The "Hall of Fame" documents the best practices of students in the organizational communication program. The purpose of this page is two-fold. 1) To demonstrate how others have successfully and innovatively applied communication principles. 2) To provide recognition for those who have excelled. Enjoy! 

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Small Group Communication (Spring 2012) 

Jena Richter, Caitlin Gorham, Shawn Kressin and Seth Petersen (Team Alchemy) were surprised to discover that their project/paper made it into HOF. Why? The problem analysis, strategy and tactics almost seemed too easy for them.  Their previous projects seemed to involve a lot more angst and difficulty. Analysis? Their previous project shaped their neural pathways in a way that actually made this difficult project appear to be easy and straightforward. In other words, they applied the thinking routine they learned from their other projects to effectively, creatively and efficiently design a training program for the COMM 102 students. Click here to see the project.

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Cases in Public Relations (Spring 2012) 

Caitlin Gorham, Ed Immel, Raquel Lamal, Amy Manske, Jena Richter, and Chloe Scheller successfully dealt with a tricky simulated crises for Kohls. Their over 160-page report attests to the group's extraordinary analytical skills and strategic thinking abilities. The result? An engaging, thoughtful and productive communication plan that included a successful news conference, press kit, and related news releases.

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Cases in Public Relations (Spring 2012)

Kyle, Chelsie, Jessie, Miranda, and Stephanie triumphed over a wickedly difficult PR crisis as they represented the Disney Company. The group executed a thoughtful strategy and incorporated numerous creative tactics during a simulated press conference. Their ears were closely tuned into the various audiences they needed to impress. And they had a lot fun during the 36 hours mayhem, stress and chaos preceding the press conference.

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Cases in Public Relations (Adult Degree Summer 2011)
Ashley Heraly and Kelly El-Yaagoubi dealt with a difficult crisis situation during the challenging constraints of the accelerated learning curve of a summer class. In particular, they learned that crafting a strategy is the key to managing tradeoffs and creating a core message. Their thorough and insightful written project fully detailed their approach to an extraordinary series of crises.

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Persuasion & Argumentation (Spring 2011)
Fernando Chavarria, Jeremy Garcia, Andrea Lotten, Katelyn Santy, and Kim Seidl evaluated the "same sex marriage" debate. The team thoroughly researched both sides of the issue, evaluated the debaters' arguments and provided thoughtful suggestions to the loser. In their second case, the team conducted a wonderfully insightful and effective persuasive campaign based on persuasion principles, sound analytical reasoning, and creative strategies/tactics.  Click here to see paper 1.

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Organizational Communication (Fall 2010)
The Policy Princesses (Carolyn Freeman, Ashley Cravillion, Daniele Frechette, Emily Schmidt, & Deb Dobson) were tasked with developing a strategic communication plan for Adult Education at UWGB. They conducted surveys, "undercover" investigations, and personal interviews to develop a well-argued, thoughtful and creative plan for the department. The client was very pleased with the outcome. And their professor was pleased to see how principles from other classes were incorporated into the strategic plan.    

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Special Project (Summer 2010 - Fall 2010)
Deb Dobson developed a strategic plan for communicating with health professionals about a new policy. She had to work with an ever-changing set of client expectations but did so with grace and professionalism. She also wrote up her reflections on the project and how she will use her experiences in future change initiatives. Her professor was pleased with both the quality of her project and her continuous improvement reflections.

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Persuasion & Argumentation (Spring 2010)

The group "Team Phil A's" composed of Ashley Beaudoin,  Kathleen Brusky, Ben Leatherberry, Michelle Maroszek, and Victoria Streekstra sought to persuade home owners to adopt a natural landscaping techniques. The group expertly managed a complex case while demonstrating a firm grasp of P & A principles.

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Small Group Communication (Fall 2009)
The group "Organized Chaos" group composed of Aaron Clements, Ashley Cravillion, Debra Dobson, Johnathan Dyskstra and Kelly Walch prepared a wonderful set of training tools for those seeking to improve their group meetings. Their exercises and protocols should be of value to anyone seeking to improve their meeting effectiveness. They also prepared some nifty videos to support their training program.

