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Academic Year 2004-2005

 School of Communication Studies  
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New interim director

In 2004, the School of Communication Studies invited Dr. Stanley Wearden, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University, to serve as interim director. For Wearden the invitation was an opportunity to encourage interdisciplinary spirit among the schools in the College of Communication and Information. He brings a strong academic teaching background in journalism and mass communication as well as communication studies.

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Wendy Walters

Exciting opportunity for communication students

Organizational communication students at Kent State have an exciting opportunity to hone their newly-acquired skills in a real world experience.

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Career Expo 2005

Communication Expo 2005

 

The art of communication was celebrated during the spring term, when the School of Communication Studies held its annual Communication Expo at the Kent State Student Center. Under the direction of Dr. Robyn Parker, the April 7th event began with the opportunity for communication seniors to display a collection of their best scholarly work in the form of a senior portfolio.

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Becki Bowman, Stan Wearden, Margaret Garmon

Impressive display at Homecoming Extravaganza 2004

An impressive table display at Homecoming Extravaganza 2004, furthering partnerships and collaborations in the College of Communication and Information, and preparing for the National Communication Association Conference are sure signs that the School of Communication Studies and the Communication Graduate Student Association (CGSA) are promoting the diversity and excellence which define the Communication Studies program at Kent State University.

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Forensic Team 2005

Forensic team makes its mark

The Kent State University Speech Team has made its mark nationally this academic year, as evidenced by the impressive number of trophies on display in the School of Communication Studies office.

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Class Notes

1960s

Richard (Dick) Ries; (1966) retired in 1994. Taught high school English, speech, broadcasting, media at Howland High School and English at Howland Middle School in Howland, Ohio. Coached speech and debate 15 years. A member of Theta Chi while at KSU

 

1970s

Ed Raimer, Ph.D.; (1972) on July 1, 2004, retired after 37 years of teaching at Cuyahoga Community College Western Campus in Parma, Ohio.

 

Pam McEvoy, (1973). Is the executive director of the Child Advocacy Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The center takes a multidisciplinary approach to working with child victims of sexual and severe physical abuse. They work with six disciplines and 13 agencies in the state. McEvoy says, “My position requires better than average communication skills and luckily I have  a great degree from you all.” She and her husband, Bob, also a Kent State graduate 1973, have two children.

 

1980s

Patrice (Swerling) Moore; (1981) co-owns the small business Moore Services, Inc. with her husband Jerry, in Solon, Ohio. Moore was a student employee with the Communication Studies (Formerly Rhetoric and Communication) department for two years before graduating. Her daughter is also a communication student at Ohio University.

Virginia T. Katz, PhD.; (1984) in May 2003 retired after 37 years in the Communication Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth, nine of those years as department head. In June 2004, the governor of Minnesota appointed Katz to the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education. The main activity of the center is an arts high school for 300+ 11th and 12th graders from across the state.  The arts fields available to students are: Literary arts, visual arts, media arts, theatre, dance, and music. Also, served as an adult mentor to a group of 9th graders in a leadership academy. 

 

1990s
Meg Algren, Ph.D. (1997). Is the director of the graduate program in Communication Management at Towson University in Maryland

 

2000s

Lisa Pacanovsky (2000) is Human Resources Administrator for Enterprise Rent-A-Car in NE Ohio.  She has attended and recruited for Enterprise during past career fairs at KSU and has been successful in bringing KSU grads to Enterprise.

Leandra Stratton (2003); is the Director of Communications for the Defiance Hospital in Defiance, Ohio. The hospital is part of ProMedica Health System Stratton completed her graduate Certification in Health Care Policy and Administration from the University of Toledo in December 2004, and is halfway through her MBA program.

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