VOL. 36
College of Journalism and Communications
Intra-College Newsletter
OCTOBER 6, 2003
COLLEGE NAMES 2003 WINNERS OF STAR AWARDS AND
FLANAGAN PROFESSORSHIP
NO. 3
CONGRATULATIONS
To Elaine Wagner and Linda
Correll, whose poster titled, “Triumph of the
Special congratulations to Linda Hon, Sandi
Spirit,” has been
Chance, Sylvia Chanselected by the
Olmsted and Debbie Treise
Library of
who received major awards
Congress to be
for their accomplishments at
added to the
the College faculty meeting
library’s permaSept. 26th. Chance, Channent design
Olmsted and Treise received
archives. The
the inaugural Flanagan
Library of
STAR awards for excellence
Hon
Congress works
in teaching, research and service. The awards
with the American Institute of
include a $3,000 stipend. The
Graphic Arts each year to select
Chance
College recognized Hon as
distinguished American design from
recipient of the first Al and Effie Flanagan Professor
posters submitted to the AIGA annual
in Journalism and Communidesign competitions. Wagner decations. The Professorship
signed the poster and Correll contribrecognizes Hon’s outstanding
uted the copywriting.
teaching, research and service
To John Kaplan, whose book,
during the past five years.
“Photo Portfolio Success,” has been
Flanagan Professors receive a
published by Writers Digest Books.
summer salary supplement and
The manuscript is accompanied by
up to $17,000 to support a
more than 200 photographs, including
graduate assistant during each
Chan-Olmsted
27 of Kaplan’s.
of the three years of the appointment.
The book is
distributed in
Triese
the U.S., the
United Kingbring to public light activities of the
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
dom, France
White House Office of Management
and Japan.
Congratulations
and Budget. The organization now
Former and
to Bill
promotes accountability and openness
current UF
Chamberlin, who
in all areas of government. The selecstudents are
has been named an
tion committee recognized Chamberlin
interviewed
and
represented
in the
inaugural member
as a “champion of public access” for
book, including Tom Kennedy, JM
of the OMB Watch
his many years of leadership and his
1972, the former Director of PhotogPublic Interest
work with the Marion Brechner Citizen
raphy at National Geographic who is
Hall of Fame.
Access Project. Chamberlin will be
now a journalism advisory council
OMB Watch is a
inducted at the OMB Watch 20th
member working with Washington
national organizaChamberlin
anniversary celebration Oct. 9 in
Post/Newsweek Interactive.
tion founded in 1983 to monitor and
Washington, D.C.
2-2-2
MORE CONGRATULATIONS
To Lynda Lee Kaid, whose paper,
“Advertising and the Image of Politicians
in Evolving and Established Democracies:
A Comparative Study of
the Polish and the U.S.
Presidential Elections in
2000,” won the top
paper award at the sixth
annual Political Marketing conference held in
London in September.
Kaid
Kaid co-authored the
paper with Wojciech Cwalina and Andrzej
Falkowski of the Warsaw School of Social
Psychology. Kaid and co-authors Andrew
Paul Williams (Ph.D. Student), John C
Tedesco, Virginia Tech University, and
Daniela Dimitrova (Ph.D. 2003), also
presented a paper titled, “Comparing
Political Advertising Around the World.”
The 2003 political marketing conference
was hosted by Middlesex University
Business School.
To Ted Spiker, who
has published several
magazine articles. “Your
Brain: An Owner’s
Manual” appears in the
Oct. 6 issue of Fortune.
“In Sickness and In
Spiker
Hell” appears in the
October issue of Men’s Health, and “What
Men Really Think About Their Bodies”
appeared in the August issue of O, The
Oprah Magazine.
To Jon D. Morris, who will present a
paper titled, “Provocation and Humor in
Ad Effects: Constrained
Multi-Group Analysis
and Beyond,” at the
Association for Consumer Research conference in Toronto Oct 11.
Morris co-authored the
paper with ChongMoo
Morris
Woo (Ph.D. student) and
Sanghoon Lee (M.A.M.C. 2003). Morris also has been asked to write an invited
OPEN LINE
column for the advertising web site
“Talent Zoo.”
To Tom Krynski and Forrest
Smith and the
AM 850 WRUF
news staff who
received two 1st
place awards in
the Society of
Professional
Journalists Mark
Krynski
of Excellence
national competition. WRUF was
recognized for “Best Daily Radio
Newscast” and for “Front Page on
the Air,” WRUF’s news magazine
program. Congratulations also to
WUFT-TV, who won 2nd place
for “Best Daily Television Newscast.” Two students also won
awards. Matt Blubaugh received
2nd place in radio for “Best Spot
News” for his coverage of a white
supremacists rally in Gainesville
and the counter protest. Erich
Spivey received 3rd place in radio
for “Best In-Depth Reporting” for
his series on the homeless in
Gainesville and Alachua County.
The awards were handed out Sept.
13 at the national SPJ conference
in Tampa.
To Julie Dodd,
Michael Foley,
John Freeman,
Joseph Glover,
Sid Pactor,
Linda Perry,
Marilyn Roberts
Leonard Tipton,
Freeman
Michael Weigold and
Julian Williams,
who were designated by UF
Anderson Scholars as teachers
who have
“greatly influenced” them.
The faculty
Pactor
OCTOBER
6, 2003
members were
recognized during
a convocation
program Oct 1. in
University Memorial Auditorium.
Williams
FOR THE RECORD
Jon D. Morris has been named
chairman of the GainesvilleAlachua County Regional Airport
Authority.
Al Holt finished second in his
age group in the Florida Track Club
Dog Days 5K Run in Gainesville
Sept. 27. The run was a benefit for
the UF Student Chapter of the
Veterinary Medical Association.
NEW ARRIVAL
Congratulations to Bill and
Nicole McKeen on the birth of
Travis Edward McKeen, who was
born Sept. 18. Travis weighed 7 lbs,
8 oz.
ON THE CALENDAR
October 9-10: Public Relations
Advisory Council
October 21: Knight Division
sponsored Job and Internship
Fair
October 22: Journalism
Advisory Council
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