Slane College Announces Semester Awards
May 6, 2019
The Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts recently announced its spring semester 2019 awards for outstanding students . Dozens of students received scholarships and honors for their commitment to leadership and academics.
| Matthew | Allers | Applied Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Senior | Tinley Park | IL |
| Pietrzyk | Alyssa | Global Scholar | Theatre Arts-Production | Senior | Tinley Park | IL |
| Trevor | Baty | Excellence in Academic Achievement, Excellence in Directing & Theatre Artistry, and Irene Ryan Nominee for Picnic | Theatre Arts-Performance | Senior | Mt. Vernon | IA |
| Stephanie | Begalke | Excellence in Design | Theatre Arts | Junior | Hopkins | MN |
| Barbie | Brown | Excellence in Academic Achievement and Excellence in Service to the Department | Theatre Arts-Production | Sophomore | Deerfield | IL |
| Nina | Bui | Bradley Concerto/Aria Competition Award Winners | Music Education | Junior | Haltom City | TX |
| Max | Bulver | Academic Excellence in Web & UX Design | User Experience Design | Junior | Prior Lake | MN |
| Laurel | Burrington | Irene Ryan Nominee for She Kills Monsters | Theatre Arts-Performance | Junior | Osage | IA |
| Nathan | Carroll | Outstanding Student in Organizational Communication and Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Communication-Organizational Communication | Senior | Tremont | IL |
| Kelsey | Chapman | Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarship Award and Sigma Alpha Iota Collegiate Honor Award | Music Business/Marketing | Senior | Letts | IA |
| Michelle | Chow | Outstanding Student in Graphic Design | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | Hoffman Estates | IL |
| Celia | Compton | Outstanding Student in Art History | Studio Art-Photography | Sophomore | Fenton | MO |
| Cierra | Conrad | Excellence in Production and USITT Reno Challenge | Theatre Arts-Production | Sophomore | Roscoe | IL |
| Sarah | Coughlin | USITT Reno Challenge | Theatre Arts | Sophomore | Fenton | MO |
| Aria | Cramer | Bradley Concerto/Aria Competition Award Winners and Presser Scholar 2018-2019 | Music Education | Senior | Germantown Hills | IL |
| Perry | Devlin | Interactive Media Outstanding BFA Academic Award | Animation & Game Design | Junior | Saint Francis | WI |
| Kendra | Drew | Excellence in Production, Dean's Student Advisory Committee and USITT Reno Challenge | Theatre Arts-Production | Senior | Egan | SD |
| Grant | Early | Outstanding Student in Graphic Design | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | St. Louis | MO |
| Riley | Egan | Academic Excellence in Animation | Animation | Sophomore | Oak Park | IL |
| Brooke | Engerman | Outstanding Student in Advertising and Outstanding Co-op/Intern of the Year | Communication-Advertising/English-Professional Writing | Senior | Dunlap | IL |
| Susan | Falk | Excellence in Acting and Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Theatre Arts-Performance | Sophomore | Milwaukee | WI |
| Taylor | Fawcett | Outstanding Student in Ceramics and Kotteman Endowed Scholarship | Studio Art-Sculpture | Junior | St. Peters | MO |
| Sophia | Fishkin | Outstanding Student in Art History | Art History | Senior | Evanston | IL |
| Sydney | Foe | Academic Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Junior | Alexandria | OH |
| Krista | Frerking | Roscoe & Lila Linder Art and Music Endowed Scholarship | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Junior | Dunlap | IL |
| Haley | Funk | Outstanding Student in Painting | Studio Art-Painting | Senior | Pekin | IL |
| Warren | Guiles | Academic Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Senior | Belleville | IL |
| Katie | Habryle | Outstanding Student in Sports Communications | Communication-Sports Comm | Senior | Black Diamond | WA |
| Kayla | Hallowell | Outstanding Student in Television Arts Creative Production | Communication-Television Arts | Senior | Schererville | IN |
| Africa | Hill | Dean's Student Advisory Committee, Excellence in Academic Achievement and Irene Ryan Nominee for Picnic | Theatre Arts/Public Relations | Junior | Chicago | IL |
| Matt | Hoffert | Outstanding Student in Graphic Design | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | East Peoria | IL |
| Jody | Holtz | Excellence in Academic Achievement | Theatre Arts/Television Arts | Sophomore | Saint Charles | IL |
| Jake | Hyland | Applied Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Junior | Blooming Prairie | MN |
| Nicole | Joseph | Outstanding Student in Photography | Studio Art-Photography | Senior | Sebastopol | CA |
| Chip | Joyce | Outstanding Student in Printmaking | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | Peoria | IL |
| Brianna | Joyce | Excellence in Academic Achievement | Theatre Arts-Performance | Freshman | Peoria | IL |
| Brianna | Kastner | Howard Goldbaum Award and Academic Excellence in Animation | Animation | Senior | Hampton | IL |
