WMSF Selects 65 Recipients for the Fall 2024 Media Fellows Scholarships

The Washington Media Scholars Foundation (WMSF) is proud to announce the recipients of the Fall 2024 Media Fellows Scholarships. 

The Media Fellows Scholarships, sponsored by prominent media industry leaders, aim to recognize and support outstanding students pursuing careers in media-related fields. This scholarship not only provides financial support but unique opportunities to gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and access to industry professionals. With a focus on academic merit, leadership potential, and passion for media, these recipients were selected from a record number of applicants from colleges and universities across the country:

• A’lauren Gilchrist, Norfolk State University

• Adebola Aderibigbe, Stillman College

• Aidan Campbell, Eastern Michigan University

• Alexandria Kenney, Rutgers University – New Brunswick

• Amaya Pernell , University Of California, Los Angeles

• Aminata Gueye, CUNY – Lehman College

• Anastasia Allison, The Ohio State University

• Joy Nguyen, Hobart and William Smiths Colleges

• Anna Heqimi, University of Connecticut

• Ashley Morales Burton, University of California, Davis

• Bithiah Negusu, Pomona College

• Brianna Jones, University of Cincinnati

• Cameron Johnson, Columbia College Chicago

• Campbell Donovan, University of Southern California

• Candace Guthrie, Boston University

• Carrigan Woodson, University of South Carolina

• Charlene Nomeny, Syracuse University

• Chima Nwokolo, San Jose State University

• Damian Bertrand, University of South Carolina

• Danielle Ferguson, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

• Delovely Nunley, American Intercontinental University Atlanta

• Destanee Ulrich, University of Minnesota

• Dylan Wheat, Savannah College of Art and Design

• Earl Lawrence Bumagat, University of Rochester

• Edwin Singh, University of San Francisco

• Emad Yafai, California State University – East Bay

• Ernest Walker III, Florida A&M University

• Favour Egbune, Texas Tech University

• Hernan Gonzalez-Romero, College of Central Florida

• Ira Elwin, Arizona State University

• Isabel Monaco, Iowa State University

• Jackson Brandhorst, Southern Illinois University

• Jahon Boothe, University of Connecticut – Stamford

• Jordan Lindsey, Brigham Young University

• Josiah Sullivan, Clemson University

• Julia Provvisionato, Syracuse University

• Kaitlyn Jenks, Ithaca College

• Kendell Moats, Ithaca College

• Kennedy King, Patrick Henry College

• Keyly Rios, University of North Texas

• Lauren Morris, Temple University

• Lina Woelk, University of Denver

• Louis Pratt, Ithaca College

• Madison Lindell, University of Texas at Austin

• Makaela Woodson, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Marie-Pearl Opoku, Howard University

• Malaky Jacobs, Tulane University

• Matt Minton, Ithaca College

• Meghan DelMonte, Southern New Hampshire University

• Mikhail Jeremiah Chery, Kennesaw State University

• Nathan Desta, The George Washington University

• Nichole Gridiron, University of San Francisco

• Nicole Monique Neal, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

• Nicole Smith, University of South Carolina

• Qadree Ziyad, Lenoir-Rhyne University

• Robert Hill, Howard University

• Rylan Bagsby, Fort Valley State University

• Safi Mahmood , California State University, Long Beach

• Sarah Sipayung, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

• Shannon Stanton, Indiana University – East

• Sophia E Martino, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

• Travis Swafford, Duke University

• Vivica Memini, Loyola University Chicago

• Yasmin Kerikar, Franklin & Marshall College

• Zahiyah Carter, Paul Quinn College

WMSF has been a driving force in empowering and equipping undergraduate students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in the media landscape for over 15 years. Through our comprehensive programs, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities, WMSF has consistently nurtured a new generation of media professionals who make a lasting impact.

For more information about WMSF and its programs, please visit www.mediascholars.org  or contact Executive Director, Tori McMichael at tori.mcmichael@mediascholars.org.