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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student Organizations WKU Archives Records Fall 2006 UA68/13/5 The onC tact Sheet, Vol. 16, No. 3 WKU Student Publications Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org Part of the Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Recommended Citation WKU Student Publications Alumni Association, "UA68/13/5 The onC tact Sheet, Vol. 16, No. 3" (2006). Student Organizations. Paper 151. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org/151 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. / A sporadic: pllblicOliofl o/the SlIl(lem PlIblicalions AiwlUli AssoC'iatifm • 122 Garrett Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. KY 42 101 Vol. 16. No.3 Fall 2006 THE GROUND IS BROKEN This story was published in the Oct. 1 1 Herald. Since then, the three low bid(leni have met wilh the architect and prfJject coordinators to discusl' ways 10 save money without reducing the !)'h,e of the building. Tile rCllegoti aled bids will be opened Nov. 30. By Corey Paul Herald reporter A shovel made for three hands hoist ed the fi~t scoop of dirt at the site of the new student publications building Saturday. "That won'l be enough for the base· ment," joked President Gary Ransdell, who gripped the device with Provost Barbara Burch and Student Publications Director Robert Adams as al umni, facu lty and publications staff members watched the ceremony. A million dollars wasn't enough for Mr. A and President Gary Ransdell break ground for the new Student Publicatioos building the basement, either - or the rest of the Homecoming morning. Provost Barbara Burch was the master of ceremon ies as Steeri ng building - ailcr bids for the projcct Committee members Tom Yunt, Chairman Chuck Clark and Neil Budde applaud. returned last week at about 50 percent more than expected. dent of Institutional Advancement. my heart," he said to alumni on the dirt But Western came to the aid of stu Further fltndra ising will help. too. of the new building. "Every One of you dent publications. Western will spl it Adams said he was th<ytkful to have made this possible." the remaining cost with the Herald and Western and other contributors. Talisman, said Tom Hiles, vice presi- "I thank you all from the bottom of Continued on page 4 Talisman wins third straight Pacemaker Award For the third consecutive year since resuming publica Pacemakers. tion in 2003, the Talisman has won a national Pacemaker Katie Clark o f Bowling Green was editor of the 2005 award. Talisman. Bob Adams and Jackie Bretz arc the yearbook The 2005 Talisman was one of five yearbooks honored advisers. by the Associated Collegiate Press during award cere The other yearbook winners were Indiana Uni versity, monies at the National College Media Convention in SI. K;msas State University, Northwest Missouri Stale Louis. The Talisman, which resumed publication in 2003 University and James Madi son University. after a six-year absence, now has won 10 national Continued on page 7 2 Sizemore, Harris recognized at Homecoming Jamie Sizemore, the circulation the advertising department of the becoming public relations director for manager for The N cws -E nterpri~e in Roanc Newspapers group. Westlake Regional Hospital 10 Elizabethtown, received the 2006 In 1992. Jamie moved back to her Columbia in 1997. Herald Award for Outstanding home state of Kentucky to become lie completed his master's of hcalth Contributions in Journal ism. advertising manager at The News administration at Western in 2004 and The 2006 Talisman Award winner for Enterprise. in 1997, she was named new began work as the dircctor of the Outstanding Contributions in ventures manager at The News Southern Kentucky Area Health Communications, was presented to Enterprise which consisted of expanding Education Center, a grant-funded Dwain Harris, director of the Southern the newspaper's portfolio of products. health education agency hosted by Kentucky Area Health Education Under her direction, new ventures Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory Center and public relations director at consisted of online development, Care Center in Mt. Vernon. Rockcastle Hospital in Mt. Vernon. stand-alone publication dcvelopment In September o f 2006 he also l be awards were presented at the and local contracted cable advertising assumed the duties of public relations 55th annual Student Publications sales. In 2000, she assumed the role of director for Rockcastle Hospital. Homecoming Breakfast. circulation manager at Thc News He is an active member of the Jamie is also the 2006 Newspaper Enterprise. Kentucky Rural Health Association Association