New Officer Team Now In Place
Congratulations to the newly-elected 2009-2010 officer team! Elected to lead IABC @ UGA for the coming year are:
President: Grace Shim, Speech Communication
VP/Programs: Ching Er, Advertising
VP/Membership: Hillary Traylor, Public Relations
VP/Communications: Lauren Rohde, Public Relations
Secretary: Carissa Sinacori, Public Relations
Treasurer: Katy Sheehan, Business Management
Community Outreach Coordinator: Evan Nowell, Marketing
Officer orientation and transitioning for the new e-board will be held this Sunday, April 26, from 1-3:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Kirby's apartment. Old officers will attend, as well as faculty adviser Dr. Sherrie Whaley, IABC/Atlanta liaison Jamie Traynor, and club founder Jessica Laiti. Lunch will be provided.
Members Enjoy Spring Trip to Georgia Aquarium, CNN
IABC @ UGA had a fantastic Spring Trip to the Georgia Aquarium and CNN Headquarters on Friday, April 17. Eighteen students enjoyed an exciting, behind-the-scenes tour of the world's largest aquarium led by Aquarium public relations specialist Francesca Allegra.
During a lunch at the CNN Food Court, UGA students were joined by IABC/Atlanta members including president Stephen Boyd from Luckyfish, Southern Company's Tripp Cagle, Jamie Traynor, Jillian Boyd and Renitra Simon, and Jackson Communication's Audraine Jackson. After successfully passing through CNN security, the group was treated to a very interesting presentation and question/answer session with CNN's digital and off-channel marketing departments.
CNN digital marketing employees discussed CNN Shirt promotions, topical promotions, CNN mobile and iReport, CNN.com video and social media efforts. Additionally, off-channel marketing efforts such as the Democratic and Republican National Conventions' CNN Grill, Black in America, Planet in Peril, and Election Express Yourself were featured.
IABC@UGA is Student Chapter of the Year!
IABC/University of Georgia has been named the 2009 IABC Student Chapter of the Year!
The chapter and its members were honored on Friday, February 6 during the 2009 IABC Leadership Institute and Chapter Management Awards Reception in Orlando, Fla.
"The combination of strategy, innovation and succession planning shown by the chapter across their programs led the judges to unanimously name IABC at the University of Georgia the 2009 Student Chapter of the Year," said Janna White, chapter relations manager at the San Francisco-based IABC World Headquarters.
UGA made a clean sweep of the student chapter awards when Elizabeth Kirby, president of IABC at UGA, was also named 2009 Student Chapter Leader of the Year.
Don't miss out on being a part of our award-winning organization!
Thanks to Outgoing Officer Team!
2008-2009 IABC Officers (l-r): Ashley Bilhovde, treasurer; Emily Knab, vp/communication; Elizabeth Kirby, president; Ashley Lovell, vp/programs; Kelli Hammock, vp/membership; Ching Horng Er, secretary.
Many thanks to the outgoing IABC@UGA officer team for a fantastic year. Due to their hard work and planning, the organization had its best year ever! It was recognized as the 2009 International Student Chapter of the Year, president Elizabeth Kirby was named Student Chapter Leader of the Year, and the club held its first "Life Beyond the Hedges" event on campus.
To learn more about the outgoing officer team, click here.
IABC @ UGA
IABC @ UGA is a student chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators, headquartered in San Francisco, California. We are sponsored by the IABC/Atlanta chapter, which represents approximately 350 professional communicators in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
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