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Two CCI Alumni Establish Endowed CCI Scholarship for Appalachian Students

January 12, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Hunter Quillen Gresham (’98) knows a kindred spirit right away, just by hearing how they pronounce Appalachia (she says it’s “app-uh-LATCH-uh”). As natives to the Appalachian region, both Gresham and her partner Steven White (’93) take pride in their heritage and their accents. It was one of the things they bonded over when they met—and […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, DEI News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Advertising and Public Relations

Judge Kyle Hixson’s Law Career Lands Him on 40 Under 40

January 10, 2023 by Hillary Tune

All throughout law school and even after Judge Kyle Hixson (’05, ‘08) earned his law license and began working at the Knox County District Attorney’s Office as a prosecutor, his love for sports broadcasting persevered. He was a lawyer by day, but on some nights and weekends, he was a broadcaster working to cover various […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

40 Under 40 Recipient Rachel Rui Found Family and Destiny at UT

January 5, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Rachel Rui never expected a small city in East Tennessee to become her home sweet home, but that’s exactly what happened. As she put it, “we bloom where we are planted” and that’s exactly what she did at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—and now she is being recognized for all she has done for the […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

Nine CCI Alumni Make the 2023 Volunteer 40 Under 40

December 21, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Every year, the University of Tennessee’s Alumni Foundation honors 40 alumni under the age of 40 who have excelled in their professions and communities in exemplifying the Volunteer spirit. This year, the College of Communication and Information boasts nine alumni on the distinguished 40 under 40 Volunteer list for 2023. “We are incredibly proud to […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

Knoxville News Anchor Beth Haynes Reflects on 20 Years at WBIR-TV

December 15, 2022 by Hillary Tune

For the last 20 years, Beth Haynes (’98) has elevated the people, stories, and community of Knoxville through her platform as a news anchor at WBIR-TV. Haynes has an aptitude for looking at a topic or issue and seeing the people first, and handling even the most difficult stories with deep compassion and respect. Recently, […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Faculty News, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

Two people are sitting at a table, from left are Nicki and Tommy Lamar. Behind them are their children, from left, Todd Lamar and his sister, Mindi.

UT Alum Establishes First SIS Endowed Scholarship as a Gift to His Parents

December 13, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Just before Thanksgiving, Todd Lamar (’85) headed from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, to his parents’ house in Memphis to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. There was much to celebrate with family, but Lamar wanted to make Tommy and Nicki Lamar’s six decades together extra-special with an unusual gift: the establishment of the Lamar […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Information Sciences

Maria de Moya of the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations sits in an office chair in front of a bookshelf.

Tombras School Hires María De Moya for DEI-centered Professorship 

December 9, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Throughout her career in academia, María De Moya has sought opportunities to contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as an advocate for those under-represented in higher education. As she served in those roles, it became clear to De Moya that she wanted DEI to be the center of her career, so she began […]

Filed Under: DEI News, Faculty News, Featured Story, School of Advertising and Public Relations

Recent Master’s Grad Kylie Julius Celebrates Successes in Research

December 5, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Throughout her time as an undergraduate and graduate student at the College of Communication and Information, Kylie Julius has pulled much of her strength and inspiration from the faculty she says “took a chance” on her. But their investment in her paid off when Julius not only graduated with her master’s from CCI this past […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, CCI Research & Innovation Center, Featured Story, School of Communication Studies

Communication Studies Distinguished Lecturer Megan Fields sits crosslegged, eyes closed, on a couch in front of a painting.

Weekly Meditation at CCI Open to Anyone on Campus

November 28, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Megan Fields demonstrates how some meditate in the Message Effects room, where a group meets weekly for mindfulness and meditation. Every Wednesday on the second floor of the Communication and Information building, the lights are dimmed and the voices of a handful of students, staff, and faculty go quiet for 25 minutes. The noises outside […]

Filed Under: Events, Featured Story, School of Communication Studies

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ADPR Student Trip Expands Knowledge of Career Possibilities

November 21, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Students and faculty from the Tombras School of Advertising visited Memphis for a professional networking trip. As the field of communications continues to evolve, so do the career options for those entering it. There is such a variety of job options and opportunities that course learning alone won’t expose students to all of it, said […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, School of Advertising and Public Relations, Student Experience Stories

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