HSJI Faculty/Staff
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The director of HSJI is Jack Dvorak, professor at the Indiana University School of Journalism. He has been a high school journalism and English teacher, a newspaper reporter and a faculty member at Northeast Missouri State University and The University of Iowa before coming to Indiana in 1986. You may reach him by e-mail at dvorakj @indiana.edu. |
| The administrative services coordinator of HSJI is Linda J. Johnson. Her primary responsibility is to provide administrative and clerical support to the director. Linda has been with the University since 1982 and with the Institute since 1987. If you have any questions pertaining to registering for HSJI or one of the specialized one-day conferences, you may contact her by e-mail at ljjohnso @indiana.edu. |
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HSJI Summer Faculty/Staff
Faculty Bios
Alan Bates teaches AP English, video announcements/broadcast journalism and
coaches the debate team at Princeton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Alan
earned his B.A. in political science from Miami University, Ohio, before getting
an M.A. in journalism and English education from Ohio State University. Alan is
the television news coordinator/instructor for two sessions this summer for
HSJI.
Meredith Bledsoe, CJE, has been teaching and advising for the past 10 years. She
currently teaches journalism and photojournalism and advising the Hamilton
Southeastern High School Sceptre yearbook. She dabbles in teaching English. She graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from Indiana University in 1997 and was the 1997 Arbutus Editor in Chief. She just completed the 20th yearbook she has been part of in some manner—student, student teacher and teacher. On the side, she shoots weddings and portraits and cannot resist shooting a purple flower.
David Bulla, who received his B.A. in English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, worked as a sports reporter in North Carolina before teaching journalism and English courses at several high schools in the Tar Heel State. David earned a master's degree in journalism at Indiana University in 2001 and completed his Ph.D. work at the University of Florida in 2004. He serves as an assistant professor of journalism at Iowa State University. David will instruct basic reporting in second session and sports writing during third session. David said he looked forward to helping students improve their writing as well as helping them include convergence skills such as writing for the Internet. At Iowa State, Bulla teaches introductory media writing, intermediate reporting, public affairs reporting and press history. He also serves as adviser to the ISU chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has won two awards for his work in scholastic research from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Bulla is married to journalist Kalpana Ramgopal, an IU alumna and page designer for the Des Moines, Iowa, Register.
Susie Coleman currently teaches at Greenfield-Central High School, where her workload includes yearbook, newspaper, journalism, and Honors English classes. She has previously taught at other Indiana high schools such as Portage and Columbus North. Susie received her B.A. in journalism, English and education from Indiana University, as well as her M.S. in secondary education administration from Purdue University–Calumet. She received her principal's license in December 2002. This summer Susie will serve as yearbook coordinator and yearbook editor instructor. "I am very excited about this summer. My goal is for all yearbook students to leave I.U. with an almost complete plan for their book that they can take home to share with their staff. I also hope to help them learn to become stronger leaders on staff and in their school." On another note, Susie and her husband, Tracy, were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Ellei, on Dec. 17, 2003.
Dr. Claude Cookman, associate professor, has been on the IU School of Journalism faculty since 1990. He teaches visual communications, photojournalism editing, history of photography, graphic communication, computer design, informational graphics and mass communications pedagogy—along with online journalism. He has worked as a designer and photo editor for several major newspapers and is an award-winning university teacher. Claude will be instructing the Web Design workshop June 25-29.
As publications adviser for 28 years at Hanover Central High School in Cedar Lake, Indiana, Mike's yearbook staffs won 14 consecutive NSPA All-American yearbook awards, CSPA's Silver and Gold Crowns, five NSPA's Pacemaker and seven Pacemaker Finalist awards. They also have won six Indiana High School Press Association "Hoosier Star" awards for best yearbook in Indiana for schools under 1,100 students. In 1999 Mike was honored with the Milken National Educator Award, just one year after he was selected for the Journalism Education Association's "Distinguished Adviser of the Year" award. In 2001, he was honored with the IHSPA Ellen Sengenberger Award as Outstanding Adviser of the Year. Other professional activities include curriculum development for a journalism website, authoring a variety of scholastic articles, and other special projects. He speaks at many regional, state, and national workshops and conventions, and has served for 10 years on the IHSPA Board of Directors.
