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College honors students at awards banquet

During its annual student awards banquet held April 13, the College announced the following winners (Click images to enlarge):

Advertising award winners
Advertising award winners:  Left to right:  Dean John Wright, Michael Cheng (W. Robert Glafcke Award), Douglas Nelson (Richard W. McGinnis Professional Promise Award), Darrell L. Stevens, Jr., (Richard W. McGinnis Professional Promise Award), Stephanie Repins (Joseph R. Pisani Service Award), Jamie Daigle (Respess Award), and Department Chair John Sutherland.  Absent:  Courtney McCalden (Outstanding Advertising Scholar).
  • Michael Cheng, W. Robert Glafcke Award
  • Jamie Daigle, Respess Award
  • Courtney McCalden, Outstanding Advertising Scholar
  • Douglas Nelson, Richard W. McGinnis Professional Promise Award
  • Stephanie Repins, Joseph R. Pisani Service Award
  • Darrell L. Stevens, Jr., Richard W. McGinnis Professional Promise Award
Journalism award winners

Journalism award winners: Dean John Wright, Matt Walsh (Elmer Emig Award for Professional Promise), Samantha Rogers (Outstanding Journalism Scholar), Emily Blake (Society of Professional Journalists Award), Kathryn Stolarz (Society of Professional Journalists Award), Victoria Phillips (John Paul Jones Jr Award), Robert Harringer (H.G. “Buddy” Davis Award), and Interim Department Chair David Ostroff.
  • Emily Blake, Society of Professional Journalists Award
  • Robert Harringer, H.G. “Buddy” Davis Award
  • Lane Nieset, John Paul Jones Jr. Award
  • Victoria Phillips, John Paul Jones Jr Award
  • Samantha Rogers, Outstanding Journalism Scholar
  • Katie Sanders, Elmer Emig Award for Professional Promise
  • Kathryn Stolarz, Society of Professional Journalists Award
  • Matt Walsh, Elmer Emig Award for Professional Promise
Public Relations award winners

Public Relations award winners (left to right): Dean John Wright, Lauren Gispanski (Outstanding Public Relations Scholar & Florida Public Relations Association Award), Melissa Milchman (Outstanding Public Relations Scholar), Erika Zayas (Frank F. Rathbun PRSSA Award), and Seeta Rebbapragada (Charles Wellborn Service Award), and Department Chair Spiro Kiousis.
  • Lauren Gispanski, Outstanding Public Relations Scholar & Florida Public Relations Association Award
  • Melissa Milchman, Outstanding Public Relations Scholar
  • Seeta Rebbapragada, Charles Wellborn Service Award
  • Erika Zayas, Frank F. Rathbun PRSSA Award
  • Mallory Zuckerman, Jack Detweiler Professional Promise in Public Relations Award
Telecommunication award winners
Journalism award winners: Telecommunication (left to right):  Dean John Wright, Lauren McGill (Outstanding Telecommunication Scholar), Sheli Muniz (WJXT Award for Outstanding Student in Television Journalism), Andrew Ruiz (Major Garland Powell Award for Service), Jamie Berkovitz (F. Leslie Smith Management Award), and Department Chair David Ostroff.
  • Jamie Berkovitz, F. Leslie Smith Management Award
  • Lauren McGill, Outstanding Telecommunication Scholar
  • Sheli Muniz, WJXT Award for Outstanding Student in Television Journalism
  • Andrew Ruiz, Major Garland Powell Award for Service
  • Sean Weble, May Burton Award for Outstanding Student in Production
Graduate Studies award winners

Graduate Studies:  Dean John Wright, David Painter (Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher), Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Debbie Treise, and Weiting Tao (Outstanding Master’s Student).
  • David Painter, Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher
  • Weiting Tao, Outstanding Master’s Student
Research award winner
Research award winner:  Dean John Wright, Fangfang Gao (Outstanding Student Research Award), and Associate Dean for Research Sylvia Chan-Olmsted.
  • Fangfang Gao, Outstanding Student Research Award
College-wide awards
Dean’s Cup for Professional Promise
Dean John Wright with Darrell L. Stevens, Jr. (Advertising)
  • Darrell L. Stevens, Jr., Advertising
  • Matt Walsh, Journalism
  • Mallory Zuckerman, Public Relations
  • Sean Webley, Telecommunication
Dean John Wright with Matt Walsh (Journalism)
Dean John Wright with Mallory Zuckerman (Public Relations)
Dean’s Cup for Scholarship
Dean John Wright with Lauren McGill (Telecommunication)
  • Lauren McGill, Telecommunication
Dean’s Cup for Service
Dean John Wright with Dayana Falcon (Advertising)
  • Dayana Falcon, Advertising
  • Seeta Rebbapragada, Public Relations
Dean John Wright with Seeta Rebbapragada (Public Relations)
Ruth and Rae O. Weimer Awards
Dean John Wright with Jamie Daigle (Advertising)
  • Jamie Daigle, Advertising
  • Katie Sanders, Journalism
  • Lauren Gispanski, Public Relations
  • Sheli Muniz, Telecommunication
Dean John Wright with Lauren Gispanski (Public Relations)
Dean John Wright with Sheli Muniz (Telecommunication)
Division of Multiimedia Properties award winners
WUFT-TV News:  Dean John Wright, Clark Fouraker (Jon Quattlebaum Award), and Television News Director Mark Leeps.
WUFT-FM News & WUFT-TV/FM:  Dean John Wright, Stephanie Brown (Ralph L. Lowenstein Broadcast News Award), Trent Kelly (Kenneth A. Christiansen Award), and Radio News Director Tom Krynski.
  • Taylor Benson, Frank Counts Award
  • Stephanie Brown, Ralph L. Lowenstein Broadcast News Award
  • Matt Cretul, Red Barber Award
  • Clark Fouraker, Jon Quattlebaum Award
  • Trent Kelly, Kenneth A. Christiansen Award
  • Chris Peralta, Director’s Award
  • Kyle Rothenberg, Creative Services Award
TV Production & Creative Services:  Dean John Wright, Taylor Benson (Frank Counts Award), Kyle Rothenberg (Creative Services Award), and Production & Creative Services Director Brad Noblitt.
WRUF-AM/FM:  Dean John Wright, Matt Cretul (Red Barber Award), and Division of Multimedia Properties’ Sports Director Steve Russell.
Dean John Wright, Chris Peralta (Director’s Award), and Division of Multimedia Properties’ Executive Director Randy Wright

 

Posted: April 26, 2011
Category: College News