The Department of Communication Studies celebrated its Gorvetzian Family Speaker Series with alumnus Clint Sanders ’07. A generous gift from Ken and Lori Gorvetzian brings TCU communication studies alumni to campus to share how they use communication knowledge in their career. Sanders was scheduled to speak in March 2020, but the event was canceled due… Read more »
Alumni Stories
Tracy Williams ’04 (’08 MS) On How Communication Studies Influenced her Path
The Department of Communication Studies celebrates its Gorvetzian Family Speaker Series with alumnus Tracy Reneé Williams ’04 (’08 M.S.). The generous gift from Ken and Lori Gorvetzian allows the department to bring Communication Studies alumni to campus to share how they use their degree and their communication knowledge in their careers. Williams returned to campus… Read more »
Tad Peelen (’94) starts a second career with Joe’s Real BBQ
Peelen (MS, 1994) retired from American Airlines and started a second career in the restaurant business in Arizona. After obtaining his MS in Organizational Communication from TCU, he partnered with Joe Johnston and his brother Tim to open Joe’s Real BBQ in Gilbert, Arizona. Tad has overseen operations at the downtown Gilbert, Arizona award-winning institution… Read more »
Alumna Janella Combs Kamai (’00)
Janella Combs Kamai grew up in small West Texas towns. As the daughter of a pastor and football coach, she often moved from one small town to the next. Despite her humble and rural childhood, which often included summers on a family farm, she was gifted with many opportunities to travel abroad and work in… Read more »
Life Right After Graduation – Orr Fellow and Alumna Jenna Philips (’16)
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana Current Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Current Employer: Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis “I am an Orr Fellow. The program is designed to develop the next generation of Indiana’s business leaders and entrepreneurs. They take any major and any skill set and place us with a full-time job at an Indianapolis company and… Read more »
Paul Schrodt’s research on “the silent treatment” featured in Wall Street Journal
At some point in their lives, most people have probably been the receiver – or the giver — of the infamous “silent treatment.” It’s generally acknowledged that this type of communication shutdown isn’t the best way to deal with a problem, but according to research by communication studies professor Paul Schrodt, it’s even more detrimental than most people… Read more »