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inside: Grady Salutes Public Affairs Communications Certificate The Weather Channel & NMI From the Desk of Charles Davis

It’s early on a Monday morning in February, and my email alert In the same week those sounds, waking me with the news that an MSNBC political reporter students engaged with would be on campus doing live remotes from New College. It MSNBC, Grady Newsource seems that one of Grady’s instructors had been in touch, they’re on a students readied the newly roadshow in anticipation of Super Tuesday, and several students will launched pop-up studio in be working alongside the crew. Peyton Anderson Forum I pop up the hill to old campus mid-morning and there they are, for a daylong special Super Tuesday show. They had to wait along with 30 or 40 more Grady students in two different classes that a few minutes for the room to clear to get started on their have come up to join in the hands-on learning (see picture of reporter preparations, though, because the Grady PRSSA Bateman Chris Jansing talking with Grady students). Competition Team was in the midst of its work with UGA’s Student Veterans of America. I had been planning to write this column on our exciting new university-wide requirement A couple of nights before, I encountered 20-plus on experiential learning, and it struck me Grady Sports Media certificate students covering at that moment that Grady, in many ways, the women’s basketball game as part of a live represents the starting point for learning by class assignment. The students were filing stories doing on campus. within an hour of the final horn, replicating the pressure-filled environments they soon will The university’s requirement really is big inhabit as pros. news. All UGA undergraduates are now required to engage in experiential learning And that’s just a fraction of the experiential – opportunities that include undergraduate learning taking place across the college in a single research, study abroad, service-learning, week. It doesn’t begin to include students working internships and other experiences – through a in internships, in service learning projects or in new graduation requirement approved by the field study and study abroad programs. University Council. I love that the experiential learning requirement With the experiential learning requirement, UGA becomes one of closes the gap across campus, making each of us responsible the largest public universities in the nation to provide each of its for ensuring that all of our students learn by doing. Don’t get students with high-impact, experiential learning opportunities that me wrong: the classroom plays a vital role in shaping the next enhance academic performance and better prepare them for graduate generation of professional communicators. But at the end of the school or careers. day, you teach journalism and mass communication best when it is coupled with rolling At Grady, it’s all in a day’s work. Our students are engaged in up your sleeves and doing experiential learning so often, in so many different settings, that a single some work. week illustrates just how much is going on throughout the college. – Charles Davis, Dean THANK YOU 2015 sets new alumni giving records for Grady Alumni, friend and partner Grady’s centennial year surpassed all goals for putting Grady in the spotlight. Outreach and programs raised our profile, told our story compellingly, connected more alumni and friends than ever before and increased the support reached number of individuals who include our college among the causes they support. its highest mark Alumni, friend and partner support of the Georgia Fund for Grady – the main fund for students, faculty, staff and ever in 2015. programs–reached its highest mark ever, $565,039, for fiscal year 2015, up 53 percent over the previous year. “Grady is roaring, thanks to the goodwill, good wishes and generosity of the Grady Nation,” said Dean Charles Davis. “We’re experiencing a groundswell in this post-centennial phase with alumni and friends who reach out and say, ‘How can I help?’” Among the college’s goals now is to honor the promise of 2015 with new vision and renewed dedication to reach out and follow up, turning the energy of the centennial into a legacy for Grady. “Involved alumni and their support so far in 2016 promise to set another record,” Davis said, “allowing Grady to do more to support students and programs like the Grady Ambassadors, connect alumni and friends across the country, turn ideas into exciting initiatives and welcome pros back to engage in the Grady tradition of learning by doing.”

