JMC recognizes top students for 2020-21

The JMC department presented its outstanding senior awards in May 2021.

The outstanding senior awards are presented to those students who demonstrate academic success along with leadership and involvement in JMC activities. 

Advertising: Matt Anderson and Julia Cwiklowski

Graphic Communications: Ethan Hunt and Autumn Anderson

Journalism: Gage Johnson

Public Relations: Elizabeth Erwin

Television Production: Kalea Anderson

JMC Alum Wins Emmy
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Alumnus wins Emmy for Outstanding Achievement-Magazine Program

Congratulations to JMC Alumnus Eric D. Seals (’09), Founder and Director of Digifé, Chicago’s award-winning documentary production house, on winning its first Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Award for their series You Don’t Know CHI. Eric and his team took home the Emmy® for Outstanding Achievement for Magazine Program – Single Program/Series.

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100 Years of Gratitude: PRSSA Hosts JMC Friendsgiving in Wilson Hall

By Jasira Jouett The Murray State Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosted a Friendsgiving celebration for the department on November 20, 2025. Students and faculty gathered on the first floor of Wilson Hall to share gratitude with one another and celebrate the centennial of a beloved campus building. Over 20 […]

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Wilson Hall circa 1925.
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Wilson Hall Turns 100: A Century of History

By Harrison Borrenpohl Wilson Hall, one of Murray State University’s most iconic buildings, turned 100 in 2025. When it first opened in 1925, Wilson was one of the university’s first academic buildings. It has stood throughgenerations of students and a remarkable campus evolution. What began as the college’s original classroom and administration building now serves […]

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