CCS Career Development Grants
Fall 2009
Gary A. Beck, PhD, Communication Studies/Interpersonal Communication, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to collecting dissertation data and attending the National Communication Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Christina Grigalis, BS, Communication Studies/Corporate Communication, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending a graduate school interview at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Lacey Krause, MA, Advertising/Texas Creative, December 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to printing and mailing “mini books” to potential employers.
Amber Walkowiak, BS, Public Relations, May 2010
A $300 grant will support expenses related to attending the 2009 PRSSA National Conference in San Diego, California.
Rebecca Weiser, BS, Advertising/Texas Media, December 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to job-search interviews in New York City.
Ashley Woodall, BS, Communication Sciences & Disorders/Audiology, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to presenting at the 158th Acoustical Society of America Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Spring 2009
Laura Arnold, BS, Communication Studies, December 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking trip to New York City.
Christina Burke, MA, Journalism, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the Texas Student Photographer’s Association networking trip to New York City.
Clara Bush, BS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to graduate school visits nation-wide.
Chris Demarais, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to financing the production and post-production of a mockumentary.
Stephanie Eilers, BS, Public Relations, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in a class networking trip to London.
Matt Isbell, PhD, Communication Studies, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to costs associated with the job applications and interviews.
Eunice Kim, MA, Advertising, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology in Claremont, California.
Maryanne Lee, BS, Public Relations, May 2011
A $500 grant will support expenses related to conducting informational interviews with professional event planners in Los Angeles, California.
Caitlin Meredith, MA, Journalism, May 2010
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing professional attire.
Fall 2008
Kia Collier, BJ/BA, Journalism and Philosophy, December 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing a high-quality digital voice recorder and internship attire.
Ann Dragovits, BS, Advertising and Radio-Television-Film, December 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to traveling to New York City for a second interview with the William Morris Agency and meeting with contacts at NBC Universal.
Erin Gulyas, BS, Advertising, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing creative software and a digital camera.
Megan Peyton, BJ, Photojournalism, December 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing a wide lens and flash for documentary, freelance, and studio photography.
Callie Richmond, BJ, Photojournalism, December 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing a quality photo lighting kit.
Kelly Rossetto, PhD, Communication Studies, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to supporting costs associated with the job application and interview process.
Carol Schliesinger, MA, Journalism, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending The American Association of Sunday and Features Editors (AASFE) Conference in Houston, Texas.
Keith Wilson, MFA, Radio-Television-Film, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a three-day shoot for the documentary film, CHOKING, which examines the widespread choking game played by adolescents.
Spring 2008
Christine Denham, BS, Public Relations, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a Summer 2008 internship search in New York City.
Kelly Eidson, BS, Advertising/MA, Advertising, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to conducting informational interviews at advertising agencies in Chicago, IL.
Linden Kohtz, BS, Public Relations, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the 2008 NYC Seminar.
Clarissa Lampertz, MA, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the Chicago Advertising Federation Career Day 2008.
Bonnie Moon, BJ, Journalism (Broadcast), May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to producing and shipping tapes during a job search.
Kendra Newton, BS/BJ, Advertising and Journalism, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to job interviews at advertising agencies in San Francisco, CA.
Kim Nguyen, BS, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to interviewing for the MTV Networks Summer Associate Program in New York City.
Archana Ramachandran, BS, Public Relations/BS, Communication Studies, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to web marketing informational interviews in San Francisco.
Taylor Schaeffer, BS, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to conducting informational interviews at advertising agencies in New York City.
Bo Kyung Shin, BS, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the 2008 NYC Seminar.
Mary Tuma, BJ, Journalism (Print News), May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, MN.
Fall 2007
Jennifer Blackmer, BS, Public Relations, December 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to interviewing trips at public relations agencies in Chicago and NYC.
Ming-Shing Katherine Fan, BJ/Print & BA, Asian American Studies – Honors Program, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in an unpaid internship in Austin, Texas.
Joe Grasso, BS, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a job search trip to Los Angeles, California.
Aleks Rzeznik, MA, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a job search trip to San Diego and Los Angeles, California.
Lacy Shawn, BS, Advertising, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking and job search trip to San Francisco, California.
Jason Sweeten, BS, Advertising, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to buying studio lighting equipment.
Spring 2007
Alicia Braxton, BS, Public Relations, August 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the New York City Seminar.
Yenipher Chung, BS, Advertising (Creative), May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the Advertising Graduate Council (AGC) professional networking trip to San Francisco, California.
Chris Kocek, MA, Advertising, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing interview attire and a networking/job search trip to New York City.
