And The Winner Is…
SMU CCPA recognized and honored a number of students Thursday evening, April 28, 2022, including all graduating seniors and incoming majors. It was a great night at the CCPA Awards.
Following is a list of the students honored at the annual CCPA Awards Reception.
Commencement Marshal
Jon Evan Smelley
Commencement Reader
Annabel Bailey
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Corporate Communication & Public Affairs
Jack Lucas
Outstanding Corporate Communication & Public Affairs Student in Organizational Communication
Jillian Wright
Outstanding Corporate Communication & Public Affairs Student in Social Innovation and Nonprofit Engagement
Riley Walters
Outstanding Corporate Communication & Public Affairs Student in Political Communication
Rylee Bailey
Outstanding Corporate Communication & Public Affairs Student in Public Relations and Strategic Communication Presented by Dr. Duhé
Palmer Beldy
Scholarship Awards
Corporate Communication & Public Affairs Advisory Board Scholar Award
Keely McNeme, Daniel Song
Stan Levenson Honorary Scholar Award
Maddie Frederick
Meadows Memorial Prize Scholar Award
Catie George
Doug Bauer Incentive Scholar Award
Sara Aguinaga, Kayla Smith, Madison Weber
Farrell Corporate Communication & Public Affairs London Study Abroad Award
Melanie Greene
Corporate Communication & Public Affairs London Honor Scholar
Samantha Ritchey
Recognition of Outstanding Seniors
Kappa Tau Alpha Initiates
Corporate Communication & Public Affairs: Annabel Bailey, Jillian Wright, Caroline Zummach
Public Relations and Strategic Communication: Palmer Beldy, Kalena Dorgan, Annalise Jackson
PRSSA
Alex Brody
CCPA Fellows
Annabel Bailey, Alex Brody, Brennah Ungar
CCPA Senior Spotlight 2022
Annabel Bailey
Intern with London-based marketing agency InnoSense London. Provost Scholar. Meadows Scholar. CCPA Fellow. Member of Kappa Tau Alpha Society (KTA). SMU Student Wellness Champion. Social media chair of the SMU Applied Physiology Club. Annabel plans to move to London upon graduation.
Rylee Bailey
Intern with Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Minerva Consulting, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Former Texas high school football freelancer for the Dallas Morning News. Armstrong Commons resident assistant; 2020-2022. 2020 Hilltop on the Hill participant; Douglas Bauer Scholarship recipient. Student Staffer with the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility; 2020-2022. SMU Digital Humanities Research Institute; 2021. Will remain in Dallas following graduation.
Palmer Beldy
Copywriter intern, Slingshot. Campus ambassador, Teach For America. Copywriter intern, SMU Division of Student Affairs. Caswell leadership coach, SMU Office of Student Experience. Student ambassador. Career consultant, SMU Hegi Family Career Development Center. Communications Intern, Restorative Farms. President, Advertising Club. Executive Board, Alpha
Chi Omega. Community outreach and social media director, CORE. Student Affairs Student Advisory Board. President of Dance Marathon. Project leader for Mustang Heroes. PRSSA member. Program Council member. Copywriter for 2021 and 2022 NSAC Ad Team. 2019 Hilltop on the Hill program. 2022 Outstanding Senior Woman, Meadows School of the Arts. 2022 Outstanding CCPA Student in Public Relations and Strategic Communication. 2021 Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Award. Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society. Robert Stewart Hyer Society. Hilltop Scholar. Distinguished Scholar. Best Social Campaign, Best Integrated Campaign, and Best Business Card awards, 2021 SMU Portfolio Night. 2022 AAF Student ADDY Awards: Consumer Campaign, Gold; Integrated Campaign, Silver; Magazine Advertising, Bronze. Plans to work as a copywriter with nonprofits and agencies after graduation.
Alexandra Bracamontes
Intern with group Trebol-Mexico. Member and Vice President of public relations and marketing at the SMU Latinx Fashion Leadership Council. Member of the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs and PRSSA. Plans to stay in Dallas upon graduation.
Danielle DeBiasi
Intern with Major Food Group; MML PR; Alice + Olivia, and A Wild Dove. An employee at Soul Cycle. Member of National Society of Leadership and Success. Served as Risk Management and Homecoming Chairman of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Plans to work in the hospitality industry upon graduation.
Elizabeth Dick
Intern with Lilly & Company; Pluvious Group; Eastdil Secured. Member and officer, Delta Gamma sorority. Member of SMU Spoons. Franklin University Switzerland 2018-19. Plans to move to DC upon graduating.
