Thomas Emmerson, professor emeritus in the Greenlee School, will be honored by the Iowa State University Alumni Association on May 18 at 5:30 p.m. for his impact on his former students’ professional or personal lives.
AMES, IOWA — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences celebrated alumni and friends at its annual Honors and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the ISU Alumni Center. The ceremony took place during Iowa State University’s 2016 Homecoming Week, which celebrated ISU pride with the theme “Leave Your LegaCY.” Three of those recognized … Continue reading College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognizes Greenlee alumni
It’s an opportunity many reporters only get to dream about — reporting for TIME magazine during an election year. But recent Iowa State graduate Lissandra Villa didn’t have to wait years to land this reporting gig. Or even months. She got this amazing opportunity while she was still in school. Earlier in the year, the … Continue reading Greenlee Grad Interns at TIME
My first interaction with the Middle East, similar to what I imagine it was like for many of my generation, was the 2001 collapse of the Twin Towers. Sitting in my communications class on Sept. 11, 2001, as a high school junior in Heber Springs, Arkansas, I had no previous knowledge of the buildings, who … Continue reading As Al Jazeera America Closes, Greenlee Grad Reflects on Life-Changing Career with Network
The Greenlee School expresses gratitude this week for the Advisory Council leadership as two Schwartz Award winners make the transition as chair, with Karol DeWulf Nickell stepping down and Barbara Iverson stepping up to guide the distinguished body of alumni and industry representatives. Nickell, editor of Phoenix Home & Garden, won the Schwartz Award in … Continue reading Schwartz Award Winners Make Transition on Advisory Council
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
Since graduating with a degree in journalism and mass communication last May, Elaine Godfrey has already worked for three major publications — Inc. magazine, New York Magazine and, currently, The Atlantic. Godfrey took some time to share how she landed internships and fellowships at such esteemed publications, what her experiences in the magazine industry have … Continue reading Q&A with Elaine Godfrey, ’15, Politics and Policy Fellow at The Atlantic
Alumnus Dan Winters, ’03, has worked at [WHO-HD](http://whotv.com/)’s Channel 13 News for nine years and on Saturday he won his second consecutive Upper Midwest Emmy for Best On-Camera Talent – News Anchor from the Upper Midwest Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. After graduating from the Greenlee School in 2003, Winters continued … Continue reading Dan Winters, ’03, Wins Emmy for Best News Anchor