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

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

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

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