Tom Lamonica, BJ ’75

Tom Lamonica, BJ ’75, retired in 2006 after a 31-year career in college sports public relations to become a faculty member in the School of Communication at Illinois State University and a communication consultant. In addition to teaching public relations, he has built the school’s internship program into Illinois State’s largest and helped create the … Continued

Brian Peterson, BJ ’89

Brian Peterson, BJ ’89, became head of communications for Esri, the world’s leader in geographic information systems, mapping software, and location analytics in February 2012. Prior to his new position at Esri, Peterson had been vice president of corporation communications for Fox Cable Networks for three years.

Melissa Farlow, MA ’94

Melissa Farlow, MA ’94, will be honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award by the Indiana University School of Journalism this fall. She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who has contributed to National Geographic publications for almost 20 years, traveling around the globe to capture images from Alaska to the Austrian Alps. For almost 20 years, … Continued

Marlene Neill, MA ’07

Marlene Neill, MA ’07, completed her doctoral degree in advertising at the University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 13, 2012. She is a full-time lecturer at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.