Mike Debraggio
315-859-4680

College and University Communications Professionals

Letter of Support for VA Tech Colleagues

Read the response from Larry Hincker

Virginia Tech Response

April 30, 2007

Office of University Relations
c/o. Mr. Larry Hincker
Associate Vice President for University Relations
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
314 Burruss Hall (0229)
Blacksburg, VA  24061

Dear Colleagues,

We the undersigned college public relations, media relations and communications professionals throughout the United States and Canada express our unqualified support for our colleagues at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as they continue to respond to the tragedy of April 16, 2007. Under the most trying of circumstances you have performed professionally, compassionately and with the utmost integrity in dealing with an almost overwhelming onslaught of inquiries and requests for information.

We admire your dedication to the welfare of the Virginia Tech community on campus and throughout the world, and we respect the decisions you made based on the best information available at the time.

Sincerely,

Dennis O’Shea
Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Mike Debraggio
Executive Director of Communications
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY

Mary Bartlett
Director of Public Relations
Scripps College
Claremont, CA

Todd Wilson
Director of Communications
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY

Jim Tranquada
Director of Communications
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA

Meg Kimmel
Senior Creative Advisor and College Editor
Davidson College
Davidson, NC

Terry Denbow
Vice President for University Relations
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Jeanne Norberg
Director, Purdue News Service
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

Amy Lunday
Senior Media Relations Representative
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Kathleen D. Valenzi
Director, Strategic Communications / Editorial & Design Group
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Lisa Katz
Director of News Services
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Rhea N. Lewis
Director of Communications and External Relations
Division of Business Services
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Bill Murphy
Vice President for Communications
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
 
Shelly Hoffman
Assistant Vice President, Media Relations
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Tony Sorrrentino
Executive Director, Public Affairs
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Alan Cubbage
Vice President for University Relations
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Steve Parrott
Director of University Relations
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 

Steve Givens
Associate Vice Chancellor &
Executive Director of University Communications
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Alan Acosta
Associate Vice President/Public Affairs
Director of University Communications
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Tony Fitzpatrick
Senior Science Editor
Office of Public Affairs
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Michael Schoenfeld
Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

David Jarmul
Associate Vice President, News and Communications
Duke University
Durham, NC 

John McCarroll
Executive Director, University Relations
Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Holly Foster
Associate Director, Media Relations
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY

Lara A. Kalafatis
Vice President, University Relations
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Laura Lessnau
Associate Director of the News Service
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Jeff Kosmacher
Director of Media Relations
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY

James E. Barlow
Director of Science and Research Communications
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Lisa Lapin
Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Communications
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

Karen Fennie
Communications Specialist
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY

Debbie Clark
Director of Alumni Publications
Alfred University
Alfred, NY

Susan C. Goetschius
Director of Communications
Alfred University
Alfred, NY

Sally Chapman Cameron
Director of College Communications
Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA

Jennifer Oxley
Director of Communications
Albertson College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID

Paul Fitzgerald
Public Affairs Officer
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, NS, Canada

Mary Helen Stoltz
Manager of Public Relations
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, MO

Dick Jones
Principal
Dick Jones Communications
State College, PA 

Nancy Davis
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Pauline Austin
Deputy Director, Office of Public and Media Relations
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Tom Davis
Director of Public Information
Bryan College
Dayton, TN

Kelly Bartling
News Manager
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

April M. Fatula
Director of News Services
Harding University
Searcy, AR

Michael P. Griffin
Director of News & Digital Content Services
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY

John Lester
Director of Public Relations
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA

Joann Rodgers
Director, Media Relations & Public Affairs
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Phil de Haan
Media Relations
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI

Kirk J. Englehardt
Director of Communication
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Atlanta, GA

Michael R. Gross
Director of College Communications
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA

Jill Katz
Manager of Marketing & Communications
Institute of Contemporary Art
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Michael T. Strecker
Director of Public Relations
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

Bob Roseth
Director, News and Information
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Chris Mitchell
Sports Information Director
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Stacie Spector
Associate Vice Chancellor, University Communications and Public Affairs
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA