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Persuasion & Argumentation (Summer 2010)

Turi Hartfield, Aimie Gallenberger, and Amy DeMeter prepared a persuasive campaign protocol that could be used to quickly respond to a persuasive challenge. The guide wonderfully illustrated the key principles in the class and the group used it to effectively manage a difficult persuasive situation under tight time constraints.

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Organizational Communication (Fall 2009)
The "Fishbowlers" group composed of Adam Bailey, Adam Rady, Candace Hulsey, Johnathan Dykstra, Kristy Sipiorski, and Matthew Panure deftly handled a tricky situation that involved developing a communication plan during a corporate downsizing.

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Organizational Communication (Fall 2009)
Sandy Kue, Katie Stilp, Erin Young, and Kelli Bastien dissected a difficult case involving a great deal of data from  a Pulse report. The group expertly analyzed the data and used it to construct a well-reasoned communication strategy. The group also made excellent use of KISS charts to guide their strategy. For these reasons the group enters Phil's HOF.

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Cases in Communication and Media Management Summer 2009

Debra Dobson, Diane LeVeque, Joyce Jentges, and Karen Sobiesczyk managed a difficult crisis involving Starbucks. Their extensive preparation and planning paid off during the 4 hours they had to manage the crisis. This is the first time a paper/project from the Adult Degree program became a member of Phil's HOF. Click here to see their paper.

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Persuasion & Argumentation Spring 2009

Ryan Hartwig, Weston Hodkiewicz, Cali Nelson, Nicole Neveau, Michael Safford, & Tiffani Wille analyzed the persuasion campaign used by Cessna during a time when corporate jets were vilified by politicians. Their insightful analysis provided useful recommendations and effective use of class principles.

 

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Theories of the Interview 2008

Lanette Reeves analyzed an interview and in the process demonstrated her wonderful critical thinking and professional report writing skills. She also showed how to operationalize many of Professor Clampitt's "7 Questions". 

 

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Research Project 2008

Megan Witt and Ben Kotenberg conducted fascinating original research on error management and it's effects on communication. Their work was featured at the Academic Excellence Symposium and was one of 8 projects to be featured at the UWGB Founders Association Academic Spotlight. See their complete project here.

 

 

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Persuasion and Argumentation Spring 2008

Matt Dawson, Megan Gustafson, Amanda Margelofsky and Nick Favero created an effective and innovative plan for a flourishing local sports team. Utilizing models and concepts from the course, the group showed a firm grasp of the persuasion process. See their final paper and project here.

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Cases in Communication and Media Management 2008

David Burman, Kimberly Ninmann, Susan Theisen, Katelyn Broda and Kimberely Meiner enter the hall of fame for their Crisis Managment Plan and excellent post crisis analysis. Their analysis reflects changes they made to their approach after receiving feedback from an expert in the field (Paper)

 

 

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Persuasion and Argumentation 2008

Adam Behnke, Marisa Greguoli, Ryan Sikma & Susan Theisen critiqued and improved an existing persuasive campaign to encourage consumers to conserve energy. Their approach to the case provides a wonderful example of how to apply persuasion theories. Note in particular that they use the persuasive notions to guide their decision-making (Paper, Presentation)

The group also enters the hall of fame after their wonderful job analyzing a contentious debate. Note how they took an even handed view of each side and came to a reasonable conclusion. (Click here to see their paper and presentation)

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Independent Study 2007-2008

Ben Kotenberg enters the Hall of Fame for a delightfully metacommunicative project. He is the webmaster behind this wonderful website which demonstrates his creativity as well as his ability to analyze audiences. 

 

 

 

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Theories of the Interview Fall 2007

Megan Gustafson analyzed an interview for the Theories of Interview class. Her paper (click here to see) provides an excellent example of how to logically analyze human communication and apply communication principles to a structured conversation.

 

 

 

 

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Cases in Communication and Media Management 2007

Jennifer Becher, Danielle Behrle, Chelsea Brunning, Tyler Hoffman, Rich Swiatnicki and Denise Martin enter Phil's Hall of Fame with how they managed a crisis at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary (2007). Note how they aligned their research, strategy and tactics. Also, notice how they fully integrated class principles in their planning and reactions to an extraordinarily challenging crisis. (Click on this link to see their project.)

