Walter Bruno Jaehnig

Background

Jaehnig, Walter Bruno was born on January 11, 1942 in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Son of Walter Bruno and Adele Ruth Jaehnig.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1964; Master of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Essex (United Kingdom) U., 1974.

Career

Reporter, regional editor, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, 1965-1968; from assistant professor to associate professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1974-1981; associate professor, department head, associate dean, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1981-1987; associate professor, Southern Illinois U. School Journalism, Carbondale, since 1987; director, Southern Illinois U. School Journalism, Carbondale, 1987-1994.

Achievements

• Walter Bruno Jaehnig has been listed as a noteworthy Communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Illinois Press Association (board directors since 1994), Association for Education in Journalism& Mass Comm., Southern Illinois U. Faculty Association.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, jogging, baseball, English bulldogs.

Connections

Married Jo-Ann Christine DeVries, September 5, 1964 (divorced May 1983). Children: Johanna Jean, Ella Ruth Catherine, Walter Bruno. Married Kathryn Craig McCullough, August 8, 1985.

Father:

Walter Bruno Jaehnig

Mother:

Adele Ruth Jaehnig

Spouse:

Jo-Ann Christine DeVries

Spouse:

Kathryn Craig McCullough

child:

Walter Bruno Jaehnig

child:

Ella Ruth Catherine Jaehnig

child:

Johanna Jean Jaehnig