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Nelson Coates

Nelson Coates ('84)

Production Designer for The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock

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Brittany Huckabee ('99), principal, Version One Productions Inc., Boston/Washington, D.C.

Brittany is a 2009 recipient of the Gutenberg Award, which recognizes distinguished professional achievements of Journalism and Mass Communication Department alumni.

Skip Dampier ('87), vice president planning, Rapp Collins Agency in Dallas/Austin

Skip is a 2009 recipient of the Gutenberg Award, which recognizes distinguished professional achievements of Journalism and Mass Communication Department alumni.

Cynthia Patterson Nellis ('86), editor/publisher for Women's Fashion, About.com

When Cynthia Nellis graduated from ACU in 1986, she couldn't even imagine a World Wide Web. Now it is the platform for her career as editor/publisher of women's fashion for About.com, a New York Times Company.

Nelson Coates ('84), Hollywood production designer

When Sandra Bullock's romantic comedy The Proposal hit No. 1 at the box office, moviegoers didn't see Nelson Coates' image on the big screen. But the ACU alum's handprints were all over the project.

Kason Hart, senior electronic media major from Houston

Kason Hart got an inside look at his dream career – sports media - during an internship this summer at the U.S. Olympics Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Accreditation: The Journalism and Mass Communication Department at Abilene Christian University is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education for Journalism and Mass Communication.

JMC Network shines at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association awards competition.