Guido Stempel


Guido H. Stempel III was a distinguished professor of journalism at the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and directed the school in the 1970s.

Education

Stempel received his at Indiana University. He then became the first doctoral candidate in mass communication at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Career life and accomplishments

Stempel's publishing career began at Journalism Quarterly in 1952 with his piece “Sampling Size for Classifying Subject Matter in Dailies”. From 1972-1989, Stempel was the longest-serving editor of Journalism Quarterly. Advancements in his career and his research in mass communication and journalism were major factors in Ohio University choosing him in the first round for the . In 2013, he was honored with an award in his name by Ohio University. Stempel received many awards during his lifetime as well:
Guido Stempel married Anne and had two sons, , and a daughter, Jane Stempel Arata, along with three grandchildren, .

Retirement

Stempel retired in 2002 from his position as journalism professor at Ohio University. He continued to direct the University's Scripps Survey Research Center, and wrote articles for the Athens Messenger. An active church member, Stempel also served as a camp counselor in Pennsylvania.