This has been a year full of events I want to remember and a few I’d rather forget. First, the memory makers.
We completed the first year of what we hope is a long-term internship program with Omnicom Group. Our 21 student interns at its agencies around the world were the top performers and won several awards for presentations and quality of work.
Gil Welsch, Bob Valentine, and two students – Abigail Goss and Kirby Feldkamp – attended the Omnicom Talent Forum, an event for company HR directors, to make a presentation about the internship program. There’s more about that elsewhere in the newsletter.
In October, Areia Hathcock, JMC alum and general manager of the Metropolis (IL) Planet, contacted us to ask the students in the Publication Design class to do a total redesign of the paper. They completed the task last week, presented their work to the editorial staff of the Planet, and the new look will go into production early next year. We’ll have more about this project in the next issue.
Now to the complications. Joe Hedges, former head of the Journalism major and long-time adviser to The Murray State News, had a heart attack in late October, followed by heart bypass surgery a week later.
His prognosis is quite good but recuperation is a slow, deliberate process, that will keep Joe occupied for several months.
We are fortunate to have excellent medical care in this region. Between the EMT’s and emergency room staff here, the surgeons in Paducah, and the rehab center at the local hospital, Joe is getting all the attention he needs to make a full recovery.
We thank you for your interest in our students and programs.
If you care to make a year-end gift, may I suggest the Bob McGaughey Technology Fund? We use this account for matching funds for small grants to buy and improve equipment in labs and classrooms. We appreciate all you do for Murray State University.
Bob Lochte
chair
