The College of Communication and Information, the School of Advertising and Public Relations and the School of Journalism and Electronic Media recognized their best students on April 14 at the College’s 2014 Honors Convocation. Below is a list of students and the awards/scholarships they received.
On Nov. 14, CCI will hold a special dinner in honor of its scholarship donors and recipients. The dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville. (right: Dr. Peter Gross presents the Edward B. Fabacher, III Scholarship to JEM student Kelsey Keny)
CCI Graduate Student Awards
- Jason Reiger – CCI Outstanding Dissertation Award
CCI Graduate Student Association Awards
- Jiangnan Du – GSA Outstanding Masters Student Award
- Scott Eldredge – GSA Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Advertising and Public Relations Awards
- Outstanding Advertising Graduate – Lauren Gregg
- Sammy Lynn Puett Public Relations Leadership Award – Julia Mangin
- J. Carroll Bateman Public Relations Award – Sarah Zimmerman
Journalism and Electronic Media Awards
- Outstanding Journalism and Electronic Media Graduate – Riley Blevins
- The Tennessee Journalist Student of the Year Award – Zachary Dennis
- SCOOP Magazine Student of the Year Award – Caroline Mullen
- Best in TV News Award – Jacqueline DelPilar
- Best in Media Sales Award – Christina Aicklen
- WUTK Student of the Year Award – Kyle Tasman
- Best in TV Production Award – Benjamin Murphy
- Science Writing Award – Chris Samoray
We congratulate all of our outstanding undergraduate and graduate students for their achievements and are very grateful to our donors for making these scholarships possible!
Scholarships and Awards | Students |
Karl and Madira Bickel Scholarship | Hyuk Jun Cheong |
Karl and Madira Bickel Scholarship | Michael Mazo |
Karl and Madira Bickel Scholarship | David McRae |
Karl and Madira Bickel Scholarship | Robert Smith |
Zack Binkley Memorial Scholarship | Emilee Lamb |
Anne Holt Blackburn Scholarship | Cherie Smith |
Lowell Blanchard Scholarship | Danielle Whaley |
BMI Foundation Inc./ Joseph Carriere Scholarship | Heather Dickson |
Tutt & Elizabeth Bradford Scholarship | Basha Coleman |
Tutt & Elizabeth Bradford Scholarship | Kaitlyn Rice |
Breaking Away Scholarship | Chris Samoray |
Janet Faye Breazeale Memorial Scholarship | William Crone |
Janet Faye Breazeale Memorial Scholarship | Joseph Kuczynski |
Karen Buchsbaum Scholarship | Jessica Karsten |
Karen Buchsbaum Scholarship | Ashley Fontenot |
Karen Buchsbaum Scholarship | William Fowler |
Karen Buchsbaum Scholarship | Sarah Missimer |
Karen Buchsbaum Scholarship | David Monghi |
Nat P. Caldwell Public Service Scholarship | Angela Kirkpatrick |
Jody Chambers Scholarship | Joseph Hathaway |
Myron G. Chambers Scholarship | Jennifer Webb |
Coca Cola Minority Scholarship | Patricia D’Arezzo |
Coca Cola Minority Scholarship | Amarantha Bissell |
Coca Cola Minority Scholarship | Tsai-Yu Han |
Coca Cola Minority Scholarship | John Parker, Jr. |
Jeff Copesky Award | Marion Kirkpatrick |
Charles B. Davis Scholarship | Robert Jellicorse |
Edward B. Fabacher, III Scholarship | Kelsey Keny |
James Lawrence Fly Scholarship | John Baker |
James Lawrence Fly Scholarship | Meena Trichur Venkitasubramanian |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Sara Cantrell |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Rachel Durham |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Kaily Geranen-Groover |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Courtney Harlow |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Stephanie Hoke |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Margaret Lee |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Brandy Little |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Sara Paterson |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Riley Richardson |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Mallory Riggins |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Azsha Treanor |
