MBA, Florida State University
B.A., Journalism/Management and Marketing, Baylor University
Graduate Certificate in Project Management, Florida State University
Content creation and editing
Project management
Higher education marketing and copywriting
Melanie Yeager initiates and manages strategies to showcase the College of Business’ rankings and academic strengths. She is leading the development of the college’s comprehensive annual report process and has been helping coordinate and carry out the college’s transition to a new CRM system to handle prospective graduate student data and communications. Additionally, Melanie supervises frontline marketing and advertising of the college’s graduate programs, assists with academic department newsletters and serves as editor for the communications team. Before returning to school for her MBA, Yeager spent 15-plus years reporting, writing and editing for newspapers in Texas, Illinois and Florida, earning national expertise in K-12 and higher education.
- 2020 Core Values Award, College of Business, Florida State University
- 2017 Exemplary Service Award, Division of Academic Affairs, Florida State University
- Community Catalyst and Team Leader, Knight Creative Communities Institute (KCCI), 2011-2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
- State of Florida Davis Productivity Award 2008, Certificate of Commendation
- National Fellow, Education Writers Association, Fall 2000
- First Place, 1997 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors' Freedom of Information Award
