On November 14th, the College of Communication & Information hosted its annual Scholars and Stars Reception. 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:
Carly Nelson (School of Communication)
Mia Carter (School of Communication Science & Disorders)
Rekia Shird (School of Information)
Faculty Leadership Award Recipients:
Jessica Wendorf-Muhammad (School of Communication)
Leonard “Chick” LaPointe (School of Communication Science & Disorders)
Leila Gibradze (School of Information)
Dean’s Award Recipients:
| Tanushree Dhage | Cheryl & Joel Rosenfield Endowed Scholarship |
| Paige Elkin | |
| Santiago Reyes | Christine M. Koontz & Persis E. Rockwood Scholarship |
| Trimmel Gomes | |
| Shaina Francis |
The following scholarship recipients were also recognized during this event:
School of Communication
| Kaitlyn Walsh | Bill McGrotha Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Ashley Elizabeth Nugent Scholarship | |
| Sun Young Park | Clarence W. Edney Fellowship Enrichment Fund |
| Barry Sapolsky Research Fellowship | |
| Junho Park | C. W. Shipley Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship Fund |
| Trayana Kaleycheva | Boyle Scholarship Endowment Fund |
| Kanaan Stewart | Joanne & James Lynagh Fellowship in Communication |
| Philomene A. Gates Fund for Excellence in Oral Communication | |
| Chloe Evers | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Kate Fernandez | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Paige Deno | Dan St. John Internship Award |
| Nadia Gordon | Jason Holtz Memorial Scholarship Endowment |
| Olivia O’Hay | Sarah Elizabeth Thomson Endowment |
| Colton Schneider | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship in Mass Communication |
| Sophia Vital | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship in Mass Communication |
| Abbey Dempsey | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship in Mass Communication |
| Megan Bishop | Patricia Sibley Endowed Scholarship in Mass Communication |
| Jordan Brown | James T. Wills Endowed Scholarship in Communication |
| Samantha Oliveira | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Alissa Pupich | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Kayla Cardenas | Bill and Eloise Mills Scholarship in Communication |
| Camille Hewitt | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Parker Ladle | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Kiersten Harder | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Jacqueline Ouellette | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Kassidy Saba | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Kaylan Williams | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Carolina Ortega-Martinez | Rayburn Fund for Excellence in Public Relations |
| Britnee Blake | John D. Chang Memorial Scholarship |
| Isabella Nisi | Pablo J. Lopez Memorial Scholarship |
| Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence | |
| Andrew Cheyne | Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Katherinne Peralta Laguna | Barry Sapolsky Research Fellowship |
| Shehrzad ‘Sherry’ Rasul | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Deborah ‘Rory’ Durante | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Faith Corbett | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Shaina Francis | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Alessandro Lorenzo | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Hannah Tolley | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Allison Kirkpatrick | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Raniah Braclet | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Pooja Ichplani | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Kaitlyn Walsh | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Sun Young Park | Jeffrey & Cathy Hewlett Endowed Fund for Student Excellence |
| Makayla Taylor | Kevin Neidorf Student Award (Non-endowed fund) |
| Santiago Reyes | Hispanic Marketing Communication |
| Melany Sarcevic | Hispanic Marketing Communication |
| Isabella Nisi | Hispanic Marketing Communication |
| Katherinne Peralta Laguna | Hispanic Marketing Communication |
| Valeria Penate | Hispanic Marketing Communication |
School of Communication Science & Disorders
| Catherine Steele | L.L. Schendel Scholarship for Communication Disorders |
| Natalia Guaimas | Public School Education Scholarship in Communication Disorders |
| Jasmine Hernandez | Robin Shari Parker Endowment in Speech Language Pathology |
| Delaney O’Hara | Curtis and Jo Ellen Hicks Falany Graduate Student Stipend for Speech Language Pathology |
| Parker Franklin | Dr. Avery Vaughn Fund for Excellence in Communication Science & Disorders |
| Emma Hill | William & Alma Anderson Memorial Scholarship |
| Ziying Zhao | Doreen Brown Oyadomari Endowed Scholarship in Communication |
| Kathryn Welch | Richard Wright Fellowship in Communication Disorders |
| Lisa Field | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Devin Tackett | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
| Elizabeth Arango | Irene Phillips Backus Endowed Scholarship |
School of Information
| Chia-Yi Hsu | Carol W. and Marc D. Gill Endowment |
| Georgios Argyratos | Cecil P. Beach Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Sol & Beverly Hirsch Endowment | |
| Isaiah Chavez | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Christopher Rubio | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Wendy Walters | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Michael Coby | Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Scholarship |
| Lateef Ayinde | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Brittany Baum | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Anisah Herdiyanti | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Shezin Waziha Hussain | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Minhyung Jo | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Vashalice Kaaba | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Sein Oh | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Willie Smith Jr | Esther Maglathlin Doctoral Research Scholarship |
| Crawford Brown | H. W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Nicole Davis | H. W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Olivia Samimy | H. W. Wilson Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Liz Cropper Scholarship Fund | |
| Angela Mustapha | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship in Info Studies |
| Michaela Vanier | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship in Info Studies |
| Molly Faust | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship in Info Studies |
| Rebecca Westmark | Jacqueline D. Montgomery Scholarship in Info Studies |
| Ross Kovalcik | John and Catherine Cook Endowed Scholarship |
| Liam O’Leary | John David Marshall Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Christina Song | John M. Goudeau Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Sara DeRoo | Law Librarian’s Fellowship |
| Jasmine Zacate | Law Librarian’s Fellowship |
| Ghazal Hussain | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Benhur Ravuri | Lewis-Marxsen Fellowship Endowment |
| Sha’Nya Calixte | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Ciara Crowley | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Jennifer Sterling | Louis Shores/Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Hannah Paul | Madge Hutcherson Scholarship Fund |
| Isis Malcolm | Madge Hutcherson Scholarship Fund |
| Gnanasekhar Reddy Kundala | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Thalia Sanchez | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Keval Hasmukh Surani | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Caitlin Woodington | Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| Tanushree Dhage | Maura Susan Kaufman Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| John Jimenez | Professor Gene T. Sherron |
| Daniel Castro | Professors Scholarship Fund |
| Emily Mellowe | Professors Scholarship Fund |
| Alexander Bowman | Ron & Genny Blazek Scholarship Fund |
| Abdelrahman Abou Haba | Ron & Genny Blazek Scholarship Fund |
| Amanda George | Ruby Fielding – Information Studies |
| Lillian MacKnight | Sol & Beverly Hirsch Endowment |
| Ashley Rodriguez | Sol & Beverly Hirsch Endowment |