CCI Alumni News

CCI graduates congratulated by the FSU Alumni Association

May 1, 2013

Congratulations to the latest FSU young alumni recognized for their outstanding accomplishments by the Alumni Association’s Thirty Under 30 Award.  Winners have demonstrated exceptional achievement and significant contributions to his or her profession, community/society or university.  From that 30, up to six honorees may be chosen to also receive the Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award by members of [...]

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COMM Professor Rodin selected for 2013 College Sports Summit Pioneer Award by Sports Video Group

April 22, 2013

Sports Video Group (SVG) selects Mark Rodin, executive director of Seminole Productions and professor at the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, for the 2013 SVG College Sports Summit Pioneer Award.  Since SVG started offering this prestigious acknowledgment in 2012, Rodin is only the second recipient chosen for his significant industry and academic media production [...]

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SLIS star Williams (’09) continues to shine

March 22, 2013

SLIS alumna Ginger Williams (MSLIS, ‘09), a reference librarian at Valdosta State University, received a promotion to assistant professor. In recognition of her accomplishments as an instructor during the past three years, she was also awarded credit toward tenure. Williams’ specialization at the university’s Odum Library is also changing—from coordinating the embedded librarian program to [...]

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Delta Zeta chapter pledges $50K endowment for Integrated Pre-School Program

March 16, 2013

The FSU Alpha Sigma chapter of Delta Zeta sorority has pledged $10,000 per year for the next five years toward the School of Communication Science & Disorder’s planned Integrated Pre-School Program. The news comes following the chapter’s early completion of a five-year, $25,000 endowment for the L.L. Schendel Clinic through their Hamburgers for Hearing program. [...]

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COMM alumnus is managing March Madness

March 10, 2013

School of Communication alumnus Mark E. Neifeld is the senior event coordinator of The Georgia Dome, home stadium of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia State Panthers. The venue hosts annual events like the Southeastern Conference Football Championship, Chick-fil-A Bowl and Monster Energy Supercross. Neifeld is serving as event manager for the 2013 75th [...]

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SLIS doc student Choi research selected by ACM Computer-Human Interaction SIG for Paris conference

March 10, 2013

A paper by SLIS doctoral student Wonchan Choi has been selected by the juried Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) 2013 Student Research Competition for their annual conference, Paris, April 27-May 2. “What Makes Online Health Information Credible for Older Adults?: A Exploratory Study” examines cues to increases and [...]

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SLIS grad Collins named library director/faculty at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

March 10, 2013

2010 SLIS Master’s in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate Matthew S. Collins, Ph.D. was named director of the Ernest Miller White Library and associate professor of bibliography and research at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Collins has experience in web development, learning consultation and medical education coordination. In addition to his MLIS, he holds a [...]

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Alumnus Hirsch creates SLIS endowment for Holocaust research

March 10, 2013

TALLAHASSEE—As Alachua County’s library director, Sol M. Hirsch earned a reputation for improving library services and community involvement. After his 2011 retirement from the library system, Hirsch turned his attention to establishing a legacy at his alma mater in memory of his parents, who were both Nazi concentration camp survivors and lost their entire families [...]

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COMM alumna’s company produces Academy Award-nominated film

February 25, 2013

War Witch, produced by FSU Communications alumna, Marie-Claude Poulin, was nominated for a 2013 Academy Award in the best Foreign Language Film category. Poulin received her B.A. in Advertising in 1985 from the FSU School of Communication.  She has worked in the film industry for over 20 years.  Her past positions include serving as the [...]

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School of Communication celebrates the life of alumnus John D. Chang

February 1, 2013

Family and close friends of late alumnus of the School of Communication, John D. Chang (’85, Media Production), joined together on Jan. 4 to celebrate what would have been his 49th birthday. The purpose of the gathering was to discuss plans for a public dedication of the school’s media production lab in Chang’s honor on [...]

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