Charlie Foster
Intern with First Republic Bank (San Francisco, CA); L Capital, LLC (San Francisco, CA); HTS, Inc. (Dallas, TX); and Planful (Redwood City, CA). Passionate about endurance athletics, health, and the visual arts. Plans to remain in Texas following graduation – working in investor relations and fundraising for an alternative asset manager.
Julia Fox
Current intern at HANEY by Mary Alice Haney and campus manager at Fresh Prints. Served as senior editor of SMU Look, staff writer for The Daily Campus, blogger for SMU Style, broadcast crew member for SMU-TV/Daily Update, and public relations manager for Helping Hearts. Member and former executive assistant of Kappa Alpha Theta, Beta Sigma Chapter. Plans to move to New York City upon graduation to pursue a Master’s degree in journalism or fashion studies.
Kori Lee Goerlitz
Intern with Stanley Korshak. Member, The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), PRSSA, SMU Spoon University and French Club. Plans to work in Dallas upon graduation.
Lily Heim
Intern with SMU Athletics Public Relations; Invasion Restaurant; and the Dallas Mavericks. Boulevard PR account executive. Member and 2-year captain of the SMU Volleyball team. American Athletic Conference Setter of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and All-Academic Team. Plans to move to Chicago upon graduation.
Bianca Howard
Intern with MTX Group, Inc., Public Relations and Strategic Communications major. Arts Management Minor. CCPA Excellence Prize Award recipient. Plans to work at MTX Group upon graduation.
Annalise Jackson
Intern with The Power Group. SMU Second Century Scholar Recipient, CCPA Advisory Board Scholarship Recipient, Meadows Artistic Scholarship Recipient. Member of the Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society. Double Majored in Public Relations and Strategic Communication and Dance Performance.
Maura Mangum
Intern with SMU Division of Student Affairs as a NASPA National Undergraduate Fellow. McNair Scholar and Douglas Bauer Scholar. President of the Kappa Mu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Undergraduate Research Team Member for Academic Initiatives. Plans to continue my education in a Higher Education Master’s Program.
Haley Martella
Intern with Daily Drills, Member of PRSSA. Member of Boulevard Sports Group and the SMU Latinx Fashion Leadership Council. Plans on staying in Dallas upon graduation.
Polly McCumber
Public Relations intern for company LOCKER. Member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority – served as Recruitment Chairman & Public Relations Chairman. Worked in operations this past summer for NBC Sports 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Plans to stay in Dallas after graduation with the hopes of a career in public relations or event planning.
Hayden McGuffin
Intern with Parthenon PR in Nashville; and The Power Group. Advertising and psychology minor. Member, risk chairman, and vice president of Standards, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Plans to either stay in Dallas or move to Nashville upon graduation.
Hannah M. Mikhail
Intern with David Swaim & Associates Immigration Law Firm; Brand RUSSO; John Turner for Texas State Representative; and Texas Department of Transportation. Served on the board of SMU Student Foundation as development chair. Member and chair holder, Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Cox Business Direct Program and SMU Distinguished Honors Scholarship recipient. Plans to stay in Dallas upon graduation.
Maddie Mitchell
Intern with Restorative Farms as Metrics Analyst and Communication Strategist. Member of Chi Omega Sorority; Served as Open House Day Chair and on Sisterhood Support Team. Stud- ied abroad at Richmond, the American International University in London, 2018. Plans to move to Philadelphia upon graduation.
Jane Murphy
Intern with Vandelay Hospitality; F. Schumacher & Co; and Plug Public Relations. Member, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Spoon University, and PRSSA.
Madison Noble
Social media manager at Allie Beth Allman & Associates. Editor in chief of SMU Style. Intern with Lux Box Company, Blue Jean Baby, and Kathy Fielder Design. Plans to work at Fidelity Investments upon graduation.
Jake Payne
Interned with Restorative Farms. Will begin graduate school at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas in the fall in pursuit of a Master of Theology degree.
Adam Pennings
Field organizer with Texans for John Cornyn, Inc. (R-TX), promoted from campaign intern; field representative with Van Taylor for Congress (R-TX-3); guest services representative with George W. Bush Presidential Center; and student fundraiser with Ralph Noelle Levitz, LLC. (SMU Telepony). Intern with Senator John Cornyn in Washington, D.C. SMU-in-Taos resident assis- tant. Director of programming and homecoming chairman with Virginia-Snider Commons. SMU Mock Trial team member. Hilltop-on-the-Hill participant. Douglas Bauer Scholarship recipient. Pre-Law Scholar. Phi Alpha Delta fraternity member. Plans to start career at Prime Media Partners, LLC., a political media consulting firm in Washington, D.C., as a media producer upon graduation.
