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LAWRENCE -- Continued excellence in editing at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is the goal of a $500,000 fund to be established by an Indianapolis alumnus and former assistant dean of journalism, University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway announced today.
Through his estate plans, Malcolm W. Applegate, journalism '59, has committed two gifts of $250,000 each to create the Malcolm W. Applegate Distinguished Professorship in Editing Fund at the Kansas University Endowment Association. The Applegate distinguished professor will teach students newspaper editing and encourage students to pursue careers in the field.
"Creating new professorships is one of the university's top priorities because professorships help the university attract and retain outstanding faculty members," said Hemenway. "With an opportunity to learn from a nationally recognized expert in newspaper journalism, future KU journalism students will greatly benefit from this gift from Malcolm."
Applegate said KU's journalism school long has been known for the quality of its editing professors, especially Clyde M. Reed Distinguished Professor Emeritus Calder Pickett and the late John Bremner, Oscar S. Stauffer distinguished professor of journalism.
"Since the days of Calder Pickett and John Bremner, KU has always ranked among the very best in teaching editing," Applegate said. "I hope this professorship, with its primary focus on newspapers and other print media, will help carry on that tradition and encourage students to pursue editing careers."
Applegate, who also earned a master's degree from the University of Iowa, is the retired president and general manager of the Indianapolis Star. He worked as an editor and publisher at four Gannett Co. Inc. newspapers for 20 years and served as assistant dean at KU's journalism school from 1965 until 1969. He is a trustee of the William Allen White Foundation and chair of the Journalism Campaign Committee for KU First.
The WaKeeney native is married to Carol E. Steiner Applegate. He has two children, Kellie Prusiecki of Jacksonville, Fla., and Paula Quammen of Indianapolis.
Applegate's commitments count toward the $500 million goal of KU First: Invest in Excellence, the largest fund-raising campaign in KU history. KU Endowment is conducting KU First on behalf of the university through 2004 to raise funds for scholarships, fellowships, professorships, capital projects and program support. KU Endowment is an independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fund-raising and fund-management organization for KU.
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