ESC Faculty Profile
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Les Anderson Faculty member since 1977 |
In addition to teaching journalism full time, Les Anderson owned and published his weekly newspaper, The Ark Valley News in Valley Center, from 1975 until he and his wife sold it to a former student in December 2001. Anderson worked for The Hays Daily News while attending Fort Hays State. While studying for his master's at Missouri, he worked on the sports desk at The Missourian and served as a GTA. Anderson worked for The Wichita Eagle from 1971 until 1974, when he helped start The Wichita Sun, a weekly newspaper. In 1975, he and his wife Nancy started their own weekly newspaper, which won numerous state and national awards over the years. Anderson is a past president of the Kansas Press Association, and has served on numerous state and national committees. In 2003, Anderson won the Karl & Dorothy Gaston Outstanding Mentor Award from KPA. He previously received KPA's Boyd Award for outstanding service to his community. Over the years, he and three of his former students also received the annual Victor Murdock Award given each year by the Kansas Press Association for writing excellence. Anderson serves on the board of the Kansas Newspaper Foundation's Cornerstone Campaign and is a board member of the Kansas professional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He also is the faculty adviser for the student SPJ chapter, the newly formed Public Relations Society of America student chapter and a member of the WSU Board of Student Publications. In May 2004, Anderson received the WSU Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award for WSU. He and his wife have five children and seven grandchildren.
Room 223, Elliott Hall
(316) 978-6065
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