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UW to bestow journalism awards April 28

April 12, 2000 By Barbara Wolff

Fourth-estate achievement, leadership and innovation will be honored Friday, April 28, at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication annual awards banquet.

Honorees will be drawn from the fields of business, advertising, broadcasting and global news reporting and distribution:

  • Roger Maes, B.S. 1990, director of corporate communications for XOOM.com/NBCi. NBC recently acquired XOOM.com, an Internet-based e-commerce company. Eventually it will merge with other NBC holdings to form NBC Internet. Maes handles all public relations for the firm. He will receive the Ralph O. Nafziger Award, given annually to J-School alumni who distinguish themselves professionally within 10 years of graduation.
  • Marsha Lindsey, M.A. ’80, founder and chief executive of Lindsey, Stone & Briggs of Madison. The company handles $22 million in accounts, specializing in brand consulting, brand communications and brand development for new products. In 1997 Lindsey received the American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Award for lifetime achievement.
  • Larry J. Wert, B.A. ’78, president/general manager of WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Wert assumed the post in 1998 and turned the station into a successful broadcast venture.
  • Jonathan Wolman, B.A. ’72, managing editor of The Associated Press, one of the world’s dominant news producers. Wolman has covered everything from automotive and labor issues to the 1979 accident at Three Mile island. His editing duties at AP have taken him to its Washington bureau and culminated in his current position in 1998.

Lindsey, Wert and Wolman will receive the school’s Distinguished Service Award for lifetime contributions.

“It’s a real pleasure to be able to honor such high achievers,” says Sharon Dunwoody, director of the School of Journalism. She adds that this year’s winners will inspire current students. “Awards ceremonies are not just opportunities to celebrate good work but are also places to present role models for our students,” she says.

The awards evening will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. in Union South. Dinner follows at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. For reservations or more information, contact Janet Buechner, (608) 263-4080; jbuechne@facstaff.wisc.edu.