Marquette MOMENT
A legacy continues
 He was a familiar face in the College of Journalism and its successors — the College of Journalism, Speech and the Performing Arts; and the College of Communication — for more than 40 years. As assistant to the dean, Ed Pepan knew thousands of students. He mentored them, helped them find internships and jobs, put them in contact with Marquette graduates in cities across the country. And when they became alumni, he stayed in touch for years.
“Ed was known for his voluminous correspondence with alums, writing about well-done work he had seen, job openings that might be of interest and news about other classmates,” recalls Dr. William Thorn, chair and professor of journalism. “His correspondence consisted primarily of short notes with a few tidbits of current news about the college.”
Pepan retired in 1993. At that time Dr. John Maxwell Hamilton, dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University and a 1969 graduate of Marquette, started a drive to create a scholarship in Pepan’s name. In honor of his retirement and in his memory at the time of his death in 2006, more than 350 alumni contributed more than $100,000 to the scholarship fund. And Pepan left his estate to the university, with a bequest of more than $520,000.
The Pepan Scholarship provides financial assistance for students in the Diederich College of Communication Department of Journalism who demonstrate a strong academic record, financial need and “potential for professional success in the journalistic tradition.” Brittany Clement, a junior and news editor for The Marquette Tribune, is the latest recipient. — MPP
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