Student Honors and Awards Night 2006

The School of Journalism and Mass Communications held its annual Honor and Awards Night celebration April 20, 2006. Students, faculty, family, and friends gathered in the Law School Auditorium to recognize the academic achievements of the School’s best and brightest students.

Awards were presented to outstanding seniors in the advertising and public relations sequence, the print and electronic journalism sequence, the visual communications sequence, as well as the graduate program.

Advertising and Public Relations Sequence Awards

• Outstanding Advertising Senior
  Alexis Bass
• Outstanding Public Relations Senior
  Justin Williams
• AAF Vance Stickell Internship
  Anne Almers
• Columbia Ad Club ADDY Awards
  Alexis Bass, Alex Grinton (Read more)
• AAF Advertising Competition Team
  Kelly Cheung, Anne Davidson, Kristen Dunleavy, Kathleen Gillooly, Tyler Jeffrey, Bryan Kennedy, Natabia McNeal, Kathryn Moler, Sarah Price, Karin Schmidt, Sarah Thomas, Catherine Williams, Dan Stout (advisor)
• AAF Most Promising Minority Students
  Kelly Cheung, Justin Williams, Kelly Wright (Read more)
• AAF Most Promising Minority Student Honor Roll
  Jennifer Gomez, Keli Walker (Read more)
• AAAA Minority Advertising Internship
  Jamie Downs
• PRSA Bateman Competition Teams
  • Can Do Carolina
    Ashley Moore, Anna Fox, Melissa Hensley, Betsy Heckert
  • The Merlin Group
    Jean Triskett, Jennifer Davidson, Alisha Cooper, Katherine Salters
  • PRemiere Group
    Jacqulyne Pouncey, Ashanti Huey, Melissa Beazer, Janet Lawrence (Read more)

Print and Electronic Journalism Sequence Awards

• George Buchanan Award (Outstanding Senior in Print Journalism)
  Justin Chapura (Read more)
• J. Rion McKissick Award (Outstanding Senior in Print Journalism)
  Allyson Bird (Read more)
• Outstanding Electronic Journalism Senior Award for Reporting
  Lewis Turner
• Outstanding Electronic Journalism Senior Award for Leadership
  Caroline Love (Read more)
• SC Press Association Collegiate Division Contest Winners
  Arleigh Bibb, Miranda Bennett, Gabrielle Sinclair, Justin Chappell, Adam Beam, Crystal Eller, Allyson Bird, Troupe Mickler, D.E. McGuirt, Rob Carli
• SPJ Regional Mark of Excellence Awards
  Rob Carli, Erin Cline, Arleigh Bibb, Ellen Tweedy, Crystal Eller, Carrie Goodin, Kelly Decker
  • In-Depth reporting
    1st, Carolina Reporter Staff
  • Online in-depth reporting
    1st, Carolina Reporter Staff
• The Hearst Writing and Broadcast Journalism Awards
  Rob Carli, Jonathan Hillyard, Graeme Moore, Lewis Turner
• Henry T. Price Copy Editing Award
  Staci Jordan, Bethany Nichols (Read more)
• Scripps Howard Internship
  Greg Webster
• Chips Quinn Scholar
  Chelsea Hadaway
• Dow Jones Internship
  Aaron Kidd, Staci Jordan (Read more)
• G. Richard Shafto Fellowship
  Graeme Moore (Read more)
• RTNDAC Awards
  Taylor Kearns, Graeme Moore

Visual Communications Sequence Awards

• Outstanding Visual Communications Senior
  Shawn Rourk
• American Institute of Graphic Arts “InShow” Award
  Shawn Rourk, Erin Zanders (Read more)
• The Jack McGrail Awards for student work in photography and videography
  Portrait Photography
  Bess Tunstal - First Place (See photo)
  Ikane Igarashi - Second Place (See photo)
  Video with the theme: One person can make a difference
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  Taylor Kearns - First Place (Watch Video)
  Victoria Boozer - Second Place (Watch Video)
  

