The 2024 Mason Communication Undergraduate Awards ceremony will be held on April 25, 2024 at 3:30pm in the Johnson Center Cinema.
Download the printed program here.
Please read below for the list of Mason COMM student nominee's:
Communication Awards:
Mason Communication Undergraduate Alumni of the Year
Meghan Arias (BA Communication, '07)
Dr. Bruce Manchester Outstanding Academic Achievement in Communication
Ashley Carias
Excellence in Communication
Brittany Badillo
Kaylyn Barnhart
Owen Carlson
Shea Carroll
Maria Downs
Sophie Eackles
Sheima Farjah
Yara Hamadi
Stella Hanson
Omar Hoyos
Francis Hui
An Huynh
Tara Jalai-Shirazi
Graydon Lavallee
Makayla McGuigan
Reyhan Mutlu
Mackenzie Ryman
Mariam Shafik
Brett Sprinkel
Madison Thorpe
Brita Annika Urps
Jerico Vera-Fernandez
Zineb Williams
Honors in Communication (these students completed the Mason COMM Honors sequence-COMM 490 and COMM 491)
Mark Cochrane
Brandyn Fragosa
Madalyn Godfrey
Stella Hanson
Emilee Hayward
Ava Jack
Gabriel King
Annette Lee
Mai Nguyen
Kaitlyn Petersen
Mariam Shafik
Zineb Williams
COMM Ambassador of the Year
Brandyn Fragosa
Excellence in Journalism
Kaylyn Barnhart
Brandyn Fragosa
Jerico Vera-Fernandez
Distinction in the Journalism Minor
Liz Wiehe
Excellence in the field of Sports Broadcasting
Brian McSweeney
PRSSA Special Recognition
Mai Nguyen
WGMU Awards:
WGMU Broadcaster of the Year
Ashlyn Cole
WGMU Announcer of the Year
Ximena Espinoza
Excellence in Media Production:
Excellence in Photo Montage
"Presidential Montage, JFK"
- Ray Galford
Excellence in Event Highlight Reel
"World of Widget"
- Cara Chiswell
- Micahi Oppong
- Ally Kiger
- Bailey Coffey
- Asia Cooper
Best Commercial Project
"Post-It"
- Joseph Kimball
- Natalie A. Aqel
- Kentarou Furusho
- Reham Mahmoud
Best Audio Podcast, Digital Post Production
"Getting Older"
- Steven Klein
Best Music Video Project
"Black Plastic"
- Almasita Pekerti
Excellence in Videography
"No, Micah"
- Margarita Orange
Best News Feature Story
"Marine Corps Marathon"
- Ava Jack
- Brandon Etkins
- Richard Platt
- James Carlisle
Best Story Sequence
"My Abuela"
- Samantha Corrales Lopez
Best First-Person Narrative Story
"Odin Brock: A Mini-Documentary"
- Morgan Olschewske
The Emerging Excellence Award in Media Production
- Ava Jack
- Barbara A. Muziotti Morantes
- Almasita Pekerti
Spotlight Award
Ximena Espinoza
Cara Chiswell
Aidan Demolli
Impact Award
Brian McSweeney
Julian D. Lee
Honorable Mention in Media Production
Johnny Suria
Riley Allison
Madalyn Godfrey
Isaiah Wynn
Kentarou Furusho
Ray Galford
Leah Hairston
Brita Annika Urps
Micahi Oppong
Joseph Kimball
Ally Kiger
Sam Hilburger
Adam Roth
Lambda Pi Eta (Sigma Chapter-GMU) 2024 Inductee's (these students will have their induction ceremony on April 25, in the Johnson Center Meeting Room B at 2:30pm)
Kelsea Garrison
Madalyn Godfrey
Amina Hamlet-bagatti
Gabriel King
Mariam Shafik
Elena Maria Nicu
Rylee Sadler
Madison Tarini Schmidt
Mia Simmons
Annette Lee
Kaitlyn Petersen
Brian McSweeney
April 15, 2024