Northwestern State honored three alumni, the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Valsin Marmillion, as 2025 Distinguished Communications Professionals during a lunch and awards program April 4. From left are Marmillion, Jerry Byrd Jr. and Luckie.
Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Val Marmillion as 2025 Distinguished Communications Professionals during a lunch and awards program Friday.
Distinguished Communications Professionals are graduates with successful careers in and/or significant contributions to the fields of journalism, photojo…