ANNUAL REPORT 2001
Department of Communication
Department Ranked First Nationally
The National Communication Association has
released an initial report that shows that the University of
Kentucky Department of Communication program is the number one
communication program in acquiring extra-mural funding. The
ten-year grant total for the Department is $25,048,075, across
grants. Penn State University ranks second with 15 grants and a
total of $4,359,696.
Palmgreen Publishes Findings on Sensation Seeking Youth
The American Journal of Public Health
February issue released the preliminary findings of the first
study to demonstrate the effectiveness of public service
announcements designed to deter teenagers from using marijuana.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky and Tennessee
conducted the study. Over 3,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders in
several Kentucky counties were interviewed over a 32-month
period. The study showed that one year after an anti-marijuana
spot first aired on Kentucky TV, there was a 26 per cent drop in
marijuana use among "high sensation seeking" youths in
the study-23 percent said they had smoked the drug in the past
30 days, down from 33 percent before the study began. Dr. Philip
Palmgreen of the Department of Communication was the
research team leader.
Rush Receives Funding for Grant
The Knight Foundation has announced a $140,000
grant to a women's research group of approximately 25
communication educators and media practitioners to study the
status of women in journalism and mass communications education.
Dr. Ramona Rush, University of Kentucky and Dr. Carol
E. Oukrop, Kansas State University, are the principal
investigators on the project to update the initial study they
did 30 years ago about women in the field. They also received
$20,000 from the Freedom Forum.
Boyd named Director of International Office
Dr. Doug Boyd became the first full-time
director of the Office of International Affairs at the
University of Kentucky.
Journalism and Telecommunications
Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame 2001 Inductees
In conjunction with the 24th Annual Joe
Creason Lecture, five journalists were inducted into the
Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. Bonnie Angelo gave the
Creason Lecture. Angelo had been a correspondent for Time for
more than 25 years and has held major assignments in Washington,
D.C., New York City and London. She is the author of "First
Mothers, The Women Who Shaped the Presidents."
The UK Journalism Alumni Association sponsors the Hall of Fame
inducts journalists whom are natives of Kentucky or who have
spent substantial periods of their careers in Kentucky. The 2001
Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame inductees are:
-- Maysville native Nick Clooney, now syndicated radio
show host and a three-column-a-week writer for the Cincinnati
Post and Kentucky Post in Covington.
-- The late Virginia Harris Combs, a Lee County native
and longtime columnist for the Mountain Eagle in
Whitesburg.
-- Winchester native William R. Grant, the first person
to receive a master's degree in mass communications at the
University of Kentucky.
-- Guy Hatfield, who distinguished himself as Kentucky's
youngest publisher in 1973. He is the publisher of the Citizen
Voice & Times in Irvine, the Clay City Times and
the Flemingsburg Gazette.
-- University of Louisville graduate Monica Kaufman, who
has served as news anchor for three evening newscasts for WSB-TV
in Atlanta since 1975.
Student to attend Poynter Institute
Jennifer The has been selected to
participate in the Class of 2001: Spring Break for College
Journalists seminar sponsored by the Poynter Institute. The
seminar will be held March 1-3 in St. Petersburg, Florida. She
is one of 30 outstanding seniors selected from throughout the
country.
James Bowling Executive-in-Residence Lecture Series
The First James Bowling
Executive-in-Residence Lecture Series will be held on
October 19. The first guest lecturer is Harold Burson,
chair of Burson-Marsteller Public Relations. PRWeek
recently named Mr. Burson, as this century's most influential
Public Relations figure. Mr. Burson spent the day on campus
visiting with students in the classroom and with College
faculty. He gave a public in the William T. Young Library
Auditorium. During the event, Thomas L. Preston (UK
Journalism Graduate) received the first University of Kentucky
Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Relations. Mr. Preston was
honored at a dinner.
UK Students Finalist at Hearst Foundation Radio/TV Awards
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation in
December announced the student radio and television broadcast
finalists in their Journalism Awards Program Broadcast
Competitions and Jennifer The, received thirteenth place
and a certificate award.
The 2000-2001 broadcast news competitions are held in 105 member
colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of
Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate
journalism programs.
Jack Guthrie Named College's First Outstanding Alumna/us
Jack Guthrie, a 1963 Graduate of UK with
a degree in Journalism received the College's first Outstanding
Alumna/us Award. Mr. Guthrie is the Chair and CEO of
Guthrie/Mayes Public Relations, President of the UK School of
Journalism Alumni Association, UK Board of Trustees member also
very involved in the Creason Lecture Series, the
Journalism Hall of Fame and the James Bowling
Executive-in-Residence Lecture Series.
ISC Student Recognized Nationally As Top 25 Promising
Minority Student
Senior ISC major, Shaneka Edwards has
been recognized nationally by the American Advertising
Federation as one of the Top 25 Promising Minority Students in
2001. She will be recognized at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria
in New York on Mar. 1-2. Professor Rick Roth of the ISC
nominated her for the award and will accompany her to New York.
