Communications instructor Teresa Collard was “flocked” Tuesday night by the Public Relations Student Society of America, which stuck more than 70 wooden pink flamingos in her yard.

PRSSA conducted the “Flock the Communications Professor” contest Sept. 8-12 for all Communications Department students. Students could vote for the professor of their choice, for $1 per vote, to raise money for the PRSSA national convention being Oct. 24-28 in New Orleans. Eight Communications students will attend the convention.

“‘Flock the Professor’ is not only a way to raise money, but to also have some fun with the professors,” said Erika Jacobsen, PRSSA fund-raising chair. “It shows that students and teachers have a bond that reaches outside the classroom and are able to come together for fun as well as a good cause.”

All the teachers in the department received votes, but Collard won by 30 votes. She was “flocked” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, and the flamingos will be removed from her yard today (Sept. 26). Friends and colleagues were in attendance to see the birds being wedged into Collard’s yard.

“Call me kooky, but I loved it,” Collard said. “I think wooden pink flamingos are terrifically funny. I went around campaigning to win. How many people can say they had 70-plus wooden birds visit their homes?

“I am one of the lucky few, and they do look ever so lovely on the pond’s edge. Ultimately, I think I couldn’t have been flocked by better people than the Communications students and members of PRSSA.”