2 Grady News Spring 2016 PEABODY CELEBRATES 75TH AWARDS

It’s hard to believe that when the One big change this year will be the Another new element of this year’s Peabody Awards were first presented recognition of the Peabody 30 – awards awards is the Peabody-Facebook Futures in 1941, radio was the only form of for 30 winners and 30 finalists. The of Media Award presentation the day electronic media recognized. Television number of awards has fluctuated in before the Peabody ceremony. The awards were seven years away and previous years, but this focus on 30 Futures of Media Award will recognize the cable shows, streaming services, digital winners and 30 finalists across numerous top five stories in digital media and is a offerings and podcast episodes were categories fine-tunes the search for new brand extension coordinated by the years in the future. excellence that is Peabody’s trademark. Peabody Student Honor Board. The honor The winners will be awarded a Peabody board, a group of 16 UGA students tasked Peabody has always kept up with that at the ceremony, while the finalists will with being Peabody ambassadors, is also dynamic growth, but throughout the be given a certificate and recognition for charged with selecting the best stories in evolution, two cornerstones of the creating stories that matter. a medium they know well. Peabody Awards have been steadfast: the home where the awards were created “The pressures to stay current with Engaging students with the Peabody and have grown has remained at Grady awarding quality stories when so much Awards is one of several benefits of College, and the awards have always is out there, including international having these awards housed in an recognized excellence in electronic media selections, will always be present,” said academic environment. and stories that matter. Jones, who is in his third year directing the awards. “We kept asking ‘how does “Unlike any other awards related to “One of the hallmarks of the award Peabody keep the exclusivity that these broadcast and electronic media, we are is that it has continually adapted to are truly the best of the best?’ Peabody at an academic institution which gives changes in technology,” said Jeffrey P. 30 answers our desire to award a us a license to speak in reflective and Jones, director of the Peabody Awards. selective best and recognizes that quality critical ways about the role of media “As cable and the Internet came on, storytelling has expanded.” and society,” said Jones. “When we Peabody recognized that storytelling in are recognizing stories that matter, it the electronic medium. It didn’t matter The 75th Peabody celebration will span allows us to talk to the entertainment really what the platform was…only that the entire year. It began with a February and news industry and designate what powerful stories were being told.” kickoff event at the High Museum we think is the best work. In some sense in Atlanta recognizing the awards’ we are a conscience of the industry by The 75th presentation of the Peabody university and Georgia roots, as well highlighting the work we do.” Awards takes place Saturday, May 21, at as its contributions to the burgeoning Cipriani Wall Street, marking its second production industry in the state. In Jones cited the Peabody Archive at the year in the swanky venue. Peabody celebration of the awards in May, UGA Special Collections Library as a Award-winning comedian Keegan Peabody will host several days of events huge resource, as well. “We have the Michael Key, one half of the duo Key prior to the ceremony including an HBO world’s third largest electronic media and Peele, will host the ceremony to be documentary event and a screening of archive that houses America’s history... broadcast in early June on Pivot-TV and winning entries. A series of Peabody- who and what we are as people. That’s by streaming service. related events is also being planned in a powerful position. Who tells America’s October in Los Angeles. story of who and what we are? Often the news media does, but scholars do it, too. We are bridging those two.”

Grady.uga.edu 3 Grady College, School of Public and Grady College to offer accelerated International Affairs introduce new master’s degree in Emerging Media

