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December 2001
Dr. Mary-Jeanette Smythe presented two papers at the recent Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender conference held in San Diego, CA, October 11-14. She and Dr. Nancy Spaeder co-authored "Hold the smelling salts: Is Ophelia really fainting?" She and Joey Pogue presented "Why can't a man (sic) be more like a woman?: Mediated depictions of gender."

Dr. Michael Porter has appeared in MU News, Mizzou Weekly, The Maneater, and The Columbia Daily Tribune with his and Glenn Good's study about male behavior on television.

Dr. Michael Porter has been selected as the 2001 recipient of the Maxine Christopher Schutz Award in recognition of distinguished teaching.

Communication major and outgoing Student Body PresidentMark Bresnahan welcomes Communication Major and incoming Student Body President Mykael Wright.

John McHale was the Master of Ceremonies and performed with Pete Szkolka at the Columbia Alternative Energy Fair. The event was featured live on KOPN Radio on Sunday, Oct. 28th

November 2001
T. Plank was a guest speaker at Missouri Department of Education "Stop the Violence" Program in jefferson City on Oct. 15, 2001. She addressed media violence.

John McHale was a guest of the Biochemistry Department where he delivered a lecture on "The Importance of Effective Communicaiton Skills in the Science Classroom.'

John McHale is a Representative on the graduate Faculty Senate and is also a member of the Graduate Faculty Senate Executive Board.

Dr. Michael Kramer was selected for the editorial Board of the Journal of Applied Communication Research.

Dr. Kramer is also the chair of the Campus Writing Board.

September 2001
Dr. Michael Kramer was featured in the article "Conquering The Fear Of Public Speaking To Reap The Rewards Of Success" in the Aug. 11-24 issue of Columbia Business Times.

John McHale has received the American Communication Association's 2001 Raymond S. Rogers Prize. This award recognizes excellence in graduate student communication research, service, and teaching.

"Campaign '96: A Functional Analysis of Acclaiming, Attacking, and Defending" by Dr. Bill Benoit, Dr. Joe Blaney and Penni Pier was featured in the Washington Post web site article "Stay the Curse" on July 7.

August 2001
Dr. Nancy Spaeder, Dawn Nill and their puppets were featured in the June 17 issue of Ovation magazine in the Columbia Daily Tribune.

Diane Johnson's article "Is This A Real Person?" was accepted in the Management Communication Quarterly.

Dr. Lance Holbert was co-author on the Newspaper Research Journal article "A Comparative Analysis: Objective & Public Journalism Techniques."

Dr. Bill Benoit was quoted in the August 3, 2001 issue of USA Today in the article "White House to move to Texas for awhile."

July 2001
Dr. Jon Hess was quoted in the June 2001 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The article was "The Biggest Communication Mistakes Women Make."

Dr. Michael Kramer will be appearing as Juror #8 in "Twelve Angry Men," put on by the Maplewood Barn Theater in the Law School on June 15, 16, 17.

David Tschida's paper "Finding place: Definitions Shaping Rhetoric and Research" was awarded a Top Three Paper by the Environmental Communicaion Commission of the National Communication Association. The paper will be presented at the 2001 convention in Atlanta this November.

Amy Hemmann, a May 2000 Comm graduate is the Boone County Bank May 2001 Employee of the Month.

The MU Graduate School honored Mike Adkins, director of the ASC Media Lab, for Outstanding Staff Contribution to Graduate Students on May 1, 2001 for his invaluable help in teaching video production courses.

May 2001
The 2001 Graduation Reception was a great success. Congratulations to our Award Winners. Sara Mollus received the Outstanding Senior Award. Kelly Williams received the Joseph Wolfe Award. Kim Knuckles received the Barton Griffith Award. Danielle Doerhoff received the Frances McCurdy Award. Adrienne Barber received the Loren Reid Award.

April 2001
Dr. Michael Stephenson has been awarded a Top 3 Paper in the Health Communication Division of NCA. The paper will be presented at the Atlanta conference this November. This paper was the highest rated paper of all those submitted to this division. The paper is titled, "Individual differences in processing anti-heroin messages: How cognitions, narratives, formal features, and affect drive message acceptance."

John McHale's review of D. Demers & K. Viswanath's Mass media, social control, and social change was featured in the Winter 2001 edition of Southern Journal of Communication, 66, (2), 180-181.

John McHale will serve as the Chair of the Graduate Caucus for Central States 2002 in Milwaukee.

David Airne was elected Secretary of the Freedom & Responsibilities of Speech Division for 2002 in Milwaukee.

John McHale was elected president of the MU Graduate Student Association.

March 2001
Dr. Michael Stephenson's marijuana study was featured in the Feb. 25 issue of the Columbia Missourian. He was also featured in the Feb. 22 issue of Mizzou Weekly.

Dr. Jon Hess was featured in the Winter 2001 MU publication Mosaics about his international interviews about what people do to avoid people they don't like.

Dr. Joe Blaney and Dr. Bill Benoit have published a new book, The Clinton Scandals and the Politics of Image Restoration.

John McHale's paper International Peace and Conflict in a cable-connected world will be presented at the Central States communication Association Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dustin Lawhorn, John McGuire and John McHale's paper, Carnival in the steel cage: A no-holds barred critical analysis of the McMahon-Austin Feud in the World Wrestling Federation, will be delivered at the Central States Communication Association Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Department of Communication received the Arts and Science Leaders Faculty Excellence Award at the 25th Annual Arts and Science Week Scholarship and Award Reception on Feb. 12, 2001.

January 2001
John McHale's research on appearances of presidential candidates on television talk shows was featured on several episodes of KOMU-TV 8 News. McHale's research revealed that the candidate primarily emphasize personal qualities on television talk shows rather than policy positions. McHale presented his findings at the National Communication Association Convention in Seattle in November. The findings will also be included in a book on the 2000 presidential campaign by Benoit, Pier, McHale, Hansen, and McGuire.

We had several Graduate Students participate in the Central States Convention. David Airne, T. Plank, and John McGuire were accepted in "Current Controversies in Mass Communication." John McHale was the Chair.

T. Plank earned the Top Graduate Paper at the Central States Convention.

T. Plank and Debbie Dougherty earned Top 4 Paper in Organizational Communication Division at the Central States Convention.

T. Plank has received the 2001 Arts and Science Green Chalk Award.

David Tschida received a $1000 grant from GLAAD to conduct an analysis of "Will and Grace."
 

at the Graduate Reception