Pat Graff has been a teacher and newspaper adviser at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, N.M., since 1986, and a teacher for 30 years. She received her B.S. in education from Oklahoma State University and has put in more than 70 hours of post-graduate work at the University of New Mexico, Indiana University and the University of Denver. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in adolescent/young adult English language arts and a Master Journalism Educator. Pat will lead a HSJI session for basic reporting this summer. “I want to help students learn to be the best editors, leaders, writers, and managers that they can be,” Pat said.
Kim Green has been teaching for 29 years, the last 12 years at Columbus North High School. She advises the school's newsmagazine, yearbook and public relations information bureau. Kim earned a B.A. at Ball State in English and journalism before coming to IU and completing a master's degree in secondary education and English. Kim instructs newspaper section editors this summer. "We'll cover everything from team-building to design trends. I want editors to return to their staffs energized and excited!"
Ryan Gunterman advises the newspaper and yearbook at Bloomington High School North where he also teaches journalism and mass media. He is a 2002 graduate of Indiana University and has served as beat writer, desk editor, editorial board member, and editor in chief at the 139-year-old Indiana Daily Student. He has had work published by Yahoo! Sports, NYTimes.com, and the Bloomington Herald Times, and he currently writes for CourierJournal.com. He has taught at Brown County High School and Orleans Jr.-Sr. High and has presented at several summer journalism workshops along with state and national conventions. He is president of the Indiana High School Press Association and has served on its executive board for three years. Ryan has served as Mac lab assistant and taught advanced InDesign at HSJI, and this is his sixth year working with the Institute. He is still celebrating his Colts Super Bowl win. :-)
Diana Hadley is Executive Director of the Indiana High School Press Association, an organization that serves advisers and students with a variety of resources to help them with their high school publications. Diana taught Introduction to Peace Studies and Editing Principles at Franklin College again this year, and will teach Mass Media in the fall. She has been at Franklin for three years. She taught high school journalism and advised publications/broadcast for 33 years before she became part of the IHSPA staff. Diana has taught in some capacity at HSJI for over two decades, and she always looks forward to the opportunity to work with outstanding students from across the country as they give up precious summer time to make their publications the best they can be.
Lori Henson is working toward a PhD in Mass Communication at Indiana University. She began at IU in Fall 2003 after a six-year career in newspapers in Terre Haute, Ind.; Savannah, Ga.; Idaho Falls, Id. She specialized in business and agricultural reporting. Her research interests are in how media interact with American culture and religion; she also studies media ethics and online media. This is her second year with HSJI.
Nick Kapke is a graduate of the School of Journalism in May '03. His studies were concentrated in photojournalism/visual communication. Nick also completed a second major in anthropology, focusing on linguistics and material culture of the Plains Indians. Nick currently works as a freelance photographer in Boulder, CO, specializing in internet marketing and 360¡ product imaging. In addition, Nick also works with the county of Boulder running the Wilderness Work Camp for at-risk youth, focusing on outdoor education, substance abuse rehabilitation and alternative therapy models.
Jim Lang just completed his fourteenth year of advising student publications, his eleventh year as newspaper and yearbook adviser at Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Ind. Jim received his B.A. in journalism and English from Indiana University and his M.A. in secondary education from Indiana University Southeast. He has worked in some capacity at HSJI for 18 summers. This summer he will teach sessions for newspaper editors. "This summer I want our student editors to realize that they should be the most visible student leaders in their schools," Lang said. "I hope that they'll truly value their roles as student journalists."
Carmen Mann-Lynch, MJE, just finished her ninth year as yearbook and newspaper adviser at Franklin Community High School (Franklin, Ind.) and her twelfth year overall as an adviser/educator. She has 18 years of journalism experience. Carmen is the 2002-2003 Arvin Teacher of the Year for Franklin Community School Corporation. She is a Formal Regional Director for Region 6 of the Journalism Education Association. She is a past president for the Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA). She has also served as the director of Crossroads for Ball State University and the director of the IHSPA Sampler, the best of the Indiana High School Press. Carmen judges publications for various scholastic associations. She also teaches at various summer workshops.
