1.
College of
Communication
Arts & Sciences
Department of
Advertising +
Public Relations
404 Wilson Road
Room 309
East Lansing, MI
48824-1212
Phone: 517-355-2314
Fax: 517-432-2589
http://adv.msu.edu
February
19,
2015
RE:
Lena
Patrick
To
Whom
it
May
Concern:
Lena
Patrick
has
asked
me
for
a
letter
of
reference,
and
I’m
thrilled
to
provide
it.
Lena
provide
invaluable
to
me
on
a
recent
project,
and
I
have
no
compunction
about
recommending
her
to
others.
A
colleague
and
I
had
access
to
an
unpublished
autobiography
of
one
of
the
most
famous
advertising
people
of
the
20th
Century,
and
we
decided
to
publish
it.
We
were
capable
of
doing
the
editing,
etc.,
but
neither
of
us
was
skilled
enough
to
design
an
appropriate
and
eye-­‐catching
cover
for
the
book.
A
friend
of
mine
is
a
dean
at
Austin
Community
College,
and
she
also
happens
to
be
a
designer
so
I
approached
her.
She
gave
the
book
design
as
an
assignment
in
one
of
her
classes,
which
yielded
a
series
of
nice
designs
from
which
to
choose.
Lena’s
design
was
the
best
of
the
group.
Over
the
next
few
months,
as
we
got
closer
to
publishing
the
book,
I
worked
with
Lena
to
have
some
material
added
to
the
back
cover,
etc.
She
was
a
delight
to
work
with,
and
clearly
anxious
to
do
a
good
job.
In
the
end,
the
book
was
published
with
her
design
as
the
cover,
and
we’ve
received
lots
of
compliments
on
it.
I
found
Lena
to
be
easy
to
work
with,
and
dedicated
to
the
task.
Let
me
add
that
she
was
doing
this
for
no
pay!
She
just
wanted
to
do
a
good
job.
She’s
a
delightful
young
woman,
and
I
believe
she
would
be
a
wonderful
and
positive
presence
in
any
office.
I
really
have
no
hesitation
is
saying
that
you
should
giver
her
very
serious
consideration,
if
you
have
a
job
for
which
she
is
qualified.
I
do
recommend
her.
Sincerely,
Jef
I.
Richards
Professor
and
Chairperson
Department
of
Advertising
+
Public
Relations