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faculty expands;
Photo fills two-year vacancy
By
Lindsay Henderson
J-School Web Reporter
The
University of Montana School of Journalism has signed on
two new faculty members.
Sheri Venema, visiting assistant professor for the past
three years, will fill a new tenure-track line in the J-school
print department, and Teresa Tamura will be joining the
school in the fall as an assistant professor in the photo
department.
Tamura got her undergraduate degree at Idaho State University
in 1982. She went on to obtain her master’s at the
University of Washington in art, with an emphasis on photography.
While earning her master’s, she also worked 32-hour
weeks as a staff photographer at The Seattle Times.
That’s when she learned the most about photography,
she said.
"Daily deadline pressure and interpreting assignments
with fresh eyes were ongoing challenges in the newspaper
world," Tamura said. "Translating my thoughts
and ideas into photographs, then getting direct feedback
during classroom critiques gave me new perspectives from
the art world."
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J-school’s
Sharon Barrett named UM’s top teacher
By
Lindsay Henderson
J-School Web Reporter
A professor
in the University of Montana School of Journalism was honored
with a Distinguished Teaching Award at the annual UM faculty
and staff awards last month.
Sharon Barrett, now in her 21st year at the J-school, was
pleased with the tribute.
"It’s also kind of scary because, as I said in
my ‘acceptance speech,’ I’m sure it will
come as a surprise to some of my students," said Barrett.
"But those are the ones that will keep me on my toes."
Each year the UM president’s office throws a bash to
honor the dozen or so faculty and staff members nominated
in several categories. The $1,000 Distinguished Teaching
Award is bestowed on faculty with a history of excellent
teaching who have had a long-term impact upon their students.
A native of Indiana, Barrett graduated from Indiana University
in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and
English. She went on to the University of Wisconsin where
she earned a master’s in English in 1967.
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