Mike Ferlazzo
Communications Specialist, News Service
Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Arlie Corday
Director of Communications and Media Relations
Office for Public Affairs
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Annette Hannon Lee
Director of University Relations
North Georgia College & State University
Dahlonega, GA

Nancy Phinney
Director of Public Affairs
Editor, Westmont Magazine
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA

Scott Craig
Manager of Media Relations
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA

Keith Jennings
Assistant Director, Marketing Communication
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Alyson Kakugawa-Leong
Director Media Relations
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI

Rama Sudhakar
Director of Communications
Trinity College
Hartford, CT

Kristen K.C. Bonilla
Public Information Officer
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI

Marie Felde
Executive Director of Media Relations
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Bob Finnerty
Chief Communications Officer
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Bob O'Rourke
Vice President for Public Relations
Caltech
Pasadena, CA

Helaine S. Klasky
Associate Vice President, Public Affairs
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Mike Norris
Director of Communications
Centre College
Danville, KY

Bill Burton
News Bureau Director
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Jim Amidon
Director of Public Affairs and Marketing
Secretary of the College
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN

John L. Hopkins
Associate Vice President for College Relations & Marketing
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH

Wendy Greenberg
Director of Media Relations
Ursinus College
Collegeville PA

Lisa M. Cania
Associate Vice President for University Relations
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY

Rhonda Scoby
Director of Public Affairs
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Tyler, TX

Toni Moore
Print Media Specialist, Public Affairs
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Tyler, TX

Rebekah B. Williams
Media Relations Specialist, Public Affairs
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Tyler, TX

Jim Manke
Director of Communications, Office of the Chancellor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Susie P. Gonzalez
Assistant Director, University Communications
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX

Cynthia Quinn, Esq.
Director of Communications and External Relations
William S. Richardson School of Law
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Rick Peterson
Associate Director of Public Affairs
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI

Elaine Thomas
Director of Communications
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA

Ellen Averill
Director, Public Relations and Marketing
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa OK

Sally Widman
Director of College Communications & Web Information
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA

Wendy Greenberg
Director of Media Relations & Editor
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA

Brian K. Furuto
Chancellor's Chief of Staff
Honolulu Community College (University of Hawai'i System)
Honolulu, HI

Zoltan Bedy, Ph.D.
President, PRSA-CNY
Assistant Professor of Public Relations
Oswego State University
Oswego, NY

Karen Roeper
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs
Earlham College
Richmond, IN

Barb Davis
Publications Production Assistant
Alfred State College
Alfred, NY

Jane Nicholson
Director of University News
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

Jack Hire
Director of Public Affairs
Denison University
Granville, OH

Sarah Ellis
Director, News Media Relations
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO

Paul Kovach
Vice President for College Communications
Chatham College
Pittsburgh, PA

Cynthia Peters
Director, Media Relations
Pomona College
Claremont, CA

Mark G. Wood
Senior Director, Communications
Pomona College
Claremont, CA

Cynthia Santora
Director, Public Relations
Alfred State College
Alfred, NY

Jim Kolesar
Assistant to the President for Public Affairs
Williams College
Williamstown, MA

Jane Turnis
Media Relations Manager
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

Ellen Ryder
Director, Office of Public Affairs
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

Karl Hill
Research Communications
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Eric Cárdenas
Director of Media Relations
Connecticut College
New London, CT

Kendra Branchick
Assistant Director of Communications
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA

William G. Gilroy
Assistant Director of News and Information
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Jim Garringer
Director of Media Relations
Taylor University
Upland, IN

Judith Smith
Media Relations Officer
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Helen S. Plotkin
Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Hendrix College
Conway, AR

Evie Lazzarino
Assistant Vice President
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA

Ellen Davis
Director of Communications
Southwestern University
Georgetown TX

Vige Barrie
Director of Media Relations
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY

Becky Beddoe
News & Information Coordinator
Walla Walla College
College Place, WA

Michael Stone
Executive Director University Communications, Marketing & Communication Services
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Annette Hannon Lee
Director of University Relations
North Georgia College & State University
Dahlonega, GA
 
