Emeritus Faculty

• Professor Ray Anderson
• Professor William Blankenburg
• Professor William Hachten
• Professor James Hoyt
• Professor Jack McLeod
• Professor Ivan Preston
• Senior Lecturer Roger Rathke

Professor Ray Anderson
rhanders@facstaff.wisc.edu
Professor Ray Anderson was with the J-School from 1981-1996. He taught graduate seminars in specialized reporting as well as courses in feature writing, public affairs reporting, foreign reporting and editorial and column writing.

Professor William B. Blankenburg
38 3rd St., #102
Los Altos, CA 94022
Professor William Blankenburg joined the J-School in 1968. In the 29 years that followed, he taught courses in news writing, reporting, ethics and the connections between media and society. He was a long-time head of the news-editorial sequence in the undergraduate program and has been a frequent public commentator on ethics in the press. He retired from the UW in 1997.

Professor William Hachten
whachten@chorus.net 
Professor William A. Hachten concluded a 30-year career on the J-School faculty, which included a stint as director from 1975-1980, when he retired in June 1989. Hachten taught a variety of news-editorial courses as well as courses that dealt with international communication and mass communication law.  His overseas travels have been extensive, including many research trips to Africa and other countries. He was a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Ghana in 1972-73 and conducted workshops and seminars in Africa, Europe and Asia on many occasions.

Professor James Hoyt
jlhoyt@wisc.edu
Professor James Hoyt joined the J-School faculty in 1973 and spent the next 29 years teaching courses in broadcast and electronic journalism and journalism ethics, along with the School’s introductory course to mass communication. Hoyt served as Director of the School of Journalism from 1981 to 1991. From 1991 to 2000 he served as Chairman of the UW Athletic Board and as Wisconsin’s Faculty Representative to the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference.  He received his Bachelor’s (1965), Master’s (1967) and Ph.D. (1970) degrees from UW-Madison. In 2002 the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication named him the Outstanding Broadcast Educator in the country and in 2001 the International Radio-Television Society honored him as its Frank Stanton Fellow.

Professor Jack McLeod
jmmcleod@wisc.edu
Professor Jack McLeod made his mark on the J-School with an impressive 38-year span of education, advising and research. His classes and research focused on the areas of political communication, mass media effects, public opinion and the role of media in broadening democratic participation. McLeod advised over 70 Ph.D. students and received, among many honors, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Deutschmann Award for a distinguished research career. He retired from the J-School in 2001.

Ivan Preston, Journal Communications Professor Emeritus
ipreston@wisc.edu
Professor Ivan Preston taught at the J-School from 1968 to 1998 with a focus on advertising and law. His research in advertising “puffery” – the ability of advertisers to embellish their marketing messages – earned him international reputation and recognition. Preston led the J-School’s advertising sequence for 26 years and in 1995 he was awarded the Journal Communications/Warren G. Heyse Bascom Professorship in recognition of his expertise in advertising and public relations.

Senior Lecturer Roger Rathke
rrathke@wisc.edu
Roger Rathke spent 11 years with the J-School as a lecturer in advertising, retiring in 1998. Rathke brought a strong agency background to his classes, which primarily focused on professional skills. His special topics courses tackled such projects as developing a campaign for the UW to attract more students with high academic ability to working with Student Health Services to better inform students about sexually transmitted diseases. Rathke also was involved in multiple student groups, including the UW’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team, the Badger Herald, the Badger Yearbook, and several Wisconsin Alumni Association initiatives.