College  Awards

Each spring, the College honors its best and brightest at the Annual Award Banquet. Here are the awards for the 2017-18 academic year.

CJC Annual Awards Banquet 2018

Telecommunication senior Andrew Briz received the Ruth and Rae O. Weimer Award – the highest award for students. Advertising Associate Professor Robyn Goodman won Teacher of the Year, Advertising Associate Professor Carla Fisher won the Faculty Research Award and Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers  won the Faculty Service Award and the Outstanding Doctoral Mentor was Jon Morris, professor, Department of Advertising. The College also honored four Alumni of Distinction: Erin Jill Andrews, B.S. Telecommunication 2000; Marnie Kain Cacossa, B.S. Advertising 1989; Charles Tobin, B.S. Journalism 1984 MAMC 1978; and Judy DeRango Wicks, M.A.J.C. 1984.

Faculty Awards

• Teacher of the Year Award: Robyn Goodman, associate professor, Department of Advertising
• Faculty Research Award: Carla Fisher, associate professor, Department of Advertising
• Faculty Service Award: Kim Walsh-Childers, professor, Department of Journalism
• Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award: Jon Morris, professor, Department of Advertising

Graduate Studies and Research Awards

• Julie Dodd Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award: Phillip Arceneaux and Bruce Getz
• Outstanding Master’s Student: Liandra Larsen
• Outstanding Student Research Award: Ah Ram Lee and Austin Vining

College-wide Awards

• Ruth and Rae 0. Weimer Award: Andrew Briz
• Dean’s Cup for Professional Promise: Caitlin Ostroff
• Dean’s Cup for Scholarship: Caroline Jinks, Josie Kuhlman and Keiran Sheridan
• Dean’s Cup for Service: Morgan Ginn

Department Awards Advertising

• Outstanding Advertising Scholar: Caroline Jinks
• Joseph R. Pisani Service Award: Morgan Ginn
• Robert Glafcke Award: Victoria Alsina
• Richard W. McGinnis Professional Promise Award: Nuchanart Tuntiserirat
• John Sutherland Great Ideas Award: Lauren Perez-Maiy
• Respess Award: Sarah Bodman

Journalism

• Outstanding Journalism Scholar: Katie Mellinger
• John Paul Jones, Jr. Award: Ethan Bauer
• Elmer Emig Award: Drea Cornejo and Caitlin Ostroff
• G. “Buddy” Davis Award: Melissa Gomez
• Society of Professional Journalists Award: Gabrielle Calise
• Jean Chance Service Award: Andrew Briz

Public Relations

• Outstanding Public Relations Scholar: Josie Kuhlman and Keiran Sheridan
• Frank F. Rathbun PRSSA Award: Nicole Graney
• Charles Wellborn Service Award: Aleksandra Karczmiarz
• Jack Detweiler Professional Promise in Public Relations Award: Natalie Calvo and Jordan Folkes
• Florida Public Relations Association Award: Demitroula Wolfe

Telecommunication

• Outstanding Telecommunication Scholar: Amanda Brennan and Andrew Briz
• Major Garland Powell Award: Bonnie Katz
• May Burton Award: Amanda Deery and Sabrina Simpson
• Leslie Smith Management Award: Andrew Wright
• WJXT-TV Award: Alexa Lorenzo

The Agency

• The Somebody Award, Spring 2017: Lauren Maloney
• The Somebody Award, Summer 2017: Sasha Sakay
• The Somebody Award, Fall 2017: Abigail Kneal
• The Somebody Award, Spring 2018: Cole Kraft

Media Properties

• Jon Quattlebaum Award for Outstanding News Student: Daniela Hurtado
• Ralph L. Lowenstein Broadcast News Award: Shamarria Morrison
• Kenneth A. Christiansen Award for Service to WUFT-TV/FM: Ramsey Touchberry
• Frank Counts Award for Television News Production: Rachel Trent
• “Red” Barber Award: Savanna Collins
• Doris Bardon Award for Overall Excellence in Broadcasting at WUFT-FM: Luke Sullivan
• Excellence in Digital Media Award: Drea Cornejo
• Excellence in Multimedia Meteorology Award: Lee Southwick
• Excellence in Media Leadership: Andrew Briz and Bonnie Katz

Alumni of Distinction

• Erin Jill Andrews, B.S. Telecommunication 2000
• Marnie Kain Cacossa, B.S. Advertising 1989
• Charles Tobin, B.S. Journalism 1984
• Judy DeRango Wicks, M.A.J.C. 1984

The Awards Banquet program, including explanation of awards, is available here.