Edward F. Tate III
Vice President
Kroeger Associates, Inc.
Newtown, PA

Bonnie B. Gorman
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI


Mark Hendricks
Director of University News Service
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Duane Chattin
Director of Public Information
Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN

Judy Williams
Director of Communications
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Timothy M. Akin
Director of Marketing and Communications
Graduate School of Management
University of California, Davis

Cheryl P. Roland
Executive Director of News and Communications
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Jay Blanton
Executive Director of Public Relations
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Bill Jenkins
Director, Public Relations & Communications
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Michael Hemmesch
Director of Media Relations
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
St. Joseph/Collegeville, MN

Jeffree Itrich
Recruitment Communications Specialist
Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study
University of California, San Diego

Tom Krattenmaker
Associate VP, Public Affairs and Communications
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR

Charlie Melichar
Vice President of Public Relations and Communications
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
 
Barbara Brooks
Director of Public Relations and Communications
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
 
Caroline Jenkins
Associate Director of Media Relations
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY

Janis J. Nichols
Associate Vice President of Communications
Willamette University
Salem, OR

Tomika DePriest
Executive Director
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA

Patricia A. Lawson
Associate VP Communications
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA

Amy Gage
Director of Marketing-Communications
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN

Kathleen Cabral
Director of Marketing
Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI

Sean Dallas
Director, Communications & Public Relations
Delaware Valley College
Doylestown, PA
 
Sarah Boyle
Graphic Designer
Delaware Valley College
Doylestown, PA
 
Lynn Murphy
Administrative Assistant to the DCPR
Delaware Valley College
Doylestown, PA
 
Daniel Grebb
Web Specialist
Delaware Valley College
Doylestown, PA

Margot Schrire
Director of Communications
University of Hawai`i Foundation
Honolulu, HI

Helene Sokugawa
Institutional Analyst
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Lauren Robinson-Brown
Director of Communications
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Cass Cliatt
Media Relations Manager
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Kathy Coley
Director of Communications
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY

Maril Revette Stratton
Assistant Chancellor
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

Cynthia Lawson
Assistant to the Chancellor, Marketing and Communications
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Becky Lofstead
Director of News and Information Services
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Denise H. Horton
Director of Communications , College of Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Mary Ackerly
Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Director of Communications
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA

Dee Ann Rexroat
Director of College Communications
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA

Sandi Mulconry
Principal
Group M Communications
Skaneateles, NY

Ken Owen
Director of Media Relations
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN

Tony Pals
Director of Public Information
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Washington, DC

Meg Lauerman
Director of University Communications
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Janet Ragland
Director of University Relations
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX

James Jolly
Director of Marketing & Communications
Coker College
Hartsville, SC

Joan C. McKinney
Director of University Communications
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY


Terry Kimbrow
Central Baptist College
Conway, AR

Rebecca M. (Becky) Sullivan
Director of Public Affairs
NASULGC, A Public University Association
Washington, DC

Theresa Bourgeois
Assistant to the President for Media and Public Relations
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY 

Jason Hughes
Director of Media Relations
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL

Lynne Bruton
Director of Public Relations
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
 
Dr. Michelle Morris
Vice President for University Relations
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX

Mary Ellen Hamer, APR
Director of Strategic Communications & Outreach
Independent Colleges of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN

Marty O'Gwynn
Director, University Communications
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK

Mardi Mileham
Director of Public Relations
Linfield College
McMinnville, OR

Ruth S. Wardwell
Director of Communications
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA

Sharon Jones Schweitzer
Asst. Vice President for University Communications
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX

Ben Anderson
Director of Public Information
Warren Wilson College
Asheville, NC

Eric Cardenas
Director of Media Relations
Connecticut College
New London, CT

Karen To
Director of New Media and Web Editor
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO

Stephen Newton
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
King College
Bristol, TN

Kevin Morrow
Executive Director of News Services
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Susan Huckstep
Director of Public Relations
Averett University
Danville, VA

Pete Mackey
Chief Communications Officer
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

John W. Paff, APR
Executive Assistant to the President, Executive Director of Communication
Huntington University
Huntington, IN
 
Tracie Sweeney
Director of Public Relations
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI

