Marjorie "Marge" Blewett died February 15, 2019 at the age of 91. During her time at IU, she was editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student and worked for The Daily Herald, now The Herald-Times. She launched her post-graduate career at newspapers in Bloomington and Lafayette, but returned to the IU School of Journalism in 1965 as a lecturer. She then served as the school’s placement director for 20 years.

Blewett funded a journalism school scholarship, was a member of the IU Journalism Hall of Fame, founded the Ernie Pyle Society and was named Sagamore of the Wabash. She remained involved with the School of Journalism, and later The Media School, until the time of her death and was a mentor to many students.