Written by Lee Eric Smith
11/09/2008
OXFORD, Miss. – Some 50 years ago at the University of Mississippi, journalism was taught in a small building that no longer exists and among the faculty were three professors who would distinguish themselves as they helped mold the minds of a generation of reporters and editors. In the process, those men Jere Hoar, S. Gale Denley and Samuel S. Talbert helped establish a legacy of excellence in journalism education that lives on in the newly renovated Farley Hall, home of the Department of Journalism.
On Friday (Nov. 7), the journalism department and the university rededicated Farley Hall, as well as three classrooms named to honor those professors: the J.R. Hoar Center for Excellence in Writing, the S. Gale Denley Digital Photo Lab and the Samuel S. Talbert Reading Room.
“Without question, they are the foundation of journalism at Ole Miss,” said Samir Husni, journalism chair and Hederman Lecturer. “They’ve touched countless lives and helped literally hundreds of journalists in their careers.” Read the entire story here.