Julian and Virginia Harriss Scholarship | Amber Wilson |
John P. Hart Scholarship in Broadcasting | Joshua Ward |
Michael Steven Head Scholarship | Tameka Asante |
Donald G. Hileman Scholarship | Riley Blevins |
Donald G. Hileman Scholarship | Jessica Karsten |
Darrel Holt and Herbert Howard Broadcasting Scholarship for Graduate Students |
Shiela Hawkins |
Herbert H. Howard Scholarship | Lindsey Bier |
H. Wayne & Betty B. Hudson Scholarship | Taylor White |
International Journalism Scholarship | Chiazom Ugo-Obi |
JEM Faculty Scholarship | Emily Issacs |
JEM Faculty Scholarship | Maggie Solomon |
Richard Joel Scholarship | Michael Testut |
Sally Holder Johnson Memorial Scholarship | Josie Wilson |
Faye D. Julian Graduate Scholarship | Paisleigh Kelley |
Faye D. Julian Graduate Scholarship | Heather Tidwell |
Faye Julian Scholarship | Kailey Kritch |
Nellie Kenyon Scholarship | Morgan Galbraith |
Bernard King Scholarship | Dominic Brown |
Bernard King Scholarship | Charlene Kirkpatrick |
Bernard King Scholarship | Raemona Little Taylor |
Knoxville News-Sentinel Advertising Scholarship | Jonathan Generotti |
Knoxville News Sentinel Journalism Scholarship | Jonathan Toye |
Wallene T. Leek Scholarship | Dallas Abel |
Wallene T. Leek Scholarship | Anne Atkins |
Wallene T. Leek Scholarship | Azsha Treanor |
Kelly Leiter Scholarship | Casey Black |
Kelly Leiter Scholarship | Annie Carr |
Ronald McMahan Memorial Scholarship | Joshua Ward |
Sally J. McMillan Scholarship | Yusheng Mei |
McNeely, Pigott & Fox Scholarship | Katherine Bank |
McNeely, Pigott & Fox Scholarship | Makenzy Davis |
McNeely, Pigott & Fox Scholarship | Paige Eubank |
McNeely, Pigott & Fox Scholarship | Marsadee Hanson |
Karen Maier Scholarship | Jessica Puckett |
Edward Meeman Fellowship | Jiangnan Du |
Edward Meeman Fellowship | Jamie Greig |
Edward Meeman Fellowship | Ruoging Han |
Edward Meeman Fellowship | Tsai-Yu Han |
Edward Meeman Fellowship in International Communication |
Jiangnan Du |
Harry Moskos Scholarship | Joshua Deepan |
David Mould Scholarship | Ryan Shannon |
Lindsey Nelson Scholarship | Courtney Anderson |
Travis Parman Scholarship | Cheyenne Perry |
Carol Poston Scholarship | Robert Jellicorse |
John Robert Randt Scholarship | Sara Erdner |
John Robert Randt Scholarship | Robert Smith |
W.R. Raney Scholarship | Nathaniel Perryman |
Reeder-Siler Scholarship | Jaclyn Cameron |
Reeder-Siler Scholarship | Sejin Park |
Scripps Howard Foundation Summer Internship | Kelsey Keny |
Scripps Howard Foundation Summer Internship | Maggie Solomon |
Scripps Howard/Ernie Pyle Scholarship | Riley Blevins |
Tom Siler Scholarship | Evan Ford |
David Lee & Tina Smith Scholarship | Umana Anjalin |
David Lee & Tina Smith Scholarship | Alissa Hooper |
Society of Professional Journalist Scholarship | Jessica Carr |
Society of Professional Journalist Scholarship | Jocelyn Hofstra |
Tom Sweeten Scholarship Fund | Molly Spining |
Ron Taylor Scholarship | Ziena Shoieb |
Charles Tombras Scholarship | Olivia Rothermel |
Claude A. Tomlinson Scholarship | Dylan Wilkes |
United Press International Award for Sports Scholarship | Joshua Ward |
Georgiana Fry Vines Scholarship | Youngmee Yim |
John Ward Sports Broadcasting Scholarship | Cherie Smith |
Leslie Meredith Williams Scholarship | Chaizom Ugo-Obi |
Alan and Wendy Wilson Scholarship | Joseph Hathaway |
Alan and Wendy Wilson Scholarship | Emily Isaacs |
Jerry Whitener Scholarship | Yiqin Chen |
Jerry Whitener Scholarship | Jinhee Lee |
James Wolfkiel Scholarship in Photojournalism | Hannah Cather |