Celeste Condit & Jennifer Monahan Graduate Student Research Awards Awarded for excellence in research during the preceding calendar year; based on performance in terms of journal publications, book chapters, conference presentations, grants, grant reports, and other relevant peer reviewed and/or academic publications. Alongside rate of publication during the review period, the publication outlet (e.g., quality of journal), order of authorship, and extent of contribution will be considered. Two awards will be given: the Celeste Condit Research Graduate Student Award will be given to a Rhetorical Studies graduate student and the Jennifer Monahan Graduate Student Research Award will be given to an Interpersonal, Intergroup, and Health graduate student. To be eligible for this award, students should submit an updated CV (in pdf form) and a research statement (1 page single spaced) attached to an email requesting to be considered for the Research Award. Kristi schaller graduate student teaching award Awarded for outstanding accomplishment in teaching during the preceding calendar year. Award is given based on evaluation of teaching effectiveness, which considers a variety of information, including but not limited to: teaching awards, written evaluations based on classroom observations by departmental faculty, written and numerical student evaluations relative to the type of courses taught (these evidences may be interpreted alongside grade distribution data and other evidence of rigor), letters from students, contribution of non-classroom instruction, and interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration. To be eligible for this award, students should submit a teaching portfolio (pdf format, or a link if the portfolio if web-based) attached to an email requesting that the student be considered for the Teaching Award. Jerold L. Hale Graduate Student Service award The Jerold L. Hale Graduate Student Service Award was established in 2009 to recognize one of our graduate students “for significant contributions to the Department of Communication Studies graduate program in service and citizenship” during the current academic year. To be eligible for this award, the student must be nominated by a faculty member. Past recipients: 2024: Blake Cravey, 2023: Matthew Farmer, 2022: Savannah Downing, 2021: Anastacia Janovec & Jessica Fabbricatore, 2020: Alexander Morales, 2019: Anastacia Janovec, 2018: Yachao Li, 2017: Mollie Murphy, 2016: Kristin Anderson, 2015: Atilla Hallsby, 2014: Jason Williamson, 2013: Lee Pierce, 2012: Athena Murray, 2011: Christin Bates & Emily Winderman, 2010: Lisa Slawter-Volkening, 2009: Jamie Landau
