfizer Inc. Progress Energy Red Hat Inc. Sharoky Family Foundation Time Warner Cable Shared Service Center Triad Foundation WCHL-WDNC Inc. Whichard Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Gerrard’s bequest and the planned gifts of others ever since have helped build Carolina and strengthened teaching, research and public service at the University. The Charles Gerrard Society recognizes the hundreds of alumni and friends who have made a commitment to Carolina’s future through planned gifts including bequests, trusts, gift annuities and life insurance. All alumni and friends who document their planned gifts to the University are welcomed as members of the Gerrard Society. These members of the Gerrard Society made documented planned gifts to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Suzanne Street Banzet W. Horace Carter Paul and Ronni Gardner Roland Giduz Larry and Carolyn Keith Charlie S. and Margaret N. Nelson Debra Pickrel Joseph Sanders Sebastian Clemens Sommer William Gavin Traynor Glenn Gibson Tucker Faye Massengill Van Hecke Linda Taylor Wilson Albert Searcy Woodard
If you have placed the school in your will and you are not listed, or if you have questions about planned giving, please contact Speed Hallman, assistant dean for development and alumni affairs, at 919.962.9467 or speed_hallman@unc.edu.
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