Post by spillman on Dec 20, 2006 20:48:11 GMT -5
Hello fellow-Cobras! WOW! It's been a long time! And, you'll never guess where I am now - in Grad School at Oklahoma State Univeristy! How crazy is that?
I got a wild idea back in the spring ... thought that I always wanted to teach college journalism classes - you know, like the great Nulla Pambu staff! So, after 20 years in the corporate world and 3 of owning a small business, I'm pursuing my PhD so I can teach public relations and advertising case study classes at a college level. Who would have ever thought that I'd want to be Dr. Spillman!
I have a year to finish at OSU and then it's on to the Univeristy of Oklahoma in Norman, OK for my PhD training. In 2007 I will also be working with the National Marrow Donor Program as a virtual intern and on my thesis - revamping the current recruiting materials into ones that are more user-friendly and specifically targeting service workers (like firefighters and police), college students (ages 18-24), and corporate employees (e.g. Anheuser-Busch employees). And, I'll be doing some public speaking for the NMDP as well - mostly at recruiting events for these three main target areas.
Some of you may know that I lost my husband, Skip, nine years ago to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I've been doing a lot of soul searching since his passing - and spent a lot of time literally lost in space - now it's like someone flipped a switch on my life and I know what I should be doing - teaching and supporting the NMDP. You can check out the great work of the National Marrow Donor Program at www.marrow.org. If you'd like to sign up to be on the bone marrow donor registry, just let me know or follow the directions on the website. We need all the people we can get to join us and help save people's lives - it's something selfless that we all can do to help.
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Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.
For, indeed, that's all who ever have. - Margaret Mead
I got a wild idea back in the spring ... thought that I always wanted to teach college journalism classes - you know, like the great Nulla Pambu staff! So, after 20 years in the corporate world and 3 of owning a small business, I'm pursuing my PhD so I can teach public relations and advertising case study classes at a college level. Who would have ever thought that I'd want to be Dr. Spillman!
I have a year to finish at OSU and then it's on to the Univeristy of Oklahoma in Norman, OK for my PhD training. In 2007 I will also be working with the National Marrow Donor Program as a virtual intern and on my thesis - revamping the current recruiting materials into ones that are more user-friendly and specifically targeting service workers (like firefighters and police), college students (ages 18-24), and corporate employees (e.g. Anheuser-Busch employees). And, I'll be doing some public speaking for the NMDP as well - mostly at recruiting events for these three main target areas.
Some of you may know that I lost my husband, Skip, nine years ago to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I've been doing a lot of soul searching since his passing - and spent a lot of time literally lost in space - now it's like someone flipped a switch on my life and I know what I should be doing - teaching and supporting the NMDP. You can check out the great work of the National Marrow Donor Program at www.marrow.org. If you'd like to sign up to be on the bone marrow donor registry, just let me know or follow the directions on the website. We need all the people we can get to join us and help save people's lives - it's something selfless that we all can do to help.
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Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.
For, indeed, that's all who ever have. - Margaret Mead
