The Department of Communication and Media congratulates the recipients of its 2021 student honors!
Outstanding JMC Student
Aubrie Strange
Outstanding Communication Studies Student
Abby Lawson
Outstanding Advertising Track Student
Olivia Stein
Outstanding Broadcast Track Student
Ryan Ivey
Outstanding Print Track Student
Kaitlyn Baker
Outstanding Public Relations Track Student
Hope Dawson
Outstanding Sports Media Student
Rachael Hamilton
Outstanding Film Production Student
Camille Womack
Outstanding Crimson Staff Member
Gunnar Sadowey
Outstanding Entre Nous Staff Member
Elizabeth Pridgeon
Harold & Jean Martin Writing Award – Broadcast Category
First Place: Katy Beth Boyers
Harold & Jean Martin Writing Award – Print/Digital Category
First Place: Kaitlyn Baker
Second Place (tie): Claire Pool and Selah Vetter
Third Place (tie): Moriah Mason and Gunnar Sadowey
Scholastic Awards
Freshman: Anna Baldwin, Ann Lagarde, Juliana Mink,
Sophomore: Josiah Cotton, Virginia Henderson, Emily Jimenez, Corinne McCaw
Junior: Gabby Bass
Senior: Meg Herndon
Kappa Tau Alpha
Kappa Tau Alpha honor society recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in Journalism and Mass Communication. Those who are eligible must have completed at least five semesters of academic work towards a degree in journalism and mass communication and have a GPA in the top 10% of their class.
Current Members
Kaitlyn Baker
Lilly Kate Hollis
Elizabeth Alden Pridgeon
2021 Inductees
Gabby Bass
Finlay Coupland
Meg Herndon
Chad Jordan
Taylor Korte
Gunnar Sadowey
Olivia Michele Stein
Aubrie Strange
Blair Thornton
Anna Legan West
KTA also recognizes the top scholar in each graduation class—the graduating senior with the highest overall GPA.
2021 KTA Top Scholar
Meg Herndon
Lamda Pi Eta
Lamda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association's official honor society. Student membership requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA with 60 semester or 90 quarter credit hours completed, and a 3.25 GPA for Communication Studies courses with 12 semester or 18 quarter credit hours completed.
2021 – 2022 Officers
President: Josh Orr
Vice-President: Laura Lee Caum
Treasurer: John Cody Petitfils
Secretary: Olivia Flint
2021 Inductees
Abigail Anderson
Graham Averitt
Laura Lee Caum
Delaney Dotson
Olivia Flint
Jesse Henderson
Sage O. Jenne
Rylee Jones
Tyler Kendall
Stu Marshburn
Joshua Orr
Ashley Parsons
John Cody Petitfils
Kelsey Richardson
Payton Richardson
Taylor Riddle
Megan Roberts
Jarece Tillery
Brittany Ward
“Lending a Hand in Resilience”–Rylee Jones, Ashley Parsons, Taylor Riddle, Lyric Welty and Megan West.
