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December 8, 2006

Donation establishes lecture series in Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Iowa State University graduates Margaret and Gene Chamberlin have funded a new lecture series in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.

The Chamberlins have committed $10,000 a year starting in 2007 to bring to the Iowa State campus each fall a journalist with a nationally recognized reputation in news or advertising.

"We are grateful to the Chamberlins for making this generous gift which will inform our students on both the national and local levels," said Michael Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School. "We anticipate partnering with the Iowa State Lecture Program to help promote the event, and students will be involved in the planning as well."

In addition, the Greenlee School will work with the Iowa Newspaper Foundation (INF) to select a professional from their membership to serve as the Chamberlin/INF Fellow. The visiting fellow will visit journalism classes and confer with students at the Iowa State Daily during the fall semester in conjunction with the Chamberlin Lecture Series. The Fellow also will serve as official host to the nationally known journalist invited to Ames as the Chamberlin Speaker.

The local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will help coordinate the annual event. Also, the Iowa State Daily has agreed to be a cosponsor of the lecture series.

"The Iowa State Daily is honored to participate with the Greenlee School and the Chamberlins to bring nationally known journalists to Ames. We appreciate the opportunity to have Daily students learn from some of the nation's and state's finest journalists," said Annette Forbes, general manager of the Iowa State Daily.

Jennifer Asa, director of the Iowa Newspaper Foundation, said, "The Chamberlin Lecture Series will provide a wonderful opportunity to promote excellence in print journalism."

Gene Chamberlin is a 1954 graduate of Iowa State with a major in agricultural journalism. Margaret McFerran Chamberlin (Cole) is a 1955 general science graduate of Iowa State. The Chamberlins are the retired publishers/owners of the Mobridge Tribune in South Dakota.

The gift was made through the ISU Foundation, a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to securing and managing gifts and grants that benefit Iowa State University..