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Spring 2021
Spring 2021
In this issue
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…
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…
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…
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…
Undergrad Spotlight
During her time as a Buckeye, undergraduate student Lexi Turner completed six internships and held leadership positions with many student organizations…
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…
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…