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Faculty honor outstanding SJMC students

Top photo: Outstanding seniors (front, l to r) Maria Balthazar-Henao, Arianna Pierre, Lauren House, Ryan Finley. (back, l to r) Madison Squeri, Rogelio Favila, Caleb Bozard, Kailey Cota, Anne Heiler, Olivia Farrar and Alex Marinelli.

Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications were recognized for their academic achievements, leadership and service at the annual Honors and Awards Reception on April 20.

"This event gives one a small taste of the best work of our students as storytellers, content creators, sense makers and pattern finders," said Van Kornegay, interim director of the school.  "The work on display represents the culmination of four years of creative energy, strategy, skill development and hard work."


Advertising

Outstanding advertising seniors were recognized by Sabrina Habib on behalf of the sequence. Read her comments and see some samples of the student work by Trenton King, Sophie Olsen, Jackson Kirkland and Anne Heiler in the gallery below.


Journalism

Nina Brook, journalism sequence head, presented awards to outstanding seniors in broadcast and multimedia journalism Finn Carlin, Cade Crenshaw, Caleb Bozard and Kailey Cota. Meet the students in the gallery below and read some of Brook's remarks .


Mass Communications

Ken Campbell, mass communications sequence head, presented Madison Squeri with the outstanding senior award and made the following remarks about her accomplishments.


Public Relations

Kelly Davis, public relations sequence head, recognized outstanding PR seniors Olivia Farrar, Gracie Gipson, Arianna Pierre and Maria Balthazar-Henao. See samples of the student work and some of Davis' comments in the gallery below. 


Visual Communications

Associate professor Sabrina Habib presented awards to the outstanding visual communications seniors Ryan Finley, Alex Marinelli, Rogelio Favila and Lauren House. See samples of the student work in the gallery below and read some of Habib's comments about each of the recipients.


Graduates with Leadership Distinction

Maria Balthazar-Henao, Madison Brawley, Grace Bryant, Kylie Bukow, Kailey Cota, Allie Cyr, Audrey Elsberry,  Aaron Falls,  Kaitlin Gharib, Reagan Hall, Sabrina Hampton, Emily Hart, Elisabeth Hingher, Megan Hoitsma, Mardy Kramer, Ciara Laney, Ethena Lighty, Kendall May, Meghan McCabe, Courtney McClain, Julia Phillips, Arianna Pierre, Nancy Poag, Marjorie Sicilliano, Morgan Strickland, Grace Tippett, Henry Travis.


Kappa Tau Alpha

Nathan Baakko, Michelle Ballman, Maria Balthazar-Henao, Alexander Blumenthal, Nicole Boyle, Jillian Brown, Elizabeth Bryerton, Kailey Cota, Leah DeFreitas, Brett Galonczyk, Gracie Gipson, Kaitlyn Gough, Casey Hall, Sabrina Hampton, Amira Hulwe, Jada Kirkland, Brianna Kordes, Lindy Linebaugh, Kendall May, Catherine McLean, Olivia McLucas, Stephen Pastis, Wade Rainey, Hanna Schatteman, Grace Shields, Kathryn Sisson, Kendall Smith, Desiree Solenberger, Morgan Strickland, Amanda Watson.


