2012 Scholarships & Awards Ceremony

Monday, April 23, 20124 p.m.Carroll Hall Auditorium

Hearst Competition National Top 10

Writing competitionKelly Parsons 

Broadcast competitionAlletta CooperReema KhraisKathleen Witte

 Multimedia competitionEvan BellJohanna ContrerasCaitlyn GreeneElizabeth JensenJonathan Kasbe

Phi Beta KappaAlison CoppockCaitlin CovingtonEsther LeeDanielle Tepper

Honors graduates

Laura JasmineLucy Katherine MassageeKelly McHughVictoria StilwellCatherine SumDanielle TepperEmily Urquhart

* all graduating with highest honors

Kappa Tau Alpha inductees

Kacie AlbertLindsay AlbrightLeslie Ann BlakeMegan CammJoshua M. DavisJoseph Erba

Casey FidlerLauren GennaroStephanie GillamMeghan E. LyonsBrittany Raia

Floyd A. Alford Jr. Scholarship

Kaelyn Malkoski$500

John Albert Campbell III Scholarship

London Snuggs$500

Kays Gary Scholarship

Deborah Strange$500

Hoffman Award

Chelsey Dulaney$500

N.C. Black Publishers Scholarship

Desere Cross$500

Michael John Sauer Scholarship

London Snuggs$500

William Arey Scholarship

Ari Hires$600

Joy Gibson ScholarshipSimone Duval$700

Tom Bost Scholarship

Kelly Parsons$750

Ardis Cohoon Scholarship

Adam Bowers$750

Evelyn Davis Scholarships

Spencer BakalarAlex BarinkaMonisola OyedepoCaroline Land$750 each

Jon Witherspoon Scholarship

Simone Duval$750

Carl Council Scholarship

Colleen McEnaney$800

Philip Alston Scholarship

Angelica Arnold$1,000

E. Eugene Jackson Scholarship

Dominique Gillyard$1,000

Mackey-Byars Scholarship

Desere Cross$1,000

A.C. Snow and Katherine Snow Smith ScholarshipMiranda Murray$1,000

Hal Tanner Sr. ScholarshipAshley Joyner$1,000

Clarence E. and Jane P. Whitefield Scholarship

Madeline Will$1,000

WTVD Endowment Scholarship

Ilyasah Shabazz$1,000

Stephenson-Biddix Scholarship

Alyssandra Barnes$1,000

Tucker Family ScholarshipsAlexa BurrellOlivia Hart

Stephen Gates ScholarshipWill Rimer$1,100

Paul Green Houston Scholarships

Alyssandra BarnesEmily Ellis$1,150 each

Edward Heywood Megson ScholarshipAveri Harper$1,200

Tom Bowers Scholarships

Dominique GillyardAdam Bowers$1,500 each

Rick Brewer Scholarship

Sarah Sessoms$1,500

Elton Casey ScholarshipLindsay Sebastian$1,500

N.C. Press AssociationN.C. Press Services ScholarshipEvan Noll$1,500

Emma Lineberger Scholarship

Heather Engel$1,500

Robert Winchester Dodson ScholarshipColleen McEnaneyCarson Blackwelder$1,750 each

ABC/Walt Disney Fund for Excellence

Will RimerBriana Harper$2,000 each

Diane Harvey Bradley Scholarship

Averi Harper$2,000

Ann Sawyer Cleland Scholarship

Carson Blackwelder$2,000

Louis M. Connor Jr. Scholarships

Tia DavisJordan GravesGloria Schoeberle$2,000 each

James Davis Scholarship

Spencer Bakalar$2,000

C.A. “Pete” McKnight Scholarships

Sarah SessomsClaudia Plazas$2,000 each

Marjorie Usher Ragan Scholarship

Kaelyn Malkoski$2,000

David Julian Whichard Scholarships

Rachel AllenCaitlin McCabeCourtney Tye$2,000 each

Bob Quincy Scholarships

Karen GoldshlagerJessica Kennedy$2,400 each

Charles Hauser Scholarship

Elisabeth Young$2,500

Glenn Keever ScholarshipsOlivia HartKelly Parsons$2,500 each

Don Maurer Scholarship

Kevin Uhrmacher$2,500

Molly McKay ScholarshipAshton Songer$2,500

David Jordan Whichard II Scholarship

Florence Bryan

$3,000

Reese Felts Scholarships

Julian CaldwellKiara Palmer$3,250 each

James F. Hurley Bicentennial Merit ScholarshipsAlex BarinkaClaire McNeill$3,500 each

