Lauren Kendrick

Two Texas State instructors have been honored for their work with new media.  Cindy Royal and Dara Quakenbush were co-winners of the Texas Social Media award at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.  They were recognized for bringing social media to the forefront of public relations.  Royal and Quackenbush have both built websites to encourage students to incorporate social media into their P-R work, Quackenbush says she has her students blog about PR and social media trends.  Royal also hosts a technology blog.