James T. Tiedge Memorial Award

Carmelyn M. Daley-Hinkens, Comm ’89
Appleton, Wis.

Carmelyn Daley-Hinkens has turned her passion for storytelling into a successful career, seamlessly transitioning from 28 years in television news to 8 years in corporate communications. As the communications and content manager at Fox Valley Technical College, Carm feels blessed to lead a team charged with telling the college’s story. Her favorite part? Watching the students light up with enthusiasm as they share their educational journeys and career goals.

Carm also finds fulfillment through serving her community. She serves as a high school forensics adjudicator, judging student competitors in categories such as poetry, farrago, interpretation of prose and extemporaneous speaking. Carm also serves the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation as the executive producer of its Hall of Fame inductee video project. Each year, she partners with the WBA to capture the careers of four broadcast legends and produces long-form videos to honor their achievements.

Carm credits Marquette with teaching servant leadership before the concept became well-known. During her time at Marquette, Carm learned that she is most comfortable when serving others first. This knowledge led her to finding the right career fit behind-the-scenes in TV news as a writer, producer, executive producer and news director.

Carm says Dr. Tiedge’s teaching about social responsibility and ethics in broadcasting continues to guide her decision-making and how she conducts herself as a communicator, a journalist and a mentor.

Fun Facts:

Name a Marquette faculty or staff member who had an impact on you, and how.

I am blessed to list Dr. Tiedge here, as he was my professor for Broadcast Media in Society. It was an incredibly challenging class taught by an intimidating force. The seriousness of the content — and the seriousness of the instructor — guaranteed we would retain what he was teaching us. The alternative was just too scary.

What is one of your favorite Marquette memories?

My favorite MU memory would be sunny, warm weekend afternoons spent on what was once Tory Hill (now the site of the Law School). When others were studying in the library, my best friends and I would sit on the grass and lose ourselves in hours of homework, gossip and the occasional nap. We learned a lot on that hill, both academically and personally.