Highly respected and the recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Dorothy Bland is more of an asset in the classroom primarily because in addition to her academic credentials, she also has worked in newsrooms and brings her practical experience into the classroom. She received a B.S. degree in journalism from Arkansas State University, MBA from George Washington University and Ph.D. from Florida State University. Since 2013 she has been at the University of North Texas; spending five years as Mayborn School of Journalism dean. Previously she served as the journalism division director at Florida A&M University. Dr. Bland served in news reporting and editing roles at USA Today. She served as president and publisher of both the Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette and Fort Collins (Colo.) Coloradoan and received the Gannett Media Company President’s Ring for Excellence as a publisher three times. A member of NABJ, she has served on a variety of industry boards including the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. A person of impeccable character and work ethic, anyone should be honored to have her as a mentor or colleague.
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