Madeleine Robinson Memorial Award Presented to a student who is active in community service; established in 1975 by the husband of Madeleine Robinson, a 1959 graduate who died at an early age and was beloved for her community activities in the Aurora, Illinois, area Kristen Waagner Kristen is a multi-talented actor, director, theatre maker, and

Lambda Pi Eta is the national honor society for college and university students pursuing studies in communication-related disciplines and the official honor society recognized by the National Communication Association. The goals of Lambda Pi Eta are to recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in the field of communication; stimulate interest in the field of

Milton S. Florsheim Prize Presented for excellence in debate; established in 1922 by Northwestern trustee Milton S. Florsheim, founder and board chair of the Florsheim Shoe Company Dana Agbede Manuel de Leon Akash Deo Nina Fridman Kevin Kim Jack Landgraff Amy Liao David Park Nik Stemenkociv-Diez Tim Wegener John B. Kirk Awards Honors winners of

Departmental Book Award Presented to majors who over the academic year or over the course of their time in the department have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to performance practice and scholarship Emil Lee Dwight Conquergood Award for Excellence in Performance Pedagogy Presented to a graduate student in performance studies who best upholds Conquergood’s commitment to

Departmental Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students Katie Hocker Tess Majewski Lynn Ann Blom Award Awarded to an outstanding dance major for support of professional studies in the summer; established in memory of choreographer and dance faculty member Lynne Anne Blom Maddi Durmowicz

Department Honors for Undergraduate Theses Emily Brooks Going on Seventeen: “Type”, the Ingenue, and Teenage Girlhood Onstage” Samara Malik A Phantom? In My Opera? It’s More Likely Than You Think: Staging Cinematic Devices in Order to Place Theatre Competitively Within the Horror Genre Jackson Owen More than a Chart: Enhancing doctor-patient communication through Practice in

Departmental Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students Awarded to recognize undergraduates who have produced exceptional work in the areas of production and scholarly writing Shai Bardin Minh Bui Seunghee Chang Julianna Feit Jordan Panzier Ria Parker Efren Ponce Allan Rodriguez Stella Rumble Sawyer Sadd Hannah So Nathaniel Unger Bindley Film Production Award Established by Bill (C84)

Departmental Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students Presented to recognize exemplary academic performance, distinctive contributions to the department, and shining representation of the School of Communication Annika  Anandsongkit Seun Ayeni Alison Casler Edwin Chalas Ruby Chao Julia Chu Kayla  Cohen Amber Cohon Karen Cui Andrew Daniels Aniela Feinberg Grace Fisher Jenna Ginsburg Amy  Guo Lena Huang

Departmental Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students Maria Carini Vincci Chan Sophia Gambill Kaniya Hester Maya Jategaonkar Catherine Johnston Eren Keles Rachel Kim McKenna Lanter Sean Lee Jessica Lei Lauren Masse Hassan Mohammad Eva Offutt Keely Pickett Jill Rawls Emily Seo Halle Sigman Maggie Stanton Alexa Takeuchi Aleksandra Wicko Kennedy Williams Departmental Book Award for Undergraduate

Galbut Outstanding Faculty Award Presented to a faculty member who has been outstanding in teaching and in efforts to engage students both inside and outside the classroom; selected from outstanding faculty members nominated by School of Communication students; established by the Galbut family Julie Marie Myatt Julie Marie Myatt is an assistant professor of instruction in