Donna Dees, 2014 LSU Manship HOF Inductee
Donna Dees BAJ’79 (force behind the Mother’s Day Million Mom March) began her career in journalism in Shreveport and then as assistant press secretary to Russell Long. Over the last 25 years, Donna managed publicity and communications for CBS for multiple programs of the CBS Affiliated networks, most recently as Vice President of Communication, CBS Distribution of Inside Edition. She is currently co-producing a documentary about the pioneers of the gun violence prevention movement. Donna was perhaps the first to bring wide-scale attention to this movement with the organization of the “Million Mom March” on Washington in May 2000.