Banaszynski went on to become a professor and a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair at the school of journalism at University of Missouri.

[2] Part of the appeal of working on the paper was that the journalism program gave her access to sporting events at the school level.

[6] In 1985, she went on assignment to Africa and her story about Sudanese victims of famine, "The Trail of Tears," became a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1986.

[2] She and photographer Jean Pieri searched for a year for subjects that they felt could "humanize people afflicted by this terrifying new illness.

[10] In 1997, Banaszynski began working for The Seattle Times and in 2003, became the Associate Managing Editor for special projects and staff development.