Jerold L. Hale Graduate Student Service award The Jerold L. Hale Graduate Student Service Award was established in 2009 to recognize one of our graduate students “for significant contributions to the Department of Communication Studies graduate program in service and citizenship” during the current academic year. To be eligible for this award, the student must be nominated by a faculty member. Past recipients: 2009: Jamie Landau 2010: Lisa Slawter-Volkening 2011: Christin Bates and Emily Winderman 2012: Athena Murray 2013: Lee Pierce 2014: Jason Williamson 2015: Atilla Hallsby 2016: Kristin Anderson 2017: Mollie Murphy 2018: Yachao Li 2019: Anastacia Janovec 2020: Alexander Morales 2021: Anastacia Janovec and Jessica Fabbricatore 2022: Savannah Downing 2023: Matthew Farmer 2024: Blake Cravey Celest Condidt graduate student research award & Jennifer Monahan graduate student research award Awarded for excellence in research during the preceding calendar year; based on performance in terms of journal publications, book chapters, conference presentations, grants, grant reports, and other relevant peer reviewed and/or academic publications. Alongside rate of publication during the review period, the publication outlet (e.g., quality of journal), order of authorship, and extent of contribution will be considered. Two awards will be given: the Celeste Condit Research Graduate Student Award will be given to a Rhetorical Studies graduate student and the Jennifer Monahan Graduate Student Research Award will be given to an Interpersonal, Intergroup, and Health graduate student. To be eligible for this award, students should submit an updated CV (in pdf form) and a research statement (1 page single spaced) attached to an email requesting to be considered for the Research Award. Kristi schaller graduate student teaching award Awarded for outstanding accomplishment in teaching during the preceding calendar year. Award is given based on evaluation of teaching effectiveness, which considers a variety of information, including but not limited to: teaching awards, written evaluations based on classroom observations by departmental faculty, written and numerical student evaluations relative to the type of courses taught (these evidences may be interpreted alongside grade distribution data and other evidence of rigor), letters from students, contribution of non-classroom instruction, and interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration. To be eligible for this award, students should submit a teaching portfolio (pdf format, or a link if the portfolio if web-based) attached to an email requesting that the student be considered for the Teaching Award.
