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Columbia College celebrates Rose Economou

On November 17, 2011 Rose Economou, a key member of the International Press Club Chicago who passed away last month, had a celebration of her life at Columbia College where she was Professor of Journalism. Nancy Day, Chair of the Journalism Department was the moderator of the event.

   
(Photos above, L to R, Day, Kurtis, Salberg, Toberman

The following speakers spoke and praised the life of Rose. Lee Salberg, President of the International Press Club, Elio Leturia, Associate Professor of Journalism, Shereen Mohammad, Ashley Koehn, Columbia students, Watt Danz, Columbia student, John Economou, brother of the family, Louise Love, Vice President, for Academic Affairs and Interim Provost, Randy Albers, Chair, Fiction Writing, John L. Erdman, Professor of Anthropology, Stan West, Adjunct Faculty, Jo Cates, Associate Vice President for Academic Research and Dean of the Library.

Also presented was a video tribute, introduced by Bill Kurtis, award- winning journalist and founder of Kurtis Productions.  Also in attendance was Wayne Toberman, Vice President of the International Press Club Chicago.

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