September 1, 2005. LOS ANGELES, CA. Debra B. Davenport, PhD, has been appointed as a lecturer in the College of Communication and Fine Arts at her alma mater, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Davenport will launch two new public relations courses in January 2006, as part of a comprehensive public relations curriculum that she developed earlier this year.

“It is very exciting,” says Davenport, “to introduce these new courses at LMU. Los Angeles is a mecca for the public relations industry and, by offering education in this highly desirable field, we are enabling students to become more marketable upon graduation – and to embark upon careers they will truly enjoy.”

Founded in 1911, Loyola Marymount University is a student-centered liberal arts university located near the Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester. Loyola Marymount is the only Jesuit/Marymount university in the southwestern United States.The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. www.lmu.edu

Davenport received both her BA and MA degrees from Loyola Marymount University.