| Nick | Kelly | Outstanding Student in Sports Communications | Communication-Sports Comm | Senior | Grimes | IA |
| Rachel | Kendziora | Outstanding Student in Public Relations | Communication-Public Relations | Senior | Palatine | IL |
| Joe | King | USITT Reno Challenge | Theatre Arts | Sophomore | McHenry | IL |
| Samuel | Kuhlmeyer | Outstanding Student in Television Arts Academic Achievement | Communication-Television Arts | Senior | Arnold | MO |
| Joseph | Lax | Interactive Media Outstanding BFA Applied Award and Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Animation & Game Design | Senior | Loretto | MN |
| Kenzie | Lindgren | Applied Excellence in Web & UX Design | User Experience Design | Junior | Clifton | IL |
| Lluvia | Lopez | Excellence in Service to the Department | Theatre Arts-Performance | Senior | Galesburg | IL |
| Julia | Lucia | Outstanding Student in Journalism | Communication-Journalism | Senior | Skokie | IL |
| Kuda | Masunungure | Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Scholastic Award and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Collegiate Honor Award | Music Business | Senior | Hartland | WI |
| Maggie | Mitchell | Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Music Education | Senior | South Beloit | IL |
| Emma | O'Mahoney | Excellence in Academic Achievement and Irene Ryan Nominee for Silent Sky | Theatre Arts-Performance | Freshman | Bloomington | IN |
| Ashleigh | Owens | Excellence in Academic Achievement | Theatre Arts-Performance | Junior | Saint Louis | MO |
| Geis | Paris | Applied Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Junior | Louisville | KY |
| Dylan | Pashke | Mendez-KK Endowed Scholarship and Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | Brookfield | WI |
| Zula | Pendowski | Outstanding Student in Drawing | Psychology | Junior | Roselle | IL |
| Lizzie | Perkins | Applied Excellence in Web & UX Design | User Experience Design | Junior | Peoria | IL |
| Jack | Phifer | Outstanding Student in Ceramics | Interactive Media | Senior | Oak Park | IL |
| Luke | Piazza | Applied Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Sophomore | Wall Township | NJ |
| Jakob | Plotts | Academic Excellence in Web & UX Design | Interactive Media | Senior | Cuba | IL |
| Samantha | Ruland | Outstanding Student in Painting | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Junior | Ballwin | MO |
| Sydney | Ryan | Outstanding Student in Sculpture | Studio Art-Photography/Studio Art-Sculpture | Senior | St. Charles | IL |
| Grace | Sergott | Excellence in Acting and Irene Ryan Nominee for She Kills Monsters & Silent Sky | Theatre Arts-Performance | Sophomore | Green Bay | WI |
| Ann | Shnabel | Outstanding Student in Graphic Design | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | Indianapolis | IN |
| Katelynn | Shook | Outstanding Student in Photography | Studio Art-Photography | Senior | Peoria | IL |
| Luz | Silva | Excellence in Stage Management | Theatre Arts-Production | Junior | Whittier | CA |
| Zavier | Simmons | Excellence in Design | Theatre Arts/Advertising | Senior | Plano | TX |
| Kelly | Sofian | Global Scholar | Game Design | Senior | Saint Peters | MO |
| Randy | Sperry | Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Music Education | Senior | Washington | IL |
| Hannah | Stiff | Applied Excellence in Animation and Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Animation | Senior | Crystal Lake | IL |
| Adeline | Swartz | Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Communication-Organizational Communication | Senior | Elmhurst | IL |
| Cailyn | Talamonti | Applied Excellence in Animation | Animation | Junior | Manhattan | IL |
| Amy | Trompeter | Outstanding Student in Printmaking | Studio Art-Graphic Design | Senior | La Grange | IL |
| Kasey | Walsh | Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Communication-Public Relations | Sophomore | River Grove | IL |
| Katheryn | Wehrman | Outstanding Student in Drawing | Studio Art-Drawing | Senior | St. Louis | MO |
| Caleb | Weisman | Global Scholar | Communication-Sports Comm | Senior | Saint Louis | MO |
| Kendall | Welch | Dean's Student Advisory Committee | Studio Art-Graphic Design/Sculpture | Senior | Chesterfield | MO |
| Taylor | Wells | Bradley Concerto/Aria Competition Award Winners | Music Business | Senior | Davenport | IA |
| Madeleine | Wick | Dow P. Mitchell Endowed Scholarship | Studio Art-Drawing | Sophomore | Oro Valley | AZ |
| Katie | Wilson | Excellence in Stage Management | Theatre Arts-Production | Senior | Fairview | IL |
| Hao (Tony) | Xu | The Michelle Noe Long Communication Leadership Award | Communication-Advertising | Junior | Peoria | IL |
| Keziah | Yarnoff | Applied Excellence in Game Design | Game Design | Sophomore | Evanston | IL |
| Jamie | Yerkes | Excellence in Academic Achievement | Theatre Arts-Performance/Creative Writing | Freshman | Naperville | IL |
| Lizzy | Young | Outstanding Student in Advertising | Communication-Advertising | Senior | Arlington Heights | IL |