College of Mass Communication unveils Wall of Fame
(L-R) Dr. Madeline Quiamco, CMC dean; Rev. Leny Jovita, SU minister for Christian witness & service; Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president; Dr. Florita Maslog and Dr. Crispin Maslog, donors of the CMC Wall of Fame during its unveiling ceremony, August 26, 2022 at the CMC Reading Room, Emilio T. Yap Hall.
Silliman University (SU) College of Mass Communication (CMC) unveiled a Wall of Fame to honor its students, alumni, and pioneer faculty members who have excelled academically and created groundbreaking work in communication education.
(L-R, seated) Dr. Florita Maslog, Dr. Crispin Maslog, and President McCann sign the Memorandum of Agreement establishing the Ireneo and Asuncion Maslog Trust Fund for Community Journalism, with Dr. Quiamco (back).
The 16 by 6-meter wall was unveiled by SU President Betty Cernol McCann and the donors, Dr. Crispin and Dr. Florita Maslog, August 26, 2022 at the Emilio T. Yap Hall.
The event was a highlight of CMC’s celebration of the 121st SU Founders Day.
The brass-and-acrylic wall exhibit is a tribute to CMC honor graduates, outstanding alumni, and pioneer faculty who have excelled in journalism, communication, and media education since the college was founded as the School of Journalism and Communication in 1966.
“It’s a visual exhibit of what has been only in CMC’s files. It is meant to be a continuing tribute to CMC achievers from 55 years ago to the present and into the future,” Dr. Madeline B. Quiamco, CMC dean, said in an interview.
Dr. Crispin Maslog was the first director of the then SU School of Journalism and Communication (1966-1982), now known as the College of Mass Communication.
Quiamco also said conceptualizing and developing the Wall required the input of many knowledgeable individuals who assisted her in concretizing
what the donors wanted. The Wall design, content research, and production were the collaborative work of her artist friends, expert tile makers and engravers, previous CMC deans, staff, and alumni.
Mounted on one of the walls of the CMC Reading Room, it is intended to be a visual reminder of what was achieved in the past, hoping that current and future CMC students will draw pride and inspiration from it.
Francis Ryan Pabiania, a fourth-year Bachelor of Mass Communication (BMC) student, believes that installing the Wall of Fame is crucial since it documents the history of the College and inspires
students to leave a similar legacy.
“(It) is important as it traces back the legacy that allows us to rethink the practices and values that these people have left and in turn it inspires us, current students, to make legacies of our own,” he said.
Community Journalism Fund
In the same event, Maslog and McCann signed the Memorandum of Agreement to establish the “Ireneo and Asuncion Maslog Trust Fund for Community Journalism,” a fund donated to SU by the Maslog family in honor of their parents who were both teachers. The Fund will support faculty development and student activities at CMC.
A book launch was one of Maslog’s initiatives to keep the fund growing. Books he has authored through the years and some of his most recent publications such as “Pandemia” and “Jokes Only” were on sale.
Dana Oblimar, a fourth-year BMC student and one of the organizers of the book launch, said 70% of the proceeds of sales made by the students will go to the Trust Fund, while 30% will go to the Kapunungan sa mga Mass Communicators, the official academic organization of CMC.
CMC alumni, students, faculty, and guests bought some of the books and participated in all the other Founder’s Day activities.
(Story by Sophia Angelique R. Garzon, Bachelor of Mass Communication student)
