111 students receive Media School scholarships
The Media School awarded $303,410 to 111 students in scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year at a ceremony Saturday with students, parents, donors, faculty, and staff.
Also during the celebration, senior lecturer Dave Groobert won the Gretchen A. Kemp Teaching Award, junior Isabella Vesperini won the 2025 Richard G. Gray Reporting Prize, and several students received a Frances G. Wilhoit Research and Creativity Award, including: Ahmed Tahsin Shams, Isaac Rogers, Jack Bassett, Priscilla Boateng, Lilly Luse, and Alexis Nguyen.
The scholarship recipients were:
Elizabeth Aylward: Ruth Squibb Chapman Journalism Scholarship
Michael Badrov: John L. Fleming Scholarship
Jonah Ballard: Tom Hirons Scholarship
Tsehai Bean: John E. Ritter Scholarship
Dana Behlmer: Jack Scott Scholarship
Riley Benak: John E. Stempel Memorial Scholarship
Zoe Benson: Tom Green Scholarship, Peter Jacobi Scholarship
Hunter Berjansky: Robert R. and Mary Pence Cosner Scholarship
Finley Bisch: John F. McLeod Scholarship
Marty Blader: Sarah Bence Scholarship, Mark Ferree and Ruth Welborn Ferree Journalism Endowment
Nick Bozzelli-Levine: John E. Ritter Scholarship
Shelby Brown: Richard Gray Scholarship
Grace Bundy: Louise Hess Miller Scholarship
Benjamin Burns: Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalism Scholarship, Joseph L. Melzer Journalism Scholarship
Sophia Cabrera: Jack Sheehan Scholarship Fund
Samantha Camire: John Matthew Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Lacie Carr: Louise Hess Miller Scholarship
Chloe Cronkright: John E. Ritter Scholarship
Xavier DeVany: Media School Alumni Scholarship
Sophia DeWael: Paul E. Tucker Memorial Scholarship
Kristen Dickey: Lewis B. Edwards Journalism Scholarship
Hunter Drummond: Media School Diversity Scholarship
Emerson Elledge: Ann and Marty Anderson Scholarship, Edward Reinke Scholarship in Photojournalism
Teegan Emerson: Frank Arganbright Scholarship
Leya Flenoy: Fred Brewer Award in New Media Graphics
Jack Forrest: Nancy Callaway Fyffe and James E. Callaway Sr. Scholarship, Nelson Poynter Scholarship
Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer: Jack Scott Scholarship, John A. Seyda Memorial Sports Journalism Scholarship, Charles and Nancy Teeple Soccer Writing Scholarship
Megan Garnai: Matthew J. Luedeman Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
Valentina Gianesi: James R. and Susan (Bassett) Hetherington Scholarship, Robin Fogel Avni Scholarship for Design
Chase Goldstein: Aileen Snoddy Scholarship
Jayden Gossar: Ann and Marty Anderson Scholarship, Lewis B. Edwards Journalism Scholarship
Molly Gregory: G. Cleveland Wilhoit Scholarship, Gretchen Kemp High School Journalism Scholarship
Brian Gring: Louise Hess Miller Scholarship, Jack Scott Scholarship
Ravana Gumm: Richard and Luci Lang Scholarship, Jennifer Byrne Shull Scholarship Fund
Madelyn Hanes: Dick and Louise Johnson Foundation Journalism Scholarship
Annika Harshbarger: Jack Scott Scholarship, Nancy Weaver Teichert Scholarship in Journalism
Charles Herman: Chris and Virginia (Mead) Savage Memorial Scholarship
Audrey Howell: John F. McLeod Scholarship
Katlin Hutner: Jan and Paul Abramowitz Scholarship, Jack Scott Scholarship, Charles and Nancy Teeple Business Writing Scholarship
Carson Johnson: Michael I. Arnolt Diversity Scholarship, Ann and Marty Anderson Scholarship
Ayzah Khan: Floyd G. Arpan Scholarship
Brooklyn Lambright: Steve Guback Scholarship Fund
Elia Larios: Joseph L. Melzer Journalism Scholarship
Sophia Lattimer: Media School Alumni Scholarship
Benjamin LeGrand: David L. Adams Scholarship and Copley Newspaper Scholarship
Lydia Loglisci: Patricia Beach Smith Scholarship
Avery Lowry: Nancy Weaver Teichert Scholarship in Journalism
Trinity Mackenzie: Public Relations Achievement Scholarship, Jack Scott Scholarship
Lillian Marks: Louise Hess Miller Scholarship, Carolyn Lucas Tufford Journalism Scholarship