Teresa Gereaux, APR
Director of Public Relations
Roanoke College
Salem, VA

Joyce A. Wood
Associate Vice President for University Relations and Marketing
Taylor University
Upland, IN

Bruce Erickson
Assoc VP for University Communications
California State University, Fullerton

Sara Severance Weinert
Vice President for Communications
Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

Ashley Sidebottom
Staff Writer
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

Jane Leibbrand
Vice President for Communications
NCATE
Washington, DC

Kate Spencer
Assistant Vice President, University Marketing and Communications
Fordham University
New York, NY

Lynn B. Stewart
Director of Public Relations
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA

Greg Schuckman
Assistant Vice President for University Relations
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Rick Peterson
Associate Director of Public Affairs
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI

Mark Kelly
Assistant Vice President and Director of Public Relations
Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Stephanie Damron
Director of Marketing & Communications
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY

Mark Stevens
Director of Communications
United States Sports Academy
Daphne, AL

Barbara Nombalais
Director of Communications
Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Susan Schleicher
Chief Communications Officer
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX

Melissa Collins Di Leonardo
Director of Communications
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Washington, DC

Martha Milcarek
Asst. Vice President for Public Relations
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

John W. Kerr
Director, Communications and Institutional Marketing
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL

Deborah S. Daley
Director of Public Relations
Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Melanie Apostol
Media Relations Manager
Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Wileen Wong
Associate Director, Public Relations & News
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Lois Perschetz
Editor, The Gazette
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Mary Ann Kovach
Director of Public Relations
Notre Dame College
South Euclid, OH

Gayle McIntosh
Executive Director of Communications
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

Wendy Adair
Assoc. VC/Assoc. VP, University Relations
University of Houston
Houston, TX

Mercy Robb
Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL

Jen Thorson
Associate Vice President of Marketing Communications
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Suzanne Thomas, APR,
Director of College Communications
Malone College
Canton, OH

Dale Goodwin
Director of Public Relations
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Michael Graca
Assistant Vice President, Communications
Wheaton College
Norton MA

Donnie R. Veasey
Director of Public Relations
Regis University
Denver, CO

Steve Johnson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS

Bruce J. Annett, Jr.
Executive Director, Marketing and Public Affairs
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI

Jennifer P. Stoudt
Director of Publications
Albright College
Reading, PA

Katherine Frohoff
Director of Public Relations & Marketing
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO

Jack Dunn
Director of Public Affairs
Boston College
Boston, MA

Gary McDonald
Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Linda Ann Olson, M.Ed.
Executive Director of Communications
Eastern University
St. Davids, PA

Roland King
Vice President for Public Affairs
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Washington, DC

Nancy Ambrosiano
Senior Public Information Officer, Threat Reduction Directorate
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM

Abby Gonzales
News and marketing writer
Central College
Pella, IA

Tim Massie
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Gary D. Lichtman
Director of Media Relations
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

Pamela Gray Payton
Asst. Vice President, Office of Public Relations
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA 

Kelly Leon
Director for Public Relations
Xavier University,
Cincinnati, OH

Timothy J. McDonough
Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs
American Council on Education
Washington, D.C.

Reggie Syrcle
Executive Director, University Relations
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

Elizabeth Hanson
Director of Marketing and Recruitment
Drexel University - Goodwin College
Philadelphia, PA

Michele Martin Morris
Vice President for Marketing and Communication
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL

Susan Rivers
Vice President for Public Affairs
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

Jan Gleason
Executive Director of Marketing
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Michael P. Wilson
Director of Public Relations and Marketing
Moravian College
Bethlehem, PA

Susan A. Steeves
Senior Science Writer &
Media Relations Officer
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

Christine M. Dugan
Director of Media Relations
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

Annette Hacker
Director of News Service
Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Jason B. Gorss
Manager of Media Relations
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Elizabeth A. Braungard       
Director of Marketing
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA

Cathy L. Skitko            
Director of Communications
The Hill School
Pottstown, PA

Lynda Hayes
Director of Public Relations
Philadelphia Biblical University
Langhorne, PA

Mike Lurie
Director of Public Relations
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Baltimore, MD

