Kay Tappan
- Graduate Assistant
Biography
Kay Tappan is the Graduate Assistant for the Office of Institutional Communications and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Kay holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Florida. She served as a lecturer in the Department of Public Relations at the UF College of Journalism and Communications for six years, where she developed and taught courses in visual communication and served as the faculty advisor for the Public Relations Student Society of America.
After returning to her hometown of Pensacola in 2018, Kay taught courses in the UWF Department of Communication and then worked as the Communications Manager for the UWF College of Education and Professional Studies. She received her Accreditation in Public Relations in 2017.
Kay enjoys spending time at the beach with her partner, Laurence, and their son, Wyatt.
Education
- M.A. Industrial-Organizational Psychology
University of West Florida - Pensacola, Florida (est May 2025) - M.A. Mass Communication, Specialization in International Communication
University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida - B.A. English, Specialization in Creative Writing
University of West Florida - Pensacola, Florida
Awards and Honors
- 2021 Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards Award of Distinction
- 2021 UWF College of Education and Professional Studies Outstanding Staff Award
- 2021 Florida Public Relations Association Pensacola Chapter Image Award Digital Tools of Public Relations
- 2016 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Faculty Service Award
- 2012 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Outstanding Master’s Student