A PROFESSOR’S IMPACT 36
THE REVIEW 2021-2022
PROFILES BY DANIELLE ANGELO AND SHELBY BICKES TOOLE
Over the last 75 years, many faculty and staff members have made an impact on journalism and integrated marketing communications students. Here are six to celebrate the year.
Jere Hoar, Ph.D. Ronald Farrar described Dr. Jere Hoar as someone who viewed his desire to be a teacher as a calling, and that no one treated a calling with more respect than him. Hoar joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 1956, and helped set the foundation for the journalism program as one of its first faculty members. He was a full-time journalism professor for 30 years, and continued to teach part-time from 1986-1992. Hoar received the University’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 1974. He made a strong impact on his students during his time as a professor, and many students, like ‘87 graduate Tom Rieland, said he made them want to become a better journalist. “I recall getting my first paper back from Dr. Hoar [in our class on] press and contemporary thought,” Rieland said. “I thought I was a pretty good writer, but it was bleeding red from all his markups. Dr. Hoar certainly got your attention and really improved my writing, research and comprehension.” Hoar had a significant impact on ‘74 graduate Linda BufordBurks. “Dr. Hoar probably made the biggest impact on me, because he helped me get over my restraint in communicating with white people,” Buford-Burks said. “The first year as a freedom of choice student in high school left emotional scars that caused me to distance 1975 THE OLE MISS myself from whites [that ARCHIVES
