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    Recent Awardees

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    Anastasiya Chugay
    Outstanding Major Award
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    Gordy Carlson
    NCA Graduate Student Award
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    Kelly Quinn
    ICA Graduate Student Award
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    Kyong James Cho
    ICA Graduate Student Award
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    Maricela Villagomez
    Caterpillar Scholarship
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    Natalie Alvarez
    Caterpillar Scholarship
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    Ryan Holdway
    Award of Distinction
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    Maria Hernandez
    CommEd Scholarship
    Caterpillar Scholarship


    The 2009 Department of Communication Awards Ceremony presented 8 students with awards this spring. The awardees and their awards were as follows:


    2006 Caterpillar Scholars

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    « (from left to right) Melanie Ensign, Alisha Walsh, Melanie Humphrey, Natalie Radecki, Norma Fragoso.

    2006 Bernard Shaw Award winner Kristine Ostil.

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    Everett and Florence Drumright Scholarship $1000
    · Jennifer Tsang 2007

    Chancellor's Student Leader Award
    · Jennifer Tsang, Samnatha DeLeon and Silvia Tochkova Anguelova 2007


    Colvin Communication Award
    · Liz Hrebic 2007


    International Communication Association (ICA) Student Teaching Award
    · James Owens 2007 · Jennifer Diaz 2005

    National Communication Association (NCA) Membership Award
    · Korin Isolato 2007

    Caterpillar Scholars
    · Melanie Ensign, Alisha Walsh, Melanie Humphrey, Natalie Radecki, Norma Fragoso 2006


    Outstanding Communication Major Award $300
    · Amanda Parada 2005

    Junior Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
    · Kris Peters 2005

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    UIC Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards of Recognition

    Liz Hrebic was named the 2007 Student Athlete for women's volleyball.

    Sarah Madonna Kabbes Scholarship for Undergraduate Research - $1000
    · Laura Tan 2003

    Raquel M. and Alfredo Garza Memorial Scholarship - $500
    · Brenda Aranda 2001-02

    Olive and Alfred Kuehn Scholarship
    · Kit Kats 2000 · Patricia Trompoucis 1997

    PNA-Hugh Hill Scholarship - $1,250
    · Gerrah Perkins & Kristie Nason 1998-99

    The Bernard Shaw Prize - $10,000
    · Kristine Ostil 2006 · Deborah Fadowole 2004 · Brenda Aranda 2002 · Luvvenia Hawkins 1999


    External Awards

    The Newberry Library Undergraduate Seminar
    · Kristine Schoo 2004

    Arab-American Journalism Association - $5,000 scholarship
    · Samira Said 2001

    NPR's Ear to the Ground Mentorship Program
    · Durrell Dawson 2003-4

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    Scholastic Achievements

    Phi Beta Kappa
    · Joanna Bednarczyk & Jill Forister 2004-05 · Sarah Heidkamp & Wendy (Wilczynski) Simms 2002-03 · Lisa Gaal & Michal Machinowski 1997-98

    The Golden Key Honors Society
    · Melissa Ann Vasseau 2000

    Phi Kappa Phi
    · Sara Lynn Fleury, Alyssa Griffen, Sarah Heidkamp, Jacquelyn Orlandino, Melissa Ann Vassau 2001

    Association of Internet Researchers: Best Graduate Student Paper Award
    · Ericka Menchen-Trevino 2005 · Han Lee 2004 · Camille Johnson 2003

    Carl Couch Award for Internet Research: Best Thesis
    · Camille Johnson 2003

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