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Jim Lehrer Honored with the Inaugural Gaylord Prize  Gaylord College will honor Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor
for PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," for a lifetime of excellence
in journalism at a luncheon November 17 to be held at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City. This marks the
inaugural year for the Gaylord Prize and the start of a new tradition
for the college. The Prize is funded from an endowment established by
the Edward L. Gaylord Family. Read more about the Gaylord Prize.
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Four honored as Distinguished Alumni
JayMac will recognize four alumni
by honoring them with the Distinguished Alumni and Young Professional
Awards at the annual JayMac Banquet, Thursday, Oct. 2.
Honorees are Bob
Barry, Sr., KFOR-TV and the voice of the Sooner Sports Radio Network;
Roger Frizzell, vice president of corporate communications and
advertising for American Airlines; and, Paul Massad, senior vice
president and director of major gifts, University Development,
University of Oklahoma. N. Bird Runningwater, associate director of
Native American and Indigenous Programs of the Sundance Institute, will
receive the Young Professional Award that recognizes the contributions
of young professionals in journalism and mass communication fields.
50-year-old Time Capsule to be Opened
This year the banquet will be held in the Edith Kinney Gaylord library in Gaylord Hall and will feature an open house and a special display of the contents of a fifty-year-old time capsule from Copeland Hall.
Click here for more information and to read about the honorees.
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Gaylord College Alumni Reception
Friday, Oct. 10
5 to 7 p.m.
Moroch Partners
3625 N. Hall, Suite 1100
Dallas (in the Oaklawn area near Turtle Creek)
Gaylord College and Moroch Partners
are hosting an alumni reception
during OU/TX Weekend.
This is the first time the college has hosted a
reception in conjunction with OU/TX Weekend. The reception is open to all JMC alumni in the DFW area or those in town for the big game. RSVP is required.
Read more about the reception.
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 Associated Press American Presidents Photo Exhibit
A special photo exhibit featuring news photos of American presidents dating back to the Civil War will be on display at Gaylord Hall from Sept. 8 through Oct. 3.
The exhibit will be on display in the ground floor commons area of the
Gaylord College. Admission to the exhibit is free and will be available
whenever the building is open. The building is open from 8 a.m. to 10
p.m. Monday through Friday, Sundays from Noon to 10 p.m., and closed on Saturdays except for home
football games when the building opens two hours prior to kickoff.
The photos will also be available for viewing during the JayMac Alumni Banquet on Oct. 2.
Read more about the exhibit.
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Dream Course Brings Documentary Filmmakers to Campus 
President David L. Boren awarded Dream Course status to the Introduction to Documentary course, taught by Gaylord College
professors Ralph Beliveau and Kathryn Jenson White. The designation
provides resources to enrich the course by bringing award-winning
masters of the craft to campus.
With this funding, the professors are able to invite such award-winning filmmakers as Carla Garapedian, director of "Screamers" and "Lifting the Veil," and Katy Chevigny, producer/director of "Election Day" and "Deadline," who will screen feature-length documentaries that focus on both global and national political issues. Native Oklahoman filmmakers Brad Beesley, director of "The Fearless Freaks" and "Okie Noodling II," and Melissa Scaramucci and Cacky Poarch, organizers of the Oklahoma City DeadCenter Film Festival and directors of "Art 365," focus their work on cultural issues. Leading documentary scholar Michael Renov rounds out the slate of experts. Renov, associate dean of academic affairs at the University of Southern California, has authored several definitive books on documentary films.
All screenings and filmmaker discussions are free and open to the public in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Screening schedule and video trailers.
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Newsweek's Holly Bailey to Speak at OU 
Gaylord College is excited to welcome Holly Bailey during our annual JMC Week. Bailey is White House correspondent for Newsweek and will be speaking to students about her experiences on the campaign trail with the McCains. JMC Week is a week-long schedule of guest speakers designed to get
students excited about career possibilities in any of the JMC fields. Bailey attended OU in the mid-1990s.
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2007-2008 Officers
Sean Simpson
President
Heather Cook
Vice President
Jolly Brown Pugh Secretary/Treasurer
Sandra Longcrier Immediate Past President
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BRICKWORK ALMOST COMPLETE ON
NEW WING!
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