September 18, 2026
Congratulations to these College of Media students who received campus and college awards and honors, and scholarships and fellowships that were made possible thanks to our donors.
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & FELLOWSHIPS
A-Mark Journalism Master’s Scholarship
- Heba Mohamednor
American Advertising Federation Most Promising Students
- TBD
Anthony J. Petullo Endowment in Design and Advertising Fund
- Alexandra Ehrhart
- Zixuan (Zia) Lu
Barton A. Cummings Graduate Assistantship / Richard and Audrey Christian Graduate Assistantship
- TBD
Betty Hinckle Dunn Memorial Fund in Journalism
- TBD
Bill Geist Broadcast Journalism Writing Prize
- TBD
Brett Lerner Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
- Macy Medendorp
C&U Poster Advertising Company Scholarship
- Mignon (May) Chen
C. Arthur and Eleanor Hemminger Scholarship
- Jack Alderson
- Karys Boeriu
- Samantha (Sammy) Hernandez
- Jaelynn Isbendy
- Yash Jagtap
- Tiffany Liu
- Jenna Sissom
- Molly Sloan
- Emma Roedder
- Xuanyi (Alicia) Yu
C.O. “Doc” Erickson Scholarship in Journalism
- Emily Nnodi
Calvin Hugy Scholarship
- Jingxiang (Keem) Gao
- Siqu (Cici) He
- Calli Kraft
- Nevin McVicar
- Kris Modi
- Edelynn Zaripova
Cardiss Collins Scholarship for Advertising Studies Fund
- Kayla Robinson
Carl and Ruth S. Stephens Scholarship
- Melody Ellinger
- Brendan Gallian
- Johnny (Cam) Meyer
- Maraya Petrova
Charla Krupp Journalism Student Support Fund
- TBD
Charles G. Sotir Journalism Scholarship
- Ino (Aline) Rios
Clifford G. Christians Institute of Communications Research Career Advancement Fund
- TBD
College of Media Alumni Scholarship
- Yvette Camacho
- Isabelle Suarez
College of Media Annual Fund Scholarship
- Brianna Alvarado
- Shufei Fan
- Ava Gavigan
- Nickolaus Glisson
- Elijah Jackson
- Eli Kennel
- Sanjana Ledvora
- Sophia Negrete
- Livia Nigro
- Josslyn Ostrom
- Isabella (Izzy) Phillips
- Rein Phone
- Zoe Saldana
- Mary (Molly) Sloan
- Ariel Smith
- Elianna Williams
College of Media Dean’s Honors Scholarship
- Lily Amabile
- Ninah Arroyo
- Kai Changet
- Addison Connelly
- Elisa Delgado
- Nithin Dheepak
- Cali Dugger
- Colin Glenn
- Mitchell Haag
- Ahmad Hadad
- Grace Karottu
- Alexandria Klimek
- Olivia Moore-Bozeman
- Pradyun Nadipelly
- Ava Nolasco
- Rafia Shabbir
- Klaudia Sztafa
- Desmariah Thomas
- Tajourney Wallace
- Eric Winnier
- Olivia Zuniga
College of Media Endowed Scholarship
- Denise Aguilar
- William Bockelman
- Zabdi Yireh Moralez Gomez
- Elena Janeva
- Brodie Ward
Cynthia Browne Placek Endowed Scholarship
- Alexandra Murphy
Daily Illini Journalism Scholarship Fund
- Qyler Bowie
- Adam Edwards
- Penelope Roewe
- Alexandra Murphy
- Zachary Shapero
- Abby Timm
Dana M. Ewell Memorial Fund
- TBD
Daniel and Nancy Balz Endowed Fund in Journalism
- Jean-Luc Charles
- Edgar Nava Garcia
- Isabella Rojas
David Shaul Endowed Scholarship in Journalism
- Sonja Aghakhan
Deanna Frautschi and Alan Bedell Scholarship
- Yidan (Lisa) Hu
Department of Journalism Scholarship
- Jaeyoung Cho
- London Clark
- Tristan Starzec
- Alexandria Tatman
Donald E. Chamberlain Journalism Scholarship
- Kyle Murry
Donald P. Mullally Internship at Illinois Public Media
- Curtis Beasley
Earl M. Cummings Advertising Education Fund
- Xinling Xu
Ed Wilks Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
- Janel Limardo
Excellence in Journalism Scholarship
- Jonathan Mathew
Florence Hood Miner Scholarship in Journalism
- Alexandra Murphy
Florence J. Johnson Scholarship
- Amy Deloya
- Laila Hinton
- Agastya Kukudala
- Mosa Ma
- Nevin McVicar
- Diego Miranda
- Alyssa Wang
- Lily-Ann Wei
- Zakk Wolovich
Forsyth Family Endowed Scholarship
- Riko Kashino
George Will Endowed Scholarship
- Tiankai Huang
- Maisy Hughes
- Madison McNames
Gerald P. Johnson Scholarship
- Vinnie Magsombol
- Eli Mitzenmacher
- Benjamin Somerville
Gerald Robert Bland Scholarship
- Felicity Abbott
- Jonathan Mathew
Glenn Hanson Scholarship in Visual Communication
- Yoselin Sanchez-Miranda
Glenn Holman Roberts Journalism Scholarship
