The news of KSU alumni

Al Fitzpatrick, retired BJ editor, was in the Alumni News section of Jargon, the alumni newsetter of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kent State University.

Also featured in the Summer 2005 issue was Connie Schultz, Class of ‘79, who was the Taylor award winner at the annual homecoming event on September 17. The theme was “Experience Success, Celebrating Pulitzer Prize Winners and Women of Distinction.” Schulz, a Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist, is a recent Pultizer Prize winner. She was featured in an April 21 blog post.

Recognized posthumously was Frances B. Murphey, Class of ‘45, longtime Beacon Journal reporter and columnist.

Here’s the alumni news item on Fitzpatrick:

Albert Fitzpatrick, `56, was honored at the National Press Foundation with the "Chairman's Citation" for a lifetime of editorial excellence and diversity in journalism. The award was given to him at the NPF's annual awards banquet where national media executives, correspondents, reporters in print, broadcast and on-line communications were honored for their contributions. The banquet was a black tie affair at the Washington Hilton with more than 1,000 in attendance.