certificate program Grady College has unveiled a new master’s concentration in Emerging Media that will teach students to identify Grady College and the School of Public and International Affairs at emerging media needs and solutions, develop content and the University of Georgia, are introducing a new interdisciplinary applications, and strategically manage emerging media certificate program aimed at educating students interested in public platforms to further their personal career goals and those of affairs communications. their employers. Classes that are part of the Public Affairs Communications certificate “Just being able to code or come up with a product is program will begin in fall 2016. insufficient,” said Jeff Springston, associate dean for The certificate includes courses in two disciplines – public affairs research and graduate studies. “You need to have the communications and applied politics – to give UGA students theoretical and strategic understanding of how and when a competitive advantage in entering careers such as campaign it’s going to be effectively used and how to manage projects management, public opinion from the initial idea until implementation. What I think research, legislative strategy, our students will get when they come out of the program political or advocacy campaigns, is the ability to be makers, but also be able to strategically grassroots and ally development, manage these things for organizations that they join or for opinion writing, advocacy businesses they start up on their own.” advertising and new media The degree is designed to appeal to students from a mobilization, among others. variety of different undergraduate backgrounds – business, Application to the certificate communication, computer science or other disciplines. program is open to students in “For a student that has an expertise in a content area Grady College and SPIA who like public health or engineering, this could be meet the eligibility requirements, and it will be especially appealing a powerful complement to that,” to students with interests in public policy, legislation, political Springston explained. candidates and issues. Available in an accelerated The certificate program is part of a growing public affairs format beginning with communications program in the Grady College Department of the 2016–17 academic Advertising and Public Relations, thanks to support from alumna year, the Emerging Carolyn Caudell Tieger (ABJ ’69). Media degree can be “Our new certificate program in public affairs communications completed in three represents a watershed moment for Grady College, offering students or four semesters. the opportunity to work in an exciting, growing field,” said Dean The program is Charles Davis. “Thanks to the vision of Carolyn Tieger and the hard residential, except work of our faculty, our newest academic offering will strengthen the for a leading online democracy by producing professional advocates who will play leading summer course on roles in shaping public policy.” basic web design and Tieger is well-known and respected in the public affairs coding for those who communications field in Washington, D.C., and has funded do not demonstrate the Grady’s new Carolyn Caudell Tieger Professorship in Public Affairs requisite skills through Communications. a competency test. “I am thrilled to see the huge student interest in public affairs “We’re scheduling it in a way so that communications,” said Tieger of the new class of students. “My vision working professionals can do it,” said from the beginning has been to give Grady grads an edge over the Springston. “We’re trying to load up competition when entering this career field. The PAC certificate’s classes in afternoons and early evenings two days a week.” strong curriculum should do just that and show prospective employers Instructors from the UGA New Media Institute – housed that our graduates are credentialed to hit the ground running.” in the Grady College – and research faculty from around Students selected to be part of the program will complete six courses the college have developed courses for the program over three semesters: two core courses, two courses in political science such as Digital Media Design & Aesthetics, Media and two courses in PAC special topics such as Online Reputation Interaction Design and Usability, and Social Network Management; Crisis Communication; or Credibility, the News Media Analysis. In addition, students will complete and present and Public Trust. an Emerging Media capstone project they’ll begin at the onset of the program. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in the new Grady@DC summer program that features internships, speakers and To learn more about the curriculum, go to a PAC topics course. Grady.uga.edu/pdf/handout.EmergingMedia.pdf.

4 Grady News Spring 2016 Grady College opens new social media monitoring lab

Social media monitoring and analysis are two of the Not only is the social media analysis most sought-after skills from employers of recent important, but, so, too, is being able public relations and advertising graduates. To meet to analyze big data. The tools in this demand, Grady College has unveiled one of the lab allow for this dissection. largest learning labs of its kind in academia. Since the goal of the new learning “It’s a very learn-by-doing environment,” said Itai lab is to teach students in Himelboim, associate professor of advertising and preparation for their future careers, the director of the new SEE Suite. input from industry professionals The SEE Suite, or the Social media Engagement was vital in creating the space. An and Evaluation Suite, opened on the first floor of advisory committee was created to Grady College in January and features 20 double- produce feedback on the lab and on monitor stations where students can examine curriculum. cross-platform social media data, analyze brand Advisory committee members engagement, identify actionable consumer insights included Jack Boland (ABJ ’13), and collaborate with agencies and clients. Dynamic Web Solutions; Rachel “We need to train our students for these growing Borrelli, Jackson Spalding; Paul Broft, employment opportunities,” Himelboim said. Salesforce; Kristen Green (ABJ ‘07), Huge; Kristen Heetland (ABJ ‘13, AB ‘13), MSL; Christie Nichols (ABJ ’02), Kids In addition to the student work spaces, the lab II; Kaylea Notarthomas (ABJ ‘11, BS ‘11), Porter Novelli; Mallory Perkins Schroth also features: (ABJ ‘08), Walmart; Melissa Read, Sapient Nitro; and Hillary Traylor (ABJ ‘10), • Two 80-inch social media data screens used for 22squared. instruction and live stream of social media data. Gretchen Erwin, a 1977 Grady graduate, made a generous contribution to help • Two 70-inch cable news screens to monitor fund the SEE Suite. traditional media. Current classes taught in the SEE Suite include Social Media Analytics, Listening • The ability to transform into a social media “war and Engagement and Applied Network Analysis of Social Media. room” for strategizing and live engagement. More information can be found at SeeSuite.uga.edu • Full video conferencing capabilities allowing students to work with agencies. or by following @SEESuiteUGA on Twitter.

