Alumni
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Tombras School Alumni help create commercial for Super Bowl LVIII
It’s an advertiser and marketer’s big dream– to have a commercial play during the big game. For Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations alumni Hayley Howell (’16) and Patrick Wells (’14), that dream came true. The pair work in Brooklyn, New York, for Orchard Creative, a full-service advertising agency. Howell is an Account Director…
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Tombras School Alumni Lee and Erin Freeman Celebrate Their Love After Meeting at UT Over Two Decades Ago
Lee (’02, ’15) and Erin (’02) Freeman did not meet one another until their final year at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, but they had similar reasons why they wanted to attend UT —game days on Rocky Top. They first met in an advertising class before both graduated from the Tombras School of Advertising and…
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Volunteer 40 Under 40 Spotlight: Anna Catherine Davenport
Anna Catherine Davenport (’04) learned a lot during her time as an advertising major at the College of Communication and Information, and she’s taken that with her all the way to where she is now, as executive assistant to the commissioner at the State of Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration. One of her major…
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ESPN Writer and Sports Broadcasting Alum Ryan McGee Visits WUTK
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Homecoming Game weekend took on a personal note for alumnus Ryan McGee (’93), who returned to a place that was like home to him during his time as a student at the College of Communication and Information: WUTK studios. “It’s awesome, the great thing about being back at the radio…
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Four CCI Alumni Honored in Knox.Biz 40 Under 40
CCI alumni Ellie Amador (BS/PR ’04, MS/C&I ’10), Kathryn Hemphill (BS/PR ’09), Drew Rutherford (BS/PR ’10), and Ashley Saunders (BA/CS ’10) were named to the annual Knox.Biz 40 Under 40 Awards. The Knoxville News Sentinel released interviews with all 40 award winners to start 2021. Read more about our alumni at the links below. Ellie Amador is the Director of…
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Q&A With Alissa Sommerfeldt
The College of Communications and Information offers a master’s program in Communication and Information with four different concentrations: advertising, public relations, communication studies, and journalism and electronic media. The program equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in both professional and management positions. Students gain knowledge in each concentration, regardless…
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John Jackson Miller: From Daily Beacon Editor to Star Fantasy Writer
After graduating from the University of Tennessee where he served as editor of The Daily Beacon, John Jackson Miller (JEM ’90) set his sights on the stars. Specifically, the stars in a galaxy far, far away and the ones in the far-flung future where no man has gone before. Miller turned his lifelong passion for…
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CCI 50th Anniversary: Professors Who Made an Impact – Part I
To celebrate the College of Communication and Information’s 50th anniversary, we asked our alumni about their most impactful professors. From genuinely caring to fiercely motivating, these professors shaped students’ careers and lives. [button link=”/2020/03/09/cci-50th-anniversary-favorite-professors-part-ii” color=summitt]Read Professors Who Made an Impact – Part II[/button] Marvin West JEM, 1955 “Willis Tucker, head of the journalism department, convinced…
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Alumni Garners Regional Emmy Nomination for UT Swimming Documentary
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…
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Room 316 Named for Advertising Leader David Bohan
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…