James N. Katsaounis, M.S.
Director of Communications
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Rose Lombardo
Public Relations Director
Devon Preparatory School for Boys
Devon, PA

Ann Taylor
Communications Account Specialist
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Lisa Weidman
Director of University Relations
Penn State Berks
Reading, PA

Sandy Smith
Writer/Reporter
Widener University
Chester, PA

Camille DeMarco
Director of Publications
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA

Lauren Cusick
Director of Media Relations
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA

Tysen Kendig
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Bethany Doyle
Director of College Relations
Waynesburg College
Waynesburg, PA

Carolyn Vivaldi
Vice President, Strategic Marketing Communications
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Roseanna Shumskas
Marketing and Publications
Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA

Mary Dolheimer
Director of Marketing and Media Relations
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Michael Bruckner
Vice President, Public Relations
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA

Noel Sarah Dietrich
Marketing Coordinator
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Kristy Adams
Webmaster
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA

Melissa Kushner
Director of Public Relations
Reading Area Community College
Reading, PA

Marcy Dubroff
Associate Director, College Communications
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Simone Marie George
Public Information Officer
Wilmington College
New Castle, DE

Anne Marie Lauranzon,
Director of Marketing & Communications
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA
 
Holly Clark,
Media & Communications Specialist
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA

Mary Allen
Public Relations Officer
Widener University School of Law
Wilmington, Del. and Harrisburg, Pa.

Mike Rick
Director of Public Relations
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA

Lawrence Lokman
Assistant Vice Chancellor,
University Communications
University of California, Los Angeles

Curtis Chan
Coordinator of College Relations
Penn State College of Engineering
University Park, PA

Ray Betzner
Director of News Communications
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Brian Kirschner
Asst. Director of Public Relations
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Carol Wood
Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Rebecca Yearsley Signore
Communications Specialist
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Gwynedd Valley, PA

Carola Cifaldi
Associate Director of Public Relations
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

Susan Matson
Director of Enrollment Management & Marketing
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design      
Lancaster, PA

Charles D. Gill
News Area Leader
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences
University Park, PA

Joseph Bonner
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY

Matthew R. Snyder
Director of Communications and Media Relations
Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Ann Leigh Speicher
Assistant Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Association of American Universities
Washington, DC 

Mariea Monday-Richardson
Office of Public Affairs Graphic Designer
Regis University
Denver, CO

Kymm Hunter
Public Relations Director
Benedict College
Columbia, SC

Kelly B. Tehan
Communications Director
Wells College
Aurora, NY

Lynda Paige Fulford (Virginia Tech Class of 1987)
Senior Director of Communications and Community Relations
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA

Kathleen Phillips
State News Bureau Chief
Texas A&M Agriculture
College Station, TX

Ellen Watson
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY

Cathy Andreen
Director of Media Relations
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Dan Forbush
Executive Director of Strategic Communications
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY

Joseph Muehlenkamp
Director of Media Relations
Saint Louis University Medical Center
St. Louis, MO

Nancy Solomon
Senior Media Relations Specialist
Saint Louis University Medical Center
St. Louis, MO

Rachel Otto
Media Relations Specialist
Saint Louis University Medical Center
St. Louis, MO

Deborah Griffith
Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 

Bob Qualls
Director of Public Relations and Communications
Lyon College
Batesville, AR

John DellaContrada
National Media Director
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Melissa Lutz Blouin
Director of Science and Research Communications, University Relations
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

David G. Rees
Senior Advisor and Special Assistant to the President
Bennington College
Bennington, VT

Timothy W. Jordan
Director of Public Relations
Berea College
Berea, KY

Gayle McIntosh
Executive Director of Communications
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

Roger Clow
Director of College Communications
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Sarah F. Briggs
Associate Vice President for Communications
Albion College
Albion, MI

Dana A.S. Rakoczy
Director of Communications
Whittier College
Whittier, CA

Melanie McDonald
Director of Media Relations
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN

Stacey Schmeidel
Director of Public Affairs
Amherst College
Amherst, MA

Toni O'Neal Mosley
Director of Public Relations
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA

Susan M. Chilcott
Vice President for Communications
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Washington, DC

