Departmental Awards, Media Culture, and Communication | Class of 2025

The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is pleased to announce the recipients of its departmental awards — recognizing students from the Class of 2025 for their exceptional academic work and service across degree programs.

Academic Achievement Award

Riley Kandel, BS
Billie Bugara, MA
Lucie Conjeaud, MA
Weiwei Lin, MA
Gabbie Iorio, MA
Hannah Fisher Gray, MA
Sophia Sinsheimer, MA
Zoe Zhu, MA

Distinguished MA Thesis Award

Luthfi Dzulfikar, MA
Hiro Nagata, MA

Outstanding Honors Thesis

Adria Luo, BS
Yudi Tang, BS

Outstanding Teaching Award

Maria Paz Almenara, PhD
Salma Shamel, PhD

Most Valuable Player Award

Will Hopkins, BS

Distinction in the Professional Writing Seminar

Sarah Mastrocola, MA

Distinction in the Media Projects Seminar

Naijia Julia Zhong, MA

Outstanding Service to the Department

Jiayi (Kara) Chen, BS
Chiquitta Oberoi, BS
Andrea Puerto, BS
Victor Teng, BS
Arielle Wang, BS
Jessica Meza Calzada, MA
Shuyang Chen, MA
Lucie Conjeaud, MA
Jose Palma Del Rosario, MA
Spencer Kim, MA
Leah Kinzer, MA
Jessica Lee, MA
Nidanrui Zhu, MA

Outstanding Service to the MCC MediaLab

Julia Ragsdale, BS
Alyssa Yang, BS

Outstanding Service to CommClub

Angela Chang, BS
Julie Fan, BS
Will Hopkins, BS

Global Media Scholar Recognition Award

Joy Cheng, BS
Fiona Fulton-Moskowitz, BS
Belle Huang, BS
Andrea Puerto, BS
Grace Tan, BS

Honors Recognition Award

Alex Calderón, BS
Sixuan Chen, BS
Jenna Han, BS
Jordyn Hart, BS
Ruby He, BS
Riley Kandel, BS
Alexis Lindsay, BS
Adria Luo, BS
Michaela Seah, BS
Adva Shapira, BS
Yudi Tang, BS