2023-24 Baylor JPR&NM Alumni Kudos
2023-24 Baylor JPR&NM Alumni Kudos
Baylor Journalism alum Russell Rankin is the new director of marketing and communications for the Hankamer School of Business. Rankin is a Baylor JPR&NM adjunct faculty member and the former director of public relations for the Methodist Children’s Home.
Baylor journalism alumna Alison McMillon,00, has been named the Dallas market lead at Weber Shandwick, a global, earned-first strategic communication and consulting agency. In her new role, McMillon amplifies opportunities for clients and staff. Specifically, she shapes agency growth in areas centered around Weber Shandwick’s people, accounts, and the office to pursue excellence in education, professionalism, and success in a positive, graceful work climate.
Matt Kyle received the Texas Managing Editors' Star Investigative Report of the Year award for his reporting for the Waco Tribune-Herald on the Chi Alpha sex abuse scandal. He also received an honorable mention in deadline writing and was part of a Tribune-Herald team that won several awards.
BizCom Associates, named the top franchise PR agency by Global Franchise for 2023, announced in April it has acquired franchise marketing and lead-generation firm Brand J (formerly Brand Journalists). BizCom CEO Scott White co-founded BizCom in 1999 with COO Monica Feid, a Baylor JPR&NM alumna recently elected advisory board treasurer. BizCom and Brand J are ranked annually in Entrepreneur Magazine's list of top franchise suppliers. Together, they represent more than four decades of franchise PR and marketing experience, having worked with many of the most well-known and high-profile names in franchising.
