2023 James L. Baughman Senior Achievement and Graduate Student Award Winners

Baughman Senior Achievement & Grad Student Award Winners graphic with UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication logo

James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award

Congratulations to our 2023 James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winners! These students were selected for their outstanding academic, professional and community service achievements.

James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Zoe Bendoff
Zoe Bendoff, Class of 2023
James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Caroline Crowley
Caroline Crowley, Class of 2023
James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Erin Gretzinger
Erin Gretzinger, Class of 2023
James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Lauren Hando
Lauren Hando, Class of 2023
James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Hope Karnopp
Hope Karnopp, Class of 2023
James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Brooke Messaye
Brooke Messaye, Class of 2023
James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Award Winner graphic with Mckenzie Miller
Mckenzie Miller, Class of 2023

Teaching Excellence Award

Congratulations also to our graduate students who received the SJMC Teaching Excellence Award. The Teaching Excellence Award is presented in recognition of outstanding and inspirational teaching performance.

Award Winners:

Carlos Dávalos
Omar Dumdum
Max Fuller
Kruthika Kamath
Jisoo Kim
Jessica Needle
Tahereh Rahimi

Leadership Award

Congratulations to our graduate students who received the SJMC Leadership Award. This award is in recognition of outstanding service as a leader and organizer of the Communication Crossroads Conference.

Award Winners:

Elaine Almeida
Lynne Cotter
Xining Liao
Macau Ka Fai Mak
Indri Maulidar
Alexus Moore
Jillian Padgett
Danny Parker
Diego Romeo
Luhang Sun
Yiming Wang
Mian Gloria Wei
Jiayun Ye

All student award winners, along with our alumni award winners, will be honored at our Alumni Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 28.