Alumni

How Jack MacDonald got from the Greenlee School to Southern Mississippi
Jack MacDonald, a 2018 Iowa State graduate in journalism and mass communication, has quickly risen through the athletic communications world. MacDonald started his Iowa State… Read More

March 10, 2025
‘Try everything,’ advice from Greenlee alumna Kelly McGowan
Greenlee alumna Kelly McGowan graduated in 2015 with degrees in journalism and mass communication and Spanish and currently works as a communications specialist for the… Read More

March 3, 2025
Steve Coon announced as 2024 James W. Schwartz Award winner
The Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University has named Steve Coon as the recipient of the 2024 James W. Schwartz Award. The annual award recognizes distinguished service to journalism and communication and is the highest honor conferred by the school. Read More

October 23, 2024
Greenlee alum visits with students, provides international communications insight
Greenlee alum Etse Sikanku visited with Greenlee undergraduate and graduate students during the second week of classes this fall semester to share professional tips with aspiring journalists and offer advice to future communication scholars. Read More

September 16, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Greenlee School alumni award recipients
These awards, which were established in collaboration with the Greenlee School Advisory Council, provide avenues for mid- and early-career recognition of Greenlee School alumni. They build upon the school’s longstanding James W. Schwartz Award, the highest award conferred by the school that has traditionally served as a lifetime achievement recognition, and mirror university and college awards for similar achievements. Read More

April 24, 2024
Remembering Greenlee alumnus Terry Anderson
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication alumnus Terry Anderson has died at the age of 76. A 1974 graduate of Iowa State University and a former reporter for the Iowa State Daily, Anderson was abducted in Lebanon while working as an Associated Press correspondent in 1985 and held captive for seven years. Read More

April 22, 2024
Jairus Davis to speak at Spring 2024 Futures Forum
Videographer and multimedia storyteller, Jairus Davis, will speak about video production at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication’s 2024 Futures Forum at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Memorial Union’s Pioneer Room (3560). Read More

March 27, 2024
Greenlee pathways: from internship to first social media job with Madison Shannahan
Madison Shannahan, a summer 2023 Greenlee advertising graduate, turned her internship into her first job as an assistant social media manager at Fareway. Read More

February 14, 2024
Alan and Steve Mores named Greenlee School’s 2023 James W. Schwartz Award recipients
The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University has named Alan and Steve Mores the recipients of its 2023 James W. Schwartz Award. The annual award recognizes distinguished service to journalism and communication and is the highest honor conferred by the school. Read More

October 26, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Greenlee School alumni award recipients
Colleen Bradford Krantz is the recipient of the 2023 Greenlee Professional Achievement Award, and the recipient of the 2023 Greenlee Young Alumni Award is Natalie Mahoney. Read More

April 24, 2023