Bill Sledzik
Associate Professor
Public Relations/Advertising Sequence Coord.

301C Franklin Hall
Tel: 330-672-8295
Fax: 330-672-4064
Email: wsledzik@kent.edu

Spring 2008 Office Hours
M 5:00-7:00 PM
T 1:30-3:00 PM
W 2:30-3:30 PM
and by appointment

Bill Sledzik joined the Kent State faculty in 1992 after a 15-year career in public relations counseling. That career included five years as head of his own firm, Sledzik & Associates, in Buffalo, N.Y., and service to such clients as General Motors, Uniroyal Tire Co., the Stroh Brewery Co. and Waste Management of North America.

Sledzik teaches courses in public relations research & planning, public relations writing and public relations campaigns. He also teaches "Media Writing" and "Ethics & Issues in Mass Communication" and advises the Kent State Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Professional Recognition

• Public Relations Society of America, accredited 1986
  
• PRSA College of Fellows, elected 1996
  
• PRSA Chapter President, Buffalo-Niagara (1988), Akron Area (1996)
  
• Western New York Public Relations Practitioner of the Year, 1992
• Fredrick Teahan Award as National Outstanding Chapter Faculty Advisor, Public Relations Student Society of America, 1994
  
• Ohio Valley District, Outstanding Chapter Faculty Advisor, Public Relations Student Society of America, 1994 and 1995
  
• Kent State University, Outstanding Student Organization Advisor, 1995

Education
Ohio University, Bachelor of Science in Journalism, 1975 University of Buffalo, Master of Science in Social Science 1992