By Drew Parker | Daily Kent Stater

Evonne “Von” Whitmore, Ph.D. associate professor for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, passed away August 25 after a battle with ovarian cancer.

Whitmore had been a staff member of JMC for more than 20 years and specialized in electronic media and broadcast news. She was part of study abroad programs in Paris and Geneva and spent some of 2009 in Egypt. Whitmore served several terms as the JMC graduate coordinator and assisted the school in greatly increasing graduate enrollment. Whitmore was also a senior officer for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Read more about Dr. Whitmore here.