Communication alums named CLA Distinguished Alumni

Distinguished alumni The Honorable Jon D. Holstine, international relations, (left) and Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, communication, talk with students in GS 300 about their career experiences.

Two Purdue communication alumni were named 2012 Distinguished Alumni by the College of Liberal Arts. Thomas Christopoul and Cheryl Pearson-McNeil were honored at the...

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Scheele chosen as Honorary Old Master

Scheele chosen as Honorary Old Master

Hank Scheele, Professor Emeritus of the Brian Lamb School of Communication, was chosen as Purdue’s Honorary Old Master for 2011. Each year 10 Old...

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Brian Lamb visits Purdue; attends forum, reception

Brian Lamb visits Purdue; attends forum, reception

Brian Lamb visited Purdue’s campus again this semester, participating in several events, including a master class Project IMPACT event and a reception for communication...

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Project IMPACT brings speakers to campus; promotes student engagement

Project IMPACT brings speakers to campus; promotes student engagement

This year Purdue University’s Project IMPACT hosted seven events on Purdue’s campus this school year that allow students and community members to interact with...

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Professor Emeritus begins scholarship fund

Professor Emeritus begins scholarship fund

Almost 48 years ago Dr. Charles Stewart came to Purdue after accepting an instructorship in the department of communication. Even after he retired in...

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Cable-Whitworth retires after 43 years

Cable-Whitworth retires after 43 years

After 43 years of service, Diana Cable-Whitworth is retiring from the Brian Lamb School of Communication. Cable-Whitworth, whose last day will be June 29,...

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Purdue alum helps students cultivate a personal identity

Purdue alum helps students cultivate a personal identity

Loud music, crowded tables, and dim lights are not the most common environments to inspire a group of students about their futures. However, Jeff...

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New professor balances teaching, environmental documentaries

New professor balances teaching, environmental documentaries

The Brian Lamb School of Communication has a new clinical professor who sees the world through his video camera. Doug Osman, a first-year Purdue...

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Alum shares experiences with online publishing

Alum shares experiences with online publishing

A Purdue alum returned to campus this semester to deliver a presentation about the growth of online journalism. Lorene Yue, from Pennsylvania, described how...

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Alumnus authors book about finding humor in mishaps

Alumnus authors book about finding humor in mishaps

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.-Actor, communication major, Purdue graduate, teacher, storyteller, and author Sara Jane “Sally” Coffman recently published “The Misadventures of a Single Woman,” a...

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Alum gives advice about career plans, achieving results

Kevin Mayer

Chevrolet’s Director for Global Advertising, Kevin Mayer, visited Purdue’s Liberal Arts Influentials class this semester to discuss the importance of having a career plan,...

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George Stevens remembered

George Stevens remembered

Professor George Stevens died of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on April 5, 2012, after accomplishing much, contributing much, loving much and graciously sharing himself...

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