UNC Hussman School grants more than $1.99M total through scholarships, awards for 2017-18

The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media granted $534,390 through private funding in the 2017-18 academic year for scholarships and awards. 

More than $1.46 million was also awarded to graduate students through the Roy H. Park Fellowships alone, made possible by private support from the Triad Foundation.

Congratulations to the following Hussman School recipients:

Scholarships

A.C. Snow and Katherine Snow Smith Scholarship

• Karen Stahl

A.W. Huckle Memorial Scholarship

• Alexander Kormann
• Sarah Lundgren

Ameel J. Fisher Scholarship

• Alexandra Hummel
• Alexandria Robinson

American Advertising Federation (Triangle Chapter-AFF)

• Alexandria Robinson

Ann Sawyer Cleland Scholarship

• Caroline Bass

Ardis Kipp Cohoon Scholarship

• Rachael Head

Bob Quincy Scholarship

• Thomas Begg, Jr.
• Zita Voros

C.A. "Pete" McKnight Scholarship

• Tess Bettinsoli
• Shandel Menezes

Carl Council Scholarship

• Logan Castrodale

Carol Reuss Award

• Bryant Chappell

Charles McCorkle Hauser Scholarship

• Molly Smith

Clarence E. and Jane P. Whitefield Scholarship

• Jessica Abel

David Jordan Whichard II Scholarship

• Alexis Allston
• Zachary Goins

David Julian Whichard Scholarship

• Margaret High
• Rachel Jones

Diane Harvey Bradley Scholarship

• Stephanie Edmonds
• Parth Upadhyaya

Don S. Maurer Advertising Scholarship

• Austin Thomas

Douglas N. Marlette Memorial Scholarship

• Ryan Haar

E. Eugene Jackson Scholarship

• Tess Bettinsoli
• Kyle Zimmerman

Edward Heywood Megson Scholarship

• Erin Robinson

Elton Casey Scholarship

• Lydia Davis

Emma Lineberger Scholarship

• Renata D'Agrella

Erin A. Wiltgen Scholarship

• Brooke Fisher

Erwin Potts Scholarship

• Veronica Venegas

Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation Scholarship

• Danielle Chemtob
• Sydney Price
• Lillian Skopp

F. Weston Fenhagen Scholarship for International Students

• Patty Matos Aguilera
• Isabella Courtenay-Morris
• Jingyuan Zhou

Glenn Keever Scholarship

• Brittany Casali

Hoffman Award

• Robert Ellis

James Davis Scholarship

• John Bratcher
• Lydia Trogdon

James F. Hurley III Bicentennial Merit Scholarship

• Kelly Bumb
• Jamey Cross

John Albert Campbell III Sports Communication Scholarship

• Courtney Decker

John Harden Scholarship

• Sean Kurz

John L. Greene, Jr. Scholarship

• Eleanor Reneke
• Emma Tobin

Jonathan H. Witherspoon Scholarship

• Taylor Tyson

Kays Gary Scholarship

• Ashley Mills

Knight Foundation Distinguished Journalism Scholarship

• Yizhong Zhang

Louis M. Connor, Jr. Scholarship

• Jeffrey Friday
• Kaitlyn Karcher

Mackey-Byars Scholarship for Communication Excellence

• Kai Heslop

Marjorie Usher Ragan Scholarship

• Kiley Burns

Mary Kathryn Forbes Scholarship

• Jessica Ford
• Joy Lackey
• Elizabeth Singletary
• Caroline Sink

Michael John Sauer Scholarship for Sports Communication

• Parth Upadhyaya

Michael R. Bumgardner Scholarship

• Molly Jordan

Molly McKay Scholarship

• Hayley Boland

N.C. Black Publishers Scholarship

• Kai Heslop

N.C. Working Press Scholarship

• William McKeithan

Orville Gray and Lucille M. Cobbs Memorial Scholarship

• Yan Qu

Paul Green Houston Scholarship

• Daniel McKay

Peter DeWitt Pruden and Phyllis Harrill Pruden Scholarship

• Lindsey Hoover
• Lyric Lin
• Samuel Shepard
• Myah Ward

Philip Alston Scholarship

• Brooke Murad

Quincy Sharpe Mills Memorial Scholarship

• Maryam Mohamed

Raleigh Mann Scholarship

• Haley Hodges

Reese Felts Scholarship

• Maria Vizcaino

Rick Brewer Scholarship

• Katy Dettmer

Robert Winchester Dodson Scholarship

• Piper Anderson

Stephen Gates Memorial Scholarship

• Payton Walker

Stephenson-Biddix Scholarship

• Cassandra Hazell

Tom Bost Scholarship

• Bethany Lane
• Kayli Watson

Tom Bowers Scholarship

• Jason Armond

Tucker Family Scholarship

• Jessica Dulin (Endowed)
• Elizabeth Holmes (Endowed)
• Molly Horak (Expendable)
• Trinity Turlington (Expendable)