Graduate Student Awards

• The Bryce Rucker Excellence in Student Research Award for Outstanding Dissertation
  Michael Colgan
• The Bryce Rucker Excellence in Student Research Award for Outstanding Thesis
  Chandra Gajjar
• Second place for her research presentation in the Graduate School language and communications division
  Jessica Leu
• Second place for their research presentation in the Graduate School information technology and media studies division
  Chris Roberts and Bryan Murley

University Awards

• Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
  Justin Williams (Read more)
• Student Body President Scholarship
  Elizabeth Martin
• University Outstanding Seniors
  Tiffany Jones, Caroline Love, Sarah Morgan, Jordan Scott, Justin Williams

Phi Beta Kappa

Kimberly Blair, Victoria Boozer, Judith Brammertz, Blake Clancy, Brooks Hearn, Laura Johnson, Lauren Kelley, Caitlyn McAnulty, Jaimie McSweeney, Bethany Nichols, Anna Renninger, Erin Waldron, Randa Zakhour, Erin Zanders

Omicron Delta Kappa

Alexis Bass, Blake Clancy, Anna Fox, Sandi Hall, Jessica Iseman, Tyler Jeffrey, Tiffany Jones, Caroline Love, Elizabeth Martin, Jessica Michaelis, Sarah Morgan, Jordan Scott

Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities

Kristen Dunleavy, Sandi Hall, Jeffrey Tyler, Tiffany Jones, Caroline Love, Sarah Morgan, Sarah Price, Marjorie Riddle, Katelyn Rooney, Jordan Scott, Catherine Williams, Justin Williams

Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholars

• Top Undergraduate Scholars
  Anna Fox, Ashley Krieger
• Top Graduate Scholars
  Sally Cumberland, Harvie Nachlinger, Stephanie Pendrys, Jordan Storm
• Undergraduate
  Victoria Boozer, Sarah Chakales, Anna Fox, Laura Fawley, Lauren Kelley, Paul Koska, Ashley Krieger, Karen Saladyga, Erin Zanders
• Graduate
  April Brown, Mary-Kathryn Craft, Sally Cumberland, Holly Fisher, Jennifer George, Harvie Nachlinger, Stephanie Pendrys, Benny Smith, Jr., Jordan Storm

Alpha Delta Sigma (nominees)

Alexis Bass, Kelly Cheung, Anne Davidson, Kristen Dunleavy, Alex Grinton, Tyler Jeffrey, Sarah Price, Karin Schmidt, Sarah Thomas, Catherine Williams

Mortar Board

Amanda Alpert, Leslie Hardwick, Morgan Harris, Tiffany Jones, Caroline Love

Honor Graduates

Alexis Bass, Melissa Beazer, Victoria Boozer, Ashley Bowers, Grace Brewer, Kerri Brown, Lindsay Burke, Justin Chapura, Kelly Cheung, Blake Clancy, Jessica Clanton, Jolie Connor, Anne Davidson, Lia Docherty, Za’kiya Dorch, Kristen Dunleavy, Jessica Foster, Laura Frawley, Carrie Frondorf, Carrie Goodin, Kyerra Heath, Melissa Hensley, Ashanti Huey, Tyler Jeffrey, Kathryn Jensen, Laura Johnson, Tiffany Jones, Victoria Jones, Staci Jordan, John Kearns, Lauren Kelley, Justin Kendall, Stephanie Margalis, Frances McDaniel, Leah McKee, Megan Mehalic, Katherine Miller, Marcelle Miller, Sarah Morgan, Emily Mouyeos, Jordan Nemeth, Fredrick Penfield, Jacqulyne Pouncey, Sarah Price, Marjorie Riddle, Katelyn Rooney, Shawn Rourk, Karen Saladyga, Karin Schmidt, Julia Sellers, Megan Shull, Alexander Spinks, Sandra Stone, Melanie Tanner, Jenna Teer, Kathryn Toole, Jean Triskett, Ellen Tweedy, Lindsay Tyner, Catherine Williams, Erin Zanders