Grady.uga.edu 5 Grady College announces new class of Fellows

Grady College will induct eight new members into the Grady Fellowship on May 6. Monica Pearson (MA ’14) Established in 2008, the Grady Fellowship honors Former news anchor for WSB-TV. friends of the college whose accomplishments, friendship and service to the industries they serve have made a positive impact on Grady College. This year’s list of honorees includes: Brad MacAfee CEO for Porter Novelli Tony Barnhart (M ’76) Television commentator and journalist known as “Mr. College Football” Hala Moddelmog (MA ’81) President and CEO for the Metro Atlanta Chamber Eddie Garrett (BSA ’06, MBA ’08) Executive vice president, head of strategy for Weber Shandwick Ernie Johnson Jr., who is being honored with a Grady College alumni Lifetime Achievement Award, will also be inducted into the fellowship. Two alumni will be inducted that same evening into the Jeff Gregor Sanford Circle, a posthumous membership created to Chief catalyst officer for TBS & TNT honor friends of Grady College whose achievement and generosity of spirit remain with the college. Walter “Harley” Bowers (1921–2002, ABJ ’42) Jan Jones (ABJ ’80) Former executive sports editor for The Macon Telegraph State representative and Speaker and News Pro-Tem for Georgia House District 47 James “Billy” Watson (1938–1995, ABJ ’60) Former publisher for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

grady salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Commitment and Leadership In a new tradition, we look forward to honoring this year’s Alumni Award recipients, Grady Fellowship inductees and Peabody’s 75th anniversary during an evening celebration on May 6 at the University of Georgia Hotel & Conference Center. The evening will begin with a 6:30 p.m. reception followed by a dinner program. Join us to connect with Grady, be inspired by students, network with communication professionals and celebrate together.

6 Grady News Spring 2016 For demonstrated excellence throughout their distinguished careers, the Grady College honors four graduates with

alumni awards

“This year’s recipients of John Holliman Jr. Lifetime the Grady Alumni Awards Achievement Award signify the best and the Ernie Johnson Jr. (ABJ ’78) Host of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” brightest of an impressive Named after the late John Holliman Jr., a Grady alumnus and former CNN reporter, the award honors sustained group of active, involved contributions to the profession throughout a career. alums. We’re so excited to see the winners and their alumni friends at this year’s Henry W. Grady Midcareer Alumni Award Grady Salutes celebration, Michael Abramowitz (ABJ ’90) where we honor all of Public relations manager for the our alumni in a sparkling PGA of America The Henry W. Grady Award honors a midcareer tribute. With more than graduate who has been influential in his or her field. 22,000 alumni worldwide, Grady pride runs stronger Dean John E. Drewry Award than ever.” Maria Taylor (ABJ ’09) – Dean Charles Davis College analyst & reporter for ESPN The Dean John E. Drewry Award recognizes a graduate of the last decade who has experienced a successful early career.

Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award Tickets are $75 per person or $1,000 for a table of eight Eric Haley (ABJ ‘87, MA ‘89, PhD ‘92) (with a tax-deductible amount Professor in the College of Communications at the University of Tennessee of $400). To make a reservation, please visit Grady.uga.edu/ The Distinguished Scholar Award honors a Grady College graduate for excellence and sustained salutes by April 27. contributions to scholarship in journalism and mass communication education.

