Boyd’s gift helps break Day of Giving Records
Col. Tom Boyd, a 1971 Journalism graduate, has created the WVU Reed College of Media’s first faculty fellowship fund with a $150,000 gift that helped the College shatter its annual Day of Giving record.
The Reed College of Media and College of Creative Arts will merge to form the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media as of July 1, 2024. Get details.
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Col. Tom Boyd, a 1971 Journalism graduate, has created the WVU Reed College of Media’s first faculty fellowship fund with a $150,000 gift that helped the College shatter its annual Day of Giving record.
As part of Scholastic Journalism Week, Feb. 19-23, the WVU Reed College of Media recognized alumni who began their journalism careers in high school, including Teran Malone (BSJ, 2023), John McPherson (BSJ, 1979; MS Integrated Marketing Communications, 2013), Michael Rinker (BSJ, 2020) and Olivia Sneed (BSJ, 2019).
From an active-duty U.S. Air Force member to a first-generation college student, the 2024 WVU Reed College of Media IMC & DMC Scholarship recipients run the gamut in terms of life and work experiences, but they each demonstrate the drive to advance their careers and the desire to make a positive impact on their communities.
Our faculty are experts in emerging media technologies, mis- and disinformation, community news, public interest communications, community branding, interactive design, broadcast news, media ethics, crisis communication and so much more. Their work is frequently published in top journals and they are invited to speak at international conferences.
Here are some of their feats.Coronavirus has had an impact on nearly everyone around the world, uprooting
life and work. College of Media students faced a move to online classes,
unexpected departures from Morgantown, interrupted sports seasons and,
as journalists and communicators, a call to continue the essential work
of reporting while keeping themselves and others safe. And in these struggles,
we’ve seen resilience.
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