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Vol. 24, No. 2 Summer 2008 Non-profit Org. Department of Journalism and Mass Communications U.S. Postage Murray State University PAID 114 Wilson Hall Murray, KY 42071-3311 Permit No. 248 Murray, KY 42071 JMC www.murraystate.edu/jmcjournal Amanda Bates Amanda Morris Todd Plewa Megan Tubbs ZhoungHai Zheng JMC names outstanding graduates Five students were selected by is a licensed high school soccer Last summer she sold ads, WTRO-AM in Dyersburg, Tenn., media work and teaching in his the JMC faculty and staff as the referee and has taught 3- and 4- designed ads and took pictures and for the past three years has native China. He was deputy top students in their field of year olds at the Stepping Stones for Advocate again. During the been a news producer for editor in chief of Career Weekly study for 2007-08. Childcare in Berea. Christmas break she had a WPSD-TV Channel 6 in Paduc- in Beijing, manager of the classi- They were Amanda Bates, She studied in Costa Rica as mini-internship with the Hen- ah. fied ads department for China advertising; Amanda Morris, part of a four-week Study derson Gleaner. She again He currently is the newscast Daily and a reporter for the sup- journalism; Todd Plewa, elec- Abroad summer program and in designed ads for the paper. director for the noon, early and plement department of China tronic media; Megan Tubbs, Regensburg last semester. She was the president of the late evening newscasts. Daily. public relations; and ZhoungHai Morris worked for both The Kentucky chapter of the Inter- Tubbs served as vice president For three years he taught Zheng, graduate program. Shield yearbook and The Mur- national Order of the Rainbow last year and president this year English at a middle school in Bates was treasurer of the ray State News. An advertising for Girls from July 2006 to July of Public Relations Student Soci- Harbin. Since graduating with Ads Club (AAF chapter), social minor, she was one of the few 2007. ety of America (PRSSA). She his master’s in December, he chairman for the Hester College students in the state to receive Active with White Residential traveled with the chapter to Pro- has become editor and project RCC, student ambassador for three Kentucky Press Associa- College, she served on the coun- Am Days in Louisville and manager for the English division the College of Business and Pub- tion internships. cil, was editor of the newsletter Chicago, where she got to spend of the People’s Education Press lic Affairs and a member of The first, in 2005, was design- and was historian. the day with a PR pro. in Beijing. Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. ing ads for The Union County Plewa had extensive experi- She had internships with the The students were recognized She had a marketing and pro- Advocate in Morganfield. The ence in broadcasting. He worked Study Abroad Program at Mur- at the annual JMC Honors Ban- motion internship with Good following summer she sold ads as the student news and opera- ray State and with Murray Main quet and at the University Hon- Storm in San Francisco. for the special sections for The tions director for MSU TV-11. Street. ors Day program in May. Outside of the department she Princeton Times Leader. He was a board operator for Zheng had a solid resume of Shield selected Pacemaker finalist Murray State University’s oldest prize for general excel- University of Illinois, Indiana yearbook, The Shield, was lence by a publication. University, Kansas State Univer- selected as one of the 15 finalists Dr. Ann Landini, JMC associ- sity, Western Kentucky Universi- for the Associated Collegiate ate professor, serves as adviser ty, Wellesley College, University Press Pacemaker Award for to the publication. Editor in of Mississippi, Northwest Mis- 2007. chief was Jessica Jeffress, a souri University, North Carolina The Associated Collegiate junior from Mayfield. State University, University of Press is the oldest and largest The Shield also was a Pace- Oklahoma, University of Texas, national membership organiza- maker finalist in 2000, 2001 and Texas A & M University and tion for college student journal- 2002 and went on the win the James Madison University. Six JMC students were inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, honor society in jour- ists. It includes more than Pacemaker Award each year. Winners of the Pacemaker nalism April 17 at the annual JMC Honors Banquet. They were, from left: 20,000 students who work on Among other schools selected Award will be announced in the Teresa Ray, Sherri Anderson, Amanda Bates, Ashley Horn and Amanda Mor- collegiate media. as finalists for this year’s compe- fall at the ACP/College Media ris. Not pictured: Whitney Bush. Only the top ten percent of the senior The Pacemaker is college jour- tition are University of Advisers