Awardees
Recent Awardees
« 2006 Caterpillar Scholars (from left to right) Melanie Ensign, Alisha Walsh, Melanie Humphrey, Natalie Radecki, Norma Fragoso, and 2006 Bernard Shaw Award winner Kristine Ostil.
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
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
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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