- Brendan Gallian
Goldie Maxine Cord and Marcus Franklin Cord Scholarship
- Riley Shankman
H. Maxine Gladding Greenwood Scholarship
- Temitola (Temi) Akinyemi
Harold E. and Dorothy Johnson Sortor Journalism Scholarship
- David Lyle
- Erie Martin
Harold Gustave Roettger Memorial Award
- TBD
Harold R. Bruno, Jr., Fund for Journalism
- TBD
Helen C. and Theodore B. Peterson Scholarship
- Amelia Benson
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Scholars Graduate Fellowship
- Paige Gaines
- Kimberly Tipsord
Ian Fleming Foundation Undergraduate Research Scholarship
- Kris Modi
- Ella Yoder
Illinois Broadcasters Association Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism
- TBD
Iris Chang Journalism Award
- Isabella Lazansky
- Abby Timm
J. Christopher and Robin N. Kaler Scholarship
- Kiara Garcia Reyes
James Webb Young Travel Fund
- TBD
Jay Lin Scholarship
- Kristina Gancheva
- Valerie Oviedo
Jeff and Katy Podjasek Scholarship Fund in Media
- Veronia Lee
- Devin Mendoza
- Niraj Viju Sulaja
Jenny Lenzini Memorial Scholarship
- Edgar Nava Garcia
Joel D. and Analee Weisman Scholarship
- Giuliana Means
John H. and Sylvia N. Schacht Memorial Scholarship
- Isabella (Izzy) Phillips
John R. Foreman Scholarship
- TBD
John Russell Heitman Fellowship
- TBD
Jonathan Laxamana Award in Student Filmmaking
- TBD
Jonathan Laxamana Endowment Fund
- Yeran (Erin) Ko
Judy Blasdell Bligh Journalism Endowed Scholarship
- Mackenzie (Mack) Jones
Jules and Jody Anne Becker Scholarship
- Amelia Benson
Jvanne J. Hoelscher Memorial Fund
- Anthony Geritano
- Alyssa Thomas
Karen Lucas Petitte Endowed Scholarship in Journalism
- Citlali Diaz
- Leah Fedorchak
Kim B. Rotzoll Fund in Advertising Scholarship
- Brooklynn Hubbard
- Ava Salazar
Klues Scholars
- Karys Boeriu
- Heidi Cha
- Yaretzi Lizama
- Maureen Machado
- Goda (Simona) Mickeviciute
- Valerie Oviedo
- Jillian Schwankl
- Evita Zimmerman
Lulu Kelly Nardine Awards
- Annisyn Krebs-Carr
- Jahzara Norris
- Sam Rink
Lynne Blanton Student Travel Fund
- TBD
Marian and Barney Brody Creative Feature Article Writing Awards in Journalism
- TBD
Marilyn Miller Kaytor Fellowship
- Rachelle David
- Vidushi Lal
- Morgan Tormoehlen
Marilyn Miller Kaytor Scholarships
- Felicity Abbott
- Tess Arendt
- Elena Bantista
- Chloe Barbarise
- Amelia Benson
- Qyler Bowie
- Nicholas Casaccio
- Nenna Clemmons
- Violet Doyle
- Ethan Goldstein
- Nathan Gonzalez
- Mackenzie Jones
- Giuliana Means
- Amanda Musica
- Cooper O’Kelly
- Addison Petrinos
- Samual Rink
- Penelope Roewe
- Fernanda Romero
- Jacilyn Snyder
- Cora Steele
- Caden Stierwalt
- Elaina Stoltz
- Alexandria Tatman
- Olivia Taylor
- Nicholas Weisiger
- Lily Yang
Mark L. Brandt Public Engagement Fellows Program Fund
- TBD
Mary Fulton Rothermel Fellowship
- Ava Rowland
Maureen Moore Memorial Fellowship in Advertising
- TBD
Murray Kalis Awards for Creativity in Advertising
- TBD
Nancy Ronald and Ronald L. Hartshorn Internship Fund
- TBD
Neil and Lynn Gissler Experiential Learning Fund
- TBD
Nelio A. Florio and Patricia M. Florio Scholarship in Journalism
- Emily Nnodi
Paul C. Fulton Scholarship
- Johnny Baratta
- Olivia Fitch
Paul Schrage-McDonald’s Fellowship in Advertising
- TBD
Raymond O. Torr Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
- Cooper O’Kelly
Richard Hildwein Memorial Photojournalism Award
- Sarah Slattery
Raymond Clamage Prize in Journalism
- TBD
Richard Tuttle and Lois Marie Orr Endowment Scholarship
- Grace Bernstein
- Adam Edwards
- Josephine (Richelle) Gunawan
- Mary Kate Hall
- Chloe Plyler
- Stella Rankin
- Samuel Yohnka
Robert O. Endres Endowed Internship at Illinois Public Media
- Sam Rink
Roger Ebert Fellows in Media Criticism
- TBD
S. Watson and Elizabeth S. Dunn Fellowship
- Se Il Park
Schlueter Family Endowed Fund for Internships in Journalism
- TBD
Suzanne Bates and Drew Yanno Experiential Learning Scholarship Fund
- TBD
Veronica Pontarelli Toussaint and Dr. Paul Toussaint Scholarship
- Emma Cabrera
Wilkey Scholarship for Print Journalism
- Cooper O’Kelly