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Vol. 28, No. 2 Summer 2012 Non-profit Org. Department of Journalism and Mass Communications U.S. Postage Murray State University PAID 114 Wilson Hall Permit No. 248 Murray, KY 42071-3311 JMC Murray, KY 42071 www.murraystate.edu/jmcjournal Photo by Orville Herndon The JMC department recognized eight students at its April honors banquet. Pictured from left: Jinru Zhang, outstanding graduate student; Craig Taylor, outstanding televi- sion production student; Elizabeth Files, outstanding advertising student; Sarah Wang, outstanding advertising student; Andrew Jones, Kappa Tau Alpha top scholar award; Elizabeth Johnson, outstanding journalism student; Elizabeth Fillback, outstanding public relations student; and Nicole Hopton, outstanding graphic communications manage- ment student. Department names top students The Department of Journal- includes working as a photogra- fraternity and a member of She served as vice president, for the MSU Center for Telecom- ism and Mass Communications pher for Washington Life Maga- Alpha Lambda Delta and the secretary and historian of the munications Management, for recognized seven students as the zine, as a TV news editing assis- Wesley Foundation Hart College Honor Society. the MSU Athletic Department tops in their academic programs tant for DCTV in Chengdu, She had internships with K- A member of Alpha Lambda and for Alpha Sigma Alpha at the spring banquet and at China, and as a movie assistant Squared in Murray and with the Delta, the May graduate is now sorority. Honors Day director for the Chengdu Shi JCPenney Corporation. working as a graphic designer She was a member of Gamma They are Jinru Zhang, gradu- Jing Tang Culture Media Com- She received the Vance and for Intermatic, Inc. Sigma Alpha, Student Ambas- ate student; Elizabeth Files and pany. Betty Lee Stickell Award for her Joh nson serv ed as a staff sadors, Panhellenic Council, Sarah Wang, advertising; Nicole She made a presentation on academic record and her adver- writer, sports editor and editor Alpha Chi and Public Relations Hopton, graphic communica- “Voice of America History in tising activities. in chief of The Murray State Student Society of America. tions management; Elizabeth China” at the PCAACA Wang also served a year as News. She had internships at Taylor worked in production Johnson, journalism; Elizabeth Radio/Audio Media conference in president of the Ads Club and the Nashville Tennessean and for TV 11 and as a camera oper- Fillback, public relations; and Boston in April. was an officer in Women’s the Todd County Standard. ator for video coverage of MSU Craig Taylor, television produc- Files and Wang, both active in Equality and in Students Pro- She was a member of Kappa basketball. tion. advertising activities, tied for moting Activism, Rights and Tau Alpha, Students of Sociolo- He was a member of the Clark Zhang , who received the Mas- the Outstanding Senior in Knowledge. She received the gy and Alpha Lambda Delta. College Council and the Wesley ter of Arts in mass communica- Advertising. American Advertising Federa- She won five awards in the Ken- Foundation. tion in May, is currently work- Files served as vice president, tion’s Most Promising Minority tucky Press Association newspa- The top students are selected ing in the China branch of Voice president and publicity chair for Student Scholarship. per competition and four awards each spring by the faculty/staff of America as an online news the MSU Ads Club. Hopton was president of GET in the Kentucky Intercollegiate of the JMC Department. reporter. She was an officer in Alpha and chairman of the Gravure Press Association competition. Her other media experience Kappa Psi professional business Day 2012 committee. Fillback did public relations Homecoming is Oct. 13 –Visit us at Tent City! 2 JMC Journal Summer 2012 Seven JMC seniors selected for “Who’s Who” Seven of the 44 seniors select- worked on sales for Gateway She served as a public rela- honor society and the MSU Stu- intern with Saint Louis Commu- ed for the 2011-12 “Who’s Who Magazine tions intern with MSU’s Center dents of Sociology. nity College-Meramec. in American Colleges and Uni- and served for Telecommunications Systems Johnson graduated in May. She was a Student Ambas- versities” were majors in the on the Management, with the MSU McAbee , who graduated in sador, a Summer Orientation Department of Journalism and leadership Athletic Department and with May, had a Counselor and a student worker Mass Communications. committee Restore Like New in major in in MSU Housing Office. They were Crystal Akers, of the Edwardsville, Ill. electronic