BY Mary Garbacz
J Alumni News editor
It’s been nearly a year since Mijoe Sahiouni was named one of 50 Most Promising Minority Student finalists by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) in December…
Sahiouni’s career in L.A. “Amazing”
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Nicole Manske enjoys laid-back, creative atmosphere
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By JESSICA SIMPSON
Imagine being hired by one of the world’s top public relations firms. On your first day of work, one of the first things you see is a giant tomato in the entrance. Then, you’re welcomed by your…
by ALLIE HARMAN
“I was really down. This was my goal and it wasn’t happening.”
For Carissa Rose, a May 2010 advertising graduate of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, expressing her post-graduation feelings was easy.
“It sucked not…
Shardea Gallion represents UNL from miles away
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by KELYNNE JUNGCK
She’s deathly afraid of earthworms. She loves Portabella mushroom sandwiches from Lazlo’s. And her favorite place on campus is Andersen Hall. Shardea Gallion lives 550 miles away in Chicago, working as an off-site admissions counselor for the…
Greg Wiley is a creative force to be reckoned with
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by NICOL WOODY
Greg Wiley has been a creative force to be reckoned with since childhood.
Back then, he would hang his drawings on his bedroom walls, along with music-related memorabilia. He loved art and music and used to drum…
Garcia and Brown find unique jobs after graduation
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by EMMA WOLFE
Many advertising students at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications dream of going on to work as art director at McCann Erickson or as an account coordinator for DDB advertising agency after graduation. But plans changed…
Corey Johnson finds success in Minneapolis
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Advertising professor Nancy Mitchell had lost track of her former student, Corey Johnson. Years went by and the memories of a senior capstone class had almost been forgotten. This all changed when Mitchell attended an advertising conference and struck up…
Alumni notes
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2010
Erin Balderson is working for Honeybaked Ham as office manager and in-house marketing coordinator.
Katelyn Bierman is an on-call crew member for NET sports remotes.
Rachel Bruss will attend graduate school at UNL this fall.
Andrew Ciaccio…
Sean Powers assists in Haiti relief
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By JENNIFER SEEFELD
J Alumni news staff
Assisting with emergency deliveries of humanitarian relief aid to Haiti and Chile after the devastating earthquakes in early 2010 was something UNL Journalism graduate Sean Powers didn’t expect when he took a…
If you can’t lick ‘em …
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By JENNA GIBSON
J Alumni News staff
Kirstin Swanson Wilder was inspired to go into journalism because a writer spelled her name wrong in the school newspaper in eighth grade. When she stormed down to the after-school program to…
By LINDSAY PAPE
J Alumni News staff
Mary Fastenau lives where many people dream of being.
It took love, a big move to Hawaii and a career change for Mary Fastenau to find her passion. Perhaps a little humor…
By BECKY GAILEY
J Alumni News staff
Five minutes after her third interview for an internship with TOMS Shoes, Julia Stumkat had the job.
Stumkat graduated from the J school’s Marketing, Communication and Advertising master’s program in…
Mark Mahoney, then a reporter at the Voice News in Hickman, earned a first place award in the weekly category of the 2010 Outstanding Young Nebraska Journalist Contest.
The competition is sponsored by Zean and Marilyn Carney, former…
Montemer sets out to prove the mourners wrong
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The head that wears the crown
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By BRYCE McLEAY
J Alumni News staff
Brittany Jeffers is not your stereotypical beauty queen.
Jeffers may be the current Miss Nebraska, but she is no stranger to hard work and dedication. Working as the weekly morning and…
Sampling the media waters
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Living in the Thought District
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By MARCY PURSELL
J Alumni News staff
Monte Olson, a 1991 J school graduate, has had almost 20 years of experience on the agency and client sides, worked with Fortune 500 brands and has made his way in the…
By KATE ROSENBAUM
J Alumni News staff
Kent Wolgamott planned on being a great political journalist, but he said that “didn’t really work out.” Instead, he has been an arts and entertainment reporter at the Lincoln Journal…
Wide range of skills, wide range of jobs
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By ERIN STARKEBAUM
J Alumni News staff
At a time when the journalism industry is getting rid of personnel and consolidating departments, two-time Emmy award-winning television producer Daryle Glynn Brown has an advantage over other journalists of…
By LISA FISCHER
J Alumni News staff
Eileen Wirth’s new book is a love letter to women in Nebraska journalism. She said she is eager to tell their stories.
“I want moderns to realize how much they contributed and…
