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12 of Columns 100 Notable Alumni are Communication graduates.

Posted: 07.01.08

Robb Weller ('72), Television Producer and Host, Awarded UWAA Distinguished Service Award
The UW Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award is given to individuals who make outstanding efforts on behalf of the Alumni Association:
http://uwnews.org/uweek/awards2008

Posted: 07.01.08

Bill Chamberlin ('67, '77) retires from University of Florida (UF), College of Journalism and Communications.
In his 43-year career as a journalist and scholar, Chamberlin taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before coming to the Univesrity of Florida, served as founding driector of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, statred the UF's Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project and serves is a Joseph L. Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication. You can read more about Chamberlin in the Spring, 2008 issue of the Communigator, UF's College of Journalism and Communications alumni magazine.

Posted: 07.01.08

Dave Ammons ('70), is stepping down after 37 years as a state government reporter for the Associated Press.

Posted: 07.01.08

Eddie Pasatiempo ('76) Joins The Clarion Group, Ltd

On June 2, 2008 Pasatiempo joined The Clarion Group as, Partner, working in their Kirkland office. Pasatiempo was formerly a partner at Korn Ferry International.

Posted: 07.01.08

Pac-10 commissioner, Tom Hansen ('59), to retire

Pac-10 leader Tom Hansen, the longest-tenured Division I conference commissioner in the country, will retire next summer after 26 years on the job. Hansen, 70, will step down effective July 1, 2009. Hansen studied journalism at UW, then took a job at The Columbian in Vancouver. From there, he took a job as the public-relations director for the conference and served in that role from 1960 to 1967. Hansen spent 16 years working for the NCAA before returning to the Pac-10 as commissioner in 1983. To learn more about Hansen's career, read this story in The Seattle Times.

Posted: 07.01.08

Nancy Leson ('92) was a panelists on theWomen of Color Empowered luncheon & conversation held on May 16, 2008.

Posted: 06.04.08

David Horsey, ('92) named the Department of Communication's 2008 Distinguished Alumnus.

Posted 06.04.08

Greg Lane (’88) New President at TVW

Olympia – The TVW Board of Directors has chosen Greg Lane as the new president and chief executive officer of the statewide public affairs cable television network.

Lane, a graduate of the University of Washington in Communications, has been deputy chief of staff for Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna since 2006. Before that he was the attorney general’s communications director, after also serving as a communications director in the Washington State Legislature from 1998 to 2005.

Lane becomes TVW’s third president, following founding president Denny Heck and Cindy Zehnder, who was hired in October by Governor Chris Gregoire as her chief of staff.

Lane said, “I’m excited to be joining an organization that is committed to engaging the public with state policymakers and state government. TVW is already a national leader in public affairs television. We want to build on those accomplishments and make the network an even better resource for the people of Washington.”

TVW Board Chair and former State Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland said, “We are pleased to have Greg Lane as our new president and CEO after an exhaustive search. Greg is a professional communicator and excellent manager and thoroughly understands Washington government and politics. We believe he will effectively lead TVW in its mission to provide unbiased, unfiltered public access to government.”

Posted: 05.12.08

Piper Hopkins (formerly Piper Ross) ('06)
Master of Communication in Digital Media, 2006
New Work Exhibition opens May 10, 2008
Hopkins' work explores the nuances of emotion and nostalgia through frenetic line work, jarring static forms and scale. By creating visual juxtapositions of loose, messy figural forms placed on highly reflective metallic and silver-leafed backgrounds, she delves into how memories and feelings of nostalgia are interwoven, contained, or obfuscated by time. Piper Hopkins has a BFA from Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, and a MCDM from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Learn more about the artist at: www.piperhopkins.com

Posted: 05.12.08

Robert McChesney ('86, '89)

Monthly Review Press has just published McChesney's new book: "The Political Economy of Media: Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas." This volume culminates the research in his career to date, and includes his latest thinking on journalism, the Internet, global political economy, and the burgeoning media reform movement and our broader changing political climate. Read more about the book at: http://www.thepoliticaleconomyofmedia.org:80/

