Newsmakers -- September 1999 Congratulations Miss America 2000! Media around the world including the Associated Press, USA Today, The Washington Post, New York's Daily News, The Columbus Dispatch and The Louisville Courier-Journal reported on the victory by UC graduate student Heather French in the Miss America competition. French, who appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, CBS' David Letterman and Sunday Morning as well as on NBC news programming, also holds the title of Miss Kentucky. Time Magazine Mary Anne Pitman from the College of Education was quoted in an article that analyzed the home-schooling trend and its effect on students. Cleveland Plain Dealer Russell Durst, English, was quoted in an article about public schools offering Montessori education as an option. Columbus Dispatch Tom Hathaway of Sports Information was quoted in a story that looked at alcohol policy for college football games. Tampa Tribune A profile featured UC alumnus Ed Turanchik, a biology graduate, for his role as president and chief executive of Florida 2012, the group organizing west central Florida's bid to land the 2012 Summer Olympics. Nashville Tennessean James Lockey, environmental health, was quoted in a story about a study he conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy that found evidence of occupational illnesses for workers exposed to poisons at the Oak Ridge nuclear facility. Newsmakers from early September 1999 Newsmakers from late August 1999 Newsmakers from earlier August 1999 Newsmakers from July 1999 Contact the Division of Public Relations and tell us about your newsmaking project. Last Updated on September 24, 1999