Grady.uga.edu 7 Photo by John Weatherford. John Photo by The Weather Channel taps NMI students for millennial advice

Like the weather, it’s hard to forecast the outcome of a special project at the beginning of a semester- long class. However, for the students in the New Media Institute special topics class on new media photography, the outcome of a new project with The Weather Channel (TWC) has exceeded expectations. In collaboration with TWC, the NMI students were asked to provide feedback and serve on a beta team for a new user-generated content “These students are the programming initiative that TWC is demographic that we want developing called FieldPro. When to appeal to, so to be able to released to a national audience, the “The students work with them as a research and campaign will harness pre-identified are excited development team to understand how they consume weather enthusiasts from across media and how they consume their information is the country to report on, and submit because it’s real, a big advantage,” said Stephen Neslage, a senior coordinating producer at The Weather Channel and visuals of, weather events through applied experience local coverage. liaison of this project. By the end of the semester, students that can go on In addition to the experience the students are getting as members of the beta team in submitting quality will have at least five face-to- their résumé.” face feedback sessions with TWC visuals, they have also provided feedback on topics coordinators, including two visits to ranging from the appearance their offices in Atlanta. Feedback of marketing platforms, to is shared via email, as well. how to make a business model that is financially “I think it’s really, really valuable for the students feasible. because they are able to witness and participate in the development, from scratch, of a new photo So far, the project with the community and that’s really exciting,” said course NMI students is meeting and instructor John Weatherford, a lecturer in the NMI. exceeding expectations. “The students are excited because it’s real, applied “The project has been much experience that can go on their résumé.” better than expected,” The students began the semester with instruction of Neslage said. “Their the technical knowledge and applications of social direct feedback is being media photography ranging from taking pictures on their smart incorporated into our app requirements. They told us things phones, to learning about 3D photography and drone photography. we would not have known otherwise.” They then started working on the case study of how to build a The students have valued the experience, too. sharing platform around photography, and how to best tell the “It’s been a really exciting class,” said Chalen Duncan, an weather story through visuals. NMI and School of Public and International Affairs student. The goal for TWC is to engage the NMI students to provide feedback “I’ve gotten to know a lot, not only about photography but on many aspects of the project ranging from how they consume it’s also been great to work with The Weather Channel to see media to what kind of videos they watch and feedback on how TWC how they are building these applications from the ground up can make a mobile app work financially. and get a more real-world experience.”

8 Grady News Spring 2016 Grady Ambassadors from the past decade were GRADY CALENDAR welcomed back with a dinner april 14–15 and reunion. AdPR Advisory may 16–25 Council meeting GAB National Radio Talent Institute april 19 Grady College Outgoing chair of the Grady College Alumni Grady Society Alumni Virtual Meet-up may 21 Board (center) Eric Co-sponsored by the 75th Peabody Awards NeSmith (ABJ ‘02) was UGA Career Center Ceremony thanked for his service 5–6 p.m. • Register at 7 p.m. • Cipriani Wall Street by incoming chair Career.uga.edu/calendar Bryan Harris (MA ’03) may 22 and vice-chair Dana april 21 Post-Peabody Alumni Todd (ABJ ’91). Mentor Mixer 5:30 p.m. Celebration 5:30–7:30 p.m. Peyton Anderson Forum Opia • New York City april 29–may 1 june 5–10 UGA Alumni Georgia Journalism Seminar Weekend

Featuring Deborah Academy from homecoming weekend Grady College Roberts (ABJ ’82) Register at Alumni.uga.edu june 13 Hundreds of alumni, students, faculty and may 6 Grady Giving Day friends gathered on a perfect fall weekend to Young Alumni Council Dar.uga.edu/funder close out the centennial celebrations. meeting june 15 Grady Society Alumni Grady in D.C. Board meeting Alumni event Mentors and TBA mentees Grady Board of Trust participating in the meeting july 12 Grady Mentorship Grady Salutes Grady in L.A. Program enjoyed 6:30 p.m. • UGA Hotel & Alumni event an evening of Conference Center 6:30–8:30 p.m networking and Luxe City Center Hotel speed mentoring at may 7-9 the Mentor Mixer. “Everyone Must See july 24–29 These Films” Festival Management Seminar for Cinè College News Editors Grady College may 7 NMI SLAM october 15 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Homecoming Tailgate New Media Institute 2 hours before kickoff Grady Lawn may 12 Convocation 10 a.m. join us! The Classic Center

The annual Homecoming tailgate, complete Calendar entries are subject to change. with a visit from the UGA cheerleaders and Visit Grady.uga.edu/calendar_main for Hairy Dawg, took place on the best real estate updated event listings and details. on campus – the Grady Lawn.