Victoria M. Gardner Scholarship

• Caroline Bass
• Kathryn Macomson

WTVD Scholarship

• Joshua Brown
• Stephanie Edmonds
• William Kilby

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Undergraduate Awards for Extracurricular Activities

Cole Campbell Professional Development Fund

• Peter Andringa
• Caroline Baxendale
• Danielle Chemtob
• Diandra Dwyer
• Andrea Gonzales
• Adam Lau
• Amy Nelson
• Madison Walls

Don and Barbara Curtis Excellence Fund for Extracurricular Activities

• Barbrianna Adams
• Peter Andringa
• Tess Bettinsoli
• Mistyre Bonds
• Savannah Britt
• Rachel Brittain
• Kiley Burns
• Megan Nicole Cain
• Carolina Public Relations Student Society of America
• Danielle Chemtob
• Sabrina Cheung
• Brooklynn Cooper
• Crash Campaign
• Katie Dettmer
• Carlyann Edwards
• Eva Ellenburg
• Clara Femia
• Chapel Fowler
• Haley France
• Ana Guerrero
• Anne Marie Hagerty
• Cambria Haro
• Caeli Harr
• Nathan Klima
• Alex Kormann
• Jacky Lizama
• Chandler McKinney
• Shandel Menezes
• Caroline Metzler
• Gabby Micchia
• Evan Myers
• Elise Pericles
• Abigail Pressley
• Ashley Parsons Rieker
• Gwendolyn Renee Smith
• Elle Sommerville
• Parth Upadhaya
• Maria Vizcaino
• Alma Washington
• Ariana Wiggins
• Jintong Wu
• Ruijia Zhang
• Yizhong (Elaine) Zhang

Patricia Miller Moore Award

• Alex Gailey
• Abby Greene
• Anne Marie Hagerty
• Shandel Menezes
• Alma Washington

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Undergraduate Awards for Global Experiences

Canady International Award

• Caroline Bass
• Isabella Courtenay-Morris
• Abbey Rogers

Chuck Stone Citizen of the World Award

• Micah Stubbs

Edward Jackson International Travel Award

• Bridget Williams

MJ Global Immersive Fund

• Ryan Alderman (China)
• Caroline Baxendale (China)
• Hayley Boland (China)
• Renata D'Agrella (China)
• Jessica Ford (China)
• Kyra Harbert (China)
• Doni Holloway (China)
• Madalyn Marshall (China)
   
• Brittany Catucci (London)
• Kathryn Dettmer (London)
• Holly Hicks (London)
• Haley Hodges (London)
• Kaitlyn Karcher (London)
• William Kilby (London)
• Sean Kurz (London)
• Shruti Nanjappan (London)
• Rachael Scott (London)
   
• Peyton Chance (Puerto Rico)
• Danielle Chemtob (Puerto Rico)
• Hanna Davison (Puerto Rico)
• Kaia Findlay (Puerto Rico)
• Robert Gourley (Puerto Rico)
• Kaitlin Harlow (Puerto Rico)
• Alexander Kormann (Puerto Rico)
• Gabrielle Palacio (Puerto Rico)
• Maria Vizcaino (Puerto Rico)
• Avery Williams (Puerto Rico)
• Ruijia Zhang (Puerto Rico)
   
• Taylor Battle (Study abroad)
• Brooklynn Cooper (Study abroad)
• Kylie Spencer (Study abroad)
• Kayli Watson (Study abroad)

William G. Arey Jr. International Communications Award

• Leah Asmelash
• Sean Kurz

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Undergraduate Awards for Immersive Experiences

Eugene L. Roberts Prize

• Kiana Cole
• Anne Marie Hagerty

John Sweeney Experience Award

• Elizabeth Byrne
• Ashton Eleazer

John Sweeney Interview Fund

• Louis Levin

Rich Beckman Documentary Award

• Peyton Chance
• Hanna Davison
• Gabrielle Palacio

Robin Clark Experience

• Alexis Allston
• Samantha Paisley

Visual Storytellers Community Fund

• Courtney Staton

WUNC Fletcher Fellow for Education Policy Reporting

• Liz Schlemmer

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Undergraduate Awards for Internships

AT&T Business Internship Award

• Hannah Lang

Edward Lee Rankin Jr. Internship in Public Relations

• Abigail Ueland

Jim and Pat Thacker Sports Communication Internship

• John Bauman
• Blake Richardson

Jim Batten Community Newspaper Internship

• Bailey Aldridge
• Molly Horak

The Lookout Fellows Program

• Chuka Akpom
• Renata D'Agrella
• Briana Martin
• Ariana Wiggins

M.S. Van Hecke Award

• Hannah Lang

N.C. Medical Society Foundation Medical Journalism Internship

• Jared Weber

The News & Observer Internship

• Rashaan Ayesh

Scripps Howard Foundation Internship/Scholarship

• Madison Walls

Sharoky Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C.

