Alumni

Announcing the 2024 Greenlee School alumni award recipients
These awards, which were established in collaboration with the Greenlee School Advisory Council, provide avenues for mid- and early-career recognition of Greenlee School alumni. They build upon the school’s longstanding James W. Schwartz Award, the highest award conferred by the school that has traditionally served as a lifetime achievement recognition, and mirror university and college awards for similar achievements. Read More

April 24, 2024
Remembering Greenlee alumnus Terry Anderson
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication alumnus Terry Anderson has died at the age of 76. A 1974 graduate of Iowa State University and a former reporter for the Iowa State Daily, Anderson was abducted in Lebanon while working as an Associated Press correspondent in 1985 and held captive for seven years. Read More

April 22, 2024
Jairus Davis to speak at Spring 2024 Futures Forum
Videographer and multimedia storyteller, Jairus Davis, will speak about video production at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication’s 2024 Futures Forum at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Memorial Union’s Pioneer Room (3560). Read More

March 27, 2024
Greenlee pathways: from internship to first social media job with Madison Shannahan
Madison Shannahan, a summer 2023 Greenlee advertising graduate, turned her internship into her first job as an assistant social media manager at Fareway. Read More

February 14, 2024
Alan and Steve Mores named Greenlee School’s 2023 James W. Schwartz Award recipients
The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University has named Alan and Steve Mores the recipients of its 2023 James W. Schwartz Award. The annual award recognizes distinguished service to journalism and communication and is the highest honor conferred by the school. Read More

October 26, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Greenlee School alumni award recipients
Colleen Bradford Krantz is the recipient of the 2023 Greenlee Professional Achievement Award, and the recipient of the 2023 Greenlee Young Alumni Award is Natalie Mahoney. Read More

April 24, 2023
21st Annual First Amendment Days
First Amendment Days is a weeklong celebration of our First Amendment freedoms – religion, speech, press, assembly, petition. This year the celebration will be April 10-14. A diverse assortment of speakers, events and activities are offered on campus every spring as a creative way to engage students and the entire Iowa State community to better understand the power of free expression. Read More

April 5, 2023
Greenlee grad educates public about NASA’s Artemis I launch
Madison Tuttle (‘18, public relations) is part of the public relations team educating and engaging the public about NASA’s Artemis I launch. On Nov. 16, Artemis I launched an uncrewed rocket to test capabilities to orbit the Moon and return to Earth. Read More

November 16, 2022
Johnson honored with Young Alumni Award
Zach Johnson was awarded Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Young Alumni Award at the ISU Alumni Association’s Honors and Awards Ceremony on Nov. 4, 2022 in Ames. Read More

November 10, 2022
Kelli Teno to speak at Fall 2022 Futures Forum
Greenlee graduate and senior director of Walgreens Health and Pharmacy Communications, Kelli Teno, will speak about the public relations industry at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communications’ 2022 Futures Forum at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in the Memorial Union’s Campanile Room. Read More

October 19, 2022