The School of Communication has assembled an outstanding group of alumni who are committed to giving it a new home. Under the leadership of Patrick Butler, Vice President, The Washington Post Company, the Dean's Advisory Council has already matched, dollar for dollar, a $250,000 gift from Michael Forman, chair of Pacific Theatres Corporation and a former AU trustee, to start work on A new SOC.  

Larry Kirkman
Dean, School of Communication
American University

David Adler, BA, SOC ‘75
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
BiZBash Media

Laird Anderson, MA, SOC ‘73
Professor Emeritus
School of Communication

Sharri Berg, BA, SOC ‘87
Senior VP, News Operations
FOX Television Stations Group

Richard Brown, MA, SOC ‘79
Former Project Editor
Microsoft Press

Rhonda Brown, BA, SOC ‘76
Former President & CEO
Jones Apparel Group, Nine West Footwear Corporation

Patrick Butler, MA, SOC ‘96
Former Senior Vice President
The Washington Post Company
Chair, SOC Dean's Advisory Council
Member, AU Board of Trustees

Michael Cascio, MA, SOC ‘73
Senior VP, of Programming Specials
National Geographic Channel

Louis Cancelmi, MA, SOC ‘73
Former Staff Vice President, Corporate Communications
Alaska Airlines

Michael Clemente, BA ‘78
Senior Executive Producer
ABCNEWS.com, ABC Breaking News

Fred Dorfman, BA, SOC ‘69
Executive Director
Dorfman Projects

David Drobis, MA, SOC ‘65
Chairman Emeritus
Ketchum

Carey Earle, BA, SOC ‘88
Chief Idea Farmer
Green Apple Marketing

Keith Fleer, BA, SPA ’64, JD ‘67
Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Darryl Frank, BA, SOC ‘91
Co-Head, DreamWorks Television
DreamWorks SKG

Ken Fritz, BA, SOC ‘62
Owner
Fritz Byers Entertainment

Danielle Gelber, MA, SIS ‘82
Senior VP, Original Programming
Showtime Networks Inc.

Adam Goodman, BA, SOC ‘94
Head of Production, DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks SKG

Neil Heller, BA, SPA ‘72
VP, New Business Initiatives and Operations
Comcast

Barry Josephson, BA, SPA ‘78
President
Josephson Entertainment
Executive Producer, Bones
Producer, Enchanted (2007)
Former President, Columbia Pictures, Worldwide Production
Chair, SOC Building Committee

Jaqueline Judd, BA, SOC ‘73
VP & Senior Advisor for Communications
Kaiser Family Foundation

Tom Karsch, BS, SPA ‘80
Fmr. Executive VP & General Manager
Turner Classic Movies

Michael Kempner, BA, SPA ‘81
President & CEO
MWW Group

Barry Levinson, BA, SOC ‘66
Baltimore Pictures, Inc.
Writer, Director, Producer

Nancy Meyers, BA, SOC ‘70
President & CEO
Waverly Films

Joy Thomas Moore, BA, SOC ’72, MA, SOC ‘73
Manager, Making Connections Communications/Media Project
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Robert Morton, BA, SOC ‘75
President & CEO
Panamort Television

Mitchell Nedick, BA, SPA ‘73
Executive VP, Chief Financial Officer
The CW Television Network

Tony Perkins, BA, SOC ‘81
Weatherman & Anchor
FOX WTTG-TV
Weatherman, Reporter
ABC News' Good Morning America, 1999-2005

Steve Saferin, BA, SOC ‘70
President, Scientific Games Ventures
Scientific Games International

Andi Vernick, BA, SOC ‘71
VP, Global Creative/Design Operations Worldwide
Estée Lauder, Inc.

Ken Walsh, MA, SOC ‘70
Chief White House Correspondent & Sr. Writer
U.S. News & World Report

Russell Williams, BA, SOC ‘74
Oscar Winner, Glory, Dances with Wolves
Executive Producer, Isis Films
Artist-in-Residence, AU SOC

Clark Woods, BA, SOC ‘78
President, Domestic Theatrical Distribution
MGM

Susan Zirinsky, BA, SOC ‘74
Executive Producer
CBS News, 48 Hours
Co-Chair, SOC Building Campaign