Grady.uga.edu 9 FACULTY Briefs Karen King named a Carolina Acosta-Alzuru wins Meigs Professor national educator award Karen King, a professor of advertising and the Jim Kennedy Professor of New Media at Grady Carolina Acosta-Alzuru (MA ’96, PhD ’99), College, was one of five UGA faculty named a Josiah an associate professor of public relations in the Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, the university’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations, is highest recognition for excellence in instruction at the the 2015 winner of the Charles E. Scripps Journalism undergraduate and graduate levels. and Mass Communication Teacher of the Year Award, presented by the Scripps Howard Foundation. “Karen King reflects the very best of the professoriate at a research university,” said Dean Charles Davis. “She uses “I am delighted that Dr. Acosta-Alzuru has won our field’s greatest teaching research to inform her teaching, teaches undergraduates award, but I’m sure not surprised,” said Tom Reichert, head of AdPR. “In as passionately as graduate students, and does it all while the classroom she is an artist; in the hallways, she is a magnet, always able to serving her profession, her university and her community detect the student who needs an extra nudge.” in countless ways.” Acosta-Alzuru teaches public relations, graphic communication and cultural Grady College is fortunate to have four other Meigs studies. She also teaches both an honors seminar (in Spanish) and an professors, including James Hamilton, Carolina Acosta- undergraduate course (in English) about telenovelas, culture and society. Alzuru, Lynne Sallot and David Hazinski. The late “This recognition means a lot to me because teaching is a continuous Conrad Fink was also a Meigs Professor. learning experience,” she said. “It’s a daily challenge that I undertake guided King has taught at Grady College more than 30 years. by two words: respect and responsibility.” Most recently, she has worked to create innovative Acosta-Alzuru will be honored with a $10,000 prize Aug. 4 in experiential learning opportunities for students, including cooperation with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass the development of the Grady PHD Worldwide Scholars Communication (AEJMC) during the keynote session of its annual Program, the Performics AdWords Certification program, conference, held this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was one of three the Moxie Social Media Strategy Bootcamp and the finalists for the award in 2013 and 2014. Grady/Turner Broadcasting partnership.

grady faculty receive grant funding

Grants are a vital part of all scholarly the museums. We want to make sure they workshop and serve as a mentor on research and three Grady faculty are come away with knowing that the museum strategic and science/environmental involved with studies that have recently exhibit is teaching the same STEM concept communication. received financial support: they learned in the classroom.” welch suggs, an associate professor grace ahn, an assistant professor of andy kavoori, a professor of of journalism and associate director of advertising who studies virtual reality entertainment and media studies, along Grady Sports Media, is working with applications, is working with Kyle Johnsen with partners in the UGA Graduate Julianne Schmidt of the UGA College of in the UGA College of Engineering, as School, College of Education, College Education and a team of UGA researchers well as Georgia Tech and the Children’s of Veterinary Medicine and the Fanning to study ways to address concussion Museum of Atlanta, on a National Science Institute, has secured a $495,754 grant treatment among college athletes. Foundation grant that pairs a virtual from the National Science Foundation, They were awarded a $400,000 grant, buddy with children viewing museum NRT: IGE. one of eight grants related to concussion exhibits. The virtual buddies will reinforce The funding will be used to train selected studies as part of the Mind Matters STEM education and learning through graduate students in problem-solving, Research Challenge awarded by the NCAA virtual peers. interdisciplinary teamwork, leadership, and the U.S. Department of Defense. “Studies show that when children model communication and engagement. Suggs, who studies how media images other people, they like to model peers, Students participating in this pilot affect individual attitudes about health instead of adults,” Ahn explained. “We program will engage initially in an eight- and sports issues, will help examine expect the virtual buddies to work kind week summer “boot camp” before their how in-person seminars and multimedia of as a bridge between formal learning in first semester of graduate studies to presentations affect athletes’ attitudes the classrooms and informal learning in help them develop these transferable toward reporting concussions. professional skills. Kavoori will lead the

