Monday, April 14, 2008 Speaker

Tonight's PRSSA weekly speaker will be Jack Jeffrey. He is the Director of Media Relations for Ohio University, primarily based on the Chillicothe campus.

A little more about him:

• Graduated from Ohio Northern University before they raised their standards
• Was runner-up in balloting for the 1936 Heisman Trophy behind Ernie Nevers
• Worked for newspapers in Ohio, Texas and Florida for 6 1/2 years
• Was sports information director at Alabama State University for 4 years
• Accidentally backed up car into large, stone structure, causing the collapse of the Berlin Wall
• Associate Director of Public Information at Ohio Northern University for 8 years
• Joined Ohio University in University Communications and Marketing in May of 2000 and progressed to Director of Media Relations
• Joined Ohio University-Chillicothe in January 2007 as Coordinator of Communications and have had the opportunity to develop the campus' communications efforts

Please join us this evening at 6:00pm in E.W. Scripps Hall Rm. 111 for our regular meeting. We will also be walking to Buffalo Wild Wings on Union St. immediately following the meeting for some appetizers and a meet and greet with Professor Jeffrey!

Please contact Paul Matson at pauljmatson@gmail.com with any questions.

See you tonight!