Month: January 2018

Faculty/Staff

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 […]

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Alumni JMC Dept.

The News celebrates 90 years

Doc McGaughey, left, Ryan Brooks and Ann Landini share memories at The Murray State News reunion in October. The first issue of The College News can be seen here. John Mark Roberts, left, and David Ramey look through some of the old issues of The Murray State News they helped produce in the 1985-86 school […]

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JMC Dept. Students

Class gains real world sales experience

Students in the fall semester JMC 426 class sold over $14,000 in advertising to support the 2018 edition of Gateway Magazine, a product of The Murray State News. From the left they are: Row 1 – Mary Katelyn Hayden and Mary Kathrine Curtis; Row 2 – Instructor Robert Valentine, Savanna Hatfield, Jessica Wellington, Katelyn Suitor; […]

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JMC Dept. Students

Outstanding students recognized at annual honors banquet

The top graduating seniors were recognized at the department’s annual honors banquet. From left: Kyara Roberson, advertising; Abby Siegel, public relations; Shelby Smithson, journalism; Dr. Debbie Owens, chair; Adam Loehr, TV production; Alissa Sommerfeldt, public relations; and Brandi Gooch, graphic communications media. Allie Douglass, outstanding graduate student, is not pictured. Seven graduating students were recognized […]

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Alumni

Watson receives alumni award

Amy Bryan Watson, award-winning broadcast anchor and journalist, was one of the 2017 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Murray State presents the Distinguished Alumni Award annually to alumni who have made meaningful contributions to their profession on a local, state and national level. Established in 1962, the award is the highest honor granted by […]

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Alumni Faculty/Staff

Wright elected interactive multimedia, emerging technologies vice chair

Leigh Wright, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, was elected vice chairman of the Interactive Multimedia and Emerging Technologies division of the Broadcast Education Association recently. Wright will serve two years as vice chair and then will move to the chairman’s slot for two more years. As vice chairman, Wright will manage the research […]

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Students

Students win AP broadcasters college competition

A Murray State University student and an alumnus recently won awards from the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters college competition. Piper Cassetto, a freshman television production major, won second place in the Best College Videographer category for her story “Clear the Track: the Legacy of Racer One. Parker Franklin, a May 2016 graduate with a degree […]

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Students

Twelve JMC seniors selected for “Who’s Who”

Twelve of the 99 MSU seniors selected to the 2017-18 “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” had majors in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. They were Mackenzie Chapman, Austin Gordon, Julie Graham, Ashley Horn, Connor Jaschen, Victoria (Tory) Lanaghan, Allison Laski, Abbey Malone, Nicole Schulenburg, Rachel Solomon, Kayla Speis, and Jaclyn Whoberry. […]

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Alumni Faculty/Staff

Shemberger selected for Academic Leadership Academy

Dr. Melony Shemberger, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, has been selected as a fellow for the Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy, June 11-14, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU partners with the Scripps Howard Foundation each year to host 12 to 15 participants in […]

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Alumni Faculty/Staff JMC Dept.

Anderson named adviser for The Murray State News

Stephanie Anderson defended her dissertation in June. Her committee included, from left, Melony Shemberger, Teresa Clark, Anderson, and Robert McGaughey. She completed her doctorate in August. Dr. Stephanie Anderson has joined the JMC department as an assistant professor in the journalism sequence and advisor for The Murray State News. Anderson received all three of her […]

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