Sue Kirkman Zake joins Kent State faculty



Susan Kirkman Zake

Susan Kirkman Zake, former managing editor for multimedia and special projects at the Beacon Journal, has been named assistant professor of journalism at Kent State University.


Susan was the first web advisor for KentNewsNet for its 2007 launch.

She began her 20-year BJ career as a photographer in 1986. Her BJ titles were assignment editor, picture editor, graphics editor, assistant metro editor and assistant managing editor.

Susan was part of two BJ Pulitzer-winning teams -- The Goodyear takeover attempt by Sir Goldsmith and the Question of Color series -- and a third Pulitzer for coverage of Hurricane Katrina by the Biloxi (Mississippi) Sun Herald.

She is married to Bruce Zake.

Her Kent State email address is

	szake@kent.edu and her Kent State phone number is
	330-672-2616.