Communication Week 2007
Monday, March 5 through Thursday, March 8, featured activities and events designed to help communication majors prepare for jobs and internships. The week of activities culminated in the annual "Pizza with the Pros." The pizza luncheon provides an opportunity for UTC communication students to meet in an informal setting with professionals from the Chattanooga media market. More than a dozen professionals participated in the 2007 luncheon.
Chattanooga advertising executive Ralph Dawn during the Communication Department's annual awards dinner presented communication major Page Wood the first Donna Damon Dawn Communication Scholarship. Mr. Dawn and his family last year created an endowment designed to fund a yearly scholarship in the name of his late wife, Donna Dawn. The presentation was a highlight of the Communication Department's awards and recognitions dinner.
Donna Damon Dawn graduated from UTC in the early 1970s and built a career in broadcast copywriting and advertising. She met her husband, Ralph, while both were working at Chattanooga television station WDEF. After their marriage, the Dawns worked together to develop what became a successful advertising agency. Shortly after Donna's death, Mr. Dawn created the scholarship in her memory.
Page Wood is the first recipient of the Donna Dawn Scholarship. Page is a junior majoring in communication with a minor in business marketing. She is a graduate of Lexington High School in Lexington, Tennessee. Page is a member of Chi Omega Fraternity, and Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies. She's a Senator in the UTC Student Government Association. Page is a member of the university's Conduct and Parking Appeals Committee, and she is active in several other campus and community organizations. She was recently named Advertising Manager for the University Echo. Page says she is preparing for a career in advertising and sales.
Kappa Tau Alpha Inductees
Three UTC communication majors and one UTC communication faculty member were inducted on Thursday evening, April 21, into one of the nation's oldest academic honor societies, Kappa Tau Alpha. The honor society was founded at the University of Missouri in 1910, and since its founding has been dedicated to encouraging and recognizing oustanding scholarship. To be nominated for membership, a student must be a senior or second-semester junior communication major in the top ten-percent of his or her college or university class.UTC's 2006 KTA student inductees are:
- Katie Broderick
- Jennifer Danner
- Tania Matthews
UTC communication associate professor, Betsy Alderman is the newest faculty Kappa Tau Alpha inductee. Dr. Alderman was also named the Luther Masingill Professor of Communication. She fills the professorship vacated with the retirement last year of long-time faculty member Peter Pringle.
Graduating senior, Beth Young, was recognized during the induction ceremony as UTC's top communication scholar. Ms. Young's grade-point-average is the highest of any communication student.
COMMWire06, Communication Alumni Newsletter
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