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
- Evelyn Jenkins
- Sophie Kim
- Leslie Kim
- Lucia Koo
- Janna Lee
- Brett Mayfield
- Rand Meyer
- Emia Musabegovic
- Kristy Park
- Mary Tracy
- Stephanie Xu
- Jasmine Yu
Department Honors for Undergraduate Theses
- Sarah Dagher
Masters of Disguise: The Negotiation of Women’s Social Roles as a Survival Mechanism in Venezuela - Madison Daum
Dynamics of Collective Attention on Netflix
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
- Maitraye Das
- Priyanka Nanayakkara
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
- Alexandra Gonzalez
Graduate Dissertation Awards
Presented to recognize dissertations of exceptional quality in three areas: rhetoric, mass communication, and interpersonal communication
- Gabriela Garcia
- Diego Gomez-Zara
- Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin
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
- Hannah Yang
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
- Irene Cheon
- Kayla Cohen
Second-Year
- Julia McMurray
- Rahma Ndao
Junior
- Hannah Hachamovitch
- Sam Jenkins
Senior
- Grace Koplin
- Sherry Xue