Every department has its "stars" - students who excel in the classroom while at UW and former students who rise to the upper echelons of their career paths. Many are successful while attending UW. But that's no guarantee they will excel in the workplace, especially in the current economy.
One COJO alum who stood out both as a student and as a graduate is Dan Haley, a 1992 journalism graduate. Dan will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Keith and Thyra Thomson Honors Convocation on Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the College of Arts & Sciences Auditorium.
Dan is the editorial page editor for the Denver Post, the biggest newspaper in the Rocky Mountain region. Before that, he worked as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers in Colorado and Wyoming, including for the Gillette News Record.
I remember Dan from when I first came to work at UW in 1990. At that time, he was the sports editor for the Branding Iron student newspaper. He was a student in one of my classes before he graduated. I recall that his writing stood out from his peers, and that he wanted to work for newspapers. Both of those attributes seemed to guarantee that he would have a respectable journalism career, I thought at the time.
But I never expected he would become editorial page editor of a metro newspaper.
I've seen Dan a few times since he left UW. He taught a summer class for the department a few years back. More recently, he was president of the UW Alumni Association, which required frequent visits to campus.
Welcome back again, Dan. Enjoy the spotlight at the honors convocation. You've earned it.
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