June 14, 2026

MSU Ads Club Tackles NFL Charities Campaign

Ads Club Competes at AAF in Dayton, OH this April.

After a four-year absence, the MSU Ads Club competed in the National Student Advertising Competition hosted by the American Advertising Federation. The 2025-2026 NSAC assignment asked students to create a branding campaign for National Football League charities. Ads Club members presented their entry in the District 5 preliminary round in Kettering, Ohio (Dayton area), on April 18, 2026. Presenters were (from left) Abigail Price, Georgia Hall, Joshua Suttles and Derek Hess. Price received the Best Presenter Award.

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Pictured above, right to left: Gretchen Beatty, Jada Poindexter, Charlie Jury, Mackenzie Rogers, Ayden Dick, Dixie Lynn and Natalie Gardner.

2026 Outstanding Seniors Awarded

On April 19, 2026, JMC Department faculty and friends gathered on the first floor of Wilson Hall for the annual celebration of our department’s outstanding seniors, plus several other notable achievements. Department Chair Dr. Kevin Qualls opened the ceremony. Next, each of the Curriculum Coordinators took to the podium to sing the well-deserved praises of […]

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I Never Wrote A Slogan – My Journey from Murray State to Spotify

By Megan (Summers) Haneline (ADV ’13) Too many years ago, I was sitting among the cluttered bookcases in Professor Welsch’s office, daydreaming of having my own office someday, when he asked where I saw myself after graduation. I’m sure my answer was something like writing catchy slogans at an ad agency in New York City. […]

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The Lisa Crites Story: Broadcast Journalist to Breast Cancer Survivor, Patented Inventor and Author

Lisa Crites began her studies at Murray State in 1985 as a music major scholarship recipient. While expanding her talent as a classical pianist during her freshman year, she was drawn to journalism. “The music department was on the 3rd floor, and journalism was on the 6th, of the same building. Once I began hanging […]