Donald Kenneth Woolley ’54

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Kenneth Woolley died June 14, 2005, in Nashville following a brief illness.

He prepared for college at North Plainfield (N.J.) High School. While at Princeton, he was active in Whig-Clio. He left prematurely to join the Army Signal Corps. He subsequently graduated from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, obtained a master's degree in public relations from the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and became an assistant professor at Iowa. He later spent 10 years as associate professor at the College of Journalism of the University of Iowa.

His career included consulting roles at more than 10 newspapers in five states, as well as writing a monthly newspaper column.

The class extends its sympathy to his wife, Deborah, on her loss.

The Class of 1954

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