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Honorary members named at 50th Anniversary meeting
Paris 2007Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), founded in Paris in December 1957, the International Council of IAMCR has, at its meeting Sunday 22 July 2007, unanimously decided to appoint the following to become honorary members of the association:

Hifzi Topuz (Turkey), Roque Faraone (Uruguay) and Bernard Blin (France) for being members of the founding team of people, who paved the way for the association to become a reality in 1957.

Walery Pisarek (Poland) and Yassen Zassourski (Russia) for their efforts to bridge the political contradictions between the then East and West.

Peggy Gray (UK) for her tremendous efforts facilitating the association in an array of ways during the presidency of the late James D. Halloran.

Gertrude J Robinson (Canada) for her commitment, being a member of the Executive Board, and for her inspiration as a role model for young female researchers.

Kim, Chie-Woon (South Korea) for his long engagement in the life of the association and for bringing the association to the Asian continent hosting the conference in 1994 in Seoul.

Paris, 24 July 2007

Robin Mansell

 

 

Robin Mansell
President of IAMCR