Anniversary celebration
UI’s journalism school to welcome industry speakers
The University of Iowa journalism program has surpassed the century mark.
The UI’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication was founded 100 years ago in 1924, opening the door for thousands of high-profile journalists. The school has helped grow the industry along with the aid of the 155-year-old independent student newspaper, The Daily Iowan.
The journalism school will commemorate the historic anniversary with a celebratory dinner today highlighted by speeches from a number of well-respected professionals.
Chicago Sun-Times reporter and columnist Maudlyne Ihejirika, a journalism school alumna, will be the featured guest speaker along with University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson, dean Sara Sanders, and professional advisory board member Mark Mathis.
PBS and ESPN execs highlight Hall of Fame class
The weeklong celebration includes three new University of Iowa School of Journalism School Hall of Fame inductees.
New York PBS executive producer Dana Roberson, ex-ESPN vice president of programming and current media executive Mark Shapiro, and journalist and ex-UI journalism professor Jane Singer were scheduled to be inducted during an invitation-only ceremony on Friday.
All three inductees are graduates of the University of Iowa.
The journalism Hall of Fame is located on the third floor of the 19-year-old Adler Journalism Building.
Several prominent Iowa journalists, including the Register’s investigative reporter Lee Rood and Black Iowa News founder Dana James, Iowa Public Radio’s Zachary Oren Smith, and former Des Moines Register reporter and editor Randy Evans, will speak at the induction ceremony.
Hall of Fame recognizes hallowed alumni history
The UI Journalism Hall of Fame includes distinguished alumni who have made significant contributions to the field, including pioneers, progressive thinkers, and Pulitzer Prize winners over the past century.
Iowa native George Gallup was the first inductee, earning his spot in 1948. He is perhaps best known for the public opinion polls that bear his name, which cover topics such as presidential approval ratings, voter enthusiasm and workplace concerns.
Long-time Daily Iowan publisher Bill Casey was inducted in 2013 after more than four decades at the helm of the independent student-run paper. He helped expand and lead the publication into the modern era, collaborating to launch DITV, the student newscast. He broadened the DI’s reach from a purely print product to a balanced online publication.
The Hall of Fame has also inducted current, prominent contemporary journalists like Seung Min Kim, an Associated Press White House reporter with years of experience at the Washington Post and Politico, along with USA Today Sports executive editor and vice president Roxanna Scott.
The 100th-anniversary celebration dinner will be held at today at 6 p.m.
Registration closed on April 3.