Each year, the FSU Alumni Association names Thirty Under 30, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding accomplishments of FSU’s young alumni. Recipients show exceptional achievement and significant contributions to their profession, community or university. Each recipient must exemplify outstanding professional and personal development either through traditional channels or innovative approaches. Jill Chandler | Tallahassee, Florida BA …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
Alumni Association recognizes 4 CCI alums in Thirty Under 30
Meet Elvaro Jimenez: IT Professional & Owner of Isabella’s Pizzeria
IT Alumni Elvaro Jimenez works as an Application Systems Programmer for the FL Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles. By night he slings pizza at Isabella’s Pizzeria as a co-owner of Gaines Street’s newest pizza joint. In 2011, Jimenez graduated from the Information Technology program and has been working with the Dept. of Highway …
CONTINUE READINGLt. JG Lee Warwick Advances in the United States Navy
Lee Warwick was 18 years old when he enlisted in the United States Navy. It was 2001 and during boot camp, the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred drastically changing the United States forever. Warwick has dedicated the last fourteen years to the Navy, rising in ranks to Lieutenant Junior Grade. In 2005, he cross-rated, or changed …
CONTINUE READINGTop 10 Reasons FSU Is #SoMuchMoreThanFootball
Sunday morning, CCI Professor Mark Zeigler was getting tired. Social media was filled with negative messages about Florida State, focusing on recent events surrounding Dalvin Cook with bad feelings lingering from football season of last year. Zeigler tweeted “If you’re an FSU fan, twitter is not for the faint of heart”. Zeigler followed that tweet with …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Alumna Kendra Scholz Sets Sights on Health Communication
Recent December 2014 graduate, Kendra Scholz, has big plans to connect speech pathology and audiology with media to educate the public about communication and science disorders and other health-related issues. She was just accepted in the Media and Communication Studies (MCS) graduate program at FSU, and will master media techniques that can make her dream become a …
CONTINUE READINGNoel Hutcheson Overcomes Medical Trials to Become A Better Therapist
Noel Hutcheson, two-time graduate from the School of Communication Science and Disorders, is working as a speech language pathologist for Kidsource Therapy in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2008, Noel graduated with her Bachelor’s in Communication Science and Disorder and again in 2011 with her Master’s in Communication Science and Disorders. After graduation, her husband was accepted into …
CONTINUE READINGSteve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund now on Spark
Congratulating the winners! It is hard to believe that Steve has been gone for almost six years. His untimely death certainly left a void in our hearts and in the sports community. Steve was a beloved sports reporter with the Tallahassee Democrat who covered the Florida State Seminoles for almost 30 years. He may …
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