UNC Hussman Graduate Student Awards and Scholarships
This week, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media recognized 12 graduate students with awards and scholarships for their outstanding academic accomplishments. The recognitions, coming during UNC-Chapel Hill’s Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, highlighted the strength and breadth of UNC Hussman’s graduate programs. Winners included doctoral, master’s and online master’s students.
“We’re so happy to recognize and reward these students for their outstanding accomplishments,” said Heidi Hennink-Kaminski, UNC Hussman’s senior associate dean for graduate studies. “Our wonderful students have continued to produce impactful research and professional work across all of our graduate programs, and we could not be more proud.”
Graduate student award and scholarship winners:
Rachel Davis Mersey Outstanding Ph.D. Student
Jordan Morehouse
Outstanding M.A. Media And Communication Student
Ilich Mejía
Outstanding M.A. Digital Communication Student
Andrea Martin
Margaret Blanchard Dissertation Support Scholarship
Farnosh Mazandarani
Michele Meyer
William Francis Clingman Jr. Ethics Award
Deborah Dwyer
Sydney Nicolla
Minnie S. & Eli A. Rubinstein Research Award
Deborah Dwyer
Sydney Nicolla
Tom Wicker Award
Giulia Heyward
Maxwell Graduate Scholarship in Medical Journalism
Emily Davis
Joseph L. Morrison Award for Excellence in Journalism History
Autumn Lorimer Linford
Kathryn M. Cronin Scholarship
Kevin LaTorre