Terry McCartin currently is retired and living in Mexico part of each year, but before that he taught English and journalism for 30 years at Silver Creek High School, where he was also the newspaper and yearbook sponsor. Terry received his B.A. from Bellarmine University in Louisville and his M.S. from Indiana University in Bloomington. This summer Terry will teach yearbook staff members, section editors and the business/advertising lab. Terry says he wants to instill each staffer with a true enthusiasm for journalistic work. "Work doesn't have to be a chore," he says. "It can be fun."
Greg Mosley teaches English and journalism at Brown County High School and university level. He earned his B.S. in Education and M.A. in journalism from Indiana University. Currently, he is earning his doctorate in Ministry from Trinity Theological Seminary. This summer he will teach desktop design. "I teach design because I want to see scholastic journalism presented in a professionally designed package that will attract readers to the quality material inside," he said.
Teaching Newspaper Section Editors will be Terry Nelson, journalism teacher and publications adviser for the award-winning Munsonian newspaper and Magician yearbook at Muncie Central High School. Nelson, a 31-year veteran of advising publications, is proud of her students' work and especially of their commitment to excellence. She said there is nothing more important than preserving free, diverse student voices in the school newspaper. To do so effectively requires journalism education, good work ethic, curiosity and the intention to help create a real newspaper. Student staff members must learn to tell the stories of real people and events through fair, balanced and thorough reporting. Nelson was named the Dow Jones National Journalism Teacher of the Year, and was a member of the USA Today's Teaching Team. She recently served on the Board of Directors for the Student Press Law Center and has just returned from Sicily where she lived while writing a book about her grandmother and other Sicilian women on an Eli Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant.
Currently an associate faculty member in the School of Journalism at IUPUI, Dan Niles enters his 35th year as an educator. Dan is a former Indiana Journalism Teacher of the Year, a past president of the Indiana High School Press Association, and past president of the Indiana University School of Journalism Alumni Association. A newspaper and yearbook judge of various national journalism contests and rating services, he is well known as an excellent workshop instructor and speaker at conferences. A 30+ years veteran of HSJI, Dan is teaching Newspaper Advising during the teacher workshops. Dan, majoring in journalism and English, earned his B.S. in 1972 and M.S. in 1976, both from IU. "I want to continue the Institute's tradition of providing top notch instruction in an invigorating learning environment where individual needs are foremost," Niles said.
Lori Overmyer has been a newspaper and yearbook adviser and teacher at Wabash High School for 16 years. She has also been a freelance photographer and reporter. She can now add publisher to that list of accomplishments. Lori and her business partner have published two books, Easy Low Carb Creations and Easy Low Carb Creations for Kids. Lori received her B.A. in journalism and English from Indiana University in Bloomington. This summer Lori is teaching advanced yearbook editors and photojournalism for HSJI.
Professor Steve Raymer, a National Geographic Magazine staff photographer for more than two decades, teaches photojournalism, media ethics, and international newsgathering at Indiana University in Bloomington. He is also on the faculty of the university’s Russian and East European Institute and a member of the advisory committee of the Indian Studies Program. Steve will be instructing the Photojournalism workshop June 18-22.
Denise Roberts has been teaching journalism for 17 years with the last 12 years at Greenwood Community High School. She holds a BS in English and Journalism Education as well as a Masters in Administrative Leadership and has earned her secondary administrative license. Her teaching assignment includes Journalism 1, yearbook, newspaper and broadcast with all staffs earning state and national awards.
For the past nine years, she has worked at Indiana University summer workshop when her schedule has allowed. Denise was named Indiana Journalism Teacher of the Year in 2000 and a Lilly Endowment Creativity Fellow that same year. During 2004-2005, she earned her Master Journalism Educator status from the Journalism Education Association.
On the homefront, Denise is married to a chef who she sees 1.5 days each week since his schedule is opposite her schedule. And, of course, he is too tired to cook for her, so they eat boxed macaroni and cheese while his customers dine on smoked chicken and grilled asparagus. She has two children, Eric age 12 and Michelle age 9 going on 15. Eric doesn't like to brush his teeth but can pin a fellow wrestler in 27 seconds, and Michelle spends most of her time loving (torturing) her cat.
