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
- Jessica Cheng
- Isaac Conner
- Zach Fox
- Kate Hancuch
- Emma Healy
- Max Johnson
- Kat Kosup
- Kaitlyn Margolis
- Sung Joon Park
- Sammi Schnuer
- Sophia Simon
- Lauren Tran
- Sherry Xue
Department Honors for Undergraduate Theses
- Annika Weinberg
Femvertising: Her Superpower or Kryptonite?
Donald H. and Carolyn E. Ecroyd Fellowship
Awarded to assist graduate students by supporting the completion of their doctoral dissertations; established in 1993 to honor the late Caroline D. Ecroyd, a School of Communication alumna who was unable to complete her PhD in communication at Northwestern because of lack of funds and who with her husband spent many years as a university faculty member in speech
- Kaitlyn Childs
Irving J. and Laura Lee Fellowship
Established in 1987 by David Lee to honor and perpetuate the memory of his parents, who met at Northwestern as students and both became School of Communication faculty members — Irving specializing in public speaking and semantics, Laura in children’s language development and disorders
- Ashley Ferrell
Graduate Dissertation Awards
Presented to recognize dissertations of exceptional quality in three areas: rhetoric, mass communication, and interpersonal communication
- Mark Diaz
- Jabari Evans
- Yongsung Kim
- Will Marler
- Liam Mayes
- Catalina Uribe Rincon
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
- Samantha Pietenpol
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
- Kylie Harris
- Asha Yearwood
Second-Year
- Cindy Hu
- Sam Jenkins
Junior
- Emily Drucker
- Jada Sunshine Morgan
Senior
- Kendyl Counts
- Berit Ginsberg