The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication (UI-SJMC) will induct two alumni into its Hall of Fame, the school's highest honor.

Dean Mills (Bachelor of Arts ’65), a professor and dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, and Alan Waxenberg (Bachelor of Arts ’56), former executive vice president and publisher of Good Housekeeping magazine, will be honored April 19 during UI-SJMC’s Hall of Fame Fourth Estate Dinner.

The Hall of Fame inducted its first member, legendary pollster George Gallup, in 1948. Since then, the hall has grown to 67 members, whose ranks consist of Iowa alumni and faculty who have made key contributions to journalism and strategic communication professions, teaching, and research.

"Honoring Hall of Fame winners is a wonderful event each year," says David D. Perlmutter, director of the school. "It's a privilege for us to give tribute to great people like Dean and Alan who have spent their lives serving academia and the professions. I also think it's an inspiration to the students at the ceremony who see that if you do great by doing good you will be rewarded by the acclaim of your peers."

Mills is the eighth dean in the 104-year history of the Missouri School of Journalism. During his 24-year tenure as dean, the school has added eight endowed chairs, built two new buildings and renovated two others, funded almost entirely by private funds. Before entering academia, Mills worked as a professional journalist. He became Moscow Bureau Chief for the Baltimore Sun in 1969. From 1972 to 1975 he was a Sun correspondent in Washington, D.C., where he covered the Watergate scandal, the resignation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.

"I am both touched and amazed that Iowa, to which I already owe so much, has chosen to add to the debt this very special award,” Mills says.

A native of Davenport, Iowa, Waxenberg launched his career in 1958 as a marketing trainee at Look magazine and quickly advanced through the managerial ranks. In 1977 he joined the Hearst Publishing Company, serving first as publisher of Motor magazine, then Sports Afield, and then Redbook. In 1988 Waxenberg became publisher of Good Housekeeping magazine.

For more information on this year’s inductees or the Hall of Fame dinner, please contact SJMC’s David Perlmutter at 319-384-3383 or david-perlmutter@uiowa.edu.