UFCJC Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Students Honored at Annual College Awards Banquet

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) annual Awards Banquet on April 20, 2024, celebrated achievements from students, faculty and staff and honored five new alumni Hall of Fame members.

To download the Awards Banquet program, click here. For a photo gallery from the event, click here.

2024 Hall of Fame Inductees:

Raja Abdulrahim, B.S. Journalism 2004
August (Augie) E. Grant, B.S. Broadcasting 1977, M.A.M.C. 1981
Larry Meador, B.S. Public Relations 1995
Stefanie Price Nimick, B.S. Telecommunication 1989
Rebecca Patterson, B.S. Journalism 1990

Faculty and Staff Award winners:

Teacher of the Year: Iman Zawahry, lecturer, Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT)
Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award: Yu-Hao Lee, associate professor, MPMT
Adjunct Teacher of the Year: Melanie Fridl Ross, Journalism
Faculty Mentor of the Year: Houston Wells, senior lecturer, MPMT
Professional Advisor of the Year: Chanelle Cox
Superior Accomplishment Award: Jessica Osegueda, UFCJC event manager

Graduate and Research Award winners:

The Julie Dodd Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award: Eliana DuBosar
Outstanding Master’s Student In Residence: Gwiwon (Jason) Nam
Outstanding Online Master’s Student: Ludmilla D’Alessandro
Outstanding Student Research Award: Chelsea E. Moss

Advertising Award winners:

Outstanding Advertising Scholar: Reagan Lynn de La Cruz
Joseph R. Pisani Service Award: Jackie Truong
Robert Glafcke Award: Karen-June McEachern
Richard W. McGinnis Professional Promise Award: Kayla Mys
John Sutherland Great Ideas Award: Jacob Wall
Marshall Respess Award: Freya Garcia

Journalism Award winners:

Outstanding Journalism Scholar: Veronica Nocera
John Paul Jones Jr. Award: Alan Halaly
Elmer Emig Award: Kennedy Mason
G. “Buddy” Davis Award: Silas Morgan
Jean Chance Service Award: Isabella Douglas
Jon Roosenraad Society of Professional Journalists Award: Jiselle Lee
WJXT-TV Award: Christopher Will

Media Production, Management, and Technology Award winners:

Outstanding Scholar: Alexmary Fayiga
Major Garland Powell Award: Luigi Bencosme and Ty Capellini
May Burton Award: Nadia Cox and Isabel Crist
Leslie Smith Management Award: Luis Lageyre

Public Relations Award winners:

Outstanding Public Relations Scholar: Olivia Maroney
Frank F. Rathbun PRSSA Award: Orla McQuaid
Charles Wellborn Service Award: Marium Abdulhussein
Jack Detweiler Professional Promise in Public Relations Award: Rebecca Wolff
Florida Public Relations Association Award: Shandia Lewis-Booker

Media Properties Award winners:

Jon Quattlebaum Award: Mariana Larsen
Ralph L. Lowenstein Broadcast News Award: Jimena Romero Guzman
Kenneth A. Christiansen Award: Serra Sowers
Frank Counts TV Production and Creative Services Award: Daniel Haviv
Walter “Red” Barber Award: Bennett Solomon
Doris Bardon Award: Ailee Shanes
Excellence in Digital Media Award: Sandra McDonald
Excellence in Media Leadership: Elena Bressler and Augustus Hoff
Excellence in Multimedia Meteorology Award: Derrah Getter
Excellence in Spanish-Language Media Award: Jose Tovar

College-Wide Student Award winners:

Dean’s Cup for Professional Promise: Christopher Will
Dean’s Cup for Scholarship: Alexmary Fayiga, Reagan Lynn de la Cruz, Olivia Maroney, and Veronica Nocera
Dean’s Cup for Service: Luis Lageyre
Ruth and Rae O. Weimer Award: Alan Halaly and Shandia Lewis-Booker

The 2024 awards were presented at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium’s Champions Club in Gainesville, Florida.

Posted: April 22, 2024
Category: Alumni News, College News, Student News
Tagged as: Chanelle Cox, Houston Wells, Imana Zawahry, Jessica Osegueda, UFCJC College Awards Banquet, UFCJC Hall of Fame, Yu-Hao Lee