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	Designer and writer Ann Barber is a senior majoring in journalism from Philadelphia, Penn. Ann has interned at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia with the director of public relations, where she learned about the PR industry from a hotel perspective. She helps copy edit, design, distribute and write the quarterly newsletter for the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation. She is also a member of the UI chapter of PRSSA. After graduation in May, Ann plans to work in public relations in the Chicago area.		Copy editor and writer Courtney Howard is a senior majoring in journalism from New Hope, Minn. She was on the volunteer committee for Dance Marathon and is a member of Public Relations Student Society of America. This summer she will intern with the National Sports Center in Minneapolis. In the fall, Howard plans to go on a European Cultural History Tour through 40 cities and 15 countries. When she returns, she plans to pursue a career in public relations in the sports and entertainment industry.
	Copy Editor, web designer and writer Kate Braser is a senior majoring in journalism and communication studies from Sycamore, Ill. She was a public relations intern for Table to Table, a nonprofit organization in Iowa City. Braser has worked on the staffs of Earthwords , an undergraduate literary magazine, and the Riverfest Publicity Committee. She is a member of the Dance Marathon Family Relations committee and has worked as a writer and photographer for the Sycamore News. After graduation, she plans to write for a magazine while pursuing her Ph.D. in communication studies.		Designer, web designer and writer Amanda Huerta is a senior majoring in journalism and political science from Soledad, Calif. She is currently on the copy editing and design staff of Earthwords, an undergraduate literary magazine. After graduation in May, she will head to the Bay Area to teach middle school under an emergency credential program. In the future, Huerta plans to pursue a career in newspaper writing, web page design or online journalism for a political magazine. She will eventually attend law school and pursue a legal career in Texas.
	Designer, photographer and writer Abby Dohrn is a junior majoring in journalism and religion from Maquoketa, Iowa. She is the Marketing Assistant for Hancher Auditorium where she promoted Riverdance: The Show. She is also the Public Relations Assistant for the Iowa Arts Festival where she serves on the Global Village board. Dohrn is the Historian for Public Relations Student Society of America. She also writes freelance press material for local artists. After graduation, Dohrn plans to pursue a career in public relations with a focus on the arts.		Designer, photographer and writer Amanda May is a junior majoring in journalism and art from Jesup, Iowa. This year she has been on the arts editing staff for Earthwords, an undergraduate literary magazine, and works in the J-MC School darkroom. She has interned as a reporter and photographer for the Jesup Citizen Herald and as a photo assistant at Reflections Portrait Studio in Jesup, Iowa. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in photography for a monthly arts magazine or large metropolitan daily.
	Copy editor and writer Sandra Green is a senior majoring in journalism with an emphasis on adult learning from Brooklyn, Iowa. She has worked on the Muscatine Community College newspaper and two weekly newspapers, the West Liberty Index and the Lone Tree Reporter. Recently, she has conducted telephone interviews for the Epidemeology Department in the UI College of Public Health. She loves feature writing, but she also enjoys writing news, reading proofs and taking photographs. After graduation, she plans to write for magazines or newspapers, possibly in the health or lifestyle areas.		Copy editor, designer and writer Shawna McDonald is a junior majoring in journalism and communication studies from Highland Park, Ill. She works on the public relations staff of Earthwords, an undergraduate literary magazine, and is a member of the UI’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America. McDonald has interned for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders and has worked as a public relations volunteer for Riverfest. After graduation, she plans to work for a large public relations agency in Chicago.
	Copy editor, designer and writer Alexis Grund is a senior majoring in journalism and English from Des Moines, Iowa. Currently, she works as a news correspondent for The Des Moines Register covering university news and was an intern at Newcity, an arts and entertainment weekly in Chicago. She has been a metro reporter and copy editor for The Daily Iowan and is also a part of Earthwords, an undergraduate literary magazine. After graduation, Grund will be moving to Kansas City to begin her career as a copy editor and designer at The Kansas City Star.		Copy editor and writer Maria Nazos is a senior majoring in journalism and English from Joliet, Ill. She has since lived in Ridgewood, N.J., Athens, Greece, and as of the last four years—Iowa City. She has interned at various publications including The Iowa Advocate and is a member of Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society. She plans to attend graduate school for a master’s degree in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College in New York City. Immediately thereafter, she plans to pursue a career as a full time writer in either fiction or poetry.
	Copy editor, designer and writer Karen Heinselman is a senior majoring in journalism from Davenport, Iowa. This year, she worked as a metro reporter for The Daily Iowan and a correspondent writer for The Quad-City Times. Karen also interned at the State Historical Society in Iowa City as an editorial assistant for Iowa Heritage Illustrated Magazine. After graduation, she plans to work in publishing or write for newspapers or magazines. She would also like to see the United Kingdom and Asia and write and illustrate juvenile literature.		Adviser and editor Richard Johns is an adjunct instructor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In addition to teaching the Advanced Media Design course (19:173) which produces the Iowa Journalist he also teaches the Methods of Secondary School Journalism. The methods course is a requirement for students or teachers seeking a journalism education endorsement for their teaching certificate. Johns has been a member of the J-MC faculty since 1972 and has been the Society of Professional Journalists faculty advisor since 1972. He has also served on the board of directors for the Student Press Law Center.