• Caroline Bass
• Mary Bolt
• Isabella Courtenay-Morris
• Samantha Dikolli
• Melissa Hirsch
• Rebecca Kronebusch
• Kyle Marshall
• Alexandria Nolley
• Aubrey Patti
• Alexandria Pinon
• Abigail Shephard
• Elissa Tew
• Emily Wakeman
• Andrew Wishon

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Awards for Graduate Students

Joseph L. Morrison Award for Excellence in Journalism History

• Chris Gentilviso

Kathryn M. Cronin Scholarship

• Abigail Brewer

Margaret A. Blanchard Scholarship

• Jennifer Harker

The Maxwell Scholarship in Graduate Medical Journalism

• Jeremiah Murphy
• Minali Nigam

Minnie S. and Eli A. Rubinstein Research Awards

• Chris Etheridge
• Jennifer Harker
• Seoyeon Kim

Roy H. Park Fellowships

• Sophia Allison (M.A.)
• Kirk Bado (M.A.)
• Larisa Bennett (M.A.)
• Brady Blackburn (M.A.)
• Maggie Blunk (M.A.)
• Meredith Collins (M.A.)
• Veasey Conway (M.A.)
• Bridgette Cyr (M.A.)
• Katria Farmer (M.A.)
• Jordan Fieulleteau (M.A.)
• Elliott Gentile (M.A.)
• Chris Gentilviso (M.A.)
• Arshya Gurbani (M.A.)
• Ashley Hedrick (M.A.)
• Laurie Hursting (M.A.)
• Jane Kim (M.A.)
• Adam Lau (M.A.)
• Tyler Lee (M.A.)
• Evelyn Mitchell (M.A.)
• Cinnamon Moore (M.A.)
• Jeremiah Murphy (M.A.)
• Amy Nelson (M.A.)
• Holly Roberts (M.A.)
• Natalie Roush (M.A.)
• Jordan Wilkie (M.A.)
   
• Elizabeth Troutman Adams (Ph.D.)
• Kirsten  Adams (Ph.D.)
• Trevor  Bell (Ph.D.)
• Deborah  Dwyer (Ph.D.)
• Chris  Etheridge (Ph.D.)
• Nicholas  Gross (Ph.D.)
• Jennifer  Harker (Ph.D.)
• Justin  Kavlie (Ph.D.)
• Jordan  Morehouse (Ph.D.)
• Kriste  Patrow (Ph.D.)
• Jeannette  Porter (Ph.D.)
• Jacob  Rohde (Ph.D.)
• Ken  Tarbous (Ph.D.)
• Kyla Garrett Wagner (Ph.D.)
• Shannon  Zenner (Ph.D.)

Tom Wicker Award

• Kimothy Jones

William Francis Clingman, Jr. Ethics Awards

• Deborah Dwyer
• Chris Gentilviso

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Superlatives

Earl Wynn Creative Broadcasting Award

• Doni Holloway

Furman Bisher Medal

• Paul Beam
• Michael Koh

James J. Mullen Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Advertising

• Elizabeth Roberts

Jeff MacNelly Award

• Danielle Chemtob

John Robert Bittner Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Broadcast and Electronic Journalism

• Anne Marie Hagerty

Joy Gibson MATC Cohort Award

• Stephany Pritchard

Larry and Carolyn Keith Awards

• Nathan Klima (Photojournalism)
• Blake Richardson (Writing)

Lois and H.C. Cranford Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Public Relations

• Rachel Rhodes

O.J. "Skipper" Coffin Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Reporting

• Kiana Cole

Outstanding Graduating M.A. in Mass Communication

• Lindsie Trego

Outstanding Graduating M.A. in Technology and Communication

• Niel Sollod

Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award

• Scott Brennen

Roger and Dorothy Jennings Entrepreneurial Award

• Dara Burg

Smith Galli Persistence Award

• Sloan Hampton Taylor

Stuart Sechriest Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Visual Communication

• Peyton Chance

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