By: Maddy Harberberger
E.R.A.S.E lymphoma The Bateman Blue campaign targets the Kent State community, local medical students, and businesses in downtown Kent. The team has tabled on campus in different high-trafficked areas and communicated with several businesses and organizations in downtown Kent. They also used social media and face-to-face events to raise awareness. Bateman Blue has reached hundreds of people to encourage them to pledge to E.R.A.S.E lymphoma: use Education, Research, Awareness, and Support to Eradicate the disease. Bateman Blue consists of five team members:
NEOMED Event Bateman Blue is collaborating with the Committee for Student Clinical Research at NEOMED. They will host an event on March 9th at NEOMED’s campus to connect with med students and encourage them to pursue a professional relationship with LRF. Trivia Night Bateman Blue also hosted a Medical Drama Trivia Night on March 3rd. Here, attendees tested their medical drama knowledge and won awesome prizes, from free t-shirts to gift cards and more! Bateman Blue Team from Left to Right: Genevieve Krejci, Maddy Harberberger, Yarillis Sotomayor, Chloe Zofchak, Jordyn Forkell
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![]() For more information: Wendy A. Turrell Meeker Scholarship Chair 330-573-6057 Akron, OH--The Akron Area Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) awarded Kent State University senior Brady Warmbein its David A. Meeker Scholarship. Warmbein carries an overall 3.97 GPA with a 4.0 GPA in his major of public relations. Warmbein will receive $1,500 and a first-year professional membership in PRSA upon graduation, paid for by the Akron Chapter of PRSA. The Meeker Scholarship is given annually in the name of the late David Meeker, a five-time recipient of PRSA’s most prestigious award, the Silver Anvil. Meeker was a long-time PRSA member, founding partner of Meeker-Young LLC, and retired executive vice president of Edward Howard & Company. The Meeker Scholarship competition is open to any student who is from, or attends college in, Northeastern Ohio, and who is majoring in public relations or a closely allied communications field. Warmbein holds leadership positions in the Kent State chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors fraternity. His extracurricular activities include summers spent volunteering with the Miracle League baseball program for disabled children in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Upon graduation he plans to begin a career in digital public relations in an agency setting. In addition to the Meeker Scholarship winner, the Meeker competition awards first-year professional PRSA memberships to two runners-up. This year’s second and third place winners are Youngstown State senior Kylee Chrastina and Mount Union University senior Peyton Zamarelli. Chrastina is majoring in communication studies and has a GPA of 3.94. She plans to dedicate her public relations career to working in the political sector to bring about change for marginalized groups. Zamarelli has a double major in public relations and music and carries a 3.8 GPA. Both young women are involved in many extracurricular and pre-professional activities. By: Troy Heatwole
In honor of Black History Month, we at PRSSA want to acknowledge and bring recognition to MDJ Professor, Gene Shelton, who has been an active participant in the advancement of black voices in the journalism and public relations fields. Professor Shelton has enjoyed an expansive career working in journalism, media, and public relations. After graduating in 1972, he began his work as a reporter for The Cleveland Press. He shifted in his career and moved to Los Angeles. He worked as a publicist and writer for different influential studios including Motown Records, Columbia Records, and Epic Records. His clients have included some of the greatest names in music: The Jacksons, Prince, Davis Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, Chaka Khan, and so many more. One of his most notable clients has been the reigning “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson. Shelton worked extensively with the musician’s album promotions of Off the Wall and Thriller. When asked about what advice he would give younger students, he said "My advice to future practitioners is to be true to yourself. Work with a passionate drive to be the best at what you do. Any job that causes stress, is not the job for you. Always practice with a solid foundation of truth, integrity and empathy for others." Professor Shelton has earned numerous awards throughout his career, such as The Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Leadership Award that “recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who encourage diversity,” as well as the Judge Harold K. Stubbs Humanitarian Award for Distinguished Service in Education. His advocacy for diversity has also earned him the Kent State University Trailblazer Award. Black pioneers, like Professor Shelton, continue to open doors for people of color within the world of communication and information, inspiring a new generation of storytellers. By: Joyleah Odom
