Moody College recognizes outstanding community members at annual Impact Celebration
Moody College of Communication honored some of its most distinguished community members at the 2026 Impact Celebration.
The event brought together faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters to recognize accomplishments from the past year and salute the people who make the college exceptional. They excel in their fields and generously give their time, talent, wisdom and donations.
This year, Department of Radio-Television-Film alumnus Chet Garner emceed the celebration. Garner kicked off the event by introducing Moody College Dean Cary Granat, who graciously welcomed attendees. Later, Garner led a question-and-answer session with current Moody College students.
The largest part of the celebration honored those who have helped make the Moody College community as exceptional as it is. This year, Wofford Denius presented the Outstanding Alumni Award to Kevin Shivers. Dean Granat presented the DeWitt Carter Reddick Award to Stacy and Peter Cramer. Finally, Cassandre Alvarado, Moody College senior associate dean for undergraduate education and teaching excellence, presented the Robert C. Jeffrey College Benefactor Award to Monica and Joe Eastin.
Learn more about the winners below:
Kevin Shivers
Outstanding Alumni Award
Kevin Shivers is co-president of music at The Team. He is an alumnus of the Department of Radio-Television-Film and UTLA. As a first-generation college student and scholarship recipient, Kevin is a dedicated mentor to younger generations and always aims to lift people up, both those around him and those below him. Kevin now donates to UTLA student scholarships and exemplifies the power of philanthropic investment in students’ lives and how that investment can be paid forward to future generations. His time at RTF and UTLA has positioned him well in his career, and we want to showcase that to other supporters and students as 'what’s possible.'
Kevin has distinguished himself in his field and is a leading agent in the entertainment industry. He has received numerous industry awards and accolades, including Billboard’s 2024 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Choice Award, Billboard’s 2025 Power 100, and Pollstar’s Impact 50.
Stacy and Peter Cramer
DeWitt Carter Reddick Award
Stacy Cramer is a film and television executive and producer whose career spans more than three decades in the entertainment industry. A UCLA graduate with a degree in psychology, she began her career at Castle Rock Entertainment, where she worked on publicity campaigns for landmark films such as The Shawshank Redemption, The American President, and Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise.
She later worked with Davis Entertainment on the 20th Century Fox lot before becoming the first executive hire at Sony Pictures' newly launched Screen Gems. At Screen Gems, she spent a decade as Senior Vice President of Production, guiding the studio's genre division.
After her tenure at Screen Gems, Stacy transitioned to independent producing, with credits including First Sunday, Vacancy, and the Golden Globe-nominated Burlesque. Since then, she has developed television and film projects for Lionsgate, HBO, MTV, ABC, Universal Television Group, and, most recently, Apple.
As the president of Universal Pictures, Peter oversees the creative strategy and day-to-day creative direction of Universal Pictures’ live-action film slate. During his 20+ year tenure at Universal, Peter has supervised the development and production of hundreds of films, including tentpoles, homegrown franchises, and bold originals across all genres. His work helped propel the studio to numerous Oscar wins and to Universal’s biggest and most profitable years ever at the global box office.
After joining Universal in 2005 as Senior Executive Vice President of Production, Peter served as Co-President of Production and President of Production before assuming his current role in 2019. Before joining Universal, Peter was Executive Vice President of New Regency Productions, where he oversaw films such as Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Man on Fire. He also held positions at Daybreak Productions, where he served as Executive Producer on Universal’s October Sky, and at HBO Films. He began his career at Creative Artists Agency and is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Recently, Peter graciously lent his time and expertise during a Q&A with students in early September.
Stacy and Peter’s youngest son, Wyatt, attends Moody College. They have also generously supported the UTLA program through a philanthropic gift.
Monica and Joe Eastin
Robert C. Jeffrey College Benefactor Award
Joe Eastin is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of ISN, a Dallas-based software company that supports contractor and supplier management for organizations worldwide. Since ISN's launch in 2001, the company has grown to serve more than 100,000 customers across energy, manufacturing, industrial, and non-industrial markets in more than 90 countries, supported by a global team of over 1,000 employees.
An Oklahoma native, Joe earned a business degree from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
Beyond business, Joe and his wife, Monica, support education and workforce readiness through The Eastin Center for Career Readiness at the University of Texas’ Moody College of Communication as well as at Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business. He has been inducted into the Spears School of Business Hall of Fame (2012) and the OSU Hall of Fame (2019). His civic service includes roles on the MIT Sloan Americas Executive Board, the Bush Center Executive Advisory Board, the Momentous Institute, and the Episcopal School of Dallas, where the Eastin family endowed the WORX Internship Program.
Joe is a member of YPO Lonestar Gold and the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, supporting education for underprivileged youth. He and Monica live in Dallas and have four children, two of whom are Moody College students.