Latin Honors

Rorie James Amos, Koby James Anderson, Madison Leigh Archer, Caitlin Malinn Ashbaugh, Chandler Kemp Atkinson, Nathan John Baakko, Connor Hall Bachelor, Michelle Marie Ballman, Maria Fernanda Balthazar-Henao, Chloe Sharon Barlow, Kelley Ann Barrett, Hanna Kristine Barton, Cecily Paige Batdorf, Sabrina Mara Beaudry, Grady Patrick Beauregard, Mayson Elizabeth Beckham, Eden Hope Berg, Elaine Meredith Bessinger, Sydney Sierra Bonaparte, Melissa Adriana Borgerding, Aliyah Alisa Boston, Madison Renee Brawley, Haley Grace Brown, Jillian Theresa Brown, Grace Ann Bryant, Elise Nicole Buchanan, Kylie Jane Bukow, Ashley Carol Bushman, Matthew Joseph Calamari, Caroline Taylor Callicutt, Mason Ashley Cannon, David Finnley Carlin, Lauren Elizabeth Carter, Claire Elaine Cetola, Rachel Elizabeth Cheeley, Meghan Elise Cluskey, Jacob Hogan Codo, Sydney Elise Conner, Anna Brooke Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Cooper, Katelyn Hannah Cornelison, Kailey Renee Cota, Cade Michael Crenshaw, Jade DeeAnn Crooks, Kendall Ashlyn Cuen, Allie Zita Claire Cyr, Reese Alexandra Damm, Leah Raquel DeFreitas, Joleigh Eliza Deguit, Alexandra Gabriela Deveraux, Elizabeth Bennett Dickison, Caiden Layne Dinkins, Ryan Theodore Donnelly, Carmen Cecilia Dore, Kaeleigh Brianna Dunn, Kayla Marie Eddy,  Audrey Brooke Elsberry, Sarah Kensley Elvington, Amaya Noelle Emmons, Aaron Scott Falls, Olivia Grace Farrar, Kelsey Rose Fedorko, Madeline E Feltner, Claire Elizabeth Fingerlin, Kaylea Anne Fisher, Rachel Caroline Forney, Gregory Aaron Fox, Angel Rene Frank, Sarah Catherine Fulwider, Ashlee Morgan Gainey, Ryan Edwin Garry, Cecelia Ellen George, Kaitlin Samira Gharib, Gracie Nicole Gipson, Bryson Crichton Glenn, Grace Hampton Gomez, Gweneth Monet Gough, Margaret Carey Gries, Riley Mae Hackett, Alexis Nicole Hagan, Sabrina Erin Hampton, Emily Masters Hart, Hadley Elizabeth Hathaway, Caroline Grace Hiel, Riley E Higgs, Elisabeth Annalee Hingher, Camryn Leigh Hipp, Mackenzie Shea Hitchcock, Megan Mathiesen Hoitsma, Jillian Belle Holcomb, Eliana Foster Houff, Kayla Alessia Hubbard, Kelly Christine Hughes, Amira Amina Hulwe, Julie Ann Hynds, Hayden River Ifkovits, Julia Ann Jackson, Alexandra Morgan Johnson, Shakeem Sincere Jones, William Cullen Keating, Jr., Isabella Lee Keating, Molly Elizabeth Keesling, Autumn Elizabeth King, Nora May Klas, Mardy Lynn Kramer, Sydney Nicole Lako, Ciara Villar Laney, Michelle Joy LeClair, Olivia Grace Leon, Olivia Claire Leonard, Jaclyn Sophia LiBrizzi, Ethena Inez Lighty, Lindy Hardin Linebaugh, Madelynn Kay Livingston, Emery Grace Ljung, Leah Kay London, Jordyn Alyse LoPresti, Cameron St. Claire Lowe, Grace Caroline MacDonald, Michelle Barrera Maldonado, Joseph Alexander Marinelli, Joshua Paul Matthews, Kendall Nicole May, Patrick Thomas McAuliffe, Lindsay Catherine McCarthy, Hailey Noel McGregor, Catherine Paige McLean, Olivia May McLucas, Daniel Parker Metts, Anna Nicole Mlodzinski, Maggy Alexandra Mogollon, Mary Moore, Jesse Lynn Morgan, Charlotte Ashley Morrison, James Steven Motter, Taylor Caroline Mullaney, Chloe Elizabeth-Leigh Mungo, Austin Michael Nasser, Parker Grace Nevels, William Christopher Norris, Karsen Whitley-Jewel Ochs, Sophie Hannah Olsen, Stephen Nicholas Pastis, Aeriel Tenley Pearson, Julia Rae Phillips, Arianna Nicole Pierre, Charles Louis Plottner, Krista Jade Polson, Laura Frances Pryor, Jackson Keith Rains, Pricilla Marcella Ramirez, Makenna Louise Rand, Caroline Anne Reid, Ashley Michelle Reilly, Allison Paige Richardson, Taylor Mae Riley, Sarah Marie Robinson, Ariana Elise Romano, Josalyn Sanders, Emma Ryan Scheessele, Jackson Heath Schoen, Margaret Clara Schulte, Marjorie Elizabeth Siciliano, Elizabeth Anne Simo, Margaret Kernan Smith, Charlotte Veronica Smith, Kendall Monique Smith, Madison Lorraine Squeri, Morgan Ann Strickland, Sarah Juliette Sutton, Ryan Garcia Tariche, Paul Dupree Tate, Savannah Kathleen Terrell, Kristina Blair Thacker, Nicole Brooke Thomas, Grace McCoy Tippett, Henry James Travis, Mikenzie Faith Turner, Kerry Elizabeth Van Rees, Reagin Lynne von Lehe, Anna Catherine Wagers, Natalie Claire Waldron, Danielle Andrea Wallace, Aneska West Walrath, Justin Michael Walsh, Chelsea Ann Watson, Yuanying Wu, Shannon Rose Young, Julia Christine Zucosky.


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