Tracy Syler-Jones
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Communication
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX


Connie Cross
Director of Marketing and Media Relations
Central College
Pella, IA

Buff Lindau
Director of Public Relations
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT

Cynthia Peters
Director, Media Relations
Pomona College
Claremont, CA

Lori N. Doyle
Vice President, Communications
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Steve Ruthsatz
Media Relations Coordinator
Reinhardt College
Waleska, GA 

Karen Roeper
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs
Earlham College
Richmond, IN

Dean Hartman
Director of Communications and Marketing
LaGrange College
LaGrange, GA

Joe Della Posta
Director of Communications & Public Affairs
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY

Dave Maley
Associate Director of Media Relations
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Daniel Wolter
Director, News Service, Office of University Relations
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Jessica McAleer
Manager of Public Relations
St. Joseph's College
Patchogue, NY

Susan Heitman
Associate Vice President, University Public Relations
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

James Grant
Executive Director, Media Relations
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Tracey Muldoon Moran
Assistant Vice President for University Communications
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

John Toon
Manager, Research News & Publications Office
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

Christopher Pollock
Staff Writer, Communications
Wells College
Aurora, NY

Judy Phair
Vice President, Communications
Graduate Management Admission Council®
McLean, VA

Molly G. Altorfer
Director of Communications and Marketing
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Ron Sauder
Vice President for Communications
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Rosemary Harty
Director of Communications
St. John's College
Annapolis MD


Michael Dorsey
Director of Research Communications
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Marianne McBride Lewis
Director of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Bryan McNulty
Director, Communications and Media Relations
Bates College
Lewiston, ME

Marsha S. White
Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
Reinhardt College
Waleska, GA

Coralie A. Alder
Executive Director of Public and Media Relations
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Marie Moughan
Executive Director of Public Relations and Marketing
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

Susan Menning
Assistant Vice Chancellor, University Communications
University of California Irvine

William Johnson
President
Halstead Communications
New York, NY

James Cohen
Deputy Director of Communications
University of California, Irvine

Lynn Bretz
Director of University Communications
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Leigh G. Wills
PR/Media Specialist, University Relations
Clayton State University
Morrow, GA

Janice Tucker McCloud
Director, Public Relations
Muskingum College
New Concord, OH

Carol L. Angus
Director Information & Publications
Five Colleges, Incorporated
Amherst, MA

Mark DeLong
Director of Publications
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA

Joseph Hice, APR
Associate Vice President, Public Relations & Marketing
The University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 

Carrie A. Crouch
Director of Communications
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH

Lisa W. Williams
Executive Director, Media Relations & Publications
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
 
Maureen A. Taylor
Senior Director of Strategic Communication
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Tom Hanrahan
Director of College Relations
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA

Wayne Steffen
University Editor
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA

Katy Steding
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Warner Pacific College
Portland, OR

Sharon Jehlen
Director of Communications
Montreat College
Montreat, NC

Scott Burson
Assistant Vice President for Marketing
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN

Mark A. Wyatt
Vice President for Marketing and Communication
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Robert Stanley Topor
Marketing Higher Education Consultant,
Topor Consulting Group International
Redwood City, CA

Kevin McCaffrey
Associate Director, Office of Communications
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

Chris Williams, Director
University Communications
Anderson University
Anderson, IN

Tracy C. Norlen
News and Media Relations Manager
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

Cyndi McMahon
Associate Director, Office of College Communications
Gordon College
Wenham, MA

David S. Johnson
Manager Marketing Communications
Albright College
Reading, PA

Victoria M. Kidd
News & Editorial Manager
Susquehanna University.
Selinsgrove, PA

Barbara Marshall
Associate Vice President, College Relations & Marketing
Albright College
Reading, PA

Timothy L. Kershner
Director of Public Relations
Alvernia College
Reading, PA 

Becky Peeling, APR
Asst. V.P. for University Relations & Marketing
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL

Trace Brown
Vice President
Blackbird Media Group, Inc.
State College, PA

Michael Podolski
President
Blackbird Media Group, Inc.
State College, PA

Jasmine Ammons Bucher
Director of Campaign Communications
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA

