USC’s School of Journalism & Mass Communications held its anual awards dinner at the Capital City Club Thursday evening, October 22, 2009. Besides the alumni pictured below receiving their awards, Pushpa Gopalan won the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Gopalan, vice president for Leo Burnett USA, was unable to attend. The honorees have an asterisk after their names.
Mary Hartney*, copy editor, The Baltimore Sun and Ernie Wiggins, faculty
Leif Maseng; Mari Maseng Will*, president, Maseng Communications; Jon Will; Henry Price; Betty Maseng; and Sam McCuen.
Dr. Brad Hamm*, dean, Indiana University School of Journalism
Benjy Hamm*, editorial director, Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., and Jay Bender, faculty
Bonnie Drewniany*, SJMC associate professor
Charles Bierbauer, dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies
Dr.Carol Pardun, director of the School of Journalism & Mass Communications