ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University's College of Communication launches its 35th annual Communication Week celebration Sunday, April 27, at a banquet honoring 2003 inductees into the Ohio Communication Hall of Fame.

Communication Week, sponsored by Verizon, is comprised of a week of activities designed around the theme "Communication Matters."

National Geographic photographer Sam Abell will serve as Visual Communication Day's keynote speaker on Monday, April 28, at 3 p.m. in the Baker University Center Ballroom.

Ret. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minihan highlights Communication Systems Management Day activities on Tuesday, April 29, at 1 p.m. in Baker Center Ballroom with a timely keynote speech on homeland security and telecommunications.

President of Paramount Worldwide Television Distribution Joel Berman, will present a keynote speech during Telecommunications Day at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the Baker Center Ballroom.

Founding editor of The Washington Monthly Charles Peters highlights Journalism Day with a speech on Thursday, May 1, at 11:10 a.m. in Baker Center's 1804 Lounge.

Dean of Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information and Library Studies Gus Friedrich will present the Andersch Award Lecture during Interpersonal Communication Day on Friday, May 2, at 10 a.m. in Baker Center's 1804 Lounge.

Communication Week celebrates annually the six units within the College of Communication. Visual Communication, Communications Systems Management, Telecommunications, Journalism and Interpersonal Communication, respectively, has one day during the week to design events that encourage student interaction with prominent industry leaders through discussions and panel sessions.

Please visit the Communication Week Web link from www.commcoll.ohiou.edu for the complete schedule of events.