Carol Loomis
| Carol Junge Loomis | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1929 |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Education | Drury College, University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Journalist and retired senior editor-at-large at Fortune |
| Years active | 1954-2014 |
Carol Junge Loomis (born June 25, 1929) is an American financial journalist, who retired in 2014 as senior editor-at-large at Fortune magazine.[1][2]
Education
Carol Junge Loomis attended Drury College, and graduated from the University of Missouri, with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1951.[3]
Career
Loomis had the longest tenure of any employee in Fortune magazine's history, having joined the staff in 1954 as a research associate and retired on July 1, 2014.[4] In 1966, she coined the term "hedge fund".[5] In 1976, she was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Federal Consolidated Financial Statements. In 1980, Loomis was one of six panelists at the presidential debates of Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson.[3] She retired from Time/Fortune magazine in July 2014 after a tenure of over 60 years with the company.[6]
Personal life
Loomis is a "longtime friend of Warren Buffett's, the pro bono editor of his annual letter to shareholders, and a shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway."[2]
Awards
- 1993 Gerald M. Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award [7]
- 2000 Women's Economic Round Table award for print journalists
- 2001 Time Inc.'s Henry R. Luce Award
- 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award, Society of American Business Editors and Writers[8]
Works
- "A conversation with Warren Buffett", Fortune, June 25, 2006
- "Warren Buffett's Wild Ride at Salomon", October 27, 1997 (website of the Los Angeles Chinese Learning Center)
- "The 15% Delusion", Fortune, February 5, 2001 (website of a McDonough School of Business faculty member)
- Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book, December 31, 2013
References
- ↑ "Fortune's Carol Loomis sets the standard - Jon Friedman's Media Web". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- 1 2 "Buffett and Brazilian investor to buy Heinz - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blogTerm Sheet". Fortune. cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- 1 2 "MU to Award Degrees at May 2007 Commencement Ceremonies | MU News Bureau". University of Missouri. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ↑ "Retirement". New York Post. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ↑ "The Original Hedge Fund". A.W. Jones. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/04/business/media/carol-loomis-editor-for-warren-buffett-leaves-job-after-60-years.html?_r=0
- ↑ "Historical Archive | UCLA Anderson School of Management". Anderson.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ↑ "Carol Loomis to receive Society of American Business Editors and Writers award". UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. March 30, 2006. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
External links
- "Fortune magazine senior editor returns to MU", Missourian, KATY STEINMETZ, September 13, 2008
- "Carol Loomis Q&A", University of North Carolina, Chris Roush, Sept. 12, 2005
- Carol Loomis articles at Byliner
- "MONEY & ETHICS", News Hour, June 27, 2002
- "Carol Loomis", Charlie Rose
- "Happy 80th birthday, Carol Loomis" from the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication