Awards

During its annual awards banquet held March 31, 2014 at the UF Hilton, the College announced the following award winners: Faculty Awards Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award Cory Armstrong Teacher of the Year Award Troy Elias Faculty Research Award Amy Jo Coffey Faculty Service Award Amy Jo Coffey College-Wide Student Awards…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor David Carlson has been awarded the Wells Memorial Key, the highest honor for a Society of Professional Journalists member. Carlson received the award at the President’s Installation Banquet on Aug. 26 at the Excellence in Journalism conference in Anaheim, Calif.…

The Society of Professional Journalists has honored Mike Foley, master lecturer of journalism in the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, with its 2013 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award. Foley is the first UF journalism teacher to receive the honor, which recognizes outstanding teaching ability, contributions to journalism,…

Congratulations to Advertising Associate Professor Robyn Goodman; Taylor Lear, ADV 12; Daniella Phillips, ADV 12; Dan LeVine, ADV 13; Alex Martin, ADV 12; and Allison Barkett, ADV 12, for winning a 2013 Bronze Telly for their Florida PrepZone campaign created for Fox Sports in 2012! They won the award in…

Telecommunications Professor Sylvia Chan-Olmsted is the recipient University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship award for the second time in her career. “I really appreciate the university’s recognition on the importance of research and knowledge generation in higher education. I am just grateful for all the research resources and support available…

Congratulations to University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications graduates Steven Gallo, TEL 2013, and Alex Orlando, JM 2012, for competing in the finals of the 2012-13 Hearst National Journalism Awards Championship this week.  The awards were announced last night in San Francisco. Gallo was a finalist in the…

Congratulations to Elizabeth Beisel, 3TEL!  She was named the 2013 Capital One Women’s Academic All-America of the Year for the At-Large division as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Along with being named Academic All-America of the Year, Beisel was also selected to the first-team for…

Congratulations to UF public relations doctoral student Sarabdeep Kochhar for being named the recipient of the 2013 Public Relations Society of America Chester Burger Scholarship for Excellence in Public Relations.  She received the award at the PRSA Foundation dinner in New York City in April. The scholarship was created to…

Congratulations to Steven Gallo who has been selected to compete in the television news category in the 2013 Hearst Journalism Awards Program next month in San Francisco. Steven joins Alex Orlando who was informed earlier this month that he had qualified for the finals in the Hearst writing competition. Finalists…

During its annual student awards banquet held April 17 at the UF Hilton, the College announced the following winners: College-wide awards Ruth and Rae O. Weimer Award Steven Gallo, Telecommunication  Cup for Professional Promise Tyler Jett, Journalism Christy Jones, Telecommunication Alex Masi, Public Relations Miriam Rattes, Advertising Dean’s Cup for…

Congratulations to Casey Kochey, MAMC – Journalism, who has received a 2012-13 Graduate Student Teaching Award from the University of Florida.   Casey, a native of St. Petersburg, will graduate this semester with his master’s degree. Each academic year, the UF Graduate School recognizes the best, brightest and most industrious of the University’s…