Grace Marocco: Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
Ramon Martinez Mendez: Ed Spray Production Scholarship
Eliza McCord: Lila Brady Scholarship
Lauren McKinney: Jennifer Byrne Shull Scholarship Fund
Colin McMahon: Caine Family Scholarship
Edith Morales: Michael I. Arnolt Diversity Scholarship
Nicole Nadler: John E. Stempel Memorial Scholarship
Natalia Nelson: Roy Howard Scholarship
Ella Nelson: Space Family Voss Science Communication Scholarship
Chloe Oden: Jack and Helen Fesko Scholarship
Hephzibah Oluwajobi: Donald Abbott Rushton Memorial Scholarship
Razan Omar: Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalism Scholarship, John Johnson Wheeler Scholarship
Briana Pace: Steve Guback Scholarship Fund
Chloe Painchaud: Louise Hess Miller Scholarship
Gracie Paul: Media School Alumni Scholarship
Emma Pearce: Counts/Ahlhauser Scholarship, Student Achievement Award
Isaac Perlich: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Scholarship
Elyse Perry: Gretchen Kemp High School Journalism Scholarship
Reagan Peterson: Matthew J. Luedeman Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Journalism, Shalanna L. Pirtle Diversity in Journalism Scholarship
Laynie Pitts: Bob Jenkins Memorial Scholarship
Molly Pugh: Caine Family Scholarship, Rolland Johnson Award in Telecommunications Management
Macy Pugh: Steve and Becky Gunden Smith Scholarship
Cooper Ragle: Paul E. Tucker Memorial Scholarship
Kellan Raterman: Jack Sheehan Scholarship Fund
Quinn Richards: Kenneth A. Beckley Scholarship
Jona Rivera: Herbert A. Terry Ethics and Integrity in Media Scholarship
Ethan Roberts: Joseph A. Berman Award Fund, Nancy Weaver Teichert Scholarship in Journalism
Nicholas Rodecap: Jack Backer Scholarship, Terry Hutchens Memorial Scholarship
Gracie Runge: Hollywood Hoosiers Scholarship, Jennifer Byrne Shull Scholarship Fund
Maxwell Schneider: Steve Guback Scholarship Fund
Erica Schroeder: Norvelle Scholarship in Telecommunications
Estelle Schwarb: Steve Guback Scholarship Fund
Dylan Scott: Kenneth A. Beckley Scholarship
Abigal Shavers: Media School Alumni Scholarship
Matthew Sheldon: Paul E. Tucker Memorial Scholarship
Kamiyah Smith: Frank Arganbright Scholarship
Elena Staph: Michael J. Hayes Family Scholarship
Brynn Stewart: Ann and Marty Anderson Scholarship
Rachel Stickelmaier: Mike Harris Scholarship, Nancy Weaver Teichert Scholarship in Journalism
Lauren Stickelmaier: Donald Abbott Rushton Memorial Scholarship
Ursula Stickelmaier: Chris and Virginia (Mead) Savage Memorial Scholarship
Karl Templeton: Charles F. Hardy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Maddie Thomason: John E. Ritter Scholarship
Dylan Traeger: Caine Family Scholarship
Kathleen Tran: Ann and Marty Anderson Scholarship and Douglas L. Freeland Public Relations Scholarship
Grace Urbanski: Richard E. Bishop Memorial Scholarship, Jenny Nickell Memorial Scholarship
Jack Venegoni: Gordon Rothman News Production Scholarship
Deshna Venkatachalam: Chris and Virginia (Mead) Savage Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Vesperini: Patrick Siddons Indiana Daily Student Scholarship, Timothy A. Franklin Scholarship, Indiana Daily Student Scholarship, O’Bannon Scholarship
McKenzie Vitale: Jack Scott Scholarship
Nick Walker: Tom Hirons Scholarship
Liam Walsh: Media School Alumni Scholarship
Kasey Watkins: Jennifer Byrne Shull Scholarship Fund
Kelsey Wegner: Bernier Massara Family Scholarship
Lily Welch: G. Cleveland Wilhoit Scholarship
Virginia Welp: John F. McLeod Scholarship
Abigal White: Gretchen Kemp High School Journalism Scholarship
Alayna Wilkening: Counts/Ahlhauser Scholarship, Linda Nichols Mayes Memorial Scholarship
Aliva Wilson: David E. and Ruth (Padget) Albright Writing Scholarship, George D. Newton Journalism Student Fund, Bond Smith Sublette and A.J. and Bettie Smith Scholarship
Kaitlyn Winchester: Philip Ward Burton Advertising Scholarship
Allyson Wolfgang: Donald E. Agostino Memorial Scholarship
Brenden Wood: LeRoy Bannerman Award in Innovative Audio