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November 2001

FIRST POLLNER FELLOW NAMED
Founding editor of The Industry Standard
to teach and to mentor Kaimin students


Jonathan Weber

A columnist and former technology editor at the Los Angeles Times will offer his expertise to journalism students at The University of Montana this spring due to the generosity of a former student's family.

Jonathan Weber, also a founding editor of The Industry Standard, will be the first T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professor at UM's School of Journalism. He will be working closely with the Kaimin staff and teaching a two-credit seminar class as well.

"I've always enjoyed teaching," Weber told the Kaimin."And I have a lot of affection for Montana."

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University of Montana honors
two J-School grads as
Distinguished Alumni
during Homecoming 2001

Margaret E. MacDonald is known as the “church lady” in Billings.

The late Jeff Cole was a reporter with a cowboy attitude.

Both are graduates from the University of Montana’s School of Journalism who have lead entirely different lives, but they do have one thing in common: they were honored by UM as Distinguished Alumni this fall.

MacDonald and Cole received the awards at the university’s 2001 homecoming celebration, bringing the total number of j-school graduates who’ve received Distinguished Alumni awards to 42. The journalism school leads the campus in producing Distinguished Alumni award winners.

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Other Homecoming News

Photos by J-students, alumni
to decorate
Alumni Association calendar

This spring thousands of people from across the nation will tack a photo taken by University of Montana student Oona Palmer to their walls for 30 days.

Palmer’s photograph, which includes a couple standing near the Clark Fork River at sunset, is featured as June in the UM Alumni Association’s
2002 School of Journalism calendar. The publication includes 12 photographs taken by journalism students and alumni. It will be distributed to the Alumni

Association’s dues paying members, which number more than 7,000.

“I’m excited to be a part of the calendar,” Palmer said. “It’s a great opportunity for students to showcase their work, and it reaches a pretty large audience.”

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• Dean Jerry Brown named to steering committee for "college Pulitzers"
• Photo students and recent alumni attend prestigious journalism workshop
• Clem Work, professor specializing in press law, speaks at forum on press performance since Sept. 11
• Sally Mauk, visiting lecturer in Radio-Television, wins reporting awards

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The University of Montana School of Journalism
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-4001
Dean Peggy Kuhr