Department of Communication celebrates alumni, students and faculty at the 2004 Open House and Hall of Fame
Before the start of the Open House, the 2004 Alumni Hall of Fame honorees , and a large gathering of their families and friends, joined together for a recognition reception in The Simpson Center for the Humanities. David Hodge, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, welcomed the Alumni Hall of Fame inductees and those gathered to honor them on this special evening. Chair Jerry Baldasty introduced each of the Hall of Fame members, indicating why they had been selected for the Hall of Fame.
Robert Merry, for example, has had a distinguished career in journalism as a reporter (at the Denver Post, the National Observer and the Wall Street Journal) and now as publisher and president of Congressional Quarterly. Baldasty noted Merry's highly successful career, and noted that he was being inducted into our hall of fame because of his great dedication to informing the public. "Throughout your career, as a reporter, as a publisher, and as an author, you have consistently dedicated yourself to providing the public with the information so vital to democracy," Baldasty told Merry.
Baldasty indicated that Assunta Ng, publisher of the Chinese Post and the Northwest Asian Weekly, was being inducted because of her tremendous dedication to the Asian American community and because of her tremendous efforts to mentor youth through scholarships and programs sponsored by her foundation, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation. "Even with her many obligations, Assunta has been enormously generous with her time, coming frequently to campus to meet with and mentor our students," Baldasty said.
The other honorees were:
Ron Chew: Executive Director of the Wing Luke Museum, exhibition writer, journalist, writer, humanist, community leader. He received the 1995 National Award for Museum Service - the highest national ward recognition for excellence in the museum profession. His other awards include the Washington Humanities Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Asian American Studies. He was appointed in 2000 to the National Council on the Humanities, is the founder of the Chinese Oral History Project of Seattle, sits on the Seattle Public Library Foundation Board, and is co-editor of "Reflections of Seattle's Chinese Americans: The First 100 Years" (with Cassie Chinn).
Christine Gregoire (not present): Attorney General, recipient of numerous awards, including the 2003 WA State Physicians for Social Responsibility Award and the 2001 College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumna award. She was elected attorney general of the state of Washington in 1992, the first woman ever elected to that post in our state. She has been twice re-elected.
David Horsey: Editorial cartoonist, columnist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He was the first cartoonist to win the Environmental Media Award. His other awards include the National Press Foundation's Berryman Award for cartoonist of the year, and the Susan Hutchison Bosch Award for outstanding achievement in journalism.
Tamar Katriel (not present): Researcher, academic administrator, teacher, leading scholar in the Ethnography of Communication and Discourse Studies. She is the author of four books and numerous articles that appeared in Communication, Sociolinguistics, Anthropology, and Education journals.
James King (not present): Journalist, editor. Under his leadership, The Seattle Times grew from a strong Washington daily newspaper into a paper that was nationally recognized as one of the best in the Western United States.
Mort Lachman (not present): Writer, director, producer. Writer for Bob Hope for 25 years and the creator, director and executive producer on shows such as "Kate & Allie," "Gimmie A Break" and "All in the Family."
Jerilyn McIntyre: Teacher, researcher, university president. She is an innovative thinker in communication theory whose work helped define the nature of the field - a broader theoretical approach to communication. Her work on Jacksonville continues to inspire Communication faculty and students.
Kathleen F. Miller: Public relations agency owner (Blue Emu Communications), dedicated alumna. She has been a mentor to UW Communication students for over 10 years and is the creator of "Real Life 101" career workshops - in partnership with Association for Women in Communication. Most recently, she has put on a series of successful career workshops for Communication students.
Eric Nalder: Award winning investigative reporter, interviewer without peer. More than 20 national awards and 50 regional ones, he is the 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for a series of stories about oil tankers. An investigative reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, he has also worked at the Everett Herald and the San Jose Mercury News.
Jody Nyquist: Teacher, researcher, agent of change. She served on or chaired 46 graduate supervisory committees, was the moving force behind the UW Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR) and has authored six books, 11 book chapters and more than 50 journal articles on rethinking how to approach graduate education. She is the winner of many awards - including the 2000 National Communication Association's Teaching Scholar Award and the 2000 Distinguished Service Award from the Western States Communication Association.
Steve Pool: Weatherman, journalist, civic leader. He is an award winning weathercaster, with 7 Emmy Awards to his credit. He is on the Executive Committee of the Museum of Flight Foundation trustees and supports KOMO's annual Miracle Makers Broadcast, which raises millions of dollars for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. With former NFL player Warren Moon, Steve Pool organizes the Warren Moon and Steve Pool Golf classic - a two day event that raises money for Children's Hospital. In 2004 the event raised more than $700K to benefit the Children's Hospital uncompensated care fund, helping to ensure that all children in the community have access to medical care, regardless of their financial situation.
Norman Rice: Public servant, bank president and CEO, community leader. He served 3 terms on the Seattle City Council and was Mayor of Seattle. As the mayor, he enhanced the quality of the city's public schools, revitalized the downtown core and implemented a model welfare-to-work program. We was the President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and joined the Federal Home Loan Bank as Executive Vice President in 1998, becoming President and CEO in 1999. He sits on or has sat on numerous boards, including SAFECO, Brooking Institution's Advisory Committee for Sustainable Communities, and the Bretton Woods Committee.
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| Dr. Jerilyn McIntyre and W. David Smith | Communication chair Jerry Baldasty with Dr. Jerilyn McIntyre and W. David Smith |
Jody Nyquist, Bernard Booms |
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| Jody Nyquist, Emmett Day | Norman Rice, Eric Nalder | Steve Pool with Department staff |
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| Robert Merry, Gregg Herrington | Assunta Ng, Robert Merry, David Horsey (photo courtesy of Northwest Asian Weekly) | Assunta Ng, Norman Rice and friends (photo courtesy of Northwest Asian Weekly) |
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| Assunta Ng, Steve Pool and friend (photo courtesy of Northwest Asian Weekly) | ||
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At the Open House, Baldasty introduced all of the Hall of Fame honorees, giving a brief introduction to each, an unveiled the Alumni Hall of Fame plaque (now permanently housed in Communications 126). Assunta Ng gave the Open House keynote address. She thanked the Department of Communication for honor bestowed on her, and she lauded each of the other honorees.
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Open House guests were treated to a variety of student and faculty work, as well as displays in both the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement. Graduate students held a poster session, two graduate students gave talks on their current research, and guests were treated to web site displays and films. Over 100 people attended the open house, and by all accounts the evening was a successful gathering of students, former students and faculty. We look forward to a similar success in 2005!
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