Megan Larson, BJ, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the New York City Seminar.
Alyssa Leangsuksun, BS, Advertising (Texas Media) and BA, Spanish Honors: Hispanic Studies, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking/interviewing trip to Los Angeles, California and Dallas, Texas.
Kelly McCormick, BS, Advertising (Texas Media), May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in a networking/job search trip to New York City.
Austen Menges, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to interviewing in Los Angeles, California.
Giao Nguyen, BS, Advertising, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the New York City Seminar.
Sarah Sanchez, BS, Communication Studies, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to moving to Washington DC to participate in the Teach For America Corps.
Eric Threlkeld, BS, Communication Studies, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking/job search trip to Memphis, Tennessee.
Amanda Wilgus, BS, Advertising and Plan II, May 2009
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a Texas Advertising Group (TAG) professional networking/internship search trip to New York City.
Fall 2006
Mark Chu, BS/Advertising, BA/Chinese, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in an advertising internship in Los Angeles, California.
Camay Fong, BS/Advertising, December 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to an advertising agency networking trip to Chicago, Illinois.
Maria Frederick, BS/Public Relations and Plan II Honors, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to collecting data for a Plan II senior thesis.
Bradley Montesi, BA/Radio-Television-Film, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to producing a short film.
Brian Tschoepe, BS/Advertising, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the Out for Undergraduate Business Conference in New York, New York.
Spring 2006
Nancy Jeng, BS, Advertising and Public Relations, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a Texas Advertising Group (TAG) professional networking trip to New York City.
Brittany Kessel, BS, Communication Studies, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to completing a Major League Soccer internship in New York City.
Josh McGonigle, BS, Radio-Television-Film, August 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses relating to producing an undergraduate thesis film.
Stephen Stephanian, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2007
A $500 grant will support expenses related to creating a feature film.
Bassam Tariq, BS, Advertising and Public Relations, May 2008
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a launching an interactive website.
David Wen, BS, Advertising, August 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a job search trip to LA, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York City.
Fall 2005
Richard Brown, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing hardware and software to
create a demo-reel.
Erik Thomas Dreyer, BS, Advertising, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing a Casio Exilim S500 digital camera for use in creative advertising.
Arturo Pérez, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to making a short film
Ragan Page Schneider, BS, Advertising, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to taking a trip to London to interview with
advertising agencies
Adrienne Serrao, BS, Radio-Television-Film, December 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to taking a trip to New York City to finalize choice of graduate school (MFA) programs
John-Michael Torres, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to recording a series of short audio documentaries to be aired on KVRX and published on the Austin Indy Media web site
Spring 2005
Akasha Banks, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to renting film, lighting and sound equipment to shoot four short films
David Elkins, MA, Journalism, December 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to producing a documentary film
Lindsay Duckworth, BS, Communication Studies, December 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending NYC Seminar 2005 in
New York City, New York
Julio G. Olvera, BS, Advertising, December 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the One Show, a creative advertising exhibition in New York City, New York
Sheetal Patel, BS, Advertising and Public Relations, August 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in advertising agency tours in San Francisco, California with the Texas Advertising Graduate Council.
Marko Slavnic, BS, Radio-Television-Film, December 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to traveling to Sarajevo, Bosnia, to complete work on a documentary.
