August 15, 2005

JACKIE NESPRAL NAMED TO UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI  BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CORAL GABLES, FL – Jackie Nespral, television news anchor for the NBC owned and operated South Florida affiliate station WTVJ, has been named a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Miami. The Board is responsible for governing the University of Miami, the largest private research university in the southeastern United States.

No stranger to the University family, Nespral earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UM in 1989, is a member of Iron Arrow, the University’s highest honor, and serves as the Vice President of the Alumni Association.

In 1991, Nespral became the first Hispanic ever to anchor a network news program when she was tapped to anchor NBC’s Weekend Today show. Her community involvement includes serving on the board of directors of Amigos For Kids, the March of Dimes, and Columbia Women’s Center and Child Development Center.

She resides in Coral Gables with her husband, Dr. Armando Hassun Jr., a UM alumnus. She is the mother of three (soon to be four) future ‘Canes. 

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