Distinguished Communications Professionals

NSU honors the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Val Marmillion as Distinguished Communications Professionals

April 4, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Val Marmillion as 2025 Distinguished Communications Professionals during a lunch and awards program Friday.

Distinguished Communications Professionals are graduates with successful careers in and/or significant contributions […]

Byrd, Luckie, Marmillion will be honored at NSU luncheon April 4

March 25, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts will host a luncheon and program to honor alumni Lane Luckie, Valsin Marmillion and the late Jerry Byrd Sr. as Distinguished Communications Professionals. The event will be Friday, April 4 in the Student Union Ballroom.

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NSU will honor three alumni as Distinguished Communications Professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts will recognize three alumni as Distinguished Communications Professionals during a luncheon and program Friday, April 4.

This year’s honorees are the late famed sportswriter Jerry Byrd, news anchor and reporter Lane Luckie and media strategist Valsin Marmillion.

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NSU honors 2023 class of Distinguished Communications Professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored several individuals as Distinguished Communications Professionals March 17. This year’s honorees were Gary Fields, Robert Gentry, Doug Ireland, the late Carley McCord, Dan McDonald, Jim Mustian, Denise Lewis Patrick, the late Jerry Pierce and Tom Whitehead. Created in 2021, the Distinguished […]