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
- Blessing Agyare
- Harper Barnowski
- Cydney Brown
- Kalista Cao
- Madeline Chai
- Ruby Chao
- Julia Chu
- Aniya Cooks
- Andrew Daniels
- Sophie Fuentecilla
- Cai He
- Elisa Huang
- Juliana Hung
- Rose Hunskor
- Erin Jeon
- Emily Jung
- Joyce Ma
- Melina Mehta
- Muse Miao
- Claire Moon
- Sophia Paley
- Brigid Reilly
- Shelly Alexandra Rood Kelner
- Ellen Schnur
- Serena Song
- Cynthia Wang
- Elise Yee
Department Honors for Undergraduate Theses
Katie Cummins
Coal, Culture, and Neostalgia: Reframing Industrial Heritage Identities for a Just Transition
Andrew Daniels
Trust Falls: Analyzing Trust in Science as a Moderator of the Boundaries of Source Credibility in Contentious Scientific Contexts
Brigid Reilly
Heated over Climate Change: An Exploration into Persuasive Appeals within Climate Change TikToks
Mary Peterson Gilbert Prize
Awarded annually for excellence in speaking; established in 1955 by the husband of School of Communication alumna Mary Peterson Gilbert, who was praised by school founder Robert Cumnock as one of the most gifted readers in the country
- Annabeth Lundberg
George M. Sargent Awards
Presented to the first-year, second-year, junior, and senior students with the best records in their regular course of study; honors the memory of George M. Sargent, a member of the class of 1915
First-Year
- Tzu-Yu Chou
- Ethan Silver
Second-Year
- Aranza Noriega
- Hanna Schiciano
- Hadley Timmermann
Junior
- Lucy Rubin
- Ashlyn Wang
Senior
- Lena Huang
- Evelyn Jenkins