GRADUATE PROGRAM ALUMNI

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In 1990, the Department of Communication created a Masters of Arts degree program. Since 1991, we have graduated more than 100 people from the master's program. Nearly half of our graduates live outside of Texas. About a quarter of our graduates have entered doctoral programs in communication, as well as other professional programs, such as law and ministry. Another quarter of our masters graduates have taken teaching positions (in community and liberal arts colleges, as well as universities) in Texas, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and elsewhere.

The largest portion of our graduates are working in positions including management, training, sales, and research in business and industry with organizations that encompass business, health care, government and non-profits. Some of the corporations that have employed our graduate alumni are Accenture, American Airlines, Compaq, EDS Corporation, Eli Lilly & Company, LaFace Records, and Prudential Insurance. Government employers have included the Texas Department of Human Services, the Texas State Legislature, the Panama Canal Authority, and the F.B.I. Non-profit organizational employers include the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Management Association, Center for Public Leadership Studies (at A&M), Inter-Ethnic Forum, International Communication Association, National Mentoring Partnership, Scott and White Health Care, United Way, Workers Compensation Fund, and others.

In Fall 1998, we admitted our inaugural class in the newly-approved Ph.D. program. In the last few years, more than a dozen doctoral degrees have been granted. Our doctoral graduates now hold positions in academia (e.g., University of Montreal, Ohio University, Colorado State University, University of Kentucky) as well as in industry and government.

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