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During her last days at the School, Thomson said she has appreciated the opportunity to work with the Mass Comm community.
“I leave with gratitude for the opportunity to serve here and for the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and donors with whom I've come in contact and with whom I've built relationships,” Thomson said. “It is bittersweet to leave friends and colleagues behind as I look forward to my new adventure.”
Director Judy VanSlyke Turk wrote to faculty in January that Thomson was a great staff member who had contributed a great deal to the school.
"Audrey brought considerable professional development experience and expertise to the school and VCU," Turk wrote, adding that under Thomson’s leadership, the school “completed the endowment of the Crutchfield Scholarship; secured a 10-year pledge to support a new visiting professorship in the area of interactive marketing, created an Alumni Advisory Board and has taken the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame to higher levels of visibility and sponsorship.”
In addition to her efforts to continue established programs and scholarships, Thomson undertook the first-ever faculty and staff campaign in the school and the College of Humanities and Sciences.
Thomson leaves the School with nostalgic feelings about her colleagues and students.
“I will miss the students hanging out in the airport lounge outside my office,” she said. “What a joy to see and hear their creative wheels spinning as the next advertising gurus, newspaper reporters, broadcast personalities and PR practitioners come into their own. This school has much to be proud of. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a part of it.”
