Alumni Accomplishments

Jim Burress, ‘07, is a senior producer and host for “All Things Considered” at WABE-FM, an NPR affiliate in Atlanta. Burress and WABE placed first in the Nielson rankings for afternoons in Atlanta recently. He is celebrating his 15th year with WABE

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Tab Brockman, ‘82, was honored as the state’s Employee of the Year by the Kentucky League of Cities. He was selected from among 20,000 municipal employees working for cities throughout the state.  The award was presented at the KCL Annual Conference in October in Owensboro.

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Heather Mix, ‘17, is the internal communications specialist for Amazon.

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Eric Walker, ‘05, is the communications director for Graves County Schools in Mayfield, Kentucky.

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Jennifer DeMarsh Cline, ‘97, is the associate director of branding and marketing at Murray State University.

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Olivia Beal, ‘21, is a Tri-Brand Management trainee for Enterprise in Louisville.

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Sarah Burden Slayton, ‘20, is the photographer/videographer and influencer for Prima Coffee Equipment in Louisville.

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Rob Wilkerson is the assistant manager of graphic design for the Villages Media Group in the Villages, Florida.

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Karen Trevarthen Lencki, ‘18,  is a development coordinator for Murray State. She also completed the Leadership Murray program and has started her own business, Nora Jane & Co., an online children and teen clothing store. 

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Darryl Anderson, ‘89, is the chief technology officer for the City of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

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Brad Darnell, ‘01, is the assistant principal of Benton (Ky.) Elementary School.

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Korrie Purcell, ‘98, is the business teacher at Ballard Memorial High School and serves as a member of the Region 1 Kentucky Future Business Leaders of America board of directors.

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Alicia Sawitoski,’05, is vice president of growth marketing for the Goodway Group.

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Elizabeth Johnson Sellers, ‘12, is the U.S. digital communications and marketing officer for Humanity and Inclusion.

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Sam Blake, ‘16, is the director of integrated media for Empower. 

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Kelsey Watznauer, ‘18, is the city editor of the Pantagraph in Bloomington, Illinois. 

Want to let us know about your alumni accomplishments, drop us a line at msu.jmc@murraystate.edu.

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