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BYU School of Communications Awards Luncheon Celebrates Students’ Excellence

The School of Communications recognized students’ outstanding accomplishments with awards and scholarships

On Friday, April 1, 2022, BYU’s School of Communications held a scholarships and awards recognition luncheon for its students. The school gave 14 different awards to 30 students, and 16 different scholarships to 43 students, at the event.

Awards

Douglas R. McKinlay & Jeffrey A. Sheets Advertising Creative Track Award

  • Andrew Rhee
  • Hailey Skinner

Richard I. & Jan Roberts Kagel & George S. Barrus Advertising Creative Excellence Award 

  • John Starkweather

Mark and Lola Austad Award for Outstanding Advertising Contribution

  • Aubrie Cardon
  • Brooklyn Cathers
  • Taylor Garrett
  • Madison Hill
  • Michael Mallory

Mark and Lola Austad Award for Outstanding Communications Studies Contribution

  • Julia Hood
  • Hannah Koford
  • Hannah Mikulecky

Mark and Lola Austad Award for Outstanding Public Relations Contribution

  • Kathryn Bradley
  • India Salmon
  • Emily Scanlan
  • Sophia Shafkalis

Rulon L. Bradley Award

  • Maria Del Carmen Maco

Edwin O. Haroldsen Magazine Award

  • Margaret Darby

Earl J. Glade Award

  • Daniel Andersen
  • Abigail Gunderson

Jane Clayson Johnson Award

  • Emma Evans
  • Carly Wasserlein

Mrs. Forace Green Award

  • Ashley Chase

Society of Professional Journalists Award

  • Amy Griffin
  • Andrew Nieves

Mark and Lola Austad Award for Outstanding Journalism Contribution

  • Emma Gadeski
  • Jeff Salcedo
  • Cassidy Wixom

Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar Award

  • Alec Pope
  • Alyssa Regis

Michael L. Perkins Top Scholar in Communications Studies Award

  • Jennifer Brennan

Scholarships

Development Board Scholarship

  • Diana Ochulo
  • Bryan A. Barb Salazar

Professor Raymond Beckham Endowed Scholarship

  • Rachel Dike
  • Ashley Krause
  • Elizabeth Whipple
  • Logan Zlotnick
  • Hannah Rigby

Clifton B. & Cleone W. Wilkinson Endowed Scholarship

  • Daniela Aaron
  • Talulla Barney
  • Ivey Paulsen

Diana King Memorial Scholarship

  • Alexander Amrine
  • Joseph Andreason
  • Ashley Hale
  • Kenedee Miller

Gerald R. & Oneida B. McQuarrie Scholarship

  • Bethany Curtis
  • Matthew Jackson
  • Brandon McRae
  • Arela Chloe Albino Wallin
  • Wes Walton

Nancy Briggs Rooker Richards Memorial Scholarship

  • Brianna Aguilar

Hopson Family Communications Scholarship

  • Jake Marchant
  • Allegra Sturdevant

Scripps League/N. Laverl Christensen Scholarship

  • Evadne Hendrix
  • Hannah LeSueur

Owen S.& Ora N. Rich KBYU Fellowship

  • Kyle Remund

Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Scholarship

  • Joseph Hovey
  • Diana Ochulo
  • Gabrielle Shiozawa

Deseret Management Co. Scholarships

  • Rebecca Doney
  • Elisha Freitas
  • Shyler Johnson
  • Jackson Payne
  • ReAnn Tree
  • Molly Welch

Howard E. & Deloris K. Wall Scholarship

  • Tyler Gibb
  • Alyssa Regis
  • Lauren Woolley

Walt Lowe Endowed Scholarship

  • Ariel Harmer
  • Michael Miller

Lavieve Huish Earl Scholarship

  • Melanie Andrews
  • Jacob Hable

Peggy Hughes Scholarship

  • Alyssa Brimhall

Stephen W. Gibson Entrepreneurial Scholarship

  • Ivey Paulsen