Sandy Henry

Assistant Professor

• Office Location: Meredith 121
• E-mail: sandy.henry@drake.edu
• Office phone: 515-271-3714
• Office hours: Monday 8-9:00 am, Tuesday 12:30-2:30 pm, Wednesday 8-9:00 am, Thursday 10-11:30am.
• Twitter: @AdProfHenry

Prior to joining the SJMC faculty, Henry amassed more than 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing, in both agencies and in-house environments. Her clients have covered the spectrum, from a major grocery store chain, to a non-profit arts organization, to one of the world’s largest agricultural seed companies. Henry has won many awards for her work, including Addys, Tellys, NAMAs and CASE Awards.

Henry received her B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Drake, and a Master of Science in Mass Communication from Miami University. Her research interests include pharmaceutical marketing, advertising in athletics and curriculum development.

Henry is an Apple Certified Trainer (Final Cut Pro) and is active with the Broadcast Education Association, the Des Moines chapter of the American Advertising Federation, and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Classes taught

• JMC59 Intro to Visual Communication
• JMC124 Advertising Copywriting
• JMC141 Creative Strategies in Advertising
• JMC145 Advertising Campaign Strategy (aka The Capstone)