IN MEMORIAM

WE RECORD WITH PROFOUND SADNESS THE DEATH ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010, IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, OF LAWRENCE DANA PINKAM, FORMER DEAN AND DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR OF ACJ.

IN THE TWO FORMATIVE YEARS (2001-2003) THAT PROFESSOR PINKAM PILOTED THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME OF THE COLLEGE, HE BREATHED FRESH LIFE INTO IT AND SET THE BASIC TENETS OF SOUND JOURNALISM EDUCATION FOR US TO FOLLOW.

HE WAS ALWAYS WARM, GENTLE, FRIENDLY AND INSPIRING. STUDENTS AND FACULTY ALIKE WERE RICHER FOR THEIR INTERACTION WITH HIM. HE WAS THE CONSUMMATE TEACHER, DRIVEN BY PASSION FOR THE PROFESSION AND BY THE BELIEF THAT THE MEDIA CAN BE NO BETTER THAN THEIR PRACTITIONERS.

TRUSTEES OF THE MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THOSE PINKAM YEARS AT THE ACJ JOIN HIS NUMEROUS PUPILS AND DISCIPLES ACROSS THE WORLD IN PAYING RESPECTS TO THIS EXCELLENT TEACHER AND WONDERFUL PERSON.