Business Communication

On Friday, May 11, 32 Business Communication students will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas as members of the class of 2012. They include the following students:

In keeping with tradition, members of  The Villager’s editorial staff said farewell to the seniors during an end-of-the-semester dinner at Bonefish Grill. Gifts for the seniors (engraved mugs filled with chocolates) and lots of festivities made the evening fun. The group, around the circle from left, included senior Stephanie Hilton (sports editor), senior Mandy Stark (co-editor-in-chief), senior Ashleigh Wagner (co-editor-in-chief), Allison Winer (features editor), Matt Winebrenner (reviews editor), Chip Rouse (faculty advisor), senior Ryan Collett (sports editor), and Andrew Windham (photography editor). Goodbye seniors, and congratulations!

Stevenson’s athletes celebrated their achievements on and off the fields at the 18th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet on April 29, 2012. Our BusCom senior athletes played in six sports, and the department would like to congratulate the eight seniors who have participated in the NCAA Division III programs. They are

D.J. Milliken (Baseball)
Shaniqua Fletcher (Cheer)
Ashley Beam (Field Hockey)
Brooks DiFiore (Lacrosse)
Emily Gartrell (Lacrosse)
Stephanie Hilton (Lacrosse)
Chris Benson (Soccer)
Matthew Liska (Soccer)

In the photo, seniors Stephanie Hilton and Emily Gartrell show off their awards.

The Gen 1 Program concluded a two-year grant under the guidance of its director, Dr. Deric M. Greene, with a dinner and awards ceremony that also included a panel of Gen 1 students responding to questions about their experiences. In the photographs at left, the panelists are comfortable talking about what they have learned; essay contest finalists Bianca Miller, Julissa Bey, and Leah Cornett each won $200 VISA gift cards; and below, Dasson Bell (in the white jacket) won the top prize in the Gen 1 essay contest, an iPad 3. Here she is shown with her mentor Dr. Betty Ann Rigney; the Gen 1 program director, Dr. Deric M. Greene;  and her family. (Photos courtesy of Dr. Deric Greene)

Stevenson’s ECA conventioneers returned safe and sound to Maryland after their four-day jaunt to Boston for the conference. Alex Nalepa, Mandy Stark, Ashleigh Wagner, and Sydney Stoner are pictured at left on the banks of the Charles River. Below, they pause for a photo on the steps of an MITclassroom building, and gather inside for a photo at Harvard University. In the lower photo, the students and their advisor, Dr. Leeanne Bell McManus, meet with Brad Mello, the Associate Director for Academic and Professional Affairs for the national office of Lambda Pi Eta. At the conference, the students presented their own paper on a panel as well as attended breakout sessions of leading educators in the field of communication. (Photos courtesy of Ashleigh Wagner)

In between attending Eastern Communication Association conference sessions and presenting their own research as part of a panel, four BusCom Lambda Pi Eta students and their advisor took a jaunt from Boston to Harvard University to see the campus and compare notes. In the photo, from left, are Dr. Leeanne Bell McManus, Alex Nalepa, Ashleigh Wagner, Mandy Stark, and Sydney Stoner. They paused at the information center for a photo opportunity. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Leeanne Bell McManus)