Meet Our Faculty and Staff
The faculty and staff of the Department of Communication are known on campus and among our graduates as individuals who care about students as learners and individuals. Collectively, over 100 years of service to Mississippi College is represented by this group of dedicated scholars and campus leaders.
We encourage all alumni to stay in touch and all prospective Choctaws to contact our professors about pursuing a degree in Communication at Mississippi College!
Nick Buzzelli
Instructor
Credentials
- B.A. in Communication, Robert Morris University
- M.A. in Journalism, Kent State University
- Ph.D. in Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama
Contact
- nbuzzelii@mc.edu
- 601.925.3462
- Aven 110 B
Cliff Fortenberry
Professor
Credentials
- Ph.D. in Interpersonal Communication, University of Southern Mississippi
- M.S. in Media Production, Mississippi College
- B.S. in Broadcast Media, Mississippi College
Contact
- fortenbe@mc.edu
- 601.925.3457
- Aven 117
J. Mignon Kucia
Assistant Professor
Credentials
- B.S., University of Southern Mississippi
- M.C.S., Mississippi College
- Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Contact
- kucia@mc.edu
- 601.925.3899
- Aven 102 B
Phyllis W. Seawright
Assistant Professor
Credentials
- B.A., Mississippi College
- M.A., Baylor University
- Ph.D., Florida State University
Contact
- seawrigh@mc.edu
- 601.925.3453
- Aven 110A
Reid Vance
Assistant Professor and Chair
Credentials
- M.S. in Communication, Mississippi College
- M.A. in Christian Education, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- B.S. in Communication, Mississippi College
- Ph.D. in Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University
Contact
- vance@mc.edu
- 601.925.7785
- Aven 104
Merle Ziegler
Professor
Credentials
- Ph.D. in Organizational Communication , Bowling Green State Univeristy
- M.A. in Communication, Bowling Green State University
- B.A. in Communication/History, Cedarville University
Contact
- mziegler@mc.edu
- 601.925.3456
- Aven 108
Vicki Williams
Secretary
- vwilliam@mc.edu
- 601.925.3229
- Aven 101
