Communication Major Awards and Honors 2021

Summer and Senior Research Scholars and Conference Presenters

Nina Cosdon
Limited Calls for Justice: The Twitter Rhetoric of Racialized Police Brutality (Summer Research)

Joey Semel
The NFL’s Race Problem at the Quarterback Position (Summer Research)

Lauren Kessler
White Savior Films and the Generational Manifestations of White Catharsis (Senior Research)

Maggie McCann
Presented the paper, The Role of the Erotic and Voice in Female Empowerment, to GLCA’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Collective Undergraduate Research and Activism e-Conference, March 25-26, 2021. The paper comes from Alina Haliliuc’s course, Women Creators across Borders, Fall 2020.

Anh Nguyen
Presented the paper, Narrative Analysis of “Our Story of Rape and Reconciliation,” to GLCA’s WGSSC conference, March 25-26, 2021. The paper comes from Alina Haliliuc’s course Rhetoric, Fall 2020.

Department Awards and Honors

Vy Doan
The James Huchison-Lionel B. Crocker Scholarship: Awarded to a rising senior who exemplifies distinguished work in the communication field.

Sam Fujikawa
Geraldine H. Crocker Scholarship: Awarded to a rising senior in recognition of achievement in the field of communication.

Lauren Kessler
John P. Levis Award: Awarded for outstanding academic achievements in the Department of Communication. Major with Highest Grade point average.

Max Giarrusso
Maggie McCann
The Robert W. Levering Award: Awarded for outstanding skills in speech communication.

Lauren Kessler
Clyde S. Shumaker Award: Awarded for excellence in communication through performance and commitment to the college and to the department of communication.

Maren Clark
Marguerite “Tommy” Solberg
Dudgeon – Scheiderer Award: Awarded for commitment to Communication through demonstrated persistence in her academic pursuits and her development of positive professional relationships anchored to the richest values of the liberal arts.

Sophie Hudson
William R. Dresser Love of Learning: Awarded for outstanding academic achievement, generous contributions to the department, intellectual curiosity and remarkable love of learning.

Lambda Pi Eta Members

Leah Ackerman, Malini Adkins, Thomas Andrew, Avery Asherman, Daisy Aviles, Stella Boeckman, Caroline Bremer, Audrey Brenner, Riley Bel Bruno, Kathryn Cahoon, Maren Clark, Kyra Colah, Nina Cosdon, Madeline Coyne, Vy Doan, Calista Duggan, Christian Franco, Samuel Fujikawa, Maxwell Giarrusso, JeSean Johnson, Madeline Kaufman, Lauren Kessler, Kate Lawlor, Greta Levine, Christopher Linares, Brianna Lisbon, Emma Loy, Margaret McCann, Elizabeth Monroe, Anya Nelson, Harrison Netburn, Tucker Nuzum-Clark, Lily Pigott, Mijal Rapaport, Margaret Rogan, Chelsey Sarante, Avantaea Siefke, Marguerite Solberg, Sandra Spurlock, Georgia Sullivan, Hannah Symons, Claire Tierney, Matthew Udowski, Lyse Wagner, Ray Walker, Bridget Walsh, Elliot Whitney, Logan Wickman, Chenxuan Yin, Jingyue Wu, Alice Zimmer

‘We broke the internet’

When Snoop Dogg announced he was "quitting smoke," the world jumped to the wrong conclusion. Chris Dickey ’03 was on the team that cleared the air.

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Keeping the public informed

Journalism chose these Denison graduates — and they're chasing it from Ohio to Africa.

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To go proudly and boldly into the world

For these high-achieving ’90s graduates, an education on The Hill was about exploring, stumbling, adapting — and thriving.

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The Tangled Web

Associate Professor Sangeet Kumar on the broken promises of the digital revolution

Landing that first job - with you as the boss

Lucy Carlisle '20 launched her own business after graduating. She started years earlier with three internships and a opportunity-packed college career.

Where We Go

The career potential of interpersonal connections

The ability to make connections — between people and ideas — has given T-Mobile executive Monisha Mukhija ‘11 an edge in her career.

Where We Go

The healing power of breaking barriers

Artists can cross lines that medical professionals sometimes don't have the space to.

How We Learn

Surprises in a Virtual Classroom

Logan Agin '20 adds an unexpected twist to her virtual discussions.

Alina Panek '20 at her virtual Conferral of Degrees

Graduating into a pandemic

Alina Panek '20 is one of more than 2,300 Denison students who cut short their campus experience in the Spring of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Inside Scoop

An internship with The Newark Advocate gives Alina Panek ’20 an opportunity to learn from professionals, pitch and write feature articles.

How We Learn

Emily Schultz '16: An unconventional path to Google

Mentorship was so pivotal to Emily Schultz’s Denison experience she based her master’s at Oxford on the subject & leads a mentorship program at Google.