Spring 2021

Letter from the Director

It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as director of the School of Communication over the past four years. It has been a particular delight to get to know Sandy Hermanoff, founder and chair of…

Alumni Donations to the School of Communication

The School’s alumni provide many donations that directly support students by providing new or renovated meeting spaces or offices for student organizations as well as helping communication students…

Donor Spotlight

This past September, Ohio State alum Leonard “Len” Downie Jr. (journalism, '64) published a memoir, All About the Story, describing his 44 years at The Washington Post.…

Teaching Spotlight

After a 10-year career in healthcare public relations and journalism, Assistant Professor-Clinical Mary Sterenberg seeks to develop her students inside and outside the…

Graduate Spotlight

Driven by a passion to make a difference, PhD candidate Kelly Merrill Jr. found himself at Ohio State in search of an answer to a key question: How can we best use…

Undergrad Spotlight

During her time as a Buckeye, undergraduate student Lexi Turner completed six internships and held leadership positions with many student organizations like the Panhellenic…

Alumni Spotlight

Zuri Hall (strategic communication, ‘10), is an Emmy award-winning correspondent for NBC’s “Access Hollywood” and the sideline reporter for “American Ninja Warrior.” She…

Researcher Spotlight

Professor Brad Bushman spends his time researching and teaching about the negative effects of violence in the media. Bushman, also the Margaret Hall and Robert Randal…

Honoring Professor Emeritus, Former PRSSA Advisor Llyle Barker

Llyle Barker, public relations professor emeritus and former advisor of the PRSSA chapter at Ohio State, passed away in January. Barker taught and advised hundreds of…