Communications

Barbara Eaton (4th Quarter, 2007)

August 20, 2010

4th Quarter, 2007 Communications Scholarship Winner Barbara Eaton So at 49 years old I’m considered a non-traditional student. (Doesn’t that sound much nicer than “an old Grammy”?) I have been married for 29 years and my husband and I have to wonderful children. My Daughter, who is 28 years old has been married to a [...]

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Marian Blue (3rd Quarter, 2007)

August 20, 2010

3rd Quarter, 2007 Communications Scholarship Winner Marian Blue Marian Blue’s award-winning essays, fiction, interviews, and poetry appear in publications such as: AWP Chronicle, Snowy Egret, Eureka Literary Magazine, Lynx Eye, Tiller and the Pen (anthology/Eighth Moon Press), A Hundred White Daffodils (Graywolf Press), Drive: Women’s True Stories from the Open Road (Seal Press), and Passing [...]

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Bonnie Jones (2nd Quarter, 2007)

August 20, 2010

2nd Quarter, 2007 Communications Scholarship Winner Bonnie Jones “Bonnie Jones has spent most of her life dedicated to justice and equity in health care issues. She studied Health Science at Clemson University, and continued to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to pursue her Master�s in Social Work and her Master�s in the [...]

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Katherine Peach (3rd Quarter, 2006)

August 20, 2010

3rd Quarter, 2006 Communications Scholarship Winner Bonnie Jones “I live with five other girls and countless animals in Kalamazoo. It ensures that things never get dull and is a great support system away from home. I was raised in Fowlerville, MI, in a very small community. My parents, Cindy and Jerry Peach, have always encouraged [...]

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Jesse (1st Quarter, 2007)

August 20, 2010

1st Quarter, 2007 Communications Scholarship Winner Jesse “My parents were filmmakers when I was a child and I traveled to and from a lot from Long Beach, CA to Hong Kong. I am half-Chinese, half-Caucasian and have deep roots in both cultures. My parents were a great inspiration to me growing up especially my mom [...]

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Jennifer Erdos (2nd Quarter, 2006)

August 20, 2010

2nd Quarter, 2006 Communications Scholarship Winner Jennifer Erdos “I chose Communications as my major because I felt it best utilized my assets. I enjoy Public Relations and Marketing and have done these things as a career for several years. I also chose Communications as a gateway to other possibilities in my career. I have given [...]

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Anand Varghese (1st Quarter, 2006)

August 20, 2010

1st Quarter, 2006 Communications Scholarship Winner Anand Varghese Anand, originally from India, came to the United States in 2005 after completing his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, English Literature, and Psychology. “One of my biggest passions is playing and listening to music. I was part of a rock band in India called Zebediah Plush, [...]

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Jennifer Sudick (4th Quarter, 2005)

August 20, 2010

4th Quarter, 2005 Communications Scholarship Winner Jennifer Sudick Sudick, a native of Sandpoint, Idaho, graduated from the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in June and has interned at three newspapers. Her most recent stint was on the business desk at The Spokesman-Review in Washington. She worked at her college newspaper, [...]

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Rachel Evans (2nd Quarter, 2005)

August 20, 2010

2nd Quarter, 2005 Communications Scholarship Winner Rachel Evans Rachel attended undergrad at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri where she studied Creative Writing. Prior to entering the graduate program at Columbia College, she did promotions for a Seattle area radio station and marketing and public relations for various other firms. Upon graduation, she hopes to be [...]

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Christen DeProto (3rd Quarter, 2005)

August 20, 2010

3rd Quarter, 2005 Communications Scholarship Winner Christen DeProto “Years ago, I was often lulled to sleep by the sounds of the road and the comfort of the boat-like waves created by the shocks of the 1982 Dodge Dart my father used to drive. On these trips, I would fight sleep by trying to listen to [...]

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Weenta Girmay (1st Quarter, 2009)

August 20, 2010

1st Quarter, 2009 Media and Communications Scholarship Weenta Girmay Weenta Girmay is an Eritrean-American attending the University of Pittsburgh. She will graduate in the fall of 2010 with a degree in English Writing. Currently, she is part of a staff of young writers who write, produce and distribute the independent, non-profit, arts and culture publication, [...]

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Katelyn Allen-Romkey (2nd Quarter, 2009)

August 20, 2010

2nd Quarter, 2009 Media & Communications Scholarship Katelyn Allen-Romkey Katelyn Allen-Romkey was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. As a child she attended the historic Lunenburg Academy; or, as it is more affectionately known the “castle on the hill.” In later years, she completed four years of French immersion and took part in the International Baccalaureate [...]

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