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Department e-newsletter:
May 2008

School of Arts and Performance

NEWS EVENTS

Where are our alumni now?

Melanie Wagner '02
PR-Greece Ridge Mall

Chuck Wade '06
WHAM-TV 13, Rochester, NY

Carol Vorbach '82
Z93, Atlanta, GA

Holly Vogler '93
Nancy Glass Productions/HGTV, Phil.

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Karen S. Olson, APR
Assistant Professor


Education: M.S. in Education, SUNY Geneseo
B.S. in Education granted Summa Cum Laude, SUNY Geneseo
Research Interests:

Destination PR: How public relations is used in the travel and tourism industry.

Strategic Internal Communications: The impact of effective employee-communication programs

Experiential Learning: Using simulations involving students to provide opportunities for acquiring skills and knowledge for a future career in public relations. 

Publications: “Discover Rochester: History in the Making,” The Breeze magazine, June 2004

“Beyond the Ryder Cup,” Genesee Country magazine, Autumn 1995

“Tour Groups Love Rochester, New York,” Bus Tours magazine, Oct./Nov. 1994

“Vacations at Home: Fun in Rochester,” The Daily Record, June 8, 1994

“Meeting Places: Rochester Offers Many Fine Historical, Cultural & Creative Choices,” Business to Business Newspaper, 1994

Past Presidents of the Monroe County Bar Association (
book of biographical vignettes), 1984
Awards and Honors: Honorable Mention Prism Award for "Corporate Internal Communication Campaign” - Public Relations Society of America, Rochester Chapter - 1999

Award of Honor for "Rochester Report: Focus on Education & the Economy,” New York State Public Relations Association - 1989

Nominee for Woman of the Year Achievement Award from the American Association of University Women –1987

One of Rochester’s “Women of the Year,” Rochester Women Magazine – 1986
E-mail:

ksolson@brockport.edu

Office:

226 Holmes Hall
(585) 395-5290

Other: Twenty-five years of public relations and professional communications experience.