Shaneka was featured in a special diversity section of the Feb.
19, 2001 Advertising Age Magazine. Shaneka is very active
on campus and in the community. She has served as an Americorps
volunteer at the Bluegrass Aspendale Center. Shaneka is a
graduate of Bryan Station High School.
Labunski Writes Timely Book on Constitutional Convention
Professor Richard Labunski was
interviewed on March 6 by C-Span's Book TV. They interviewed him
on his recent book, "The Second Constitutional
Convention: How the American People Can Take Back their
Government." The book urges Americans to use a
little-known section of the Constitution, and the communicative
power of the Internet, to organize a constitutional convention,
the first since 1787.
Student AAF Tops in Region
The Student American Advertising Federation
competition team finished first at the Regional AAF Competition.
No other team in our region can boast of finishing in the top
four for seven consecutive years. Since 1994 the team has been
first twice, second twice, third once and fourth twice.
1983 Graduate Named Top Executive At Disney
Jody (Carbiener) Dreyer has been named to
the new position of senior vice president, corporate public
service for the Walt Disney Company. She is responsible for
Disney's VoluntEARS initiatives worldwide; the company's
corporate relations function; Disney's Learning Partnership and
for Disney's American Teacher Awards. She joined Disney as a
summer intern in the Walt Disney World's college intern program.
After graduating from UK in 1983 Dreyer became a member of the
guest relations staff.
Cappe Appointed Teaching Fellow
Professor Yvonne Cappe has been appointed
a Teaching Fellow for the 2001 Teaching Fellows Workshop to be
held at Indiana University this summer. She was selected from a
strong field of applicants because of her outstanding
accomplishments and her potential as a teacher of Journalism for
the future.
Kentucky Kernel
New Media Advisor Named
Chris Poore was named the new Student
Media Advisor for the Kentucky Kernel and the Kentuckian
Yearbook. Chris is a graduate of Western Kentucky University
and is currently the internship coordinator for the Lexington
Herald-Leader. He will assume his new duties on July 1.
Sisters Become Editors of the Kernel
The Kernel Board of Directors named Ashley York,
a journalism junior, and the 2001-2002 Kernel
editor-in-chief. York is currently the assistant news editor and
will take over from the current editor-in-chief, her sister, Amanda.
The Kernel Board also named Scott Sloan, a
journalism and political science sophomore as the 2001 summer Kernel
editor-in-chief.
School of Library and Information Science
SLIS Receives Gates Foundation Grant
SLIS received a Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation Kentucky Librarian Foundation grant. This grant
provides full tuition and a funded, two-semester internship. The
recipient of the grant must agree to work in a Kentucky public
library. This is the second such award received by SLIS from the
Gates Foundation.
Case Publishes Caller ID Profile
Dr. Donald Case published "Stalking,
Monitoring and Profiling: A Typology and Case Studies of Harmful
Uses of Caller ID" in New Media and Society.
Literary Enhancement Initiative
The McConnell Center for the Study of Children's
Literature, named in honor of SLIS Professor Emerita Anne Y.
McConnell, is housed in the School of Library and
Information Science. The McConnell Center houses a collection of
recent and award-winning children's and young adult literature,
supports an annual literature conference, and sponsors
activities to enhance literacy in the Commonwealth. The most
recent development is the launching of a web based literacy
enhancement initiative to support statewide activities in this
area. The web
site provides access to exceptional literature and reading
links for Kentucky parents, teachers, and librarians.
Fender Honored as Outstanding Alumnus
Kim Fender ('83), Librarian/Director of
the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, has been
chosen to receive the School's Outstanding Alumna/us Award for
2001. The award will be presented in October at the School's
Alumni Reunion.
McClanahan Recognized for "Legendary Leadership"
Current student Kitty McClanahan received
the SOAIS (Southern Ohio Chapter of ASIST) Student Chapter
Member of the Year Award for her legendary leadership in helping
establish the ASIST Chapter at UK.
Graduate Program in Communication
Student Receives National Research Award
Chandra K. Arts (Graduate Student)
received the 2000 Mary A. Gardener Graduate Research Award at
the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication Conference in August 2000.
Moore Named ACE Fellow
Dr. Roy L. Moore was named a 2001-2002
American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow. The prestigious
fellowship will assign him to another institution where he will
observe firsthand the operations of that institution. The ACE
Program selects its fellows based on academic credentials,
potential for administrative leadership, recommendations by
colleagues, overall qualifications and the result of interviews.
Graduate Student Secures Internship with National Cancer
Institute
Shea Buckman is taking part in the
National Cancer Institute Internship Program. She assists in
program development, administration, and application activities.
She was given specific research application and outreach
assignments. She also assists branch staff with writing projects
and evaluation research activities. This is a six-month paid
graduate internship in Health Communications.
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