MA~~ CO MM: Bison, Petit Jean,P.R.S.S.A. Journalism and Public Relations majors gained practical experience from three organizations on campus: The Bison, Public Relations Student Soci - ety of America and the Petit Jean. Under the direction of Jack Shock, Greg Taylor, senior, edited the Bison. "The biggest responsibility is knowing how to deal with the staff," said Taylor. "One of the greatest feelings I get is when things appear in the Bison that have a positive affect on one person or the entire campus." SMILE. Photography is obviously an important part of a yearbook. Shannon Romine, freshman, helped fill the need for a photographer by filling the office with "Pictures of the week." -Photo by Sharon Bowles. PRSSA was sponsored by Betty Ulrey during the fall semester and by Jack Shock during the spring semester. The main event of the club was the 501 Blues Campaign. Members submitted a proposal to the Levi Strauss Company and to GolinHarris, a top United States public relations firm. Twenty-five of the 150 applicants were chosen to implement the campaign. Some of the activities that promoted Levis was a jingle contest, Friday night give away at the Rialto Theater and at the Student Association sponsored movie, Levi's 501 Eskimo challenge softball tournament, and sponsoring of the "Big D TV Christmas Extravaganza." Shock serves the Petit Jean as faculty advisor. The job of editor was filled by Sharon Bowles, junior, who also played the role CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Jennifer Terry, junior, helps Monica Bagley, junior, climb back in the window. The yearbook staff sometimes climbed out of the window onto the student center roof to ease tension. - Photo by Sharon Bowles. of head photographer. "Petit Jean definitely kept me busy. All year long I was either running to take a picture , write a story, or design a page. The work seemed never-ending." During November of 1988, the Petit Jean received a distinguished award from the Association Hall of Fame for the number of consecutive All-American awards the book has won . Only two schools, Harding and Ball State University, were charter members of the Hall of Fame. The Bison, PRSSA, and Petit Jean organizations stayed very busy the entire year. As in any communication field, there were always deadlines to meet. According to the awards each has received, it was obvious that each deadline was met with a job well done. - Sharon Bowles SINGING THE BLUES. PRSSA competed against 150 other schools to win the honor of doing a Levi's 501 Blues Campaign. Courtney Cheyne, senior, and Josh Touchton, freshman, were two models the "Blues Crew" used. -Photo by Sharon Bowles. Petit Jean, The Bison, PRSSA 59
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTc5NA==