Alumni celebrate 85 years of making News
Different times. Different staffs. Common bonds. The top banner on the 85th anniversary tabloid insert to The BG News provided an accurate summary of reunion events held at Bowling Green State University over the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2005.
The shared experiences of working at The BG News created strong bonds between alumni, regardless of when they attended the University. Current News staffers mingled with predecessors from the 1950s through the early 2000s. Recent graduates gave layout tips to current editors. Editors from bygone eras compared notes on being summoned to the University president’s offices—decades apart.
Events began Friday evening, Sept. 30, with an informal reception at The BG News offices in West Hall. Current News staff members snacked on pizza, subs, chips and soda as they chatted with approximately 75 alumni. Notes were compared on campus events of the day, the evolution of computer, photographic and production technology, page design and student internship opportunities. Students asked the alumni about the twists and turns of their careers, with the alumni stressing the importance of networking.
Dick Rees ’77 brought along a scrapbook his wife made for his 50th birthday, featuring yellowed BG News clippings and a letter from legendary basketball coach Bob Knight. Retired photojournalism professor Jim Gordon ’56 talked about his newest digital camera and its myriad features. Several alumni talked about taking road trips with former News adviser and journalism professor Emil Dansker, who pioneered the University’s national political convention internships with political science professor Bill Spragens. Jeff Hindenach ’02, Mizell Stewart ’87 and Tom Walton ’65 all shared professional experiences with the current crop of News staffers.
The following morning, more than 100 persons gathered for social time, then listened to speakers from each decade at a luncheon gathering in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Bob Bortel ’77 & ’83, student publications director, recognized the 1988-89 staff, whose paper was selected as the best student newspaper in the nation, and retired journalism professors Gordon and Ray Laakaniemi. Later, Society President Jim Tinker honored Bortel for his 20-plus years of service as the News’ adviser.
Before Saturday’s victorious homecoming football game against Temple University, more than 150 alumni and current News staffers enjoyed a tent party outside Doyt Perry Stadium. The warm, sunny afternoon struck many alumni as a welcome contrast to the blustery, cold weather the previous year.
The shared experiences of working at The BG News created strong bonds between alumni, regardless of when they attended the University. Current News staffers mingled with predecessors from the 1950s through the early 2000s. Recent graduates gave layout tips to current editors. Editors from bygone eras compared notes on being summoned to the University president’s offices—decades apart.
Events began Friday evening, Sept. 30, with an informal reception at The BG News offices in West Hall. Current News staff members snacked on pizza, subs, chips and soda as they chatted with approximately 75 alumni. Notes were compared on campus events of the day, the evolution of computer, photographic and production technology, page design and student internship opportunities. Students asked the alumni about the twists and turns of their careers, with the alumni stressing the importance of networking.
Dick Rees ’77 brought along a scrapbook his wife made for his 50th birthday, featuring yellowed BG News clippings and a letter from legendary basketball coach Bob Knight. Retired photojournalism professor Jim Gordon ’56 talked about his newest digital camera and its myriad features. Several alumni talked about taking road trips with former News adviser and journalism professor Emil Dansker, who pioneered the University’s national political convention internships with political science professor Bill Spragens. Jeff Hindenach ’02, Mizell Stewart ’87 and Tom Walton ’65 all shared professional experiences with the current crop of News staffers.
The following morning, more than 100 persons gathered for social time, then listened to speakers from each decade at a luncheon gathering in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Bob Bortel ’77 & ’83, student publications director, recognized the 1988-89 staff, whose paper was selected as the best student newspaper in the nation, and retired journalism professors Gordon and Ray Laakaniemi. Later, Society President Jim Tinker honored Bortel for his 20-plus years of service as the News’ adviser.
Before Saturday’s victorious homecoming football game against Temple University, more than 150 alumni and current News staffers enjoyed a tent party outside Doyt Perry Stadium. The warm, sunny afternoon struck many alumni as a welcome contrast to the blustery, cold weather the previous year.
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