Teresa White is an Indiana University-Bloomington alumna twice over. She earned her B.S. in Secondary Education degree from IU in 1985, an M.S. in Secondary Education in 1993 plus an endorsement in gifted and talented education the same year. Currently Teresa teaches English, broadcast journalism and news writing at Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Ind., where she also advises the student newspaper. During the second session this summer, Teresa will lead the opinion writing/editing workshop, and desktop design during the third. She hopes her students develop their leadership and staff management skills and take home concrete ideas they can use.
Counselor Bios
Sean is an IU senior majoring in journalism with a focus in secondary education. He will graduate in December after completing his student teaching this fall with Mr. Rod Kuhn at Homestead Senior High School in Fort Wayne. During his time at IU, Sean has worked at various jobs with the Indiana Daily Student including reporter, movie reviewer, videographer, and WEEKEND features editor. He has also volunteered at Indiana University Student Television, and he has worked at the School of Journalism’s Visual Communications Lab since late 2005. This will be Sean’s second year at HSJI, and he can’t wait to watch all the high school students develop their reporting skills.
Deara is a senior majoring in journalism and English. She will be graduating this December, and will hopefully be starting graduate school for community counseling in the Spring of 2008. For the last four years Deara has danced with IU's African American Dance Company, and for two years she coached the dance team at Jackson Creek Middle School. This is Deara's second summer with HSJI, and she is looking forward to meeting the new students.
Kellen Hubert is currently a senior at IU where he is pursuing a major in journalism while receiving his teaching certification for journalism and social studies. In addition to his journalistic work, Kellen is active politically, serving as a representative on the IUSA Aid Board and working as a congressional intern for the past two years. Kellen graduated from Floyd Central High School in 2004, where he worked as a reporter, sports editor, design editor, and editor-in-chief for the Bagpiper during his two years on staff. This summer, Kellen hopes to help high school journalists develop their skills through assistance and guidance.
Kelsey Nash is (almost) a junior at IU majoring in journalism and political science. She is originally from Granger, Indiana. During her sophomore year, she was a business and arts reporter for the Indiana Daily Student and the Issues Editor of the Arbutus. She enjoys building houses with Habitat for Humanity whenever she gets the chance. For the first half of the summer, she'll be taking classes and getting some much-needed R&R at home. Kelsey is really looking forward to her first year as an HSJI counselor!
Drew Smith is a recent graduate of IU with a degree in Journalism and a second concentration in English. Originally from New York City, Drew was for three years on staff at the Indiana Daily Student where he worked in a variety of positions. In addition to having his own column for one semester, he also worked for the Campus, City and State and Sports desks of the newspaper. Drew also loves to commit himself to helping others. On a local level, he has worked with Habitat for Humanity and Hoosier Hills Food Bank in the past. After the devastating effect that was Hurricane Katrina, for the past two years Drew has volunteered in helping the relief effort down in the coastal regions of Louisiana and Mississippi. He has done this working with the IU group, Youth Advocating Leadership and Learning (YALL). After working for the HSJI, Drew hopes to move back to New York and work in the Public Relations Industry. He hopes that all of the participants of the HSJI will have a fun and productive summer as they use the resources they have available to become better and more well-rounded Journalists in the future.
I am graduating in two weeks with a major in Journalism and a second concentration in Sociology. I am moving to Ann Arbor, MI as soon as HSJI ends at the beginning of August. I am looking forward to working and traveling for a year before I attend graduate school. I attended HSJI the summer after my sophomore year of high school. This is my second year working as a HSJI counselor. I am back for a second summer because last year was such a success and I enjoyed it so much.
Amy Wolff is a senior at IU majoring in Journalism and minoring in Business and Spanish. She’s spent the past couple years writing for the IDS, founding and directing two outreach initiatives for both the local and global community, working with a local church, and enjoying the many aspects of Bloomington life. She hopes to pursue a Master’s degree in Church History upon graduating, and is considering working developing Latin American countries-teaching English, health and church leadership development.
Mac Lab Assistant
Melanie Woodworth will be starting her junior year in the fall. She is a Journalism-Education major and is also getting a Computer Education Certificate from the School of Education. She is originally from Schererville, IN, but moved to Bloomington full time last fall with her fiancé and their kitten, Scooter.
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