UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Seven faculty members and three staff members earned awards from the Penn State Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications during an annual awards event this week.
As the Bellisario College was “Celebrating Community,” with its first in-person awards event in two-plus years, the awards recognized faculty for teaching, research, service and integrated scholarship. Staff were recognized for excellence.
Honorees were:
- Deans’ Excellence Award for Staff
Julie Miller, manager of internships, and Michael Zelazny, equipment room and lab coordinator - Deans’ Excellence Award for Teaching
Katie O’Toole, lecturer, Department of Journalism - Deans’ Excellence Award for Research
Heather Shoenberger, assistant professor, Department of Advertising/Public Relations, and Chris Skurka, assistant professor, Department of Film Production and Media Studies - Deans’ Excellence Award for Service
Anne Hoag, associate professor, Department of Telecommunications and director of the University’s intercollege minor in entrepreneurship and innovation - Deans’ Excellence Award for Integrated Scholarship
Shaheen Pasha, assistant teaching professor, Department of Journalism - Outstanding Faculty Affiliate
Steve Sampsell, a staff member who teaches journalism classes, and Deepak Sethi, a television writer who teaches in the Penn State Hollywood Program - Djung Yune Tchoi Graduate Teaching Award
Olivia Cohen