Department Award News


Harris to Receive Diversity Leadership Award

The Department of Communication Studies extends its congratulations to Dr. Tina M. Harris, who has been named the faculty recipient of UGA’s 2017-2018 Excellence in Diversity Leadership Award.


Steiner Receives Coaching Award

On February 18, 2018, at the District 6 Southeast Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) Regional Championship at the University of West Georgia, graduate student Becca Steiner was awarded The 2018 Matt Grindy Outstanding Graduate Student Coach.

Dr. Jiyeon So

So Recipient of M.G. Michael Award

Dr. Jiyeon So, assistant professor of Communication Studies, is a recipient of this year’s M.G. Michael Award. The M.G.

E. Michelle Ramsey, former doctoral student and recipient of the OSCLG's 2017 Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award. Photo credit: Theo Anderson, Penn State University

PhD Graduate Receives Mentoring Award

E. Michele Ramsey, a graduate of the Department of Communication Studies's doctoral program and former advisee of Dr. Bonnie Dow, has received the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender's (OSCLG) 2017 Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award.


Doctoral Graduate to Receive Prestigious Woolbert Award

Raka Shome, who received her PhD in Communication Studies from UGA, will receive the Charles Woolbert Award from the National Communication Association for her work in postcolonial communication and media studies.