AAF NAMES UH STUDENT AMONG MOST PROMISING
MINORITIES
Kamal Admitted to Advertising Association’s
10th Annual Most Promising Minority Students Program
HOUSTON, March 15, 2006 – The American Advertising Federation
(AAF) named a University of Houston School of Communication senior,
Mahjabeen Kamal, one of its most promising minority students.
As part of the Most Promising Minority Students (MPMS) Program,
Kamal traveled to New York City to meet with prominent media executives
like Ann Fudge, chairman and CEO of Young and Rubicam, and Wally
Snyder, president and CEO of AAF. Kamal was one of 51 students honored
by the AAF. This year’s recruiting event was the largest to
date with a 25 percent increase in the number of students nominated.
For 10 years, the program has brought the nation’s most talented
minority students to New York.
“It was an outstanding opportunity to meet people who are
extremely focused and diligent in their pursuit of the future,”
said Kamal. “It’s not every day one meets a crowd like
this.”
Before coming to America, Kamal worked at the Bangladesh affiliate
of McCann Erickson Advertising Ltd. and read news for Bangladesh
Radio. Every evening, her voice was broadcast to countries including
Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and even the United Kingdom via Bangladesh
Radio’s external service. During her time in Houston, she
has had internships with KRIV-FOX 26 and TopSpot Internet Marketing
Solutions. Last fall, Kamal participated in the Edventure Partners
Marketing Program where she developed a marketing campaign for the
Recording Industry Association of America.
UH advertising Adjunct Professor Bob Culpepper nominated Kamal
for the program, and accompanied her to New York. Kamal was on creative
teams for two of Culpepper’s advertising campaigns classes.
Her work helped the teams to earn two 2006 AAF Addy awards in the
student category. Kamal was also voted Most Valuable Player in Culpepper’s
campaigns class last fall.
“The School of Communication is like a close-knit family,”
said Kamal. “I want to take my experience and all the things
that I’ve learned back to Bangladesh and share them with those
that have similar dreams.”
Kamal is the first UH honoree of the Most Promising Minority Students
Program. She is currently a human resources assistant in the C.T.
Bauer College of Business Dean’s Office and plans to graduate
this spring.
About the School of Communication
UH’s School of Communication aims to produce graduates who
are educated in communication, technologically proficient and ethical.
Distinguished alumni include former White House Deputy Press Secretary
Peter Roussel and Jim Nantz, CBS broadcaster.
About the University of Houston
The University of Houston, Texas’ premier metropolitan research
and teaching institution, is home to more than 40 research centers
and institutes and sponsors more than 300 partnerships with corporate,
civic and governmental entities. UH, the most diverse research university
in the country, stands at the forefront of education, research and
service with more than 35,000 students.
For more information about UH visit the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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