COMMUNICATION STUDIES
NEWS
FacultyThe Department of Communication Studies is proud to announce two new faculty members for 2007-2008. Dr. Jennifer Edwards will be replacing the retiring Roseann Kincannon. Dr. Edwards recently recieved her Doctorate from Sam Houston State University. Dr. Gay Wakefield is joining Tarleton as Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of University Assessment. She was most recently at Texas Christian University in the Neely School of Business.
Dan Malone is one of recipients of the 2006 James Madison Award from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. For more go to this link. Dan was awarded the prize for his leadership in the Light of Day Project.
Dr. Charles Howard has been named Book Review Editor for the Southern Communication Journal this will be a three year appointment.
On September 19, 2005 Dr. James Aune from Texas A&M University spoke to a large crowd for "Constitution Day." Dr. Aune is the current editor for Free Speech Yearbook. He also spoke to several honors classes.
Dr. Martin Medhurst of Baylor University gave a guest lecture at Tarleton State University on September 21, 2004, and spoke to several classes.
STUDENT NEWS
Several students from COMS 131 (Introduction to Newswriting) in the fall of 2005 participated in the Light of Day Project at theMayborn Graduate Institute and the Freedom of Information Foundation.
Beth Murphy, a communications major from Southlake, was named Miss Rodeo Texas 2005. Read more here
Beth was named 2nd Runner up Miss Rodeo America 2006 on Dec. 3, 2005 in Las Vegas.
ALUMNI NEWS
Stefanie De Los Santos, a 2003 Tarleton State University graduate,was recently honored as a TRIO Achiever at the regional convention of the Federal TRIO Programs in El Paso, Texas. TRIO includes several outreach programs targeted to serve and assist low income, first generation college students, and students with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post baccalaureate programs. One of the TRIO Programs is Upward Bound, which De Los Santos was part of from 1995 to 1999. Now the internal and executive communications manager for the National Office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), she is a shining example of many successful Tarleton graduates. De Los Santos graduated from nearby Huckabay High School and says she chose Tarleton because of her positive experiences with the university through the Upward Bound program hosted by Tarleton
Morgan Guin, a 2003 graduate, was one of the winners in the vocal categories at the Gospel Music Association's recent Music in the Rockies competition. Guin performs in several bands at McKinney Memorial Bible Church in Fort Worth. Her web site is at www.morganguin.com.
Rana Jones a 2002 graduate of Tarleton and Communications major was named Miss New Mexico 2003 on June 7, 2003.
July Danley was named 2003 Academic Alumni Forum Honoree for the College of Liberal and Fine Arts. Ms Danley was a communications graduate in 1998 and was the Department's outstanding graduate. She received an M.B.A. degree from Tarleton in 2000 and is currently the executive director of Tricounty Agribusiness Association. In December of 2003 July was named one of the finalist for the Texas Farm Bureau Award.