Faculty Kudos - Week of Oct. 30, 2006

Iris Chyi's photo was featured on the front page of the newsletter of AEJMC's newspaper division in October. She was co-author of the top paper in a contest judging industry-related research.

Student Brian Goldsmith wrote a story on the growth of a local church that ran in the Foothills Neighbors section of the Arizona Daily Star Oct. 26. Fellow student Chris Coduto shot the photos for the piece. Goldsmith is a student in Jay Rochlin's feature writing class.

Several students attended the California Chicano News Media Association conference Oct. 27-28 in Los Angeles. They were: Victoria Tinajero, Lorena Barraza, Dalina Castellanos, Valarie Potell, Justin Stock and John deDios. The department received a $300 grant from Xerox Corp. to offset expenses. Bill Greer accompanied the students.