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Student Awards

Awards

Outstanding Student Awards

Each spring on commencement day School of Communication faculty honor students from the past academic year for both their academic achievement and their outstanding performance in each major concentration. Past recipients include:

 

Outstanding Graduate Student in Communication Management
Year Recipient
2023 Kathryn Bonfield
2022 Sydnie Steel
2021 Tracey Kyles
2020 Imari Brown

 

Outstanding Student in Communication Studies
Year Recipient
2023 Benjamin Storie
2022 Aryana Burkett
2021 Jade Basilius
2020 Vitaliy Bondarenko

  

Outstanding Student in Advertising
Year Recipient
2023 Faith VanPelt
2022 Caylynn Palmer
2021 Haley Zuckoff
2020 Kathryn Clark
2019 Luke Bickerstaff
2018 Cienna Richards
2017 Danielle Arnett
2016 David Castle
2015 Kiersten Brauner
2014 Madison Geery
2013 Priscilla Brooke
2012 Jessica Schwec
2011 Charles Robinson
2010 Katia Philip
2009 Eric Dennis

 

Outstanding Student in Digital Video Production (previously part of the Multimedia Journalism & Production major concentration)
Year Recipient
2023 Ray Jennings
2022 Ashley Goebel
2021 Alaya Ruddy

 

Outstanding Student in Multimedia Journalism (previously part of the Multimedia Journalism & Production major concentration)
Year Recipient
2023 Graecyn Barron
2022 Lauren Sapp
2021 Sarah Joram

 

Outstanding Student in Multimedia Journalism & Production (previously the Electronic Media and Journalism concentrations)
Year Recipient
2020 Carly Kramer
2019 Michael Andrews, Jr.
2018 Catherine Connors (Multimedia Journalism) and Aleksiya Philippov (Production)
2017 Cassidy Alexander (Multimedia Journalism) and Nathaniel Krafve (Production)
2016 Benjamin Vollmer (Multimedia Journalism) and Trevor Walsh (Production)
2015 Riley Wolf (Multimedia Journalism) and Alexandra Crotts (Production)
2014 Grady Trimble
2013 Monica Whitsel (Electronic Media) and Lindsay Montgomery (Journalism)
2012 Kayla Beckman (Electronic Media) and Clifford Davis (Journalism)
2011 Mike Kaye and John Weidner (Electronic Media) and Laura Hare (Journalism)
2010 Kristen Pepe (Electronic Media) and James Cannon (Journalism)
2009 Kristin A. Valis (Electronic Media) and Holli L. Welch and Joshua Salman (Journalism)

 

Outstanding Student in Public Relations
Year Recipient
2023 Holly Chavis
2022 Rumooz Al Ghanim
2021 Heather Prasse
2020 Sarah McPherson
2019 Shannon McFadden
2018 Ronnesha Rodgers
2017 Heather Smith
2016 Joseph Cohen
2015 Gracie Lopresti
2014 Erin Banister
2013 Jacquelyn Geary
2012 Whitney Croxton
2011 Aryn Mooney
2010 Jessica Railey
2009 Samuel Z. McGee

 

Academic Achievement Recognizing the Highest GPA in the School of Communication
Year Recipient
2023 Kathryn Bonfield (M.S.), Benjamin Storie (B.A.), Kaitlin Ward and Karim Raja (B.S.)
2022 Sydnie Steel (M.S.), Aryana Burkett (B.A.), and Lauren Sapp (B.S.)
2021 Amy Wisenbaker (M.S.), Kathleen Radican (B.A.), and Kayla Chouinard and Sarah Joram (B.S.)
2020 Kathryn Clark and Vitaliy Bondarenko
2019 Tonya Tucker
2018 Aleksiya Philippov
2017 Zach Miller
2016 Jessica Russell
2015 Kaitlin Jackson
2014 Grady Trimble
2013 Priscilla Brooke
2012 Nicholas Galluch
2011 Hilary Carter and Brittany Schnorr
2010 Nicole Hernandez
2009 Jaqueline Ann Card, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Public Relations
2009 Christine Marie Carter, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Electronic Media
2009 Madelyn Ruth Caranci, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Advertising
2009 Christopher James Thurne, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Journalism