USM President Saunders teaching public relations

Congratulations!

Dr. Farid Mouzai successfully defended his dissertation this morning. His dissertation, titled "A Portrait of Journalists Working in Algerian Daily Newspapers in the New Millennium," was directed by Dr. Mazharul Haque. This is Dr. Haque's last dissertation meeting. He is retiring this fall after 26 years of service to The University of Southern Mississippi. We will miss you!

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Congratulations, Dr. Allin Means!

Allin Means successfully defended his dissertation, "Links of Connectedness: A Content Analysis and Industry Survey Comparing the Interactive Options of Community and Metro Newspaper Web Site," which was directed by Dr. Fei Xue. Congratulations and best wishes for your future!

Comps exam, June 2010

Dr. Sharee Broussard won 2010 CASE Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Sharee Broussard, who received her doctoral degree in Mass Communication from the University of Southern Mississippi in December, 2009.

Her dissertation, "Source-Message-Receiver in Integrated Marketing Communication A Study of U.S. Institutional Advancement," has been chosen as the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation winner for the 2010 CASE Alice L. Beeman Award for Outstanding Research in Communications and Marketing for Educational Advancement.

More information about the award:
http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Research_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement/Alice_L_Beeman_Research_Awards_in_Communications_and_Marketing_for_Educational_Advancement.html

Synergy

Congratulations to Jim Coll and Alice Ferguson for getting their papers published in the inaugural issue of SYNERGY, an interdisciplinary graduate student journal. In celebration of the university’s centennial, which occured on March 20, 2010, this issue features work exclusively by USM graduate students submitted from each of the five colleges.

Southern Miss alumni at SSCA