Missouri School of Journalism Associate Professor John Fennell has been a painter as long as he’s been a journalist. In 25 years as a writer and editor, Fennell has worked in almost every variety of print media: a wire service, newspapers and magazines. He is also the editor of a book on typography and the author of a biography. He joined the MU magazine faculty in August 2005 and holds the Meredith Chair for Service Journalism. He teaches writing and magazine publishing.

During his 13-year tenure as editor of Milwaukee Magazine, the publication was nominated for the National Magazine award, the Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial reporting (twice) and won more than 160 national and local awards. Under his leadership, the magazine was also honored by the Society of Publication Design, the Society of Illustrators and won more awards than anytime in the history of the magazine, including two gold awards for general excellence.

He has exhibited his paintings in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and in Columbia at PS Gallery. There is a current exhibition of his abstract work, “The Geometry of Light,” in the School of Journalism’s Strategic Communication office in Walter Williams Hall.

He can be reached on campus at 321A Lee Hills Hall, 882-8966.

A review of John Fennel’s Night Lights series.

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Lisa Carlucci Thomas, who is nationally recognized for her leadership, innovation and research on evolving mobile and social technologies, will give a talk entitled “Designing the Imperative: Libraries, Technology & Leadership” on Wednesday, January 25 at 7 p.m. in Ellis Auditorium.

Thomas is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, a 2009 ALA Emerging Leader, and a MLIS graduate of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. She is currently the director of design think do, a library technology and innovation consultancy. She was formerly digital services librarian at Southern Connecticut State University, responsible for exploring, developing and coordinating library technologies, systems and digital initiatives. Thomas’s previous experience also includes project and services management in Access Services, Manuscripts & Archives, and Electronic Collections at the Yale University Library.

Sponsored by the Library and Information Science Graduate Student Association.