November 2014

Three Honored as JayMac Distinguished Alumni

Daryle Voss, JayMac President; Mary Livermore Bush and
Ed Livermore, Jr.; Gaylord College Dean Joe Foote;
Stephanie Frederic; and Dean Blevins

The JayMac Alumni Association recognized three graduates with the 2014 Distinguished Alumni award: Dean Blevins, News 9 sports director; Stephanie Frederic, producer and owner of FGW Productions and Transmedia in Los Angeles; and, Ed Livermore, Sr., Oklahoma community newspaper pioneer. Mr. Livermore passed in April but his family attended the ceremony and received his award.

The JayMac Distinguished Alumni award is bestowed annually upon alumni who have distinguished themselves and their organizations with outstanding careers.

Gaylord College Professor Scott Hodgson and his students produced video profiles of each recipient that really illustrate the breadth of careers our alumni possess. Click the links below to read more about each recipient and to watch the video profiles:

Student Receive Professional Awards

Gaylord College students are proving themselves to be leaders among professionals, as well as their peers, receiving top honors in two professional competitions.

Professional Competitions
Students in the Lindsey and Asp student agency received an Upper Case Award from the Oklahoma City PRSA competition in the Internal Communications Campaign category for their work with the OU Rugby team. They competed against full-service agencies and corporate communications departments to receive this top honor.

Broadcasting and electronic media students and faculty received six Bronze Telly awards this year for video production. The Telly's are one of the most prestigious international professional competitions for regional television, non-broadcast video and commercials. There were more than 12,000 entries this year and the judges are all top winners from past years.

Student Competitions
Gaylord College students continue to be leaders among their peers bringing in dozens of awards and achievements across the majors. Below are just a few of the recent awards:

Broadcasting and electronic media and broadcast journalism

Best Newscast, Student Achievement Award from the Heartland Emmy's
First place for Best Sportscast from College Broadcasters, Inc.'s National Student Electronic Media Convention
Second place award from College Sports Media for Sooner Sports Pad
14 awards from the South Central Broadcasting Society including four Grand Prizes including Best Sports Program for Sooner Sports Pad

Sooner Yearbook

15 Gold Circle Awards for the Sooner Yearbook from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Finalist for Pinnacle Award for Sooner Yearbook from the National College Media association

The Oklahoma Daily

9 Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
First Place for Front Page Design from the Associated Collegiate Press

Gaylord College Adopts New Branding

Over the past two years the Gaylord College Board of Visitors has been working with staff, students and faculty to develop a branding platform to showcase Gaylord College as one of the top journalism programs in the nation. The process was outlined in the most recent issue of the Pulse Alumni magazine (page 32), which you should have received in August. Since that publication, we have received approval to go forward with the new logo and brand.

Below is a video representation of what we are calling the Gaylord College Manifesto, we believe it and the logo above capture the essence of our students, faculty and staff - grounded in tradition, but ready to embrace the new day. We value greatly our connection to the University of Oklahoma brand, and the prestige that goes with it, and will continue to leverage it to elevate the Gaylord College brand as we showcase the excellence of our students, faculty and alumni.

Over the next few months you will begin to see changes in the way we present Gaylord College. We hope that as alumni you will embrace these changes and proudly claim to be a graduate of the Gaylord College, as well as, the University of Oklahoma, regardless of your generation.

Chronicling Sooner Heroes and Veterans

Edgar Frost pens Port Robertson biography

Edgar L. Frost, BA, journalism, 1961, has recently had published (April, 2014) "Port Robertson: Behind the Scenes of Sooner Sports" a biography of the OU wrestling coach and freshman football coach.

As a senior at OU, Frost was sports editor of The Oklahoma Daily. After retiring from the University of Alabama in 2001 and moving back to Norman, he taught Russian at OU as part of President Boren's retired faculty program, while at the same time freelancing articles for Sooner Spectator Magazine. The book on Port Robertson is available from the Oklahoma Heritage Association, Amazon and at the OU Bookstore in the stadium.

John Meek book is basis for History Channel documentary

The latest book by John Martin Meek (Journalism '59), "The Other Pearl Harbor," is the basis for a History Channel-produced program, the first in a series called "Hardcore Heroes," which premiered Aug. 6 on the American Heroes Channel.
One of the two major heroes is then 2nd Lt. Kenneth M. Taylor of Hominy, Oklahoma who left OU at the beginning of his junior year to join the Army Air Corps.
Taylor and his fellow pilot, 2nd Lt. George Welch, were the first pilots in the air to repel the Japanese aircraft during the surprise attack on Dec. 7, 1941. Both were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and also became the first two heroes of World War II.

Kaneisha Lloyd Welcomed as
New Development Director
We are excited to announce that

Kaneisha Lloyd (PR, 2012) as the new director of development and alumni relations for Gaylord College.

Kaneisha was a standout PR student working in the student-run agency, Lindsey and Asp, as an account lead for Habitat for Humanity. She interned at the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center and with the President's Associates and Women's Philanthropy Network, and was also a resident adviser for the athletics department. She has worked as the director of communication for the President's Associates and Women's Philanthropy Network since graduation.

Connect with Kaneisha on 405-325-5090 or via email at klloyd@ou.edu.

Remembering Linda Johnson

Linda Johnson, a 1967 public relations graduate, passed away October 29. Johnson was a die hard Sooner fan and Gaylord College supporter. Her contributions and support will be sorely missed. A public memorial service will be held for Johnson on the OU campus in January, date and time to be determined.

Johnson received the 2014 Regent's Alumni Award (at right with Dean Joe Foote). Read more about Linda.

Student Services Center Dedicated

On October 17, the Gaylord College dedicated its Student Services Center to Paul D. Massad, a 1960 OU journalism/public relations graduate. Massad is the Vice President Emeritus and Senior Associate Vice President and Director of Major Gifts for the university and has spent a lifetime committed to OU students and alumni.

In addition, the college recognized Professor Jim Avery as the inaugural Paul D. Massad Chair in Strategic Communication. The professorship was created in Paul's name when longtime friends and OU donors Will and Helen Webster of Altadena, Calif., made a $1 million gift to establish an endowed faculty chair in Massad's honor. Learn more about Avery.

Two inducted to Arthur W. Page Society

Professor Maureen Taylor was inducted into the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society this past summer. Taylor's public relations research has focused on nation building and civil society, dialogue, the use of websites and new technologies, and issues management. Her research has taken her to Afghanistan, the Balkans, Iraq, Liberia, Malaysia and Sudan. She regularly consults on development projects that include strategic communication components.

Alumn Roger Frizzell (1982, PR) was also inducted into the Arthur W. Page Society this year. Frizzell is the chief communication officer for Carnival Corp. and has served in similar positions for PG&E and American Airlines.

Members of the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society are regarded as thought leaders in public relations or corporate communications based upon a substantial body of work that has made a significant contribution to the profession.

Tom Brokaw, 2014 Gaylord Prize Recipient, Also
To Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, Nov. 24

The Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communication Ceremony honoring Tom Brokaw originally scheduled for November 24 has been postponed so he can accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on that date.

Gaylord College alumni, students and President's Associates members will be notified when the dinner is rescheduled after the first of the year.

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