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Department of Communication Studies 2025

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