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John Thomas

Education:

B.A., Business Education, University of Northern Iowa, 1965.
M.S. Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University, 2007.

Year started at ISU: 2005.

Teaching:

Advertising Campaigns
Communication Strategy
Advertising Creativity
Introduction to Public Relations
Managing Creativity

Research Interest:

Innovation process

Major awards:

Included among Advertising Age's Top 100 Marketers (1998); six Gold Effies for campaign effectiveness (1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001); three Gold Mobius (1993, 1995, 1999).

- Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society, 2007
- Finalist, Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize, 2007
- Graduate Student Teaching Excellence, ICA, 2006

Experience:

Has worked in survey research, retail store development and management, print/broadcast advertising, public relations, brand management, Web development and agency management. Thomas has worked for Maytag Corp. and Clay Equipment Corp.