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‘centennial’ book now available Cully Clark, dean

Photo by John Weatherford. John Photo by emeritus, signed copies of his new book, “Centennial: A History of the Henry W. Grady College of innovative uses of tech on display at nmi slam Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Georgia” Nov. Entertainment and media studies senior Josh Smith (r.) explains how to use a 20 at the UGA Bookstore. “Centennial” is available for virtual reality viewer to explore his team’s project, UGA Experience, a website purchase at the UGA bookstore and online on Amazon.com. that offers an immersive preview into life as a future Georgia Bulldog. Smith’s Grady College will receive royalties from the book, which was one of nine teams of students in the New Media Institute capstone class was published by Mercer University Press. that unveiled projects exploring innovative uses of new media technologies during SLAM on Dec. 4 at Atlanta Tech Village.

fall class of 2015: ‘grady is with you’ Mass media arts graduate Andrew Lee (ABJ ’15) stole the show – and the light saber prop that Carole Munroe (ABJ ‘82) brought – as he crossed the stage during fall convocation on Dec. 17 at the tim mapes recognized as a Hugh Hodgson Performing ‘brand genius’ Arts Center. With the light saber in hand, he sat next Tim Mapes (ABJ ‘86), senior vice president of marketing for to Munroe for a selfie, which was then in turn photobombed by AdPR Delta Air Lines, was a winner of Adweek’s 2015 Brand Genius department head Tom Reichert. Munroe, director of public relations for Award, the marketing industry’s highest honor. Pictured are Walt Disney World Resort, gave a keynote address filled with references to (l.-r.) Karen King, professor of advertising; Mapes; Dean Charles the opening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that focused on the theme Davis; Allison Ausband (ABJ ’84), senior vice president of in- of “unboxing” creativity. flight services for Delta Air Lines; and Parker Middleton, senior director of development and alumni relations.

henry louis gates jr. delivers peabody-smithgall lecture Peabody-winning historian, TV personality and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. gave the sixth Peabody-Smithgall Lecture on Oct. 26 at the historic Morton Theatre in downtown Athens. Gates’ lecture, “Genealogy, Genetics and grady college dedicates peyton Race,” was sponsored in anderson forum part by the Morton Theatre Corporation, UGA Institute Tom Johnson (ABJ ’63) and his wife, Edwina, cut the for African American Studies ceremonial ribbon for the Peyton Anderson Forum on and the Willson Center for Dec. 2 along with Peyton Anderson Foundation board Humanities and Arts, and members Kathryn Dennis (far left), Ed Sell (second from was featured as part of UGA’s left) and R. Kirby Godsey (left of Dean Charles Davis), mprintdesign.com Newsletter design by: Signature Lecture series. who also serves as the board chairman.

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NG 2016 NG SP GRADY SPRI 8 9 SALUTES: 13 14 10 11 12 17 A Celebration of Achievement, 15 16 Commitment and Leadership Front cover photo Honoring the 2016 Alumni Award 1. Stephen Colbert 2. Bennett Cerf, Lassie, Dean John Drewry 3. Ken Burns (second recipients, the Grady Fellowship inductees from right) and “The Central Park Five” team and the 75th Peabody Awards 4. 5th Peabody Awards 5. Maria Hinojosa 6. Jon Stewart and Martin Scorsese 7. 73rd Peabody Awards 8. The Peabody Awards Friday, May 6, 2016 Collection at UGA 9. Fred Rogers 10. Sir Patrick Stewart 11. The cast from “Breaking Mahler Auditorium Bad” 12. D. L. Hughley and Robin Roberts 13. Walter Cronkite and Ted Koppel 14. Jayne University of Georgia Hotel Meadows and Steve Allen 15. Dean Scott Cutlip, Bob Keeshan, UGA President Fred & Conference Center C. Davison and Dr. Harold Niven 16. The team from “Serial” 17. Dean John Drewry, Ed Tickets available at Grady.uga.edu/salutes through April 27 Sullivan and Bob Hope