Awards and Honors
TeleProductions Worth Its Weight In Bronze
Twelve thousand entries, 500 judges and national recognition: ӰƵ TeleProductions’ work ranked among the best. TeleProductions was honored with three Telly Awards for recent productions. The hard work and talent of TeleProductions crew didn’t go unnoticed by the Silver Telly Council. Producti…
TeleProductions
ӰƵ Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Seventh Consecutive Year
ӰƵ has earned the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and un…
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WKSU’s Vivian Goodman Named James Beard Award Finalist
“Quick Bites” recognized in radio show category WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman has been named one of three finalists for the national James Beard Foundation Award in the Best Radio Show/Webcast category for her weekly “Quick Bites” feature. The other two finalists are “Hidden Kitchens” and “…
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ӰƵ Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards
Creative teams across ӰƵ were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation’s 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony. ӰƵ’s University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing…
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ӰƵ’s Alfreda Brown Elected to National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Board
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) has elected Alfreda Brown, ӰƵ’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, to serve a three-year term on its board of directors beginning March 17. NADOHE serves as a leading organization f…
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President and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical to Receive ӰƵ’s 2015 Spirit of Women in Business Award
Virginia C. Albanese to be honored at the Spirit of Women in Business Conference on March 4 Virginia C. Albanese, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical and alumna of ӰƵ’s College of Business Administration, is the 2015 recipient of ӰƵ’s Spirit of Women in Business Aw…
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2014-2015 William R. Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Our impressive standings in national and international competitions demonstrate JMC’s commitment to building media and communication leaders. Year after year, JMC students produce award-winning work and this year is no exception. The highly competitive 55th Annual William R. Hearst Journalism Awa…
School of Media and Journalism
ӰƵ’s John Crawford Elected President of International Council of Fine Arts Deans
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., ӰƵ’s dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organization’s annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two-year term as its presi…
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ӰƵ’s Michele Ewing Inducted Into Elite National Professional Fellowship
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) inducted ӰƵ’s Michele Ewing, APR, into its College of Fellows at the 2014 International Conference in Washington, D.C. Ewing is a public relations associate professor in ӰƵ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) a…
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Two ӰƵ Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary
The documentary film May 4th Voices: ӰƵ, 1970, created by two ӰƵ collaborators, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association’s Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. The Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested…
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