Posted: 05.12.08

Wendy Tokuda: Political Science Alumna, Communication Professional

Posted: 03.20.08

In Memorial, Arthur Kulman, Seattle Rock & Roll Pioneer

Posted: 12.31.07

Hak Soo Kim ('92) was recently elected as a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. KAST honors highly prominent natural and engineering scientists, allowing a very small limited number to science-policy (social) scientists. Hak Soo Kim writes: "I concede that my academic achievements are greatly due to Professor Richard F. Carter's rigorous and creative training during my graduate studies."

Posted: 12.10.07

Professor Nancy Rivenburgh's evening degree students produced a web magazine for their fall quarter class. Check out the portal link, for Issues I, II and III (Issue III will be available the week of December 17, 2007).

Posted: 12.10.07

The 2007-08 Mentor Lunch series
Updated: 11.28.07

The 2007 Alumni Hall of Fame
Posted: 11.26.07

Drake Witham, '96, featured in the Autumn 2007 edition of the UW Arts & Sciences newsletter.
Posted: 11.13.07

Peg Achterman's "The Good of Life through the Viewfinder" featured in NPPA magazine
Posted: 10.15.07

Department of Communication Alumna David Horsey talks about his time as an editor for the Daily and as a UW student. Watch the video at the UW Foundation website!
Posted: 10.08.07

New book and first novel from Alumnus Doug Ramsey, '56: Poodie James.
Posted: 09.10.07

In Memory of Walter J. Reid (Class of 1940)
Posted: 08.20.07

Alumna Cindy King's research recognized in the UW Department of Technical Communication newsletter (pdf - page 14)
Posted: 08.10.07

Alumna and playwright/actress La'Chris Jordan was recently named as one of the "50 Playwrights to Watch" by the Dramatist Guild. See the July issue of The Dramatist!

Her play "The Source" is part of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre's Summerfest 2007 and she's appearing in "Birth" from August 22 - September 29.

Posted: 08.10.07

For the third year in a row alumna Heather Bosch has earned a national Edward R. Murrow award. This is on top of the FOUR regional Murrows she won earlier this year. This year's national winner is for Best Use of Sound for her series on the Paramount Organist.

Posted: 06.26.07

*The 2007 Time Capsule Celebration
Posted: 06.13.07

2006-2007 Mentor Lunches

Updated: 06.13.07

*Students Honored at the 2007 Undergraduate Scholarship Awards

Posted: 04.17.07

Edmund K. Joyce: BA, 1977 Recent Awards

Posted: 03.16.07

Beth Clark: BA, 1980; JD, 1984

Posted: 03.08.07

Dolores Sibonga: BA, 1952, Journalism; JD, 1973 Attorney, Former Seattle City Council member

Posted: 03.08.07

Kim Freeman: BA, 2004, Communication skills put to work helping AIDS orphans in Ethiopia

Posted: 03.08.07

Edward Pasatiempo

Posted: 03.02.07

Mayumi Tsutakawa

Posted: 03.02.07

Katherine G. Hendrix ('94) Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Memphis. Awarded the "Top 3 Paper" in the Spirituality Division for "The spirit that strengthens me: Teaching with a religious foundation," a paper she presented at the National Communication Association conference held in San Antonio, TX in 2006.

Posted 02.21.07

Mitchell D. Stocks: BA, 1982 Theme: Non-Traditional Approach to His Career

Posted 02.21.07

Joanne Harrell: BA Communications 1976; MBA Business 1979 A leader committed to supporting and empowering women

Posted 02.21.07

Elaine Ko: BA 1975 Challenging Careers in Civic Activism

Posted 02.21.07

Suki Dardarian ('80) named one of three new Managing Editors at The Seattle Times.

Read the press release from the Times...