Dr. Cheryl Lambert, an MDJ professor at Kent State, shares her most memorable experiences in her career and encourages students to take outside opportunities to find new interests. After earning her master’s degree in journalism from Temple University, Lambert spent several years working as a publisher and feature writer in Philadelphia. However, her need for a support system and sense of belonging ultimately drew her in a different direction. The position of public relations in internal communications at Sears headquarters opened up and Lambert was able to use her skills in journalism to aid her in this new position. Even with her prior experience as a writer, Lambert still had difficulty transitioning from journalism to public relations. It required her to do lots of “on-the-job learning," but she said that it was worth it. At Sears, Lambert could recognize the work the company did to celebrate and promote diversity and inclusion. “… there was a strong tradition in corporate headquarters of promoting and celebrating diversity,” Lambert said about the company. “There was a sense of belonging from well-regarded employee resource groups which partially served as advisory organizations to the company CEO.” In her career, her favorite campaign of all time was “Sears Grand!” The project was a rebranding initiative that included the creation of a stand-alone store in suburban Chicago with new items such as clothes, groceries, etc. “We did some media training of the store manager, connecting with a small non-profit to introduce ourselves to the community, hiring a jazz band to play on the soft opening night,” Lambert said. This project was also memorable because it was her first chance to be involved with external public relations. To this day, she still remembers this as still one of her fondest work memories. Lambert’s advice for aspiring public relations professionals is to take opportunities outside of your area of interest and be content with not always getting accolades for your work. “I heard a tough saying once ‘your paycheck is your praise,’” Lambert said. By: Joyleah Odom
To celebrate Black History Month, PRSSA would like to highlight Mike Jackson, the Professional-In-House for the spring semester. Mike has a long and impressive career, one that we hope inspires you to be ambitious and never settle for less. Mike Jackson is the founder of 2050 Marketing, a marketing consulting firm that helps companies build their brand to best fit the America of the future. 2050 has worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. He has worked with companies such as Coors, USAA, Vision Media, and several others. Additionally, he has had executive leadership roles at Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Coors, and GM. He provides his expertise as a marketing analyst guest commentator and contributor for NBC, CNBC, ABC, NPR, CCTV, USE Today. As of recent, Jackson has returned to his alma mater to be a Professional-In-House and to work with Franklin Advertising. When asked about what he enjoyed most about his career, he said he enjoys his ability to work with global brands. He is proud to be one of the few African Americans to lead advertising and marketing for General Motors. One of his favorite projects that he worked on was assisting Insurance and Financial firm, USAA in the agency selection process after they terminated a seven-year relationship with their creative and media agency over a racist email controversy. "I worked closely with the USAA CMO, to define the values necessary for new agency partners, and assisted with the selection of the new agency," Jackson said. When asked about how to achieve a common goal with a diverse group of people, he said “staffing your teams (internal or external) with a diverse set of thoughts and experiences is the key. My style is to respect everyone that I come in contact with while maintaining a focus on delivering outstanding results.” Starting 2050 Marketing has come with its own set of challenges. With the companies goal of adapting and preparing for the America of tomorrow, it is difficult to get large companies to adapt. “Most of the challenges are convincing brands and agencies to allocate resources and convincing c-suite leaders to emotionally invest, accordingly,” Jackson said. When asked about his time at Kent State, he said, “my time at Kent State helped me ‘grow up,' refine my personal and professional skills, and have the confidence that enabled me to be a leader in corporate America at a time when opportunities for African American males were few and far between.” We celebrate Black History Month and Mike Jackson’s career in hopes to shed light on the amazing things African American people have done for this country. We wish his career well and we're excited to watch how he continues to strive ahead in the field of communications. |
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