David Rohn

 
Title
Reporter and Editorial Writer (Retired)
Associate Faculty - IUPUI, School of Journalism

Contact
E-mail: drohn@iupui.edu
Telephone: (317) 253-0548
Fax: (317) 278-5321
Business URL: http://journalism.iupui.edu

Office Hours
Please email for an appointment.

Education

University	Degree	Year
Marietta College	Bachelor of Arts in English	1968

Honors

• River Sentinel Award, Friends of White River, 2002
• Indianapolis Chapter of the Sierra Club, Environmental Award, 2002
• Marquis Who's Who in America, 2002
• Sagamore of the Wabash, Presented by Gov. Frank O'Bannon, 1997
• Society of Professional Journalists
  • 1st place Best Editorial, 1996
  • 1st place Best Column, 1992
  • 1st place Best Column, 1987
  • 1st place Editorial Writing, 1986
  • 1st place Editorial Writing, 1984
• Indiana UPI Newspaper Editors
  • 1st place Editorial Writing, 1987
  • 1st place Editorial Writing, 1986
  • 1st place Editorial Writing, 1985
  • Certificate of Merit Editorial Writing, 1982
• Hoosier State Press Association
  • 1st place Best Editorial, 1987
  • 1st place Distinguished Community Service, 1979
  • 1st place Spot News Reporting, 1977
  • 1st place Spot News Writing, 1973
  • 1st place Spot News Reporting, 1971
• Indianapolis Magazine, Best of Indianapolis Opinion and Editorials, 1984
• National Conference of Christians & Jews, Brotherhood Award, 1983
• National Society of Professional Journalists, Bronze Medallion for Editorial Writing, 1982
• Indiana AP Managing Editors Association, 1st place News Writing, 1979
• Indianapolis Press Club
  • 1st place Editorial Writing, 1979
  • 1st place Column, 1979
  • 1st place News Writing Under Deadline, 1977
  • 1st place News Writing Under Deadline, 1976
  • 1st place Spot News Coverage, 1975
  • 1st place Feature Writing, 1971
• Indiana Bar Association, 1st Amendment Award, 1979
• Community Service Council of Greater Indianapolis
  • CASPER Award, 1978
  • CASPER Award, 1977
  • CASPER Award, 1969
  • CASPER Award, 1968
• American Bar Association, Certificate of Merit Award, 1975
• Indiana University School of Journalism, Chris Savage Memorial Award, 1974
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King Recognition Award, 1972
• 7th Circuit Court Bar Association Award, 1972
• Indianapolis Education Association, Distinguished Citizen Award, 1971
• Indiana State Teachers Association, Indiana School Bell Award, 1970
• Wall Street Journal Newspaper Fund Internship and Scholarship, 1967
  

Media Experience

Year	Organization	Responsibility
2001-2002	Freelance Writer	Regularly written editorials for The Indianapolis Star. In addition to writing for The News and The Star he has been Indiana stringer for Time magazine and The Washington Post. He also wrote articles that appeared in the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Sun-Times.
1999-2001	The Indianapolis Star	Environmental reporter.
1969-1998	The Indianapolis News	Education Editor, covered central Indiana school desegregation lawsuit. Legislative Bureau, covered Indiana General Assembly for 10 sessions. Wrote weekly satire column that appeared on the front page in 1971. Federal courthouse beat, continued coverage on desegregation and also reported on a number of major trials and lawsuits in 1975. Editorial writer and editorial page columnist in 1982. Became chief editorial writer in 1998.
1967	The Indianapolis News	Wall Street Journal Newspaper Fund intern.

Teaching Experience

I've taught J200 news writing course, Opinion and Editorial Writing at IUPUI on and off since about 1980. I developed with James W. Brown, Executive Associate Dean of the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Journalism, a course in online computer research and expository writing course that was to our knowledge one of the first online courses in the country, and the first at IUPUI or IU. In 2003 I developed an online J200 course. I also taught one semester of desktop publishing.

Member, Marietta College Mass Media Advisory Committee.

Philosophy of teaching

Journalism students can best learn how to write by writing and having their work critiqued.

Professional Service

Previous professional service includes: Indianapolis Press Club A-Board member; Atex Newspaper Users Group; SPJ.

Professional Development

Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media Seminar on Education for Editorial Writers at Columbia University's Teachers College in 1998 and named to the inaugural Pew Fellowships Gatekeepers' Conference on U.S. Media and the World at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1999.

Personal Interests

Birding; Bicycling. Past board member of the Eagle Creek Park Foundation.