Departmental Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students

Awarded to recognize undergraduates who have produced exceptional work in the areas of production and scholarly writing

• Charlotte Admokom
• Avalon Bookstaver
• Paris Bozzuti
• Lee Ekong
• Naomi Galotto
• Kylie Hu
• Nicholas Kapp
• Kyra Lesmerises
• Patricia Liu
• Andrew Mikhail
• Efrén Ponce
• Angelina Randazzo
• George Segress
• Sarah Tomeo
• Aidan Venneman

Bindley Film Production Award

Established by Bill (C84) and Scott (C88) Bindley to fund the annual production of student films

• Sydney MacGilvray
• Evelyn Mazariego
• Ariel Paul
• Ainslie Wilson

Max Saines Grant

Max Saines (RTVF 2013) was a beloved member of the Northwestern community and a proud Studio 22 alum. Max passed away in June of 2019 and is remembered by many for his work at Northwestern, Endeavor Content, and beyond. He fostered a spirit of collaboration by bringing people together to make their creative dreams a reality, and we hope to do the same with this grant. In his honor, this grant will be offered yearly to a writer/director team with a shared vision for a unique narrative short film. This grant is made possible by Emily Gerson Saines (SOC 1986) and Andy Saines, Max’s parents.

• Leo Kurland
• Shahzeb Shah

WNUR Willis L. Butler Leadership Award

Presented to a student who has shown strong leadership in furthering WNUR; sponsored by the WNUR alumni organization

• Maddie Coyle
• Jon Myers