convention in Kansas majors are invited to join Kappa Tau Alpha. nalism’s most prestigious and Arkansas, University of Miami, City, Mo. 2 JMC Journal Summer 2008 Twelve selected for “Who’s Who” Twelve of the 59 seniors select- worked in the accounting depart- mers for the Shield yearbook and as a She studied advertising in ed for this year’s “Who’s Who in ment of Martek Biosciences worked as writer and an advertising sales London and cinema in Italy dur- American Colleges and Universi- Corp. in Winchester. a group representative for The Murray ing the summers. She also had ties” were majors in Journalism Bush was a member of Alpha leader for State News. an internship with Allied Adver- and Mass Communications. Omicron Pi sorority, Gamma the Jack- She was a member of the tising in Denver where she did They were Sherri Anderson, Sigma Alpha honor society and son, Tenn., White College Residential Col- promotions for Fox Searchlight Whitney Bush, Tommy Dillard, American Humanics. YMCA. lege Council, the White College and Columbia Pictures. Amanda Laszewski, Treone Dillard, who majored in print He was Honor Society, Sigma Alpha She worked in customer ser- Lewis, Susan Marinoff, Amanda journalism president Lambda and the National Resi- vice for Blockbuster and for Min- Morris, Tara Roberts, Ben Rush, and of Voices of dential Hall Honorary. uteman Press in Louisville and Susan Shircliff, Ronnie Walls minored in Praise Morris was the Kentucky was editor of the Hart Residen- and Molly Wolfe. business Ministries, Lewis Grand Worthy Advisor (presi- tial College newsletter. Anderson, who will graduate adminis- vice presi- dent) of the International Order She was a member of the Ads in August, tration, is dent of the Black Student Coun- of Rainbow for Girls. Club, Kappa Tau Alpha, MSU majored in already on cil and a member of Emerging Roberts majored in public Residential College Council and advertis- the job at Leaders, Phi Eta Sigma honor relations the Hart College Honor Society. ing with a the Murray society, Kappa Tau Alpha honor with a Walls was a public relations minor in Ledger & society and the Multicultural minor in major with youth and Times writ- Student Council. marketing. a minor in non-profit ing sports. Dillard A non-traditional student, She business leadership. Dillard Marinoff studied adminis- She was worked in majored in abroad in tration. a member sports for The Murray State public rela- London for He stud- of the Ads News, serving as staff writer, tions and a summer ied abroad Club, the Anderson assistant sports editor and sports minored in and had in London, Red Cross editor. advertis- public England Club, Public He had a Kentucky Press Asso- ing. relations Roberts and was an Relations Student Society of ciation internship with the Marinoff internships intern in America and the International Ledger & Times and worked for worked as with the marketing Walls Student Tutors. the Mayfield Messenger and the the admin- Murray Tourism Commission for Inspira- Having served as vice presi- Associated Press. istrative (Freedom Fest) and with E. B. tional Tours dent and then president of the He studied abroad in Bregenz, secretary Marinoff Lane Advertising, Interactive of Marion, Ill. MSU Rotaract Club, she was Austria, and was the student for the and Public Relations in Phoenix. He was a producer/editor for selected as the national co-direc- missions director for the Murray Office of She served as secretary and MSU TV-11 News, the field com- tor of communications for the State Wesley Foundation. Sponsored Programs, for the vice president of Public Relations mander of the MSU Racer Band international Rotary conference Laszewski majored in public Dean of the College of Education Student Society of America, was and a senator in the Student last year. relations and for office for Institutional the event coordinator for Murray Government Association. She was treasurer of American with a Planning and Research. Convention and Visitors Bureau, He was vice president of Sigma Humanics and an International minor in Her media experience included and a writer for JMC Journal. Phi Epsilon, a Student Ambas- Ambassador. youth and national sales manager for She was a member of Alpha sador and the MSU coordinator Anderson was selected to sev- non-profit WBCS AM/FM in Milwaukee Lambda Delta, Hart College for the Balanced Man Scholar- eral honor societies, including leadership. and traffic coordinator for Honor Society and the Student ship Program. Omicron Delta Kappa, Gamma She had KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Ambassadors for the College of Wolfe had a major in advertis- Beta Phi, Phi Theta Kappa and intern- She was a member of Public Business and Public Affairs. ing and a Springer-Franklin College honor ships with Relations Student Society of A public relations major with a minor in society.