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Previous News - 2002

November 2002
Communication Major, Mykael Wright, was elected 2002 Homecoming King.

Dr. T. Pierce did newspaper and radio interviews about her Violent Media Research. The interviews were with BBC (London Radio), Metro News ( St. Louis Radio), Columbia Missourian (Columbia Newspaper) 2 interviews.

October 2002
Dr. Bill Benoit was featured in the Aug. 31 issue of the Columbia Daily Tribune in their article "MU Campaigns Expert Defends Political Attack Ads as Useful".

Dr. Michael Kramer and Dr. Jon Hess are mentioned in the Sept. 5, 2002 issue of Mizzou Weekly "Mizzou in the Media" for their appearance in the June 16 issue of the Sacramento (Calif.) Bee.

Dr. Michael Kramer was quoted in the June 23, 2002 issue of the Idaho Falls, Post Register in their article "When Jobs are Scarce, Resumes Become Farce".

August 2002
Dr. Mitchell McKinney and Dr. Bill Benoit were both presenters at the meeting of the Korean Broadcasting Institute.

Dr. Jon Hess presented a paper at the International Conference on Personal Relationships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The paper was "Measuring distance in personal relationships: The Relational Distance Index."

Dave Silverman is presenting his paper "Conjunction Junction, What Was Your Function? The Use of Schoolhouse Rock to Quiet Critics of Children's Television" at the 2002 AEJMC Convention in Miami Beach, FL August 7-10, 2002.

Dr. Bill Benoit, Dr. Mitchell McKinney and Dr. Michael Stephenson had their article "Effects of Watching Primary Debates in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Campaign" published in the Journal of Communication.

Dr. Lance Holbert with Michael Pfau, Erin Szabo and Kelly Kaminski had his article "Issue-Advocacy Versus Candidate Advertising: Effects on Candidate Preferences and Democratic Process" published in the Journal of Communication.

Major Jamie Watts was chosen by her fellow residents of Johnston Hall as the Woman of the Month.

May 2002
The 2002 Graduation Reception was a held in the Hearnes Center and was a success. Congratulations to our Award Winners. Danielle Doerhoff received the Outstanding Senior Award. Robin Becker received the Joseph Wolfe Award. Ryan Wylie received the Barton Griffith Award. Michael Koenen received the Frances McCurdy Award. Cara Baker received the Loren Reid Award.

April 2002
Dr. Michael Porter received the Maxine Christopher Schutz Award and Lecture for Distinguished Teaching. It was presented on March 18, 2002.

Dr. Bill Benoit was in the Mizzou In The Media for his quotation in Dec. 31 article in USA Today.

Dawn Nill's KOEZ Radio Station was featured in the March 10 issue of The Salt Lake Tribune.

March 2002
The Columbia Daily Tribune featured John McHale and Ryan Wylie and their docu-drama film "Unreasonable Doubt: The Joe Amrine Case" showing at the Ragtag Cinemacafé.

Dr. Michael Porter has appeared in the Northbrook Il Current Health with his and Glenn Good's study about male behavior on television.

Dr. Bill Benoit was quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article "Legislators find that Web sites are an important link to voters."

Dr. Michael Kramer was quoted in the Quincy, MA Patriot Ledger article "Doctoring resumes is a widespread practice."

David Tschida has a Top Paper in the debut category of the Production Asthethcs and Criticism Division of the 2002 Broadcast Education Association Conference in Las Vegas.

Mark Smith received the James L. Sellers Memorial Award.

February 2002
Dawn Nill has 3 articles published in the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Television, 2nd Edition. Horace Newcomb, editor.

Dawn Nill was awarded the 2001-2002 "Spirit of Dixie" award for excellence in teaching and development of Campus Morale/Spirit. This award is given once a year and the student body nominate and vote.

Dr. Bill Benoit and his analyses of politicians' communications strategies was highlighted in the January 24 Chancellor's Message to the Campus Community.

The following Department of Communication members are presenting at the Central State Communication Association's Convention in April 2002:
David Airne, Greg Armfield, Josh Atkinson, Bill Benoit, Amy Daulton, Debbie Dougherty, Kris Drumheller, Liz Dudash, Glenn Hansen, John McHale, Mitchell McKinney, Owen Pillion, Brian Quick, Dave Silverman

This month at the Ragtag Cinemacafé they are showing a docu-rama including the film "Unreasonable Doubt: The Joe Amrine Case" by John McHale and Ryan Wylie.

T. Pierce has received the first place award in the debut category of the Research Division in the 2002 Broadcast Education Association Conference in Las Vegas.