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36 centralight winter '10 36 Alumni News centralight winter'14 Pulitzer Prize winner inducted into Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame William Serrin, '61, former investigative reporter and New York University journalism professor, was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame as a distinguished journalist who has advanced the legacy of a free and responsible press and influenced Michigan journalism. Serrin, who served as CMU student body treasurer, earned a Pulitzer Prize as part of the team of reporters that covered the Detroit riots for the Free Press in 1968. The Saginaw native's career in journalism has spanned 50 years and included a stint at the New York Times, where he was the first labor and workplace correspondent in American journalism. He left the Times in 1986 to write "Homestead: The Glory and Tragedy of an American Steel Town," which was listed by the U.S. Department of Labor as one of the "100 Books That Shaped Work in America." Serrin was inducted into the CMU Journalism Hall of Fame in 2005. He retired from NYU in April. • 1974 championship football team reunites at homecoming The legendary 1974 CMU football team gathered on campus for homecoming in October to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Division II championship. More than 60 players and coaches were honored at halftime. And after four decades, their bond is as strong as ever. "You would think over time, that 40 years would maybe reduce that bond a little bit," says Dick Dunham, a sophomore standout in that game. "But it hasn't. That'll tell you how strong it was." Coach Roy Kramer, who went on to become the athletic director at Vanderbilt and, eventually, the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, joined the team for the reunion. "Amazing how many I recognize," Kramer says. "They've all changed a lot. We had a great camaraderie and to see them all here, and understand how much that experience meant to them – it meant an awful lot to me." The team finished 12-1 on the season and rolled past Delaware 54-14 in the title game to deliver CMU its only national championship. The '74 squad has marked other milestone years with reunions. With time, the gatherings become more special, says Mike Franckowiak, the team's All-American quarterback. "It's just a thrill to come back and see everyone," says Franckowiak, a retired equities trader now living in North Carolina. "Whether you made the 20-year reunion or the 25th or the 30th – not everyone makes every one, so this one is special. • From left to right: Tim Jackson, '86; Jerry Henderson; Pete Orlik School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts dedicates radio complex CMU's School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts honored one of its most veteran faculty members during Homecoming 2014. The control rooms for BCA's two student-operated radio stations, 91.5-FM and 101.1-FM, now bear the name of retired professor and WMHW operations manager Jerry Henderson. The Dr. Jerry Henderson Radio Complex is a fitting name for the facility to which Henderson devoted so much energy, says Peter Orlik, BCA chair. "Henderson was one of the most innovative figures in Central Michigan broadcasting," Orlik says. "He took the radio station from a small, 100-watt college station to its current 13,000-watt level. His work expanded the station's signal to a radius from Frankenmuth to Big Rapids and Cadillac to St. Johns." A group of Henderson's students was behind the studio naming. "Alumni from several decades felt Jerry had a huge impact and influence on us as students and professionals," says Timothy Jackson, '86. Henderson says he's delighted by the honor. "It's even more fulfilling that former students nominated me." • PHOTO BY SAMMY MADAR PHOTO BY STEVE JESSMORE

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