School of Communications celebrates graduates at annual awards ceremony
May 08, 2023
May 08, 2023
This year's award recipients include:
Sydney Handler
This award is presented to the senior student who has shown academic achievement, made significant contributions to the program, campus life, and/or has shown excellent leadership qualities on campus.
Casey McNichol
This award is presented to the outstanding senior work-study student who has shown excellence, dedication, and simply a great attitude toward students, faculty, and staff in the School of Communications.
Makena Carr
This award is presented to a graduating senior from the School of Communications who has shown academic achievement, made significant contributions to the program, campus life and shown excellent leadership qualities on campus.
Heather Owen
Demonstrated excellence in the ability to research, analyze, and present data in textual and visual form.
Olivia Paleski
Demonstrated excellence in academic, professional, and creative writing.
Deveney Paine
Demonstrated excellence in applying aesthetic and technical approaches to the visual interpretation and production of information.
Jada Kauth
Demonstrated excellence in understanding the role of responsible message dissemination in a culturally and racially diverse society.
Katelyn Tarpey
Demonstrated excellence in working within groups and teams, managing productive collaborations, and acting ethically, constructively, and responsibly in the process of achieving individual and common goals.
Sydney Handler
This award is presented to a graduating senior from the School of Communications who has shown academic achievement, made significant contributions to the program, campus life and has shown excellent leadership qualities on campus.
Mackenzie DeWees
Megan Accardi
Demonstrated excellence in the ability to research, analyze, and present data in textual and visual form.
Juliana Hamel
Demonstrated excellence in academic, professional, and creative writing.
Ephemia Nicolakis
Demonstrated excellence in applying aesthetic and technical approaches to the visual interpretation and production of information.
Kaitlyn Bretagne and Carli Weeden
Demonstrated excellence in understanding the role of responsible message dissemination in a culturally and racially diverse society.
Jessica Brij-Raj
Demonstrated excellence in working within groups and teams, managing productive collaborations, and acting ethically, constructively, and responsibly in the process of achieving individual and common goals.
Mason Glod
This award is presented to a graduating senior from the School of Communications who has shown academic achievement, made significant contributions to the program, campus life and has shown excellent leadership qualities on campus.
Reilly Girard
This award recognizes the student who best demonstrates the ability to conduct quality research and analysis that shows a deep understanding of current media industries and trends.
Samantha Perelli
This award recognizes the student who best demonstrates skill in written and/or visual communication. Evidence of this skill can be shown in academic, professional and creative writing capacities.
Clever Streich
This award recognizes the student who best demonstrates leadership or management abilities that successfully facilitate group collaborations. This leadership expertise can be demonstrated through coursework as well as co-curricular activities.
Dustin Rosenzweig
This award recognizes the student who best demonstrates a deep understanding of the diverse media industries we cover throughout our program. This student’s knowledge is evidenced through class participation and coursework, as well as through internship experiences.
Joseph (Joey) O’Donoghue
This award recognizes the student who embodies the spirit of media studies by demonstrating a passion for a particular media topic. This enthusiasm and comprehensive knowledge is evidenced through class participation and coursework, internships, and/or co-curricular activities.
Jessica Glatt
Robert Dowd
Brandon Cabral
Seda Rua
This award is presented to a graduating senior in the Film, Television and Media Arts program who has demonstrated a talent, passion, and dedication to the craft and art of screenwriting.
Krista Birong
This award is presented to a graduating senior in the Film, Television and Media Arts program who has demonstrated exceptional scholarly research and academic writing.
Colin Gosselin
This award is presented to a graduating senior in the Film, Television and Media Arts program who has demonstrated exceptional talent for creative expression as well as technical fluency.
Satine Berntsen
This award is presented to a graduating senior in the Film, Television and Media Arts program who has demonstrated excellence in the comprehension of the history of media and the first amendment, its social implications, and the role of responsible message dissemination in a culturally and racially diverse society.
Melina Khan
This award is presented to a graduating senior from the School of Communications who has shown academic achievement, made significant contributions to the program, campus life and/or shown excellent leadership qualities on campus.
William Gavin
Riley Millette
Nicole McIsaac – Explanatory Reporting – Enterprise
Anya Grondalski – Explanatory Reporting - Enterprise
Aidan Sheedy – Visual Reporting – Student Media
Cat Murphy – Campus Reporting – Student Media
Melina Khan – Outstanding Leadership – Student Media
Cameron Levasseur – Sports Reporting – Student Media
Grace McGuire – Community Reporting – Capstone
Ephemia Nicolakis
This award is presented to the senior student who has shown academic achievement, made significant contributions to the program, campus life, and/or has shown excellent leadership qualities on campus.
Lucas McMullin
Nicholas Bussiere
The GID Portfolio Award is given to the student whose portfolio of work exemplifies the highest in originality, visual design, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vision and voice.
Kristin Ardese
The GID Visual Design Award is given to the student whose body of visual design work exemplifies the highest quality of visualization and execution of design for web, mobile, print, and motion.
Jenna Hallam
The GID Technology Award is given to the student whose body of work exemplifies the highest level of technical skills in coding, software, and hardware.
Deveney Paine
The GID Typography Award is given to the student whose body of work exemplifies the highest level of typographic skills and innovation across all mediums - print, web, mobile, and motion.
Lauren Scoopo
The GID Design Research Award is given to the student whose body of work exemplifies the highest execution and standards utilizing all methods of the design process.
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