/ FSU s Dr. Jay Rayburn and his longtime friend Rick Oppenheim
In the field of public relations and communications, Florida State University Professor Jay Rayburn has long been considered among the nation s best. Generations of Rayburn s students, colleagues and friends are now mourning his death. Tallahassee Marketing Firm owner Rick Oppenheim was one of Rayburn s closest friends. He advised me when I started my PR firm 35 years ago. In all that time, RB Oppenheim & Associates has had maybe 200 interns and almost all of them passed through his door or were referred by him or influenced by him. And a great number of my employees over those years.