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Jenny Horner Hawran, alumna

jenny horner hawranJob Title: Accounting/Finance Consultant
Attended SCSU: 1983-1987
Degree received: B.S. in Journalism
Current place of employment: Sunflowers Web Design

 

 

 

Education

B.S. Journalism, class of 1980
M.S. Economics, 1983


Job description

Create Web pages for personal or small business.


Family

Husband, Fred. Married 16 years. Daughters, Sara (14 years), Katie (13 years), Michelle (10 years). Kitties: Boo-Boo Kitty and BJ


Memories of SCSU

Farnham Hall! I lived there my freshman year when it was all female. It was called, "The Nunnery." Eating at Conn. Hall. I had enough carbs there to last me a lifetime. Being the first person to land an internship at Entertainment Tonight in Hollywood my junior year. Also remembering the typing room in Engleman Hall. That was the "Journalism wing" then! The only computers we had were at Buley and they were DOS based! Dick Conrad was our "radical" teacher who made us start using them, promising us this was the wave of the future in journalism. Can't believe what a beautiful wing Journalism has now. The program certainly deserves it.


Most interesting thing that's happened to you since graduation

Landing a job at WTNH Channel 8 only two weeks after graduation. Working for Sally Jessy Raphael during that time.


Life Since Graduation

Worked at Channel 8 as a production assistant . During that time I worked on the Sally Jessy Raphael show which was taping at Channel 8 at that time. Accepted a job at WDRC radio in Bloomfield, Conn., as continuity director. Got married in 1988 and settled in Windsor, Conn. Had my first daughter in 1990 and decided to stay at home for a few years and have babies and be with them. I freelanced for Imprint Newspapers, and worked at our local library while the kids were small. Became hooked on the Internet and intrigued by Web design -- and decided to begin my own business. I've traveled extensively around the U.S. and make it a point to visit a new place I've never been to each year! Life is too short. I plan on seeing it all! I particularly love the West Coast and the Southwest. I have fond memories of Southern and feel blessed that I had the opportunity to get my education there. The Journalism Department, headed by Robin Glassman at the time, was ahead of its time in thinking, and we were given the encouragement and guidance to feel as if we could accomplish anything we set our minds to. I made lifelong friends, and feel proud that I was part of the Southern community.