Remembering professor Dave Morrow

The Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada has a tribute to business journalism professor David Morrow, who died late Monday from pancreatic cancer, about how he quickly made an impact at the school despite just joining the faculty in August.

The tribute states, “Morrow was the first Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno.

“‘Although he began work only in August, it feels as if Dave had been here for years,’ said Jerry Ceppos, Reynolds School dean. ‘His gregarious nature, his enthusiasm and his desire to move quickly made him an important part of the faculty from his first day here.’

“Ceppos told a story about when the proposal for Morrow’s chair was being made. ‘We said that we’d use this academic year to plan our business program and then begin classes in September 2010,’ Ceppos recalled. ‘Dave’s reaction: Why in the world would it take a year to plan our courses?’

“Though he’d only spent one semester in Reno, Morrow’s plans were both fun and forward-thinking. He invented a course in business journalism for the spring semester and titled it ‘Money, money, money, money, money!’ Yes, just like the song.

“‘Dave hit us like lightning,’ said Rosemary McCarthy, Reynolds School academic chair. ‘He was here and he became part of us in no time at all.'”

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