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This month, Newspapers & Technology is
introducing “Printing Student Spotlight,” an occasional feature that
highlights technical graduates looking for printing and printing
management jobs in the newspaper industry. This month, N&T is
profiling Paul Ferrell, who is graduating from the West Virginia
University Institute of Technology. If your institution would like us to
profile a graduate, please contact Chuck Moozakis at
cmoozakis@newsandtech.com.
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School: West Virginia
University Institute of Technology
Graduation/available date:
May 5, 2007
School major/program:
Printing management
Printing experience:
Intern, Chapman Printing, Charleston, W. Va.; operations intern, Austin (Texas)
American-Statesman; online production coordinator, Herald-Dispatch, Huntington,
W. Va.
What position(s) are you
interested in? Management, production, estimating, customer service, sales
Region of the country:
No preference, wherever the best opportunity is.
Why are you interested in
printing: Printing impacts every operation of the newspaper. So many parts
of our lives depend upon some form of printing. I want to be a part of something
that is such a big part of people’s everyday lives.
West Virginia University
Institute of Technology (www.wvatech.edu)
is a state-supported university located in Montgomery. The university’s
Community Technical College offers a printing technology associate program with
an emphasis on newspaper operations. WVU Tech also has a printing management
Bachelor of Science program with an emphasis on newspaper and commercial
management. For additional information about the program or Paul Ferrell,
contact Professor Jack Nuckols at
Jack.Nuckols@mail.wvu.edu or 304-442-3172.
