CONTENTS This issue will entertain you with its mix of articles, especially our cover story reflecting on four decades of teaching interpersonal communication, ranging from its introduction to its heyday and now possible demise, the result of digital technology. Let us know what you think about our magazine. Simply email us at ucmmagazine@ucmo.edu.
COVE R STORY
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ALL BODY NO BODY “ The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion it has taken place.” Two generations of communication professors, emeritus Deems Brooks and his daughter, Melissa Grant, reflect on these words by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw as they apply to teaching interpersonal communication over the past four decades, including the first class brought to campus in 1971.
S ECT I O N S
13 CLASS NOTES 14 AWARDS & HONORS 16 IN MEMORIAM
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ALWAYS GETTING BETTER AT THE JUNCTION OF PHARMA AND TECHNOLOGY Potential seems to outweigh adversity for Faruk Capan, the 2016 Distinguished Marketing Executive of the Year. In his story, there are cows, rejections, persistence, risk and a big heart.
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PROFESSOR SHOWS VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP International scholar Andrzej Wilk wanted to visit campus to test his theories about American students, and a long-time friendship with 1951 alumnus Wayne Payne made it happen.
10 JAKE & SULLY MOUNTED POLICE
Kansas City Mounted Police officer Jake Emig and his partner, Sully, have a close bond, made even more special when the horse recently retired.
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