On the nomination of the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising and advice of the College Executive Committee, Kevin Wise, professor of advertising and director of graduate studies for the Institute of Communications Research, was named the College of Media’s winner for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching.

Wise has taught advertising at Illinois for seven years, and this is his fourth year as director of graduate studies for the ICR. Previously, he was director of graduate studies for advertising, as well as interim head of the advertising department.