The second lecture in this year’s annual Beckham Lecture series will be given by BYU alumnus Brent Anderson
Brent Anderson is the featured keynote speaker at the Fall 2017 Raymond E. and Ida Lee Beckham Lecture in Communication Series
Anderson graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts in marketing communications in 1999. He also studied Japanese and fine art. Currently, he is the Chief Creative Officer
Before his promotion to chief creative officer, Anderson was a senior art director of TBWA\Chiat\Day L.A. and worked with brands including Nissan, Visa, Playstation, Airbnb, and Gatorade.
As the featured Beckham lecturer, Anderson will delve into the mission of the lecture series which is to “explore the interactions between media and society, media culture, political economy, media effects and the use of new media.”
The Beckham Lectures, established in 1995, are held in honor of Raymond E. Beckham
Beckham has received the BYU Man of the Year Award, the Presidential Medal and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. He has also earned Provo’s Abraham O. Smoot Outstanding Citizen Award, Rotary Club’s Service-Above-Self Award, Scouting’s Silver Beaver award, the Red Cross Clara Barton award and the Sons of Utah Pioneers “Modern Pioneer” award.
Past Beckham lectures can be viewed via the BYU Communications Youtube
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Date: Friday, October 6, 2017
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: BYU Broadcasting Building, Studio C
Admission: Free, but it is required to register here