Our 2021 Alumni Awards Ceremony will take place virtually on Friday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
Alumni
News about SJMC undergraduate and graduate alumni.
Remembering Distinguished Service Award Winner Meg Jones ’84
Longtime Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Jones received a Distinguished Service Award Friday from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for her career devoted to telling the stories of the people of Wisconsin.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Mary Annette Pember ’85
Mary Anette Pember is a 1985 J-School graduate and currently, a national correspondent for Indian Country Today.
Three Questions for 2021 Nafziger Award Winner Rachel Dickens ’11
Rachel Dickens is a 2011 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, with emphasis on strategic communication.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Deborah Blum ‘82
Deborah Blum is the director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT and is a recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Service Award.
Three Questions for Payton Wade ’20
In the fall of 2019, after a UW Homecoming video excluded students of color, Payton Wade began a nationally-recognized movement to bring attention to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion on campus.
Curb Magazine Students Receive Regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Curb Magazine received three SPJ Region 6 Mark of Excellence awards, including best student magazine and best affiliated website.
Three Questions for Emilie Poplett ’14
J-School alum Emilie Poplett recently wrote about her experience dealing with undiagnosed chronic illness for the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column.
Three Questions for McKenzie Badger ’13
J-School alum McKenzie Badger was part of the team that developed the branding for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
Three Questions for Mia Sato ’17
SJMC alum Mia Sato is a reporter for the Pandemic Technology Project by the MIT Technology Review. Her reporting covers tech for contract tracing, vaccination and more.