Joe W. Milner, 87, died August 14, 2016. Milner earned his bachelor’s degree from East Texas State University in 1954 and his master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1955. He was an accomplished journalist, serving as a reporter for newspapers in Texas, including the Dallas Times Herald and The Greenville Herald. He also was a journalism instructor at Eastern New Mexico University before earning his doctorate. He received his doctorate from the University of Wyoming in 1963. He was a Fulbright scholar who studied in East Pakistan from 1963-1964. Prior to joining ASU, Milner was the head of the journalism department at the Mississippi State College for Women from 1957-1958 and a professor at the University of Wyoming from 1960-1967. Milner taught at ASU from 1967 until his retirement in 1991, leading the program to new heights. As department chair from 1970-1979, he was responsible for transforming ASU’s Department of Mass Communication into a nationally accredited program and leading the department’s move into the new Stauffer Hall in 1973. He taught mass communication law throughout his 24-year tenure at ASU’s Department of Mass Communication, which became the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1984. At his retirement in 1991, Milner became a professor emeritus at the Cronkite School. The Joe W. Milner Scholarship was established, which continues to support high-performing Cronkite students, pursuing a journalism degree at ASU. He also continued to serve as a board member of the Cronkite Endowment Board of Trustees. Milner received the Distinguished Newspaper Advisor Award from the National Council College Advisors in 1965 and was the national president of the American Society Journalism Administrators in 1978. He also was an early active member of the Southwest Education Council for Journalism/Mass Communications in the 1980s. Milner is survived by two sons and his longtime companion Ginger Dude.