Rick Boyce is recognized as being among the first digital pioneers to develop commercial advertising for the World Wide Web. A media buyer with the San Francisco ad agency Hal Riney & Partners, Boyce was recruited by HotWired’s chief executive officer, Andrew Anker, to be HotWired’s director of business development when the company was founded […]
Cheri (Cherilyn) Brennan (’72 BA Communication) founded Alliance Communications, a marketing/public relations consulting firm in Bellevue, in 1990. Upon graduation from WSU, she joined an advertising agency in San Francisco and subsequently worked at Williams-Sonoma. A native of Kirkland, Cheri returned to the Seattle area in the mid-70s. Her experience includes PR/marketing positions with various […]
Bob Brunkow graduated in 1968 from the Murrow College of Communication at WSU. Bob credits much of his success to his Department Chair, Robert A. Mott. Mr. Mott (always Mr. Mott) led by outstanding example and set a very high bar of expectations for his students. Mr. Mott’s expectations were generally well met by his […]
Paul E. Casey is the CEO and founder of Casey Communications Inc., a full-service marketing and communications firm based in Seattle. Casey Communications also places radio advertising across the nation. Paul wrote a critically acclaimed book, “Is Self-Employment for You?” and has produced and hosted radio shows that help small businesses succeed. Prior to founding […]
Rod Brooks is the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for PEMCO Insurance Company, where he serves as the Executive committee member responsible for oversight and direction of corporate marketing, advertising, communications, and brand management. A 1975 graduate of the Murrow School of Communication at WSU, Brooks has proven to be a versatile and results-driven […]
Joe has worked at large and small agencies with large and small brands across a variety of industries and media. He develops and drives the media practice, which includes advertising, search, and social media. To do so, he draws on 20-plus years of experience in the advertising world, including automotive/transportation, restaurant, grocery, food and beverage, […]
John Ibsen, or “Ibby” as he was known among friends during his days at the Murrow, is now the senior vice president of creative film services for Walt Disney Studios. John led the campaign for Marvel’s “The Avengers,” which set iTunes records twice for the most-viewed trailer and posted an opening of more than $200 […]
Criteria This endowment is established by the Seattle Times and the Blethen Family which founded the scholarship to help minority students to obtain higher education and careers in print journalism and print advertising. If, at some future date, WSU and the Seattle Times agree that minorities are no longer underrepresented in print journalism and print […]
Criteria The distributions from this fund shall be used to provide one or more scholarships to the most promising student(s) who is a declared communication major in The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication according to the following criteria: Students pursuing either the advertising or public relations sequence and enrolled in upper division communication classes. […]