Robert E. “Buck” Buchanan Award
Robert E. “Buck” Buchanan Award
This award is dedicated to Medill alumnus Buck Buchanan, who retired in 1985 from J. Walter Thompson Co. as executive vice president and director of media. The award is presented to outstanding integrated marketing communications students who have demonstrated academic excellence.
Buchanan (BSJ40, MSJ41) spent 30 years at J. Walter Thompson. Prior to that, he served in the Army Air Force Intelligence in the South Pacific during World War II.
Winners
2022
- Ruisen Chen
- Linda Feng
- Valentina Yisong Jiang
2021
- Shreeya Majmudar
- Jingrong Qian
- Akanksha Tandon
- Ceren Ungan
- Huixin Wang
2020
- Lisle Schafer Berndsen
- Leqi Ni
- Jie Wen
2019
- Jiachen Li
- Xingmin Lu
- Mariana Prada Heredia
2018
- Fabian Gehring
- Jennifer Ann Holt
- Flora Lee
- Liying Sun
2017
- Rachel Williams
- Jianran Zeng
- Huiling Hong
- Nicolas Sotolongo
- Joseph Macdougall
- Erin Price
- Sonam Rateria
- Euphonia Xian Xu
2015
- Victoria Carper
- David D'Silva
- Jane Flis
- Prakarsh Gupta
- Ziya Zhou
2014
- Sasiporn Chongkamanont
- Hongzhi Jin
- Hannah Leone
- Kaylee Pohlmeyer
2013
- Brooke Bohannon
- Christopher Michael Egusa
- Juan Salazar
- Yi-Hsuan Tsai
2012
- Melanie Alyssa Greben
- Edward Isaac Jaffe
- Jiani Zhang
2011
- Lauren B. Cheatham
- Chenda Jiang
- Susan Monahan
- Pooja Ranganathan
2010
- Sujin Choi
- Michael J. Kurbjeweit
- Elizabeth J. Wortley
- Frangjie Xu
2009
- Myriam Chemaou
- Fion Chenying Huang
- Myrna Poon
- Won Joo Yun
2008
- Katharine A. Byers
- Shun Yoke Ching
- Katharine Garmey
- Saya Goyal
2007
- Geeta Chandon
- Rebecca Ann Gray
- Jeff Alan McFarland
- Sara Ann Weber
2006
- Kathryn Elizabeth Ferragut
- Ayako Ikehara
- Liang Yang Lin
- Kathryn Love Pratt
2005
- Rebecca Chang
- Peng-Fang Hsieh
- Pooja Predhiman Kaw
- Andrei S. Najjar
2004
- Kavita N. Bafana
- Debra A. Ceffalio
- Sukanya Kanogart
- Jason Hamilton Mounts
2003
- Ana Marcela Aguilar Holst
- I-Chen Joyce Cheng
- Kristi Aileen Grgeta
- Tracy Nicole Roth
2002
- Jose de Jesus Alvarado Risoul
- Lynn Dolynchuk
- Michelle L. Hillard
- Michelle M. Kehr
2000
- Marc Birtel
- Kara Christopherson
- Lindsay Della
- Juan P. Gonzalez