tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716586369313936850.post1046934133429543960..comments2023-11-02T05:15:35.595-04:00Comments on RANDY GENER Live: CAUSES | Professor Emeritus Jake Highton creates scholarship endowment for journalism studentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00881060624075202122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716586369313936850.post-29492211220045372632013-07-06T15:20:16.328-04:002013-07-06T15:20:16.328-04:00Thank you, David, for your comments about Jake. I ...Thank you, David, for your comments about Jake. I have own many of Jake's books, which I like to read and re-read for their wisdom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881060624075202122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716586369313936850.post-85452404368120536662013-07-05T08:29:43.053-04:002013-07-05T08:29:43.053-04:00Having never taken a class from Jake, I (Journalis...Having never taken a class from Jake, I (Journalism '75) can not say how tough his grading was. I met Jake as a colleague of my father's, have come to enjoy his blog and his column in the Sparks Tribune. I started reading Mencken as a result of a reprint of Jake's Christmas colume in the Tribune that referenced "Christmas Story" and have been enjoying Mencken ever since. I have also enjoyed Jake's "Nevada Newspaper Days."<br /><br />Jake has been and continues to be a dedicated professor, counselor, writer, journalist and friend who has impacted many people with his writing, wisdon and humor.<br /><br />...dave<br />David P. Conover<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com