January 2010

Tony Romo honored during EIU visit

Communication studies alumnus Tony Romo, now the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, returned to the Eastern campus for Homecoming to have his Panthers jersey retired and to be inducted into the EIU Athletic Hall of Fame.

Read more about Romo's visit, as well as his 2008 donation to the Department of Communication Studies, here.

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Corn-Revere receives alumni award

Speech communication alumnus Bob Corn-Revere '77, a First Amendment and communications lawyer in Washington D.C., received a Distinguished Alumnus award during EIU Homecoming. During his visit, he spoke to a group of 125 communication studies students and faculty.

For details on Corn-Revere's impressive career (which includes successfully petitioning for a pardon for the late comedian Lenny Bruce 37 years after his obscenity conviction in 1964, as well as representing CBS in the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" case), click here.

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WEIU-TV collects awards, including Emmy

Several communication studies majors have received prestigious awards this year, including WEIU-TV's Mid-America Emmy for its student-produced local newscast, "News Watch."

For details on WEIU's first-ever Emmy, as well as the many other noteworthy awards our students have won, please click here.

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EIU graduate student wins thesis award

Communication studies graduate student Tasha Dunn Rennels received the 2010 Thesis Award of Excellence in the College of Arts and Humanities, the second-highest form of recognition for a thesis project at EIU.

Congratulations to Tasha and her thesis adviser, Suzanne Enck-Wanzer!

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Where are they now?

As part of our continuing series of updates on your fellow alumni, we are featuring Dana (Taylor) Cornell '95, '02; Tim Carver '96; Brian Hajik '04, '06; and Matt Shivers '01.

Click here to see who is an assistant principal in a district where residents use more than 30 different languages, who works on a new media team for State Farm, who occasionally appears on Edward Jones' closed-circuit TV network, and whose production work has been seen on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and other national venues.

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Farewell to six faculty members

Best wishes to six communication studies faculty members who recently left EIU: Terry Perkins and Norman Greer have retired; Mehdi Semati and Susan Enck-Wanzer left to pursue positions at Northern Illinois University and North Texas University, respectively; and Leah LeFevre and Katie Striley moved on continue their graduate studies.

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Join us on Facebook

Connect with old friends and make new ones in the Communication Studies Alumni Group on facebook!

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