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Alumnus Sanders Receives Award

Keith Sanders, a 1960 graduate of BGSU, has been awarded the 2008 Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to Mass Communication and Journalism from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He accepted the award during the organization’s recent business meeting in Chicago.

“The award recognized Sanders’ long-term leadership in teaching, research and service to journalism education. Sanders is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Missouri and executive director of Kappa Tau Alpha national honor society.

“At Bowling Green, Sanders was managing editor of the BG News in 1959-1960 and  faculty adviser/publisher in 1963-1964.  He was tapped for Omicron Delta Kappa 1959 received the university’s Distinguished Service award in 1960.”

Congratulations, Dr. Sanders!

Long and Anarbaeva Paper in Top Four

A paper written by Bridget Long and Samara Anarbaeva was ranked in the top four student papers of the International and Intercultural Communication Division at the National Communication Association. The paper, “Communicative Adaptability and Intercultural Communication Apprehension: Gender and Cultural Differences in College Students” was chosen from more than 140 papers submitted.

They will receive certificates signifying their achievement at the IICD Business Meeting, Saturday, Nov. 22. It will be held from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Edward A room of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego California.

Congratulations!

– Andy