CCI Recognizes Scholarship and Award Recipients at Annual Scholars & Stars Event

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.

Scholars and Stars

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