It wasn’t until a couple years into the journalism program at Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication that Dan McClanahan realized he loved photography. After taking some classes with the Pulitzer Prize-winning professor, Dennis Chamberlin, McClanahan developed a passion for photography. In one of Chamberlin’s photography classes, the class was assigned a portrait … Continue reading Dan McClanahan ’08
Growing up on a family farm near Humboldt, Iowa, Elaine Edwards always had an affinity for agriculture. When she first came to Iowa State University in 1975, she leaned on that passion while working toward a degree in agricultural journalism. After graduating in 1979, Edwards went on to work at the ISU Extension Communication office … Continue reading Elaine Edwards ’79
On a normal day, Kate Gibson can be found hard at work amid a sea of white. Gibson is a 2013 graduate of the Greenlee School and is currently working in Kansas City as the social media coordinator for the bridal design company, Essense of Australia. After her graduation in 2013, Gibson first followed her … Continue reading Kate Gibson ’13
Falling in love with journalism was not what Tara Deering-Hansen had in mind when she started college. In fact, her first semester at Iowa State was spent as an agricultural engineering student. Deering-Hansen says she was weeded out after the first semester. Switching gears, she began her journey toward a career in journalism with an … Continue reading Tara Deering-Hansen ’99
It’s Chris Peters’ job to know goons. And grinders. And floppers. And iron crosses. Peters, an ’06 Greenlee grad, has lit the lamp on his career as a professional hockey writer. Now 31, Peters works for CBS Sports while living in North Liberty, Iowa, with his wife, Ashlie and their son. Peters’ race for the … Continue reading Chris Peters ’06
Class: 1966; Technical Journalism Then: TKE (member); Iowa State Daily (sports editor); Ethos magazine (staff writer) Now: Retired from Economic Education and Media Relations, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis In his own words: I went on to the University of Iowa, getting an MA in journalism in 1968. After a stint as a Navy … Continue reading Joseph Elstner ’66
Class: 1988; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Iowa State Daily (reporter); R-31 (ISU cable news channel); WOI-TV (desk assistant, on-air reporting) Now: Station Manager, KGBT (ABC-affiliate in San Diego, CA) In his own words: I got my first job in television at KIMT-TV in Mason City, starting the day after graduation. I worked as an … Continue reading Joel Davis Dickman ’88
Class: 2013; Journalism and Mass Communication and Communication Studies Then: Iowa State Daily (staff photographer, assistant photo editor, photo editor, managing editor of production, publications director); ISU Athletics Communications Office (intern); Society of Professional Journalists (president); Greenlee Ambassador; University Honors Program (public relations chair); Campus Scouts; concert band (alto saxophone) Now: Photojournalist, Des Moines Register … Continue reading Kelsey Kremer ’13
Class: 2006; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Cyclone hockey team (media responsibilities, filming games, production of weekly coach’s show on ISUtv, internet radio broadcasts); ISUtv (production and Cyclone Sports Live panelist); Phi Gamma Delta Now: NHL writer, CBSSports.com In his own words: After I graduated, I was awarded the Brian Fishman Internship with USA Hockey. … Continue reading Chris Peters ’06
Class: 1982; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Iowa State Daily (sports and news reporter) Now: Editorial Content Director, Meredith Agrimedia In his own words: After graduation, I started as the Nevada Bureau Chief for the Ames Tribune. I left in June 1982 for the Quad-City Times. In 1989, I joined Meredith Corporation, copy editing Better Homes … Continue reading David Kurns ’82