of America Circulation In 1998 she was Western's Adver and frequent contributing writcr to the Sales Executive of the Year for news tising Practitioner of the Year Rural Health Update, a statewide papers with 150,000 circulation and She served on the Western's advertis health news publication. below. ing advisory board for many years. She Dwaill has won numerous Kentucky The News-Enterprise, a community is circulation chair for the the Press Association awards for writing daily newspaper with an average circu Kentucky Press Association. and photography. In 1992, a story he lation of 17,500, is part of Landmark Jamie grew up in Chalybeate Springs wrote fo r the Talisman won second Community Newspapers, Inc., a divi and graduated from Edmonson County place io the William Randolph Hearst sion of Landmark Communications of High School in 1981. She has been Foundation national fea turc writing Norfolk, Va .. married for 18 years to Toney competiti on. Jamie has spent her entire 20-year Sizemore and they are the parents of He is completing post-baccalaureate newspaper career with Landmark after two teenage sons, Grayson and Corbin. classes at the University of Kentucky graduating from Western Kentucky While pursing hjs bachelor's in print in hopes of pursuing a doctorate in University in 1985. She started. in journalism at Western Kentucky public health. advertising sales with The Galax University, Owain worked for the Dwain said he plans to continue writ Gazette in Galax, Va. She was then Talisman from 1990 to 1992. ing to the extent that he can combine a promoted to general manager of The He went on to work as editor and knowledge of health care and journal Community Times and Randallstown photographer for Landmark ism to make a meaningful difference, News, weekly newspapers located in Community Newspapers, Inc., for five and to the extent that he can cont inue suburban Baltimore. One year later, years at Thc Andcrwn News and the to convince fe llow ' WKU alumni to she moved to Kingston, Tenn., to head laRue c.ounty Herald News before clean up hi s copy. Preview of coming Triv The time is here Pretend you're working on a John Stamper has started his new Jerry Brewer Ubrewer@seaule job as Frankfort bureau chief. for the times.com) is thc new sports columnist dcadlinc. You're getting the Lexington Herald-Leader. But the big at the Seattle Times. He obviously has end-of-the contributions plan news is that Ava Elizabeth Stamper a new address. It s 8500 148th Ave. finished. The Contact Sheet was born July 21 at 11 :30 a.m. She NE, Apt. GG31 17, Redmond, WA has been a rem i nd~r that you weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 98052. He will keep his old cell num plan to make a contribution to 21 inches long. Nathanjel, who is now ber (407-252-3590) for a while and his the Student Publications 2 1/2, has adaptt-xi wel l. Laura is going Seattle Times cell is 206~423-0770 . He Building Fund this year.Do it back to work part time as a nurse at had been a sports columnist at The today! Samaritan Hospital in Lexington. Courier-Journal. 3 Fund raising drive continuing The race toward th e $ 1 mil an nounced at Homecoming to recog· Our al umni really came through for nize Ihc Bowli ng Green ollice s us, she said. li on fund raisin g goal for the achievement of attaining $1 billion in JoAnn and Mr. A co-chaired the Ask new Student Publi cati ons assets. The preliminary work on the Alumni Committee. Our alumni really came through for Building is getter closer to the Hilliard Lyons contribution was done by Janet Pinkston. us, they said in unison. finish line. The Silent Auction, Gabi and Kasey Alumn i who came through for us As of Nov. 20, the unoffi Broekema, memorial gift s for Helen included, in no particular order, Buddy and Ray Adams and a winning bet on Shacklette, Kri stina Goetz, Craig cial total stands at 908,739.50. Dezern, Whitey Sanders, Chris the WcslCm YS. Georgia point spread Maldonado, Jcremy C lemons, Dale Using th e old math, that leaves added 55,651.50 in the past few weeks. Lonus, Kevin Ke lly, TIlOmas George, The largest amount came from the $91,260.50 to reach the goal. J. Michael Moore, Ryan Clark plus Silent Aucti on. Of course, we d like to surpass the Westem athletics. goal because the costs are su rpassin g Jackie Bretz vo lunteered to head Wit hout a doubt, the hits of thc day the earlier expectations. the Silent Auction organi zing commit were Gabi and Kasey Broekema, who Several people made pledges and tee that included Jackie and Bob Bretz. sold Homecoming treats for $ 1 each donati ons at Homecoming and others As a team player, I accepted reluc and raised $231 for thc Student doubled their original pledge.