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On Friday, November 20, The School of Mass Communication and Journalism will induct 12 distinguished advertising and public relations alumni into its Hall of Fame. The Symposium is free and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with panel discussions led by the honorees. Tickets for the luncheon are $35 and may be purchased by contacting Many Nace by email or 601.266.4258. All proceeds benefit the Robert Gene Wiggins and the Barbara Shoemake endowment scholarships.

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2009 MCJ Hall of Fame Inductees
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Beth & Rick Bice	John Forde, APR	Reed Guice

Rex Kelly	Mart Martin	Danny Mitchell

Lt. Col. Roger Steven Murray	Donna Ritchey, APR	Peter Rogers

Barbara Shoemake	Cindy Smartt

See previous Hall of Fame inductees

Event Schedule
All events held at the Thad Cochran Center

8:30-9 a.m.	Registration
9-10:15 a.m.	The Future of Advertising and Public Relations Moderator: John Forde, APR Panelists: Mart Martin, Peter Rogers, Reed Guice, and Donna Ritchey, APR
10:30-11:45 a.m.	Building A Communications Career Moderator: Danny Mitchell Panelists: Rick Bice, Cindy Smartt, Rex Kelly, and Roger Steven Murray
Noon – 1:15 p.m.	Hall of Fame Luncheon -- Ticketed Event
1:30-3 p.m.	Round Table Discussions Entrepreneurship: Cindy Smartt, Rick Bice and Reed Guice Nonprofit PR: Roger Steven Murray and John Forde, APR Creative Advertising: Mart Martin, Beth Bice and Peter Rogers Building Strategic Relationships: Donna Ritchey, APR, Rex Kelly and Danny Mitchell
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Thanks to the 2009 Symposium
and Hall of Fame sponsors

Cities West Publishing
USM College of Arts and Letters
USM Alumni Association
Mississippi Power
Forrest General Hospital
Public Relations Association of Mississippi
Pine Belt & Mississippi Beach Chapters
The Student Printz
WUSM

See the 2009 Hall of Fame media coverage
PSA 1
PSA 2
PSA 3

11/14/09 Hattiesburg American story

11/06/09 USM Alumni Association Web story

11/04/09 Top Ad Executive Among Prominent Alumns to be Honored at Journalism Symposium

10/5/09 Hall of Fame, Symposium set for Nov. 20; Job, Internship Fair to be held Nov. 19

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