Two of the Communication Department’s members were honored at the College of Fine Arts and Communication’s yearly awards presentation on May 8.
Professor Clark McMillion was honored for thirty years of service to UM-St. Louis. In addition to teaching courses in Persuasive Communication, Small Group Communication, and Public Speaking, Professor McMillion serves as the undergraduate Advising Coordinator, and the Coordinator for Internships and Practicums.
Linda Vaughn, the departmental Administrative Assistant, received the 2013 Staff Excellence Award. In the letter nominating her for the award, which was read at the awards ceremony, highlighted Ms. Vaughn’s dedication to students. Departmental Chair Alan Heisel wrote:
As the first point of contact for many current and prospective students, Linda does an incredible job helping students navigate both within the department and in the general academic landscape. She always makes the extra effort to solve problems for students while they are in her office and before they leave. When an issue cannot be resolved, she doesn’t simply send the student to another office. Instead, she makes that call. . . I would be hard pressed to count how many times I’ve seen students thanking her for helping them with courses, internships, computer labs, and even parking.
Congratulations to them both!