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• Kristy Klopstein, Amy Mauk, Jennifer Turner, Molly Weber and Susan Zehren critiqued an actual decision making meeting. They did a wonderful job of systematically the group communication process. (Click here to see their paper.)

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• Cases in Communication and Media Management 2006

  
  

• Adam Halfmann, Kelly Hannnu, Alicia Alvord, Nichole Zick, & Chad

• Stanek resolved a real time and difficult case. They were asked to manage the PR for a company that inadvertently produced contaminated dog food. The way they decided to manage the credibility issue was superior to the actual PR campaign launched by the company. (Click here to see their paper.)

 

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• Kristi Trampf, Michelle Missall, Mat Cole, and David Mauel resolved a very difficult case that dealt with communicating to employees about a new HSA health care plan. Their research was first rate and they made fantastic use of  the "change iceberg" model. (Click here to see their paper.)
  

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  Persuasion and Argumentation 2006

• Sometimes you can make the Hall of Fame for a humorous and insightful class comment. Amber did just that by illustrating the "Cognitive Balancing" theory. Here was the dialogue:

Amber:   I like beer and I don't like being fat.
Prof. C:  So what?
Amber:  Unfortunately there is a connection between the two.
Prof C:   So what?
Amber:   I'm in an unbalanced state.
Prof. C:  So in order to bring yourself into a state of balance, you need to do what?
Amber:   I need to be OK with being fat! (big smile)
Prof. C:  Well.... that is certainly one alternative.

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• Cases in Communication and Media Management 2005

• Mike Halbach, Peter Hofmeister, Justin Tiedemann, Kim Christel, Brett Jilot, and Nick Goddard pictured below in their "non-presentation attire" resolved a simulated crisis for the Milwaukee Brewers that involved some highly charged sexual allegations. (Click to see their crisis plan and report.)
  

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• Theories of the Interview

• Craig Roloff conducted a performance interview and drafted a report based on his experience that is first rate. The analysis is unusually insightful and extraordinarily well presented. (Click here to see the paper.)
  

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• Jennifer Busch, Amanda Hand, Sarah Pankratz, Leslie Schroeder, & Molly Soberg resolved a tricky case about how to deal with a possible edict by the federal government to put nutritional labels on wine. The group was particularly successful in creating congruencies between their problem analysis, strategy and tactics. (Click here to see their paper.)
  

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Independent Study 2003

• Kelly Flood Gerry Hazen Erica Konkol Jamie Woolf conducted research on warning labels and presented it at the Undergraduate Research Conference at UWGB. (Click here to see their paper.)

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• Small Group Communication 2003

• Andy Long (Fall 03) was asked to assess the effectiveness of his "fishbowl group". His paper cleverly integrated a wonderful metaphor and insightful analysis. His methods were systematic and very persuasive. (Click here to see the paper.)
  

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• Mike Halbach (Fall 03) put together a wonderfully thorough appraisal interview guide/analysis for the Theories of the Interview class. (Click here to see his project.)

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• Organizational Communication 2003

• One group demonstrated their understanding of the Myers-Briggs Profile in this novel way. During a skit involving a meeting between the consultants and CEO, some members of the group held up unobtrusive signs during the discussion indicating how the consultants were appealing to the CEO’s Myers-Briggs typology.

• One student acted as a "spokesperson" for a company during a mock news conference.  Despite intense questioning from the "press", some of which was personal, she remained cool and presented the facts in a calm, professional manner. When she didn’t know the answer, she admitted it but promised to find out the answer.

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• Cases in Communication and Media Management 2003

• A group composed of Jerome Allen, Gerry Hazen, Matt Swiatnicki, Sara Haemker and Melaine Resch developed a crisis management plan for the Hooters restaurant chain. They were presented with a crisis involving an interstate prostitution ring that was operating within the Hooters restaurant chain.  “CEO” Allen calmly answered many difficult questions in the press conference, while “Legal Representative” Hazen logically defended the strategy in the question/answer session.  The group managed the case so effectively that their case was “retired”. (See their abstract about the case.)