APC sends Condolences to the Family and Friends of Conrad Fink, Legendary Journalist and Educator
January 17th, 2012 Posted in UncategorizedConrad Charles Fink, a renowned journalist and professor of journalism at the University of Georgia, died this Saturday in Athens, Ga., at the age of 79.
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin and serving as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Fink followed his passion as a reporter. Fink served the Associated Press as a foreign correspondent, reporting from Southeast Asia and London. He then became the Vice President for the AP in New York City. After leaving the AP, Fink was executive vice president for Park Communications, a media company operating in 18 states.
Fink began his teaching in 1983, after more than 25 years in the journalism field. Fink was loved by both the University of Georgia’s faculty and students. Fink’s disciples often remarked how he brought his own real world experience into the classroom.
Fink obtained many accolades throughout his accomplished teaching career. Some such honors include: the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2004; the Regents Teaching Excellence Award in 2004 and the Freedom Forum’s National Journalism Teacher of the Year Award in 2002; and the Grady College’s Superior Teaching Award in 1986, 1998, 1991, and 1992. In fall 2011, Fink was also the first faculty member to be inducted into the Grady Fellowship.
In lieu of flowers, Fink’s family requests contributions in his name be made to the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He will be buried in Sharon Springs, N.Y., on Saturday, January 21st at 2:00pm. Plans for a UGA community memorial service will be announced at a later date.