Fall 2004
Anna Bourland, BS, Communication Studies, May 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to applying to law school
Jessica Cantu, BS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, May 2005
A $455 grant will support expenses related to applying to graduate school
Caroline Cobb, BS, Communication Studies, Plan II Honors, December 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to making an album of original songs and recordings
Niti Dalal, BS, Public Relations, BS, Communication Studies, May 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to applying to law school
Karen Inglis, BS, Communication Studies, December 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to interviewing and to pay dues to a
professional association
Sounthaly Outhavong, PhD, Advertising, May 2006
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the Advising Graduate Council networking trip to New York City
Louis Rutigliano, PhD, Journalism, May 2008
A $480 grant will go toward supporting a group weblog which he developed and
continues to administer
Arlette Salcedo, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing equipment used in the making
of a documentary
Spring 2004
Leigh Cole, BJ/Magazine, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the NYC Seminar in New York, New York
Kathryn Harrod, BS, Advertising, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the NYC Seminar in New York, New York
Daniel Keller, BS, Radio-Television-Film, August 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to building a steadicam to be used during
film production
Maureen King, BJ/Print, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the NYC Seminar in New York, New York
Katherine Ridgway, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the Kodak Student Filmmaker Program in Cannes, France
Sandra Taylor, BJ/Print, May 2005
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in a summer internship in
New York City
Fall 2003
Alan Aryanpur, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to visiting the National Iranian Television Satellite Channel in Woodland Hills, California
Paul Brady, BS, Public Relations, December 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending an international public relations conference in St. Petersburg, Russia
Jessi Cross, BS, Public Relations, December 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the PRSSA 2003 National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana
Comfort Ezeh, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to purchasing computer software and equipment to assist with film editing and animation
Clare Major, BS, Radio-Television-Film/Plan II, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to shooting a video documentary on farming in
East Texas
Ryan Polomski, MFA, Film and Video Production, December 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking/interviewing trip to New York City
Spring 2003
Pastor Alvarado, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a job search/networking trip to New York City
Laura Donnelly, Masters in Journalism, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the 2003 National Association of Hispanic Journalists annual convention in New York City
Ken Dykes, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to participating in the UT in DC Program at the Archer Center in Washington DC
Daniel Leal, BS, Public Relations/Bachelor of Journalism, December 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a public relations agencies tour in New York City
Kendra Mayer, Bachelor of Journalism, December 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to internship interviews in New York City
Jennifer Pyfrom, MA, Advertising, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the Account Planning Conference in
Boca Raton, Florida
Fall 2002
Blake Bruns, BS, Radio-Television-Film, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to producing a short film
Rebekah Ekdahl, BS, Public Relations, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the 2002 Public Relations Student Society of America National Conference in San Francisco, CA
Mauri Elbel, BS, Public Relations, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the 2002 Public Relations Student Society of America National Conference in San Francisco, CA
Anastasia (Stacey) Kounelias, BS, Communication Studies, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking trip to Washington D.C.
Jessica Moore, Ph.D, Communication Studies, May 2004
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the 2002 National Communication Association Convention in New Orleans, LA
Michelle Ryan, BS, Public Relations, May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending the 2002 Public Relations Student Society of America National Conference in San Francisco, CA
Spring 2002
Christie Abshire, MA, Advertising - May 2002
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a Texas Advertising Council agency tour in
Chicago, IL.
Amy Boltas, BS, Advertising - May 2002
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a tour and an interview with Microsoft Xbox in Milwaukee, WI
Betsy Koch, BS, Communication Studies - May 2002
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a networking trip to San Francisco, CA
Nick Múñoz, MA, Advertising - May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to a Texas Advertising Council agency tour in
Chicago, IL
Jennifer Prestigiacomo, BJ/BS, Journalism/Radio-Television-Film - May 2003
A $500 grant will support expenses related to attending a national writer's workshop in
Hartford, CT
Emily Volker, BS, Advertising - May 2002
A $500 grant will support expenses related to an agency tour and networking trip in Seattle, WA
Fall 2001
Miten Bhatia, BS, Advertising - December 2001
$500 in funding will support his membership of two professional associations - Account Planning Group US (APGUS) and Account Planning Group UK (APGUK) - and his attending the American Advertising Federation's inaugural Mosaic Awards and Multi-cultural Resources Expo in Washington DC
Ansuya Bijur, MA, Advertising - December 2001
$475 in funding will support expenses related to her research study on product brand personality as it relates to consumer buying behavior/consumer personality
Leslie Johnson, BS, Public Relations - May 2002
$300 in funding will support her attending the PRSSA Conference in Atlanta
Tania Leskovar, BS, Advertising - May 2002
$500 in funding will support expenses related to her information gathering/professional networking visits with Starcom Worldwide in Chicago and TLP and Publicis in Dallas
Will Potter, Bachelor of Journalism - May 2002
$500 in funding will enable him to do an unpaid internship with The Texas Observer, an independent magazine based in Austin
Candace Spooner, BS, Communication Studies: Corporate Communication - May 2002
$453 in funding will support her attending the NCA Conference in Atlanta
Dustin Wenzel, BS, Public Relations - May 2002
$300 in funding will support his attending the PRSSA Conference in Atlanta
Spring 2001
Vanessa Bilanceri, Public Relations - December 2002
$163 for airfare to the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Assembly in New Orleans in March 2001.
Kris Blahnik, Communication Studies: Corporate Communication - May 2001
$500 to attend the International Communication Association's (ICA) International Conference in Washington DC in May 2001.
Michael Stratigakis, Radio-TV-Film - Spring 2002
$500 to support the production of his film "The Yard."
Krissah Williams, Journalism & Plan II Honors - May 2001
$450.00 to attend the Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference hosted by the Missouri School of Journalism in March 2001.
Fall 2000
Everette Aponte, Radio-Television-Film - December 2001
$500 to support the production of his film "Thy Kingdom Come"