Debra J. Sauders
Director of Publications
Messiah College
Grantham, PA

Marianne Kirby Rhodes
Director, Public Relations and Communications
Delaware County Community College
Media PA

Richard A. Puff
Director, Public Relations & Communications
University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
Cincinnati, OH

Terry Day
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA

Jackie Robertson Gutshall
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA

Craven Williams
President
Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC

Joel Curry, APR
Director, Institutional Communication and Publications
Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN

Jim Roberts
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
College Misericordia
Dallas, PA

Donna Lindemeyer
Director, Office of Communications & Marketing
College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ

Geoffrey Rushton
Assistant News Bureau Manager, Department of Public Information
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Jill Shockey
News Bureau Manager, Department of Public Information
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Annemarie Mountz
Assistant Director of Public Information
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Lynne S. Williams
Director of Development and Public Affairs
Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Sara Olson
Director of Public Relations
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Gerald S. Cohen
Director, Public Affairs
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Wyncote, PA

Doug Lippincott
Executive Director of Communications
Keuka College
Keuka, NY

Mary Ann Hill
Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Doug Smith
Director of University Relations
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bill Avington
St. Joseph's Prep
Director of Marketing and Communications
Philadelphia, PA

Joe Donovan
Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

Sara Hawkins
Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX

Linus Ormsby
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY

Sherie J. Lindvall
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Bethel University
St. Paul, MN

Nancy Nowicki Nicely
Director of Communications
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA

Norm Arkans
Executive Director, Media Relations and Communications
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Linda B. Liebau, APR
Director, Institutional Communications
College of Mount St. Joseph
Cincinnati, OH

Earle Rommel
Director of Public Relations
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Karen Wigginton
Vice President for College Relations
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA

Christine A. Somosi
Director, University Marketing & Communications
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH

Tonya Strong-Charles
University News Director
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH

Laura Wilcox
Vice President for Communications
Council of Independent Colleges
Washington, DC

Joseph G. Biscontini
Communications Instructor
Penn State Delaware County
Media, PA

Kristine Lelong, APR
Director of Public Affairs and External Relations
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Joseph M. Lunardi
Assistant Vice President, Marketing Communications
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

Mitchell Hartman
Director of Communications
Reed College
Portland, OR

Amy Gipson
Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations
Stephens College
Columbia, MO

Karen Bergh
Director of Strategic Marketing
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Don Davidson
Director of Public Relations
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA

Bill Mahon
Assistant Vice President for University Relations
and Director of Public Information
Penn State University
University Park, PA

George T. Richard
Assistant Vice President, Director of College Relations
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea, OH

Jeff Hodges
Director of Public Relations
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA

Richard R. Aguirre
Director of Public Relations
Goshen College
Goshen, IN

Cindy Mooy
Associate Director of Public Affairs
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL

Tracy Syler-Jones
Division of Marketing and Communication
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Jeffrey Alford
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS

David F. Salter
Director of Public Relations
York College
York, PA

Marty Jo Irvin Stellabotte
Former Public Information Officer
Assistant Director of Development
Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA

S.E. Gallagher
Associate Director of Public Relations
Health Sciences Campus
Tufts University
Boston, MA

Lauren Adams
Manager of Electronic Communications
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Brent Bush, Esq.
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV

Maureen B. Zambito,
Director of University Relations
Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV

Lynn Schultz-Writsel
Director, Communications
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

John Maguire
Assistant Vice President for University Relations
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Patricia Ann (Patti) LaSalle
Associate Vice President and
Executive Director of Public Affairs
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Laurie Fenlason
Executive Director of Public Affairs and
Special Assistant to the President
Smith College
Northampton, MA

Cheryl Johnston
Director of Marketing Services & Public Relations
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA

J.D. Ross
Director of Web Content
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY

Teri Brooks
Assistant Director, Public Relations
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC

Trish Lockett
Director of Marketing and Communications
Waldron Mercy Academy
Merion Station, PA

Doug Stone
Director, College Relations
Macalester College
St. Paul, MN

Amy E. Toburen
Director of Communications
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sarah Ray
Director of Public Affairs
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

Georgia Douglass
Director of Marketing Communications
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL