A look back
Iowa State Homemaker magazine, circa 1940s (from the history slideshow created by Professor Eric Abbott).
Des Moines event, 2006
Greenlee Director Michael Bugeja and former student Dan Winters, now an anchor at WHO-TV, at a Society event at Meredith Corp.
A look back
Former professor Giles Fowler, in his Hamilton Hall office (from the history slideshow created by Professor Eric Abbott).
A look back
One-time Daily editor Tom Emmerson later became a professor and department chairman (from the history slideshow created by Professor Eric Abbott).
A look back
Then-Daily editor Eric Abbott hard at work, from the slideshow created by now-professor Eric Abbott.
Remembering Daily days
Lisa Kingsley, a former editor at the Daily; Marian Johnson; and former Daily designer Ken Carlson at a Daily reunion.
Bill Kunerth, Finn Bullers
Retired professor Bill Kunerth and former Daily editor Finn Bullers at a Daily reunion.
A look back
Mark Witherspoon, editorial adviser for the Iowa State Daily (from the history slideshow created by Professor Eric Abbott).
Washington, D.C., event, 2006
Geneva Overholser, former editor of the Des Moines Register, talks with Lou Thompson, then-chairman of the Greenlee Advisory Council.
Minneapolis event, 2010
Society board member Tom Wilson '78 talks with ISU grad Claire Sweem and Chris Sweem at Minneapolis event in 2010
ISU Society of Alumni and Friends: Moving Journalism Forward
It wasn't long ago that society communicated with typewriters such as the one at left, our messages and letters spaced apart by days or weeks. Today, we need to know now, if not before. The Society of Alumni and Friends is an organization of Iowa State University Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication graduates dedicated to helping each other and our younger colleagues navigate the ever-changing media landscape. Please read about our history, then sign up for the network, come to our events, and be prepared to lend a hand.Hot off the presses
Tyler Kingkade ’11: How the job market made me better
I owa felt like a small place to which I had already reached my peak by the time I graduated from college. I had done TV reporting and realized it just wasn’t for me. I’d done print reporting and looked around to conclude I didn’t feel like I wanted to stick around in the Hawkeye [...]
Read more of this articleChristine Romans ’93: Anchor, author makes the day last
For most people, a full day of work in the news business that begins at 3:15 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. tucking three kids under 5 into bed would be plenty. Not for Christine Romans: The 1993 Iowa State journalism graduate and current CNN anchor has written two personal finance books in the past two years.
Read more of this articleGreenlee Futures Forum set for 2011 Homecoming week
The Greenlee School is hosting series of panel discussions and other events during the week of homecoming. Come listen to top political reporters and political professionals in a series of talks at the Memorial Union, on Thursday night and Friday. Topics include the Iowa caucuses, working in political journalism, working in politics, and new media strategies. Journalists (several of them ISU grads) who work in politics or for news organizations such as The Des Moines Register, The New York Times, NBC News, the Huffington Post, and the Associated Press will participate.
Read more of this articleKansas City, Mo., Oct. 1, 2010, at Kansas City Star
On Oct. 1, 2010, about 25 alumni and friends gathered in downtown Kansas City at the new production facility of the Kansas City Star. Several former and current Star reporters and editors were on hand, as well as grads from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s, and alumni involved in broadcast, marketing, public relations and other fields. The special guest was former KC Star and ISU professor Giles Fowler, who spoke about his recently published book on a 1909 Kansas City murder case.
Read more of this articleKansas City gathering with guest Giles Fowler set for Friday
A final reminder about the event Friday, Oct. 1, from 5-7 p.m., at the Kansas City Star production building at 1601 McGee St. in downtown Kansas City. We should have around 25-30 people, including folks from newspaper, PR, marketing, and other industries. We’ll have graduates from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s. Giles Fowler, a former ISU journalism professor and a former KC Star writer, will be there to give a short talk about his recent book. Please check out the event details and feel free to join us.
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