The tennis documentary ‘Strokes of Genius’ produced by Heath Woodlief (’01, B.S. Media Production) has been nominated in the 40th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Long Sports Documentary. The 2018 documentary dives into the ongoing rivalry of tennis icons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during the 2008 championship at the All England Lawn Tennis …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Communication
Communication Alumnus Nominated for Sports Emmy
Will Wilson: CCI Alumnus Making Waves in Restaurant Tech Industry
William R. Wilson V (’07, M.S. Marketing Communications) is the founder and CEO of the Captiveyes Group and acting President of Bloom Intelligence in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Captiveyes Advertising in Tallahassee, Florida. Bloom Intelligence provides an enterprise WiFi marketing & customer intelligence hub to help multi-unit restaurateurs and retailers measure customer behavior at their …
CONTINUE READINGRemembering Ann Conn: CCI Alumna and Passionate Renaissance Woman
Ann M. Conn received a Master’s Degree in Speech Communication from Florida State University, a Bachelor’s in English from FSU, and graduated from Leon High School in 1951. Although she passed away on December 14, 2018 at age 85, Ann Conn’s legacy as a freethinker and artist will live on in the hearts of those …
CONTINUE READINGTy Corfield: Alumnus Soaring to New Heights in Unexpected Field
Given Ty Corfield’s bachelor’s degree in Digital Media Production, people may be surprised to find out that he is currently enrolled in ATP Flight School in Jacksonville, Florida to pursue his pilot’s license. Although, to Corfield, he always knew travel would be a big part of his life. “I always saw myself doing something that involved …
CONTINUE READINGComm Alumna Named Executive Assistant for Worldwide Women’s Ministry
Lindsay Durrenberger (’08, B.A. Communications) has been promoted to Executive Assistant for Blessed is She, a worldwide online Catholic women’s ministry. Because it is online, Lindsay works from home full-time allowing her the flexibility and freedom to spend more time with her two sons and husband. Her day-to-day will vary but generally includes social media management, …
CONTINUE READINGJenn Topper: Comm Alumna and Director of Communications for National Nonprofit
Jenn Topper (’06 B.S. Studio Art, ’07 M.A. Media and Communications Studies) is currently working in Washington D.C. as the Communications Director for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The Reporters Committee provides pro bono legal representation to journalists and news organizations with the goal of protecting their First Amendment freedoms. Many times, …
CONTINUE READINGComm Alumnus Named Associate Director of the FSU Testing Center
The Office of Distance Learning (ODL) announced that Dr. Joseph Clark (“Joe”) will be taking over leadership of the Florida State University Testing Center. Joe will be guiding the staff in pursuing new initiatives as part of improving ODL’s assessment and testing services. A key goal of ODL’s strategic plan is to ensure that the Testing …
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