Alumni News

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…
CCI 50th Anniversary: My Proudest Moment – Part I

To celebrate the College of Communication and Information’s 50th anniversary, we asked our alumni about their proudest accomplishments. Before beginning professional careers, they learned to deliver speeches, meet deadlines, and tell stories about the Knoxville campus and beyond. [button link=”/2020/03/19/cci-50th-anniversary-my-proudest-moment-part-ii” color=summitt]Read My Proudest Moment – Part II[/button] N. Steve Tinder JEM, 1972 “The day I…
CCI 50th Anniversary: Professors Who Made an Impact – Part II

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=”/2020/03/05/cci-50th-anniversary-favorite-professors-part-i” color=summitt]Read Professors Who Made an Impact – Part I[/button] Michael O’Brien JEM, 2010 “Alice Wirth brought me into the Diversity Student…
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…
2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Sookie Park (AD ’13)

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 Sookie Park (AD ’13)

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)

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

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

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

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…