Serena Price
Intern with Mooala Brands, LLC; 3E Management, LLC; and Manning Wealth Management, Inc in San Diego. Engagement Manager, Consult Your Community. Director of Social Events and member, Delta Gamma sorority. Member, Cox Marketing Academy. Recipient of Second Century University Scholarship. Plans are to stay in Texas, explore a new southern state, or move home to California upon graduation.
Jon Evan Smelley
Intern with Incubator@SMU; VOLK PR; and Best of Guide. Hilltop Scholar; Distinguished Scholar; and Recipient of the CCPA Advisory Board Scholarship. Member, Alpha Kappa Psi fra- ternity; PRSSA; and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Served as president of Cockrell-McIn- tosh Residential Commons. SMU-in-London, 2019. Plans to begin law school upon graduation.
Caroline Stewart
A current employee at the start-up HiNOTE App based in San Francisco. Intern with MML PR, The Daily Caller, and Allison Speer PR. Member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Plans to move to San Francisco, CA upon graduation.
Margot Thuet
Intern with Revved Industries; and Dr. Barbara Sturm College Ambassador. Member, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and PRSSA. SMU Club Women’s Lacrosse member.
Mary Tolan
Public relations intern for The Power Group. Past marketing and communications intern for Capital Caring Health, and participant of the journalism end communications track with The Fund for American Studies. Member of Delta Delta Delta. Plans to remain in Dallas following graduation.
Brennah Ungar
Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Southern Methodist University Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Fellow. Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success. Served as Communications Executive for the SMU American Cancer Society.
Riley Walters
Intern with Clean Juice; North American Development Group; AVERY Products; and Great Pacific Securities. Member of Delta Gamma. Plans to move to Austin upon graduation.
Lauren Warner
Marketing assistant at RBA. Intern with American Heart Association; The Power Group; and RBA. Boulevard PR account supervisor. Member and vice president of external affairs, PRSSA. 2021 Women of Impact Nominee, Go Red for Women. Member, Chi Omega sorority. Plans to stay in Dallas upon graduation, working in public relations or advertising
Kia White
Intern with SMU Tower Center; Texas House of Representatives, and Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E. Member and president, Black Student Athlete Committee. Member and chair, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Diversity Equity & Inclusion council. Plans to pursue a master’s in communication upon graduation.
Kaylyn Winkler
SMU Division 1 Volleyball. Academic All-Conference Team. Athletic All-Conference team. Plans to attend graduate school at The University of Notre Dame while playing volleyball during the last year of athletic eligibility.
Jillian Wright
Intern with Restorative Farms. Member, Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society. Recipient of the Outstanding CCPA Student in Organizational Communication award. Plans to remain in Dallas upon graduation.
Caroline Zummach
Charity Management and Events Intern, SPORTFIVE. Social Media Chair and Recruitment Assistant, Chi Omega sorority. Social Media Coordinator and External Affairs Coordinator, Student Foundation. Member, Kappa Tau Alpha honor society.
Other Graduating Seniors
Kay Begg, Alex Brody, Isa Chabot, Nicholas DeAngelis, Kalena Dorgan, Sara Hauser, Caroline Jones, Grace Kratzer, Allison Layman, Ana Love, Morgan McCullough, Loni Nunziata, Georgia Pappas, Katie Shepherd, Macy Stolle, Ava Street, Christina Vogelzang, Yufei Xin, Ellie Yacoel.
CCPA New Majors
Sara Aguinaga, Justin Baker, Danielle Blakey, Kayla Bowmer, Rebekah Brandt-Gargan, Hanna Collins, Lincoln Dales, Chloe Davenport, Elizabeth Davis, Hadley Doyle, Noora El-Ashram, Andrea Fernandez Aramburuzabala, Virginia Fielder, Lilly Ghesquiere, Andrew Glenn, Taylor Hipp, Ava Iversen, Michael Jewett, Lucy Jones, Taylor Jones, Katherine Kennedy, Charlotte Kolman, Nancy Le, Lauren Lemieux, Madison Levy, Christina McDougall, Mary McGuffin, Brooke McLanahan, Ava McNeill, Rachel Morrow, Lauren Nolan, Alexia Ouellette, Kate Scharfenberger, Parker Shelton, Calli Singdahlsen, Daniel Song, Karl Taylor, Annika Trobman, Jane Turner, Katherine Tyner, Madison Weber, Nathan Welle, Yujing Yang.
Congratulations to all the deserving CCPA students who were recognized or awarded for their accomplishments.
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