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Fink Delivers 18th Annual Thompson Lecture 
The Department of Communication held its Eighteenth Annual Wayne N. Thompson Lecture on Monday, March 31st. Dr. Edward Fink, professor of communication at the University of Maryland, presented his lecture, "Why is it Funny? Models of (Especially Jewish) Humor" to an audience of approximately 250 people. The lecture addressed the relationship among cognitive processing, humor, and the act of persuasion. The Thompson Lecture is free and open to the public. Dr. Fink is noted for his expertise in the study of persuasive processes and communication research methodologies. During his three day visit to campus, Dr. Fink visited several undergraduate and graduate classes and met with graduate students, faculty, and university administrators.
Each year the Department of Communication invites one of the top communication scholars to deliver a lecture for the university community.
The annual lecture is named in honor of Wayne N. Thompson, a WIU alumnus and noted professor of speech communication. The Thompson endowment makes possible a number of departmental programs to enhance learning and scholarship in the field of communication. In addition to the Thompson lecture, the endowment supports the Thompson professor and undergraduate scholar awards. The Thompson Professorship is awarded to a communication faculty member each year and provides financial support for the faculty member’s research. The Thompson Scholar Award is bestowed to an undergraduate student each semester. Five hundred dollars is awarded to a declared Communication major who has completed at least 90 semester hours and has achieved an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Students meeting these criteria are invited to apply.
Grimm Receives COAP Award 
Communication Academic Advisor Jennifer Grimm has received the Council of Academic Personnel Employee of the Year Award. The Council of Administrative Personnel (COAP), in conjunction with the President of Western Illinois University, annually recognizes the outstanding accomplishments made by a member of COAP through the Council of Administrative Personnel Employee of the Year Award. The award was designed to recognize significant contributions made by a member of COAP that go above and beyond the call of duty in serving Western Illinois University. Jennifer was nominated for the award by her advising colleagues. The recipient of the Employee of the Year Award receives athletic tickets, BCA tickets, and a plaque from the President of Western Illinois University.
Music Business 2008 Newsletter is published 
Greetings Music Business Alumni!
My name is Patrick Downing, and I had the fortunate opportunity to be the newsletter editor for Music Business Association this past year. I hope you enjoy this year's newsletter which is full of articles written by various MBA members, and includes a special photo collage of our recent trip to the NAMM show.
Also, we have selected our first ever recipient of the Dr. Claudia McCain Music Business Scholarship! A foundation account has been created to keep this scholarship going for years to come. If you'd like to donate, please see the contact information at the bottom of this message.
I hope this letter finds you happy and safe, wherever you are. We always enjoy hearing back from our music business alumni! If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to email me at PG-Downing@wiu.edu.
All the best,
Patrick Downing To contribute to the Dr. Claudia McCain Music Business Scholarship, please contact the WIU College of Fine Arts and Communications at: College of Fine Arts & Communication
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