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Friends of JMC

The Friends of JMC@KSU is the local alumni group affiliated with the KSU Alumni Association. "Friends" meets the second Monday of the month with JMC Director Jeff Fruit at Ray's Place in Kent. "Friends" may stop by at 5:15 p.m. for an informal dinner.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. For those who cannot be there earlier, dinner and beverages may be ordered during the meeting. The Friends of JMC@KSU is open to all and acts as an advisory group to the school, students and other alumni. The group also helps plan social events such as Homecoming in the fall and the Basketball Social in early spring. Jennifer Kramer is the president of the group. For more information, contact her at 330-672-1960 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Professional Advisory Board

Kent State JMC takes great pride in the accomplishments of its more than 5,500 alumni. Many of our alumni have risen to top positions in media companies in the region and throughout the country, and they have won numerous professional honors, including 12 Pulitzer Prizes.

Our alumni often return to share their life experiences with students and faculty and even to teach specific courses in their profession. They also have given generously over the years to help fund special projects and to provide scholarships.

In 1997, Kent JMC formed a professional advisory board to assist with strategic planning. The board, which includes 23 prominent Kent alumni among its members, provides the School with a strong linkage to industry leaders and other media professionals to ensure our continuing ability to prepare students for 21st-century media careers on paper, on air and online.

Name	Position	Company	Alumni
Debra Adams Simmons	Managing Editor	The Plain Dealer
Elizabeth Bartz	President and CEO	State and Federal Communications, Inc	1982, 1980
Carol Costello	Co-Anchor	CNN	2004
Wayne Dawson	Co-Anchor, Reporter	WJW-TV	1979
A. Brian Dengler		Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease	1976
David Dix	Publisher	The Record Courier
Tom Duke	APR, Fellow PRSA	Duke Public Relations	1955
Al Fitzpatrick	Retired	Knight-Ridder	1956
Marilyn Geewax	Senior business editor	National Public Radio
Meghan Glynn		Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport	1992
Jeannine Guttman	Communications Director	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	1977
Michael Hanke	Retired, General Manager	The Canton Repository	1979
King Hill	President, Director of Marketing Services	DigiKnow Creative Marketing Technologies	1983
James King	Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications	The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Nancy Lee	Vice President, Business Development	New York Times News Services	1975
Lorraine Stewart Lockhart	President/Founder	RCG: The Rojek Consulting Group
David Meeker	Fellow PRSA, Senior Facilitator	Meeker-Young LLC	1961

Todd Mesek	Vice President of Marketing and Communications	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Bill Miller	Editor	National Press Club Record	1956
Mike Murray	Web Strategy Thought Leader	World Synergy Enterprises
Jim Nash	Managing Partner	Marcus Thomas Assoc.	1985
Mark Nylander	Principal	Nylander and Partners LLC	1974
William Oliver	Sr. Vice Presient - Public Affairs	AT&T	1964
Glenn Proctor	Executive Editor	Richmond-Times Dispatch
Robert Rosenbaum	President	The MarketFarm
M. L. Schultze	Assistant Director, Programming and Operations	WKSU Radio
Cindy Schulz	Director of Public Affairs	The Cleveland Foundation	1976
Brooke Spectorsky	President and General Manager	WKYC-TV	1969
Gina Stikes-Shoehalter	Director of Marketing	MSNBC.com/NBC News	1994
Denise Taylor	Senior Project Manager	The Weather Channel, Inc.	1989
Greg Thomas	Partner	Point to Point
Walter Tiburski
Brian Tucker	Vice President/Publisher	Crain's Cleveland Business	1975
Gary Wells	Managing Director Global Communications	Dix & Eaton Corporation
Tom Welsh	Retired	FirstEnergy	1973
Bruce Winges	Vice President and Editor	Beacon Journal