Convocation Scholars Banquet,
Friends Meeting Scheduled April 17

Shay Nanke, Robert Tabern and Andrea Smalec earned top honors at the College of Communications Honors Banquet April 17.

Nanke, a senior with an emphasis in broadcast news, received four awards. She was named the outstanding radio-television student by faculty and the outstanding student by her student peers (the Paul Bond Award) and honored as member of the year for the Association of Women in Communications and outstanding member of the National Broadcasting Society.

Tabern and Smalec were designated as recpients of the Robert L. Hoskins Award for Professioal Achievement. Tabern, who graduated in December 2001, is a producer for WKJG-TV NBC 33 in Fort Wayne, Ind. Smalec is a senior with an emphasis in public relations from Mountain Home. She also received at Monday's university honors ceremony the Robert E. Lee Wilson Citizenship Award, ASU's highest student award.

The complete list of students honored with awards and scholarships at the Communications banquet follows:

Department of Speech Communication

Pi Kappa Delta members: Samatha Alderson, Scott Alderson, Joycelin Benton, Ryant Guittierez, Ashley Hale, Joel Harris, Katie Hingtgen, Nelson Ireson, Ian Vanhoosen, and Marquis Willis.

Outstanding Speech Communication Student: Heather Vernon.

Kip Moore Memorial Scholarship: Joycelin Benton.

Department of Radio-Television

Association of Women in Communication and National Broadcasting Society member of the year: Shay Nanke.

Undergraduate Student Research Association: Outstanding Member -- Meghan Hackney; Outstanding Researcher: Heather McCutheon and Brad Fletcher.

Outstanding Radio-Television Student and Paul Bond Award: Shay Nanke.

Jones Production Scholastic Achievement Award: Katie Morris.

Arkansas Broadcasters Association Ted Rand Memorial Scholarship: William Whiting Jr.

Arkansas Farm Bureau Marvin Vines Memorial Scholarship: Dusty Miles.

Charles Rasberry Scholarship: McKenzi L. Alford, Kendall Keesee, Courtney Jones.

J. D. Rogers Memorial Scholarship: Brandi Hodges.

Ken Lane Memorial Scholarship: Brad Fletcher and Karen Bray.

Department of Journalism and Printing

American Advertising Federation: Outstanding Member -- Katrina Surprenant; Outstanding Senior -- Meghan Hackney.

Gamma Epsilon Tau (Graphic Arts): Outstanding Member -- Wendy Wallace; Outstanding Senior -- Kyle Neeley.

Society of Professional Journalists: Outstanding Senior -- Shannon Knebel; Outstanding Member -- Hannah Dolle.

Outstanding Journalism Student: Shannon Knebel.

Outstanding Printing Student: Keith Carter.

Adrian Headley Memorial Scholarship: Brandi Craig.

Arkansas Press Association Scholarships: Nick Nesler, Hannah Keller, Joseph Midkiff and Melanie Jarrett.

Bob Ruff Scholarship: Louis Scivally.

Chad Lewis Memorial Scholarship: Emily Jones.

Gamma Epsilon Tau and Robert W. Kern Scholarships: Maryanne Morrison.

Troutt Brothers Scholarship: Jerrica Hutchison.

Whitehead-Kimball Scholarship: Hannah Dolle.

Tex Plunkett Memorial Scholarships: To be announced.

Dean's Office

Robert L. Hoskins Memorial Scholarship: Marquita McClina.

William Randolph Hearst Scholarships: Delisa Nash, Tamara Jackson, Marquita McClina, Twange Kasoma, Kishki Hall and Brandy Donaldson.

Further information can be obtained from the College of Communications (phone 870-972-2468).