Spotlights

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Ross Dellenger

Alumni

Ross Dellenger received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Journalism December 2006. A native of Morgan City, La., he currently resides in Washington D.C. He serves as a Senior Writer covering national college football for the media company, Sports Illustrated. 
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Sara Martin

Alumni

Sara Martin, a multi-generational MSU bulldog, received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Broadcasting spring 2016. A Pascagoula, Miss., native she currently resides in Marietta, Ga. Martin and serves as an Assistant Payroll Accountant at Marvel Studios in Atlanta, Ga.  
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Philip Poe

Faculty

Philip Poe, a 10-year faculty member for the Department of Communication, is a native of Houston, TX. Poe received his B.A. in Communication-Journalism from the University of Houston, his M.A in Mass Media Studies from the University of Houston, and His Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Texas Tech University.

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Vidur Katyal

Student

Jaipur, India native Vidur Katyal is a freshman double-majoring in communication, with a concentration in theatre, and computer science. Katyal is an active member of Theatre MSU, contributing through acting and as a student worker, and he has been named the assistant producer of North Drama Fest.
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Hannah Blankenship

Student

Hannah Blankenship is a senior double-majoring in communication, with a concentration in print and digital journalism, and​​​​​​​ Spanish. A native of Huntsville, Ala., Blankenship currently serves as editor-in-chief at The Reflector, plays club soccer and is a part of the Reformed University Fellowship, and she plans to pursue a career as a literary non-fiction author.
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Amanda Bobo

Alumni

Amanda Bobo received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Theatre from MSU in 2011. She is a native of Tupelo, Miss., and currently resides in Fort Worth, TX. Bobo serves as the Associate Director for Upper Division Housing at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Colin Baylot

Alumni

Colin Baylot, a 2014 graduate of MSU with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Theatre, is from Birmingham, Ala., and currently resides in Mobile, Ala. Baylot works as a Senior Loss Representative for Southeast Toyota Finance.
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Madalyn Kay Bass

Alumni

Madalyn Kay Bass received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Communication Studies Spring 2021. She is a Pensacola, Fla., native, and has plans to move to Orlando in the near future post-graduation. Bass will attend graduate school in the fall at the University of West Florida where she plans to pursue a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership.
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Marcela Cartagena

Alumni

A 1999 graduate of MSU, Marcela Cartagena received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Journalism. Cartagena is originally from Chile and now resides in Chicago, Ill., where she began her own consulting firm, MC Gray Consulting, LLC.
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Benjamin Hart

Alumni

Upon graduation from MSU in 2001, Benjamin Hart received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Broadcasting. Hart is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and he now works in Savannah Georgia as the President and General Manager of WJCL-TV, an ABC affiliate owned by Hearst Television.
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Amelia Henson

Alumni

A May 2020 graduate of MSU, Amelia Henson received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Henson is a native of Philadelphia, Mississippi, where she now works as the Communication Director at the city’s Community Development Partnership.
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Camille Scales Young

Alumni

Camille Scales Young, originally from Shannon, Miss., received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Communication Studies from Mississippi State University in 1994. After finishing her undergraduate degree, in 1996 Young earned her Master of Science in Agriculture & Extension Education with an emphasis in Public Policy from MSU.