Dr. Sara Stone

Full-Time Professor
Phone: (254) 710-6348
E-mail: Sara_Stone@baylor.edu
Office: Castellaw 265

Courses

Degrees

Year Started at Baylor

Background

Worked five years for the Amarillo Globe-News as a reporter, copy editor, news editor and assistant night city editor
Taught at West Texas A&M in Canyon for six years
Was a reporter, writer, producer and weekend anchor for KVII-TX in Amarillo
Part-time copy editor for the Knoxville News-Sentinel
Served on a nationwide Task Force on the Ethics of the Media Coverage of the Mount Carmel standoff sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists

Accomplishments

Periodically interviewed on KWTX-TV (Waco's local CBS affiliate) regarding media-related issues, especially those dealing with media law or ethics
Named a Bickel Fellow and an outstanding doctoral student in the College of Communications at the University of Tennessee
Named the Outstanding Society of Professional Journalists Campus Chapter Adviser in the United States in 1987
National Vice President for the campus chapter affairs for SPJ from 1988-1994
One of the SPJ student chapter advisers at Baylor
Has been the facilitator twice for the Ted Scripps Leadership Workshop sponsored by SPJ through funding provided by Scripps Howard
Serve on the Baylor Faculty Senate
Twice been the recipient of the Rachel Hunter Moore Outstanding Faculty Member Award
Named to the Mortar Board Circle of Achievement twice
Director of undergraduate studies in the journalism department

Interests & Hobbies

Rugged beauty of the Four Corners region
Good mysteries
Kayaking
Hiking
Travelling
Sailing
Reading
Avowed "news junkie"
Spending time with her husband (Dr. Robert Barkley), three children (David, Daniel and Rachel), and grandchildren (Nikolas, Cambri and Asa)

Favorite Thing about Teaching

"Seeing the light bulb come on in students and watching them get rewarding jobs after graduation."

Favorite Thing about Baylor