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.[citation needed] 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[citation needed]
- 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
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External links
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- "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