Posted 02.21.07

Bryan Monroe (BA, 1987) was named the University of Washington Arts & Sciences 2007 Distinguished Alumnus (Social Sciences division) and will be honored at the Celebration of Distinction in May, 2007.

Posted 01.22.07

Polly Lane ('57), pioneering Times reporter, dies at age 70

Read the obituary from the Thursday, January 11, 2007 Seattle Times...

Posted 01.12.07

Heather Bosch ('87) earns back-to-back Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series. Bosch received her latest award October, 2006 in New York.

Read more about Heather...

Posted: 01.09.07

The cover story of the December 2006 issue of Columns features "100 Top Books by 100 UW Authors" and we are proud to announce that 11 of those authors can be claimed by the Department of Communication!

Check out the authors from Communication...

Posted 01.05.07

In Memory of Jake Etchart

Posted: 01.04.07

Polly Keary ('03), staff writer for the Monroe Monitor, is the 2006 recipient of the Portfolio Award for news writers, the WNPA Better Newspaper Contest's top award. Keary took home the top award in 2005 too!

Posted: 01.04.07

Richard ("Dick") Kennewick ('48), former Seattle Times' desk editor, passed away on November 30, 2006.

Posted: 01.03.07

Beth Witham, Com alum and KOMO-TV producer, visits News Lab

Posted 12.13.06

Timothy Egan - BA, 1981 and 2006 Alumni Hall of Fame Honoree has won the National Book Award in the nonfiction category for his book, "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl."

Read the article at the Seattle Times...

Posted: 11.16.06

Hall of Fame event draws alums from across the country

By Andrea Sherrodd

On October 12, 2006, the Department of Communication celebrated its third annual Alumni Hall of Fame awards event.

Posted: 11.09.06

Clarence Moriwaki: BA, 1978

Posted: 11.06.06

Ron Pyle: MA, 1986; PhD, 1993

Posted: 10.30.06

Robert Keatley, '56 -- Founder and Editor, Hong Kong Journal and a member of the 2006 Communication Hall of Fame gave a talk at The Rainier Club on October 11, 2006.

Read more about the talk: A06Keatley.pdf

Posted 10.17.06

Tim Egan, '81 -- a National Enterprise Reporter, The New York Times Bestselling author, 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner and a member of the 2006 Communication Hall of Fame is a finalist for the National Book Award nonfiction category.

Posted: 10.17.06

The International and Intercultural Division of the National Communication Association has announced its awards for outstanding scholarship for 2005. Two Communication alumni were the recipients of these awards.

Posted: 10.09.06

Rita Brogan is featured in the September 16-22 issue of Northwest Asian Weekly. She is a 2006 nominee for the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation's Entrepreneur of the Year award. As the chief executive officer of PRR, a public affairs consulting firm, Ms. Brogan oversees the 38th largest minority-owned company in Washington and the 74th largest PR firm in the United States.

PRR | Read more about Brogan and PRR...

Posted: 09.26.06

Carlene Cross will be offering several speaking dates to accompany the release of her second book, "Fleeing Fundamentalism," in October, 2006. Ms. Cross received her MA in Communication from the UW in 1995 and a BA in History in 1993.

Press Release | PDF of Book Jacket | Algonquin Books

Updated: 09.18.06

Birthday Fundraiser

Over $3,300 was raised for the Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington at alumna Lori Matuskawa's 50th birthday party....

Posted: 08.12.06

Nicole Snyder Dettmar ('05) is the recipient of a Health Informatics fellowship at the University of North Texas...

Posted: 08.07.06

Bryan Monroe -- BA, 1987 -- was recently named vice president and editorial director of EBONY and JET Magazines. Read more at the Chicago Defender...

Posted: 07.12.06

Alumna Travel Blog
Posted: 06.26.06

Recent alumna Mytam Nguyen is studying and travelling in Viet Nam this summer...

Alumnus Bryan Monroe
Updated: 05.18.06