As the 2019-2020 school year comes to an end, Vanderbilt Student Communications (VSC) has announced the recipients of its annual awards and picked the division heads for next year, including two new divisions. The Student Media Marketing Group was launched last year and and Vanderbilt Lives was created this year as an effort to annually publish a volume of creative nonfiction essays.
2020-2021 VSC Division Leaders
- Rozi Xu, President of Student Media Marketing Group (est. 2018)
- Alex Camai, Editor in Chief of Vanderbilt Lives (est. 2018)
- Minna Apostolova, Editor in Chief of Vanderbilt Vanguard
- Dave Ghosh, Editor in Chief of Vanderbilt Business Review
- Grace Liu, Editor in Chief of Synesis (est. 2015)
- Ellie Hooey, Station Manager of VandyRadio (est. 2013)
- Hannah Grewal, Director of Vanderbilt Recording Studio (est. 2013)
- Drew Perez, Editor in Chief of Vanderbilt Political Review (est. 2008)
- Stacy Horton, Student Director of Vanderbilt Video Productions (est. 2007)
- Madison Hitchcock, Editor in Chief of The Slant (est. 2000)
- Emily Kopec, Editor in Chief of The Vanderbilt Review (est. 1985)
- Ayden Eilmus, Station Manager of WRVU (est. ~1950)
- Immanual John Milton, Editor in Chief of The Vanderbilt Hustler (est. 1888)
2019-20 VSC Awards
Alexander Award for Distinctive Journalism
Eva Durchholz and Rachel Friedman
Skip Bayless Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism
Max Schneider
The WRVU Award for Dedication to Excellence in Radio
Julia Schmitt
The Jim Leeson Prize for Journalistic Fairness
Eva Durchholz
Stephen A. Caldwell Leadership Award
Ayden Eilmus
Student Media Most Valuable Player Award
Simon Gibbs
Student Media Innovator Award
Alexa Bussman, Emery Little, and Zoe Rankin
Student Media Rookie of the Year Award
Jessica Barker and Lauren Parker
Vanderbilt Student Communications Honor
Chioma Chukwuma, Madison Hitchcock, and Miquéla Thornton
