On November 16th, 2021, the College of Communication and Information hosted its annual Scholars and Stars Virtual Reception. This event is the College’s annual recognition of its incredible donors and scholarship recipients. The recording of the event can be viewed here.
The Scholars and Stars event also presented an opportunity to recognize the student and faculty recipients of this year’s Leadership Awards. “The Faculty and Student Leadership Awards are a significant annual recognition by the CCI Leadership Board of the exemplary contributions of the students and faculty in our College,” said Dr. Stephen McDowell, Interim Dean of the College. “The awardees are nominated by each of our school directors. It is one way to say thank you for their leadership in our research, instruction, or service missions.”
Congratulations to the following students and faculty who have been recognized by the CCI Leadership Board:
Student Leadership Award Recipients
Laura-Kate Huse
(School of Communication)
Sara Collins
(School of Communication Science & Disorders)
Shannon C. Williams
(School of Information)
Faculty Leadership Award Recipients
Dr. Rachel Bailey
(School of Communication)
Dr. Hugh Catts
(School of Communication Science & Disorders)
Dr. Christy Chatmon
(School of Information)
The following scholarship recipients were also recognized during this event:
| Aaron Redda | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Abigail Burge | John H. Phipps, Inc. Fund for Excellence |
| Adam Alhassan | John and Catherine Cook Endowed Scholarship |
| Alice Howell | H.W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Andrew Pannelli | Ron & Genny Blazek Scholarship Fund |
| Angela Nguyen | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Anisah Herdiyanti | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Anna Gutfreund | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Arielle Lawson | Mark Zeigler Fund For Excellence in Public Speaking |
| Arielle Lawson | Fannie Lou Hamer Scholarship |
| Asif Shaikh | John H. Phipps, Inc. Fund for Excellence |
| Austin Persinger | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Austin Thompson | Dempsey Barron Fund |
| Benhur Ravuri | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Bethany Zamarron | Robin Shari Parker Endowment in Speech-Language Pathology |
| Brianna Coltellino | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Brianna Winders | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship |
| Brittany Baum | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Bryan Adames-Ramirez | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Cailyn Gallagher | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship |
| Cameron Park | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Camila Rodriguez Durbin | Harold Goldstein Scholarship Fund |
| Caroline Giordano | Pablo J. Lopez Memorial Scholarship |
| Casey Chapter | John D. Chang Memorial Scholarship |
| Casey Chapter | Kevin Neidorf Student Award |
| Caylie Bussey | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Chelsea Crosslin | Dr. Avery Vaughn Fund for Excellence in Communication Science & Disorders |
| Chelsea Guillory | Professor’s Scholarship Fund |
| Cheri Marks | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Chloe Philgreen | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Christina Vallone | Curtis and Jo Ellen Hicks Falany Graduate Student Stipend for Speech Language Pathology |
| Cynthia Moving | Madge Hutcherson Scholarship Fund |
| Dawson Lear | Jason Holtz Memorial Scholarship Endowment |
| Denise Gomez | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Elizabeth Cousins | H.W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Elizabeth Munos Oliveros | Dr. Avery Vaughn Fund for Excellence in Communication Science & Disorders |
| Emily Alleman | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Emma Cryer | Laurie Hosford Scholarship in Communication |
| Emma Kiely | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Faren Karimkhan | Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny Endowment for Hispanic Marketing |
| Fatih Gunaydin | John M. Goudeau Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Florinda Patterson | Liz Cropper Scholarship Fund John David Marshall Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Forhan Bin Emdad | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Hannah Fulk | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship |
| Indica Mattson | Professor’s Scholarship Fund |
| Jhonelle Chambers | James T. Wills Endowed Scholarship in Communication |
| Jillian Speck | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship in Information Studies |
| Jordanne Cantrill | Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Juan Villanueva | Sol & Beverly Hirsch Fund |
| Julian Kingston | Maura Susan Kaufman Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Justina Lockley | John David Marshall Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Katherine Perez | L. L. Schendel Endowed Scholarship for Communication Disorders |
| Kaya Youngquist | John D. Chang Memorial Scholarship |
| Kelli Sullivan | Ashley Elizabeth Nugent Scholarship |
| Kiana Hines | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Lateef Ayinde | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Lexi Fitzpatrick | John D. Chang Memorial Scholarship |
| Linwen Zeng | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Lori Fitzgerald | Public School Education Scholarship in Communication Disorders |
| Luis Antonio Carrasco | Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship |
| Madison Riccio | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Manolo Sanchez | Ruth H. Rockwood Endowed Scholarship |
| Maria Benitez | Pablo J. Lopez Memorial Scholarship |
| Marija Travoric | Cheryl & Joel Rosenfield Scholarship |
| Mario Chica | Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship |
| Mario Gomez-Castro | Law Librarian’s Fellowship |
| Micah Hirsch | Dempsey Barron Fund |
| Michele Farfan-Hodge | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Miguel-Garcia Sala | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Molly Custis | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Nivia Escobar Salazar | Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny Endowment for Hispanic Marketing |
| Oluwabusayo Oyeniyi | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship |
| Pablo Alvarez | Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny Endowment for Hispanic Marketing |
| Pablo Alvarez | Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship |
| Pablo Alvarez Gomez | C. W. Shipley Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship Fund |
| Piper Green | Mark Zeigler Fund For Excellence in Public Speaking |
| Priscilla Fernandez | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Priscilla Fernandez | Bill McGrotha Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Qiana Robinson | Dr. Cynthia Duncan Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Raeanna Murray | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship |
| Rebecca Peters | John H. Phipps, Inc. Fund for Excellence |
| Renee Davis | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Rhiannon Holton | H.W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Richard Carretero | Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny Endowment for Hispanic Marketing |
| Richard Neville | Madge Hutcherson Scholarship Fund |
| Savannah Gribbin | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Scarlett Ossorio | Clarence W. Edney Fellowship Enrichment |
| Scarlett Ossorio | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Scarlett Ossorio | Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny Endowment for Hispanic Marketing |
| Seif eldeen Al Dahiyat | Philomene A. Gates Fund for Excellence in Oral Communication |
| Seif eldeen Al Dahiyat | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Sein Oh | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Shade Kelly | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Shannon Williams | Harold Goldstein Scholarship Fund |
| Shirin Khambalia | Richard Wright Fellowship in Communication Disorders |
| Suzanne Castellanos | William & Alma Anderson Memorial Scholarship |
| Te’Dajah Bradley | Cheryl & Joel Rosenfield Scholarship |
| Tsangyao Chen | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Tyler Grubb | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| U-Seong “Castle” Kim | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Vaibhav Diwanji | John H. Phipps, Inc. Fund for Excellence |
| Vashalice Kaaba (Howard) | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship in Information Studies |
| Vidhya Jagannathan | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Westen Zawacki-Dorweiler | Professor Gene T. Sherron |
| Willie Smith Jr | Professor’s Scholarship Fund |
| Yumana Farath | Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship |
| Zhuxuan Yan | Joanne & James Lynagh Fellowship in Communication |