Rasgorshek was a member of Elizabeth (Libby) Files, Eliza- W e s l e y She worked in the MSU office media and Public Relations Student Society beth Fillback, Elizabeth John- F o u n d a - of recruitment and was vice a minor in of America, Alpha Sigma Alpha son, Jacob McAbee, Katherine tion. president for public relations a d v e r t i s - sorority, Gamma Sigma Alpha Rasgorshek and Sarah Wang. F i l e s and recruitment for Alpha ing. He honor society and the Hart Col- Ake rs, a print journalism was vice Sigma Alpha sorority. worked as lege Council. major with president Johnson was one of the lead- a writer, Wang , an advertising major a minor in of the MSU Files ers in p r o d u c e r w i t h organiza- chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi pro- print jour- and editor minors in tional com- fessional business fraternity and n a l i s m . f o r marketing m u n i c a - secretary for Alpha Lambda S h e “ R o u n d - McAbee and psy- t i o n , Delta honor society. served two about U” c h o l o g y , served as She received the Vance and years as with the MSU Digital Media graduated assistant Betty Lee Stickell Award as one editor in Services. in May. news edi- of the top 15 AAF chapter stu- chief of A resident adviser for Rich- She was tor and dents in America for both 2010 The Mur- mond College, he served as vice one of 50 copy editor and 2011. ray State president of the Residential Col- students in for The She had successful intern- News and lege Association. the country M u r r a y Akers ships with K-Squared Designs in also as a He was president of Phi to be recog- State News. She won three Murray and with JCPenney staff writer Johnson Kappa Tau fraternity and a nized as a Wang awards for her writing in the headquarters in Plano, Texas. and the sports editor. member of Alpha Kappa Psi M o s t 2010 Kentucky Press Associa- She was also a news writer for A print journalism major with business fraternity. Promising Minority Student by tion competition. The Murray State News. a minor in marketing, she won Rasgorshek had a major in the American Advertising Fed- She was vice president of Fillback graduated in May five awards in the annual Ken- p u b l i c eration (AAF). Lambda Pi Eta, the organiza- with a tucky Press Association competi- r e l a t i o n s A Ronald McNair Scholar, she tional communication honor major in tion including first place for best and a has conducted research and pre- society, and worked as a student public rela- sports story and for best sports minor in sented her findings at research assistant to the vice president tions and a page. marketing. conferences in Arizona and for student affairs. minor in She also won six awards in the She gradu- Delaware. She was a December 2011 a d v e r t i s - annual Kentucky Intercollegiate ated in She served as president of the graduate. ing. Press Association competition. May. MSU chapter of the American Files, who graduated in May She was Johnson had internships with She par- Advertising Federation, led pub- 2012 with a major in advertising a member the Todd County Standard in t i c i p a t e d licity campaigns for programs and art, was highly active on of Public Elkton and the Nashville Ten- in the for Women’s Empowerment and and off campus. Relations nessean. She also worked as an I n t e r n a - for the MSU Women’s Center She served as president of the S t u d e n t announcer/board operator for tional Busi- Rasgorshek and was a member of PsyChi the Ads Club and participated in the Society of Fillback WRUS in Russellville. ness Seminar Abroad in London, psychology honor society. 2010 and 2011 AAF competition. America (PRSSA) and Gamma She was member of Kappa Paris, Geneva, Heidelberg and The students were officially She was recognized as an Out- Sigma Alpha and Alpha Chi Tau Alpha honorary journalism Amsterdam and was an enroll- recognized at the Honors Day in standing Presenter in 2011. She national honor societies. fraternity, Alpha Lambda Delta ment management summer May. The News receives 24 awards in KPA contests KIPA winners announced The Murray State News Austin Ramsey won first place in Department/Discount/Jewelry The Murray State News in Review and third place for received 12 awards in the Ken- in Best Business/Agribusiness and first place in Holiday Greet- received 16 awards in the 2011 Best Feature Headline. tucky Press Association’s Excel- Page and an honorable mention ing Ads And General/Miscella- Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Olivia Medovich received hon- lence in Kentucky Newspapers for Best General News Story. neous. Association contest. The awards orable mention in Investigative competition.