AMES, Iowa — Eldean “Dean” Borg, senior correspondent and producer for Iowa Public Radio, has been selected by the faculty of Iowa State University’s Greenlee School as the 2016 recipient of the James W. Schwartz Award honoring distinguished service to journalism and mass communication. The Forest City native is a 1959 ISU graduate in technical … Continue reading Iowa Public Radio’s Dean Borg wins 2016 Schwartz Award
Louis M. Thompson, Jr. died as he lived, making his final travel arrangements on Friday, March 25, 2016. Born September 21, 1938 in College Station, Texas to Louis M. and Margaret Stromberg Thompson, he spent most of his youth in Ames, Iowa where he graduated from high school. He received his B.S. and M.S. in … Continue reading Distinguished Alumnus Louis M. Thompson, Jr., ’61, passes
In just five short years, Tyler Stafford went from graduating from the Greenlee School with a degree in advertising to an honoree on the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Marketing and Advertising category. “It just kind of blew my mind,” Stafford says of being named to the magazine’s 2016 list. Anyone who … Continue reading How Greenlee Alumnus Tyler Stafford Made Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Professor Michael Bugeja won the Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year Award, one of the highest honors in journalism education. Those who shared comments about his contributions in the nominating letter included Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Board of Regents Executive Director Robert Donley, Former Regents President Craig Lang, ISU President Steven … Continue reading Bugeja Named 2015 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year
Sixteen students from across the state gathered in Hamilton Hall on Iowa State University’s campus on Saturday morning to participate in the 2016 Iowa Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Room 169 was packed full of supporting friends, family and teachers. Each of the Spelling Bee participants were champions of their school-level bees and … Continue reading 2016 Scripps Iowa Spelling Bee Champion Named
CHICAGO—Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication’s re-accreditation bid was affirmed unanimously by the Accrediting Committee of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. This is the second phase of the re-accreditation process. Last year the ACEJMC site team, led by Peter Bhatia, editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, found the School … Continue reading Greenlee Re-Accreditation Bid Unanimously Affirmed
Spring break has come and gone and that means there are only six weeks of classes left before summer! As students enter the downhill side of the spring semester, it’s important for those who won’t be graduating in May to prepare for the coming summer and fall semesters. Registration began this week and there are … Continue reading Prepare for Summer/Fall 2016 Course Registration
Sixteen students from across the state gathered in Hamilton Hall on Iowa State University’s campus on Saturday morning to participate in the 2016 Iowa Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Room 169 was packed full of supporting friends, family and teachers. Each of the Spelling Bee participants were champions of their school-level bees and … Continue reading 2016 Iowa Final Spelling Bee Champion Named
Michael Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University, has been named the 2015 Charles E. Scripps Journalism & Mass Communication Administrator of the Year.
After 44 years at Iowa State, the Greenlee School icon is ready for his next adventure. Read our feature on Professor Eric Abbott written by Greenlee senior Danielle Ferguson for the 2015 Greenlee Glimpse below.