{"id":39791,"date":"2022-09-03T02:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T07:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texasmetronews.com\/?p=39791"},"modified":"2022-09-03T02:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T07:18:56","slug":"congratulations-to-dorothy-bland-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texasmetronews.com\/39791\/congratulations-to-dorothy-bland-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Dorothy Bland, PhD."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dorothy-bland-1.jpg?resize=555%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"dorothy bland\" class=\"wp-image-39793\" width=\"555\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dorothy-bland-1.jpg?resize=640%2C471&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dorothy-bland-1.jpg?resize=325%2C239&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dorothy-bland-1.jpg?resize=768%2C565&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dorothy-bland-1.jpg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The SPJ Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award goes to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dorothy.bland.16?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUxvY7arG6H7c1Be5Tg0SP7BCT-7_hDOyIiwQogT6SzJ5p2xmm8nqMyS4QhFiJGM-IhUET7P4ECkLUu11ra9Dp1MDo64X_ISWMN5sBeLxus4zHhDi8p_tfEBEh3C6Labr0vdMkJdIorpCzM5ziDCbjRUZ1E7Px8e_jhUJYw3MLLIR6EqG0btnswIq8__LRf4M4&amp;__tn__=-%5DK-R\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dorothy Bland<\/a>. She is a true role model for students, educators and professional journalists, and she has been a proud member of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SocietyofProfessionalJournalists\/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUxvY7arG6H7c1Be5Tg0SP7BCT-7_hDOyIiwQogT6SzJ5p2xmm8nqMyS4QhFiJGM-IhUET7P4ECkLUu11ra9Dp1MDo64X_ISWMN5sBeLxus4zHhDi8p_tfEBEh3C6Labr0vdMkJdIorpCzM5ziDCbjRUZ1E7Px8e_jhUJYw3MLLIR6EqG0btnswIq8__LRf4M4&amp;__tn__=kK-R\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Society of Professional Journalists<\/a>&nbsp;since the 1980\u2019s. Congrats Dorothy. Read more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spj.org\/news.asp?ref=1892&amp;fbclid=IwAR1v6VcLufQQ9kFgOjLBPr1ht_4zku8RIyoUpDvvvg0Nq0m0_k6ZDHy7Zuk\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.spj.org\/news.asp?ref=1892<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here she is with SPJ President Rebecca Aguilar!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SPJ Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award goes to&nbsp;Dorothy Bland. 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