College of Social Sciences and Communications Announces Award Winners

UA Little Rock’s College of Social Sciences and Communication (CSSC) honored its students, faculty, and staff at its annual awards ceremony. More than 230 guests attended the May 7 event at the Governor’s Mansion that celebrated the many achievements of CSSC’s students, faculty, and staff. The college awarded $112,600 to 117 students through 71 scholarships. “As one alum told us the next day, the ceremony was an uplifting celebration of academic excellence, rich in spirt and sense of community,” said Dr. Julien Mirivel, interim dean of CSSC. “I want to extend another round of congratulations to all of our award recipients and our gratitude to all who attended.” The award winners include: College Excellence Awards Faculty Excellence Awards – Dr. Cheryl Johnston, Dr. Avinash Thombre, and Dr. Tusty ten Bensel Above and Beyond Award – Dr. Belinda Blevins-Knabe Chair of the Year Award – Dr. April Chatham-Carpenter Student Engagement Award – Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm Champions for Service Learning Award – Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm and Dr. Molly Smith Staff Excellence Award – Christina Smith CSSC Student Scholarship Recipients Founding Dean Community-Engaged Research Scholarship – Amy King Laverne Sheard-Britton Scholarship – BreAuna Bailey Rose Pfeifer Isacson Endowed Scholarship – Jasmin Avery September Fund Scholarship – Mollee Steely Douthit Scholarship – Whitney Reuschlig Julien and Margaret Mirivel Positive Research Scholarship – Nathan Jeffers and Trye Price The Last Mile Scholarship – Elizabeth Dustonbekov, Samantha Kendrick, Rosalinda Roper, Christina Sanders, Raven Thompson, and Elvin White Department of Applied Communication Distinguished Graduate Student – Michael Nesbit Distinguished Undergraduate Student – Derrick Newby Making a Difference Award (Undergraduate) – Maggie Mencer Making a Difference Award (Graduate) – Frankye Jimenez and Bonnie Ward Making a Difference Award (Alumni) – Christy Standerfer Community Partner Award – Bridgeway Hospital Angela Brenton Endowed Scholarship – Tiffany Meeks Department of Criminal Justice Outstanding Undergraduate Student – Michael Meziere Outstanding Graduate Student (MA) – Tyre Price Outstanding Graduate Student (MS) – James Dorney Outstanding Doctoral Student – Brooke Cooley Rob Williams Memorial Scholarship – Brooke Cooley, Willie Horace, and Mollee Steely Rick Finley Memorial Scholarship – Autumn Davis, Callie Gibson, Ronnie Loftis, Adielle Sadiq, and Luke Samaniego Melissa Ma Memorial Scholarship – Kashayla Banks, Kristi Stovall, and Kristopher Weatherly John A. Boyeskie Memorial Scholarship – Shay Gane Correctional Leadership Challenge Endowed Scholarship – Sydney McEwen Charles Chastain Founding Chair Scholarship Fund – Chelsea Barnett, Amy King, Cody McMunn, and Daniel Morris Judge Lee Munson Scholarship – Autumn Davis David. O. Dillinger Endowed Scholarship – Tanya Higgs, Trye Price, and Melissa Vachon Harold R. Zook Endowed Scholarship – Heidi Perry Randy and Diane Johnson Endowed Scholarship – Sarah Williams Louis Caudell Rotary Club of Downtown Little Rock Scholarship – Brittney Heard Department of Psychology Marie Wilson Howells Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology Award – Laura Ruiz Astorga and Saiyeeda F. Hussain Department of Rhetoric and Writing David and Lucille Chandler Scholarship – Matthew Esteb Clarence and Judy Albers Quality Writing Scholarship – Tasha Robinson Luis Gabriel Award for Dedicated Service – Rira Zamani Milton Stephens Award for Service – Chloe Moses Write On Awards for University Writing Center Service – Andy Acker, Alyia Goudeau, Jan Jolly, Robert McCarville, Heather McFarlane, Erin Ross, Danny Wagner, and Gwen Williams Oliver-Breeze-Kennedy Award – Brittany Bartlett, Anita Gipson, and Lee Steht Bonna Barken Jensen Writing About Families Award – Nicole Zimmerman Mickey Kamer Cyberspace Award – Kelly Robertson School of Mass Communication  The Golden Mike Award endowed by Steve Stephens and Belinda Shults – Renae Goddard Dan and Johnnie Winn Memorial Scholarship – Jessica Franklin, Dorothea Greulich, and Ana Vujosevic Herbert and Gertrude Latkin Scholarship Fund – Faith Okeh and Alexandria Trantham Jerol Garrison Endowed Journalism Scholarship – Laquanda Cook Arkansas Broadcasters Association Endowed Scholarship – Kelly Connelly and Madison Kilby William K. Rutherford Freedom of Information Act Memorial Scholarship – Katherine McKee TreDay.com Scholarships Project Endowment – Carl Bunch THV 11 Media Scholarship – Adriana Fuentes and Keely Reeves Television Broadcasters of Arkansas Scholarship – Christopher Banks and Zachary Edwards Jason Irby Scholarship – Shelby Sites R.D. Doubleday Endowed Scholarship – Brent Armstrong Harry Ashmore Award – Madeline Ragan Roy Mitchell Scholarship – Samantha Poe Governor Orval E. Faubus Scholarship – Latosha Newman Edith Woods Sweezy Memorial Scholarship – Willie LeBlanc K.A. Engel Scholarship – Miram Battles, Remington Miller, Kolton Rutherford Arkansas Fly Fishers Scholarship – Shakayla Zoss Jane and John Thompson Endowed Scholarship – Samantha Poe Patrick and Leslie Rhode Endowed Scholarship – Darrell Farmer and Wilson Hatcher School of Public Affairs Bill Gwatney Memorial Endowed Scholarship – Chevelia Benford, Nathan Davis, Landon DeKay, Ravan Gaston, and Madison Rogers Jefferey C. Ledbetter Endowed Scholarship – Daisy Vasquez Tim Massanelli Endowed Scholarship for Political Science – Austin Johnson James R. Garrison Endowed Book Fund – Faith Madkins Martha Sawrie Stephenson Scholarship – Faith Madkins Outstanding Graduate in Political Science – Charlana Benefiel Outstanding Graduate in International Studies – Rosalinda Roper Department of Sociology and Anthropology Katherine J. Hardy Memorial Award – Nicole Ursin Mark Hartmann Anthropology Student Fieldwork Fellowship – Noah Currey Outstanding Graduating Student Award in Sociology – Saiyeeda Hussain Beth and Earl Richard Endowed Scholarship – Jessica Gonzalez and Latara Williams In the upper right photo, Interim Dean Julien Mirivel, middle, congratulates recipients of the Last Mile Scholarship: Christina Sanders, Elizabeth Dustonbekov, Raven Thompson, and Rosalinda Roper.