On October 12th, the College of Communication & Information hosted its annual Scholars and Stars Reception at the Challenger Learning Center in Downtown Tallahassee. This event recognizes incredible donors and scholarship recipients, as well as outstanding faculty and students for their leadership.
For photos from the event, click here.
CCI congratulates the following student and faculty award recipients:
Student Leadership Award Recipients:
Pooja Ichplani (School of Communication)
Emma Summers (School of Communication Science & Disorders)
Lateef Adeshina (School of Information)
Faculty Leadership Award Recipients:
Dr. Rachel Bailey (School of Communication)
Dr. Selena Snowden (School of Communication Science & Disorders)
Dr. Melissa Gross (School of Information)
The following scholarship recipients were also recognized during this event:
School of Communication
| Adams, Jordyn | Ashley Elizabeth Nugent Scholarship |
| Angrish, Sommaiya | Jason Holtz Memorial Scholarship Endowment |
| Chapter, Casey | Philomene A. Fates Fund for Excellence in Oral Communication |
| Foline, Parker | C.W. Shipley Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship Fund |
| Fulk, Hannah | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship in Mass Communication |
| George, Brittany | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| George, Brittany | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student Excellence |
| Gomes, Trimmel | James T. Wills Endowed Scholarship in Communication |
| Gomes, Trimmel | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student Excellence |
| Hamad, Raghad | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship in Mass Communication |
| Hamon, Caroline | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Ichplani, Pooja | Joanne & James Lynagh Fellowship in Communication |
| Jean, Tarah | Fannie Lou Hamer Scholarship |
| Jean, Tarah | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student Excellence |
| Lee, Sunah | Sarah Elizabeth Thomson Endowment |
| Lenard, Madison | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student Excellence |
| Palacios, Harold | Joseph & Nivea Facundo Scholarship |
| Reyes, Santiago | Zubizarreta Family |
| Jackson, Kiera | Latin2Latin Marketing |
| Rolle, Eldaneka | Emerson |
| Rolle, Eldaneka | Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication Scholarship |
| Palacios, Harold | Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication Scholarship |
| Alfares, Laila | Drs. Felipe & Betty Ann Korzenny Scholarship |
| Alfares, Laila | Latin American Caribbean Scholarship |
| Calderon, Melissa | Latin American Caribbean Scholarship |
| Luna, Wendy | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Mieses, Natalie | John D. Chang Memorial Scholarship |
| Park, Junho | Clarence W. Edney Fellowship Enrichment Fund |
| Park, Junho | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student Excellence |
| Pollock, Riordan | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Reyes, Santiago | Pablo J. Lopez Memorial Scholarship |
| Tolley, Hannah | Boyle Scholarship Endowment Fund |
| Varela, Alexia | Bill McGrotha Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Varela, Alexia | Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Yu, Han | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student Excellence |
| Acevedo, Laura | State Farm |
| Acevedo, Laura | Latin American Caribbean Scholarship |
| Peralta Laguna, Katherine | State Farm |
| Nisi, Isabella | State Farm |
| Bejar, Christian | State Farm |
| Bejar, Christian | Latin American Caribbean Scholarship |
| Khan, Talalah | Dr. Felipe & Betty Ann Korzenny Scholarship |
School of Communication Science & Disorders
| Brown, Ansley | Publish School Education Scholarship in Communication Disorders |
| Field, Lisa | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Franklin, Parker | Dr. Avery Vaughn Fund for Excellence in Communication Science & Disorders |
| Hernandez, Jasmine | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Kimball, Caroline | Curtis and Jo Ellen Hicks Falany Graduate Student Stipend for Speech Language Pathology |
| King St. Remy, Shaylyn | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Li, Chen | William & Alma Anderson Memorial Scholarship |
| Moody, Mary Allison | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Mulry, Alexa | Curtis and Jo Ellen Hicks Falany Graduate Student Stipend for Speech Language Pathology |
| Perez, Michael | Dr. Avery Vaughn Fund for Excellence in Communication Science & Disorders |
| Quispe Gutierrez, Emily | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Raskin, Morgan | Dr. Avery Vaughn Fund for Excellence in Communication Science & Disorders |
| Samaan, Rafal | Richard Wright Fellowship in Communication Disorders |
| Sievert, Gabriel | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Tchorna, Alana | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Wilkinson, Courtney | L.L. Schendel Scholarship for Communication Disorders |
| Zabel, Brittany | Robin Shari Parker Endowment in Speech Language Pathology |
| Zhao, Ziying | Doreen Brown Oyadomari Endowed Scholarship in Communication |
School of Information
| Acquilano, Nicole | John David Marshall Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Ahmed, Saleh | Ron & Ginny Blazek Scholarship Fund |
| Andrews, Emma | Maura Susan Kauffman Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Astuti, Hanim | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship |
| Ayinde, Lateef | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship |
| Bozied, Bella | Professor Gene T. Sherron Endowed Scholarship |
| Bullock, Noah | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Burbridge, Jessica | Harold Goldstein Scholarship Fund |
| Campbell, Victoria | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Chavez, Isaiah | Ron & Ginny Blazek Scholarship Fund |
| Diaz de la Portilla, Mary | Cecil P. Beach Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Eberhart, Linnea | Law Librarian’s Fellowship Group |
| Elliot, Savannah | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship |
| Farrar, Jennifer | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship |
| Faust, Molly | Liz Cropper Scholarship Fund |
| George, Amanda | John M. Goudeau Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Gills, Kevin | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Gresh de Berry, Tiffany | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Hamilton, Linda | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship |
| Hancock, Jonah | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Hays, Stacie | Carol W. and Marc D. Gill Endowment |
| House, Dariyn | John and Catherine Cook Endowed Scholarship |
| Hsu, Chia-Yi | Sol & Beverly Hirsch Endowment |
| Jo, Minhyung | Dr. Cynthia Duncan Memorial Scholarship |
| Julian, Renaine | John M. Goudeau Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Juska, Cristina | Ruby Fielding Scholarship |
| Kemp, Jennifer | Madge Hutcherson Scholarship Fund |
| Kim, Hyerin | Sol & Beverly Hirsch Endowment |
| Leonarczyk, Zoe | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Leonard, Analise | H.W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Martinez, Isabella | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Mellowe, Emily | Professor’s Scholarship Fund |
| Mize, Kathryn | Ruth H. Rockwood Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Odozi, Amaka | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship |
| Oluwalowo, Roxanne | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship |
| Paiz, Manuel | John David Marshall Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Phillips, Jasmine | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship |
| Poorvin, Brayden | Maura Susan Kauffman Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
| Rodriguez-Durbin. Camila | Professor’s Scholarship Fund |
| Rudd, Catherine | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Siasi, Shalaleh | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Smith, Willie | Harold Goldstein Scholarship Fund |
| Thapaliya, Babita | H.W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Walters, Wendy | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship |