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The School of Communication Studies is pleased to recognize its donors, scholarship winners and student leaders for 2023!

Students, donors, faculty, staff and friends gathered in Taylor Hall on Friday March 10, 2023, to celebrate student achievements and donor generosity. Communication Studies offers 12 scholarships for returning students. Student leaders from the school’s three student organizations were also recognized.

The following Communication Studies students earned scholarships:

• Sharon Smith, ’24: Memorial Fund in Communication Studies
• Katherine Frank, ’23: Rozell Duncan Endowed Scholarship
• Andrew Baumeier, ’24: The Feezel Family Scholarship for Global Studies
• Jaida Brownlee, ’24: Garmon-Murvay Scholarship
• Allison Nixon, ’23: Arnold & Dorothy Danes Book Scholarship
• Rachael Warino, ’24: Michael Dubetz Endowed Scholarship
• Jaelyn Brown, ’24: Nancy E. Mitchell Endowed Scholarship
• Hannah Keil, ’24: Nancy E. Mitchell Endowed Scholarship
• Emmalee McDaniel, ’24: Linda L. Moore Endowed Scholarship
• Savannah Waffler, ’24: Rebecca and Alan Rubin Endowed Scholarship
• Xinyu Zhang (graduate student): Dr. Dominic A. Infante Communication Scholarship
• Theresah Ayertey (graduate student): D. Ray and Susanne E. Heisey Endowed International Scholarship Fund
• Elizabeth May, ’26: School of Communication Studies Scholarship
• Savannah Nutter. ’25: School of Communication Studies Scholarship
• Brianna Nutter, ’24: School of Communication Studies Scholarship

View Descriptions of all Scholarships

The following individuals lead Communication Studies student organizations:

• Megan Lehman, ’23 (Advertising): Kent Communication Society President
• Jason Reding, ’23 (Communication Studies): Kent Communication Society Vice President
• Alex Long, ’23 (Communication Studies): Lambda Pi Eta President
• Avery Hall, ’23 (Communication Studies): Lambda Pi Eta Vice President
• Ogulkeyik Hudayberdiyeva, ’25 (Communication Studies): Society of Global Cultures President
• Anna Spagnola, ’23 (Digital Media Production): Society of Global Cultures Vice President

The School of Communication Studies congratulates all of its scholarship winners and student leaders. We also thank the donors whose generosity have made celebrations like these — and impactful educational experiences — possible.