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. You can learn more about our alumni and development program in the Alumni Fast Track. Kent JMC's Professional Advisory Board In 1997, Kent JMC formed a professional advisory board to assist with strategic planning. The board, which includes 21 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 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 1955 Al Fitzpatrick Retired Knight-Ridder 1956 Steven Fry President Time Warner Cable Marilyn Geewax National Writer-Technology Cox News Meghan Glynn Director of Corporate Communications The Kroger Company 1992 Susan Goldberg Editor The Plain Dealer Jeannine Guttman Editor and Vice President Portland Press Herald 1977 Michael Hanke 1979 Vern Henry Group Editor Advanstar King Hill President, Director of Marketing Services DigiKnow Creative Marketing Technologies 1983 Lisa Katz Director of News Services UNC-Chapel Hill 1987 James King Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Scotts Miracle-Gro Company   Nancy Lee Vice President, Business Development New York Times News Services 1975 David Meeker Senior Counselor - Of Counsel Edwarad Howard & Company 1961 Bill Miller Editor National Press Club Record 1956 Jim Nash Managing Partner Marcus Thomas Assoc. 1985 Mark Nylander Chief Executive Officer Liggett-Stashower Inc. 1974 William Oliver Sr. Vice President - Public Affairs AT&T 1964 Glenn Proctor Executive Editor Richmond-Times Dispatch   Robert Rosenbaum Publishing Director Penton Publishing Cindy Schulz Director of Public Affairs The Cleveland Foundation 1976 Jon Schwantes Corporate Director News Convergence The Columbus Dispatch Brooke Spectorsky President and General Manager WKYC-TV 1969 Gina Stikes Director of Marketing MSNBC.com/NBC News 1994 Denise Taylor Senior Project Manager The Weather Channel, Inc. Walter Tiburski Brian Tucker Vice President/Publisher Crain's Cleveland Business 1975 Gary Wells Managing Director Global Communications Dix & Eaton Corporation Tom Welsh Senior Vice President, Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer FirstEnergy 1973 Jay Wuebbold Director, Communications The Ohio Supreme Court