Congratulations to Cuyler Dunn, who was recently chosen to receive the White House Correspondents' Association scholarship. The WHCA scholarship is awarded annually to a JMC School student who excels at media information management. The student winners will have reputations for accuracy in fact-checking and the ability to access databases, government documents and personal sources.

Dunn attended the annual WHCA dinner in Washington D.C., on Saturday, April 26 and was featured at a scholarship luncheon Friday. He has worked for The Eudora Times, The Lawrence Times, Kansas Reflector and Kansas City PBS.

The KU Ad Club and its adviser, Steve Rottinghaus, pictured above. | Photo contributed by Rottinghaus.

Ad Club connects with agencies: Twenty members of the KU Advertising Club traveled last week to Austin, Texas, to connect with four agencies – Sensis, PREACHER, McGarrah Jessee and Proof Advertising. The companies allowed the JMC students to sit it on a virtual meeting, discussed case studies and shared career insights. Steve Rottinghaus, Ad Club adviser, also joined the group.

Voice of Utah athletics to speak to club on April 30: JMC alum Bill Riley, director of broadcasting and play-by-play voice for the University of Utah, will be the guest virtual speaker at the Sports Media and Society Club meeting at 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, at the Clarkson Gallery.

JMC student Henri Groves placed at the Sixth Midwest Korean Speech contest, which took place April 5 in Chicago. Read more.

Cal Bruns, CEO & Chief Innovationist, Matchboxology, South Africa, and Marcus Hollinger, Sr. Director of Innovation, Stoked, USA, talk about their industry experiences and about the role of creativity and innovation with a group of students attending the “We Are DMC” event on April 24. | Photo courtesy of Mugur Geana, DMC chair. 

The Digital Marketing Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations concentration hosted several events in April under the “We Are DMC” series. These events promoted dialogue between the DMC faculty and students, addressed current topics and allowed students to learn from and engage with industry professionals. On April 2 and 3, the discussions focused on the importance of audience research for a career in DMC, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the classroom, the industry and the users. On April 24, the students engaged with Cal Bruns, CEO & Chief Innovationist, Matchboxology, South Africa, and Marcus Hollinger, Sr. Director of Innovation, Stoked, USA.

JMC School faculty and students highlighted at KAB Awards: Director of Media Crossroads Cal Butcher accepted the Dr. Ian Punnett Media Educator of the Year award from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters at an awards ceremony at Arrowhead Stadium last week. JMC students received 14 honors, including eight first place awards. View the full list of student recipients and watch a segment on the annual sports seminar reported on by KUJH News.

Apply for KAB scholarships: The deadline is May 1 for students to apply for the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Foundation scholarships. The KAB scholarship committee will screen applications to determine who will receive a personal interview and will invite up to 10 applicants for an in-person interview in Topeka in late May. Apply now. 

Deadline to apply for $5,000 scholarship is May 2: The deadline for students to apply for the Inez Y. Kaiser scholarship, which celebrates public relations excellence and diversity within the communications field, is May 2. The application portal is open with the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Black college student of junior or senior level who demonstrates the same character and skills as Inez Kaiser.

Professor Hyunjin Seo delivered a talk on her book project focused on community-engaged scholarship with justice-impacted populations at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society Ethical Technology Group on April 15. Her presentation explored community-engaged scholarship as a collaborative approach to addressing digital access and skills gaps among justice-impacted communities. Drawing on her interdisciplinary team’s decade-long collaboration with local organizations and justice-impacted individuals, the project examines both conceptual and practical dimensions of co-designing and implementing digital skills education for currently and formerly incarcerated populations.

Associate Professor Teri Finneman discussed revenue strategies for weekly papers Friday during the Nebraska Press Association convention in Kearney.

Justice Dan Biles of the Kansas Supreme Court was the guest speaker last Wednesday in  JMC 408 (Media Law and Ethics) taught by Professor of the Practice Stephen Wolgast. A journalism graduate of Kansas State University, Justice Biles worked as a reporter for The Associated Press in Topeka while attending Washburn University Law School. He explained how judges have to interpret the key words in the First Amendment and took students’ questions about the law and his career.

Faculty Development Academies Week is May 19-23: It focuses on topics of importance to faculty and is dedicated time for professional development. Faculty are welcome to join for as many days as they’d like during the week. Learn more.  

Cheers to Careers podcasts: JMC alum Pat Strathman, station manager and host of The Pulse at ESPN Wichita, was a recent guest.

Work for KU School of Business: The KU School of Business is hiring a marketing communications intern for the next academic year. The role supports content strategy and creation for the KU School of Business communications priorities by writing weekly blogs, developing daily social media content and supporting event marketing. Applications are due today! Apply here. 

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Francesca Chambers is one of four 2025 Washington Women in Journalism Award Winners. The Washingtonian Magazine gives the award. Chambers, who grew up in Paola, Kansas, is the White House correspondent at USA Today and has been reporting on the Oval Office for over a decade. Read more here.

Alex McLoon is a multimedia journalist for KING-TV in Seattle.

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