College of Communication and Information

Alumni News

  • 2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Sookie Park (AD ’13)

    Hillary Tune

    The 2020 UT Social Media Week was held Feb. 18-20 and featured social media and news professionals from near and far, including four CCI graduates. Sookie Park (AD ’13) is the Director of Partnership Activation at Complexity Gaming, one of America’s premier esports organizations now headquartered in Frisco, Texas. During UT Social Media Week, she…

  • 2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Andy Bowers (CS ’17)

    Hillary Tune

    The 2020 UT Social Media Week was held Feb. 18-20 and featured social media and news professionals from near and far, including four CCI graduates. Andy Bowers (CS ’17) is the social media manager for the Philadelphia 76ers and shared his team’s approach to branding, content, and appealing to a mass audience in the  session…

  • 2020 UT Social Media Week

    Hillary Tune

    The College of Communication and Information hosted the ninth annual UT Social Media Week, February 18-20 in the Communications Building. Sessions ranged from disinformation and misinformation on social media – an important news topic leading up to the 2020 election – to social media marketing and branding for teams, companies, and community organizations. More than…

  • Alumnus Ehrlich Receives AAF Memphis Silver Medal Award

    Hillary Tune

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Acclaimed Memphis-area advertising agency executive and CCI Emeritus Board of Visitors member Jerry Ehrlich (AD ’73) received the 2020 Silver Medal Award, American Advertising Federation (AAF) Memphis announced. The Silver Medal honors his creative excellence, social responsibility and contributions to the industry and the community across a distinguished three-plus-decade career. Ehrlich leads…

  • Alumnus Larry Patrick Named Giant of Broadcasting

    Hillary Tune

    CCI alumnus and Honorary Board of Visitors member Larry Patrick was honored as one of the 2019 Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. Patrick and his fellow honorees, Connie Chung, Peter Dunn, Lester Holt, Paula Kerger, Alfred C. Liggins III, Mark Pedowitz, Mark Richer, and Julie Talbott, were…

  • Alumni Garners Regional Emmy Nomination for UT Swimming Documentary

    Hillary Tune

    Watch Triple A, Bar None Isaac Fowler (JEM ‘18), Tim Morris (JEM ‘18), and Patricia Forrester (Sport Management ‘17) have been nominated for a Midsouth Regional Emmy in the historical documentary category for Triple A, Bar None, a VFL Films production about legendary University of Tennessee swimming and diving coach Ray Bussard. Bussard coached the…

  • Board of Visitors Updates for 2019-20

    Hillary Tune

    The College of Communication and Information welcomed seven new and five continuing members to the CCI Board of Visitors. New members include: Janna Abraham (’01), Jeff Boyd (’92), Snigdha Dhar (’11), Brad Lampley (’96, ’00), Leslie Osborne (’97), Anthony Smith (’98, 00), and Alaka Williams. Continuing members are: Bonnie Carroll, Jeff Copeskey (’82, ’86), Alisa…

  • Four Honored at UT Alumni Awards and 225th Anniversary Gala

    Hillary Tune

    Photo Gallery View All Alumni Awards Four alumni with CCI ties were honored at the UT Alumni Awards and 225th Anniversary Gala on September 6. Editor and cartoonist Marshall Ramsey (Marketing ’91) received the Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Former Microsoft Corporation General Manager of Government Affairs and CCI Board of Visitors member Ed Ingle (PR…

  • Room 316 Named for Advertising Leader David Bohan

    Hillary Tune

    The College of Communication and Information named Room 316 in the Communications Building for longtime Board of Visitors member and advertising leader David Bohan (BS/Business Administration ’70) on October 11 during the BOV fall meeting. Bohan is the founder and chairman of BOHAN Advertising, a top full-service advertising firm based in Nashville since 1990. For…

  • CCI Celebrates 50 Years with Anniversary Gala

    Hillary Tune

    Approximately 350 alumni, faculty, staff, and friends attended the College of Communication and Information’s 50th Anniversary Gala, October 11 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The evening celebrated the past, present, and future of the college, which was founded in 1969. Alumni spoke on the evolution of CCI through the decades, and students told stories of…