April 19, 2024

Valentine recognized for Residential College work

Bob Valentine, center, received the Kern Alexander Book Award at the 2017 Faculty Awards Banquet in April. He is pictured with University President Bob Davies, left, and and Vice President for Student Affairs Don Robertson. The Kern Alexander Book Award is given by the Council of College Heads to a member of the residential college faculty who has made special contributions to the Residential College System in the preceding year. JMC’s Robert Valentine, a former head of Elizabeth Residential College, was recognized for his volunteer work with the colleges and particularly for his public promotion of the residential colleges as a meaningful part of the Murray State experience.

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JMC Professors Receive Kentucky Communication Association Awards

Public Relations Alumna Krista Kimmel (PR 2002) awarded Dr. Melony Shemberger and Dr. MarcieHinton top prizes at the 2023 Kentucky Communication Association (KCA) Annual Conference.In her capacity as First Vice-President of KCA, Kimmel presented the awards on behalf of theorganization to Hinton at a different state meeting, who accepted on behalf of Shemberger andherself. Shemberger […]

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Tarracina-Hartman Accepts First Amendment Award

Dr. Carol Terracina-Hartman, assistant professor in journalism and mass communications, was honored with the Louis E. Ingelhart First Amendment Award by the College Media Association on Oct. 31, 2023, at the organization’s fall national convention in Atlanta, Georgia. College Media Association President Chris Whitley said this award is not one that is presented everyyear, but […]

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Terracina-Hartman contributes at AEJMC national conference

Dr. Carol Terracina-Hartman, assistant professor of journalism, also serves as the vice head for the Magazine Media division of The Association for Education in Journalism & MassCommunication. This past August, she planned programming for the annual conference in Washington, D.C. This involved 12 sessions, partnering with Broadcast and Mobile Media Journalism, Critical Cultural Studies, Communicating […]