Comm Arts Alumni - Benedictine University

03/25/2024

It is with great sadness that I report to you the death of Courtney Croft, Communication Arts Class of 2013, at the tender age of 33, who passed away suddenly from a stroke. Courtney was one of our brightest lights, and from 2017 to the present she worked in a variety of roles at Benedictine: publicity, alumni relations, and others. Her passing is a great sadness. I will keep you informed if I hear of anything else about her passing.

01/26/2024

I am sorry to report that Vince Lucarelli, an adjunct faculty member in Fine Arts who taught the digital photography course for several years, passed away last night, according to his son, Anthony. Tony is an alum of the Comm Arts program. Vince served a number of different majors at the university, including ours, and his class was very popular. He was a great guy, and he will be missed.

12/29/2023

12/21/2022

A very big night for Communication Arts graduates at the Alumni Achievement Awards, held at the Hotel Astra in Naperville, IL, Saturday, December 17. Two of our illustrious alums were among the 12 people honored. Alex Fridge, Class of 2013, was recognized as a "Rising Star," while Melissa Kosar, Class of 2005 was honored as a "Visionary." Congratulations to Alex and Melissa.

06/29/2021

Quite a year for Communications Arts this year. Anna Fisher was the winner of the Procopian Award, Benedictine's highest student honor, as well as the Writing and Publishing Overall Excellence Award. Ariana Poe won the University's Kucera Award, and the Communication Arts Overall Excellence Award. Congratulations to Ari and Anna!

04/19/2020

It is my very great pleasure to welcome Susan Carlson to the Communication Arts fold. Ms. Carlson is a morning anchor on NBC Channel 5, and has also worked at WLS-TV and WGN TV, along with a variety of radio work. She will be teaching the Writing for the Electronic Media course in the Fall. We are very pleased and proud to have an Instructor of her caliber and professional career as part of our team. Welcome, Susan!

04/17/2020

It is with much sadness that we say goodbye to John Madormo, who is retiring after 18 years of teaching at Benedictine. Before coming to Benedictine John was a department chair and ran the radio station WONC at North Central College. He was a radio producer for Bill Berg's afternoon drive show on WGN in the 1970s, back when 'GN was a powerhouse. He was also a screenwriter. John taught Writing for the Electronic Media and Advertising Copywriting at BU since 2002, and now he is leaving the ranks.

John was always a quiet, unassuming, dignified presence at Benedictine. I remember a discussion I had with him a few years ago where he indicated a moment of self-doubt about what he was doing and how he was doing it, something that all of us in the profession of teaching have from time to time. It was obvious to me at that moment how much this quiet man was passionate about his students and passionate about doing the absolute best job he possibly could. John leaves behind a legacy of decades of successful students both at NCC and at BU. If John played an important part in your education, I hope you will reach out to him and let him know

04/16/2020

So nice to see our old friend Kit O'Toole today, as she was the virtual guest speaker in COMM 3384 - Recoding and Popular Music in America. Kit discussed the music and artistry of Michael Jackson, presenting material from her second book, Michael Jackson FAQ. It's not easy getting a guest speaker virtually, and certainly not one of Kit's caliber. Thank you, Kit, for another great presentation!

03/27/2020

Here's one from another illustrious alum, Mario Parker, Bloomberg News, Class of 2006.

“President Trump asks reporter what news organization he is with and reporter replies, "Bloomberg News" “How’s Michael doing, good?” https://t.co/9imYeFNEnu”

03/27/2020

And here's another from an illustrious alum, Mario Parker, Class of 2006:

“President Trump asks reporter what news organization he is with and reporter replies, "Bloomberg News" “How’s Michael doing, good?” https://t.co/9imYeFNEnu”

03/27/2020

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03/27/2020

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