Erwin Potts Scholarship

Ariana Rodriquez-Gitler$3,500

Knight Foundation Distinguished ScholarshipMichelle Lewis$4,500

F. Weston Fenhagen Scholarships

Monisola OyedepoSojung Hong$5,000 each

Ameel J. Fisher Scholarships

Nathaniel JamesChelsey DulaneyHeather EngelAshley JoynerClaire McNeill$5,000 each

John W. Harden Scholarship

Katherine Shaffer$5,000

Quincy Sharpe Mills Scholarships

Alexa BurrellJohnny Ubri-CardonaHyojin OhAna RochaAri HiresLauren Houston$5,000 each

Pruden Undergraduate ScholarshipsMegan CarrollJasmine CogdellLindsey LuxonAshley JoynerKerry SteingraberCatherine King$6,333 each

Victoria M. Gardner Scholarship

Viviana Bonilla-Lopez$9,500

Mary Kathryn Forbes Scholarship

Meghan Lyons$10,000

Steamboat Foundation Scholarship and Internship

Jenna Smialek$12,000

Presentation of Faculty and Staff Awards

Presentation of Awards

Capstrat Internship and Scholarship

Tanisha Edwards$1,500

Earl Wynn Broadcast Award

Patrick Wright$800

John L. Greene Award

Lindsey Hawkins$1,000

Scripps Howard Foundation Internship/Scholarship Grant Program

Stephen MitchellAriana van den Akker$3,000 each

Jeff MacNelly Award

Melvin Backman$1,000

Furman Bisher Medal

Kelly Parsons

Larry and Carolyn Keith Awards in Sports Journalism

Kelly Parsons (writing)Stephen Mitchell (photography)Venessa Voight (multimedia)$500 per category

Robert Pittman AwardAndy Thomason$8,000

Eugene Roberts PrizeDaniel Wiser$4,000

The Roger and Dorothy Jennings Entrepreneurial Award

Sarah Ross$1,000

The Canady International Award

Ashton SongerJessica Tobin$2,500 each

Edward Jackson International Scholarship

Mary Withers$2,500

Chuck Stone Citizen of the World Award

Lindsey Luxon$1,200

Robin Clark Experience

Florence Bryan$2,500

Rich Beckman Documentary Photojournalism Award

Theresa Flagg$2,500

AT&T Business Internship Award

Madeline Will$1,000

M.S. Van Hecke Awards

Chesley DulaneyKelly Blessing$2,000 each

Norval Neil Luxon Prize for Scholarship to a JuniorCourtney Tye$1,000

Norval Neil Luxon Prize for Scholarship to a SeniorKatherine Shaffer$1,000

Carol Reuss Award for a Junior

Johnny Ubri-Cardona$750

Carol Reuss Award (M.A.)

Stephanie Gillam

Jim D'Aleo Award

Sherine El-ToukhyJoseph ErbaLaurie Phillips

Maxwell Graduate Scholarship in Medical Journalism

Patrick Mustain$1,500

N.C. Medical Society Foundation Medical Journalism Internship

Kelsey Tsipis$1,000

Tom Wicker Award

Cynthia Austin

Minnie S. and Eli A. Rubinstein Research Awards

Kelly DavisRebecca Ortiz

William Francis Clingman Jr. Ethics Awards

Scott BrennenScott Parrott

Michael Kaylor Scholarships

Loraine AhearnMeghan CammRoxane CocheHyo Sun KimStephanie Silverman

John B. Adams Award for Excellence in Mass Communication Law

Danielle Tepper

Joseph L. Morrison Award for Excellence in Journalism History

Melita Garza

Jim Batten Community Newspaper Internship

Ebony ShambergerJenna Jordan$3,000 each

Jim and Pat Thacker Sports Communication Internship

Will Rimer$2,000

James J. Mullen Award

Alison Coppock$1,000

Stuart Sechriest Award

Kelly McHugh$1,000

John Robert Bittner Award

Reema Khrais$1,000

Lois and H.C. Cranford Jr. Award

Fitch Carrere$1,000

O.J. "Skipper" Coffin Award

Victoria Stilwell$1,000

Outstanding M.A. Graduate

Stephanie Gillam

Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate

Brendan Watson

Join us for a reception in the Halls of Fame room.