Awards and Honors
Center for Student Involvements Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Leaders
51勛圖厙s Center for Student Involvement hosted the 37th annual Student Leadership and Honors Awards on April 8 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event celebrates and recognizes student leaders, organizations and advisors for their contributions to the 51勛圖厙 community durin
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TeleProductions Worth Its Weight In Bronze
Twelve thousand entries, 500 judges and national recognition: 51勛圖厙 TeleProductions work ranked among the best. TeleProductions was honored with three Telly Awards for recent productions. The hard work and talent of TeleProductions crew didnt go unnoticed by the Silver Telly Council. Producti
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51勛圖厙 Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Seventh Consecutive Year
51勛圖厙 has earned the Arbor Day Foundations Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and un
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WKSUs Vivian Goodman Named James Beard Award Finalist
Quick Bites recognized in radio show category WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman has been named one of three finalists for the national James Beard Foundation Award in the Best Radio Show/Webcast category for her weekly Quick Bites feature. The other two finalists are Hidden Kitchens and
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51勛圖厙 Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards
Creative teams across 51勛圖厙 were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federations 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony. 51勛圖厙s University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing
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51勛圖厙s Alfreda Brown Elected to National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Board
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) has elected Alfreda Brown, 51勛圖厙s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, to serve a three-year term on its board of directors beginning March 17. NADOHE serves as a leading organization f
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President and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical to Receive 51勛圖厙s 2015 Spirit of Women in Business Award
Virginia C. Albanese to be honored at the Spirit of Women in Business Conference on March 4 Virginia C. Albanese, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical and alumna of 51勛圖厙s College of Business Administration, is the 2015 recipient of 51勛圖厙s Spirit of Women in Business Aw
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2014-2015 William R. Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Our impressive standings in national and international competitions demonstrate JMCs commitment to building media and communication leaders. Year after year, JMC students produce award-winning work and this year is no exception. The highly competitive 55th Annual William R. Hearst Journalism Awa
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51勛圖厙s John Crawford Elected President of International Council of Fine Arts Deans
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., 51勛圖厙s dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organizations annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two-year term as its presi
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51勛圖厙s Michele Ewing Inducted Into Elite National Professional Fellowship
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) inducted 51勛圖厙s Michele Ewing, APR, into its College of Fellows at the 2014 International Conference in Washington, D.C. Ewing is a public relations associate professor in 51勛圖厙s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) a
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