In the coming years, Dr. Beasley intends to produce additional works on women and journalism.
BETHESDA, MD, March 01, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Maurine Hoffman Beasley has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Recognized for more than five and a half decades of invaluable contributions to her field, Dr. Beasley parlays her knowledge into her role as emeritus professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, which she has held since 2009. She started pursing her passions for journalism and history at the University of Missouri, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and a Bachelor of Science in journalism. After graduating, she started as an education editor for the Kansas City Star. Three years later, she earned a Master of Science in journalism from Columbia University and started as a staff writer for the Washington Post.
In the mid-70s, Dr. Beasley again worked to further her career, this time by obtaining a Ph.D. in American civilization from George Washington University. The degree propelled her to roles as professor and graduate director of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, and later instructor for the Osher program at Johns Hopkins University. In order to keep abreast of changes in the field, she affiliates herself with Women in Communications, the American Journalism Historians Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Over the years, Dr. Beasley has won numerous awards for her work, including the Haiman Award from the Speech Communications Association and the Founders Distinguished Senior Scholar Award from the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. Additionally, she has been included in Who's Who in American Education, the inaugural edition of Who's Who in Media and Communication and 14 volumes of Who's Who of American Women. She has served as National President of both the American Journalism Historians Association and Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Throughout her career, Dr. Beasley has gained knowledge that she has poured into such books as "Eleanor Roosevelt and the Media: A Public Quest for Self-Fulfillment," "First Ladies and the Press: The Unfinished Partnership of the Media Age," "Eleanor Roosevelt: Transformative First Lady," and "Women of The Washington Press: Politics, Prejudice and Persistence," which won the Kappa Tau Alpha Book Award in 2013. This text archives the discrimination faced by women journalists in Washington from the 1830s to the present day. A notable historian, she is currently awaiting the release of her latest book, "Ruby A. Black: Eleanor Roosevelt, Puerto Rico, and Political Journalism in Washington," which will be published in 2017. In the coming years, Dr. Beasley intends to produce additional works on women and journalism.
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