Every year, the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences recognizes outstanding students for their academic achievements. Below you can learn about departmental awards for outstanding work, overall academic excellence, performance in the first year as a major, and achievements in argumentation and debate. Each award will list a history of the students who have received the award.
The Richard B. Gregg Award for Scholarly Excellence annually recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in the form of a significant piece of scholarship by an undergraduate major in Communication Arts and Sciences. Nominations, which include a copy of the student’s work, are made by a qualified member of the departmental faculty.
Hayden D’Elena | 2022-2023 |
Erin Brown | 2020-2021 |
Anelia Slavoff | 2019-2020 |
Robert Al-Moustafa | 2018-2019 |
Candice Crutchfield | 2017-2018 |
Matthew Dabiero | 2016-2017 |
Briana Adams | 2015-2016 |
Matthew Crager | 2014-2015 |
Jessica Tucker | 2013-2014 |
Rebecca Alt | 2012-2013 |
Nicholas Johnson | 2011-2012 |
Emily Reichert | 2010-2011 |
Thomas McEowen | 2009-2010 |
Marianna Suslin | 2008-2009 |
Jonas Raymong | 2007-2008 |
David Rodriguez | 2006-2007 |
Danielle Grubb | 2005-2006 |
Andrea Joseph | 2004-2005 |
Erin Fitzgibbons | 2003-2004 |
Stacy Smyk | 2002-2003 |
Amy Nawrocki | 2001-2002 |
The Adma Hammam Shibley Memorial Scholarship in Communication Arts and Sciences recognizes a student for earning an outstanding academic record. In the absence of an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Arts and Sciences and having such a record, the scholarship can be awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in another unit in the College of the Liberal Arts.
Cara Arnoldi | 2023-2024 |
Tiah Zuzulo | 2023-2024 |
Hayden D’Elena | 2022-2023 |
Emma Lutz | 2020-2021 |
Lauren Briggs | 2019-2020 |
Chloe Crage | 2018-2019 |
Robert Al-Moustafa | 2017-2018 |
Matthew Dabiero | 2016-2017 |
Halley Morell | 2015-2016 |
Nina Boscia | 2014-2015 |
Nina Boscia | 2013-2014 |
Alexandra Marton | 2012-2013 |
Tyler Schultz | 2011-2012 |
Emily Toombs | 2010-2011 |
Junzheng Ma | 2009-2010 |
Coleen Defruscio | 2008-2009 |
Jennifer Owlett | 2007-2008 |
Christopher Dass | 2006-2007 |
Drew Phelan | 2005-2006 |
Brieanna Burleigh | 2004-2005 |
The Harold J. “Pat” O’Brien Memorial Award in Communication Arts and Sciences in the College of the Liberal Arts annually recognizes and honors outstanding academic achievement demonstrated by an undergraduate in his or her first year as a major in Communication Arts and Sciences and gives preference to those involved in forensic activity.
Emmanuel Kraft | 2022-2023 |
Tiah Zuzulo | 2022-2023 |
David Babaian | 2020-2021 |
Megan Farrell | 2020-2021 |
Ashley Naraine | 2019-2020 |
Delali Agawu | 2018-2019 |
Christina Bethman | 2018-2019 |
Mechaela Harpster | 2018-2019 |
Hanna Leonard | 2017-2018 |
Kirsten Pool | 2017-2018 |
Robert Al-Moustafa | 2017-2018 |
Robert Farmer | 2016-2017 |
Cory Steinle | 2016-2017 |
Daniel Zahn | 2016-2017 |
Katelyn Humphrey | 2015-2016 |
Joyeileen Hopkins | 2015-2016 |
Nathan Larkin | 2015-2016 |
Anna Foley | 2014-2015 |
James Hutchinson | 2014-2015 |
Kayla Lord | 2014-2015 |
Nina Boscia | 2013-2014 |
Matthew Crager | 2013-2014 |
Alex Perry | 2013-2014 |
Sadie Buckallew | 2012-2013 |
Courtney Campbell | 2012-2013 |
Scott Heil | 2012-2013 |
Angelo Cerimele | 2011-2012 |
Taryn Noll | 2011-2012 |
Kevin Rickert | 2011-2012 |
Holly Bittel | 2010-2011 |
Kaitlyn Dowling | 2010-2011 |
Kristen Roth | 2010-2011 |
Jessica Humeniuk | 2009-2010 |
Kim Nguyen | 2009-2010 |
Samantha Rundle | 2009-2010 |
Angela Brosnan | 2008-2009 |
Marianna Suslin | 2008-2009 |
Emily Toombs | 2008-2009 |
Gregory Dadlez | 2007-2008 |
Jessica Davis | 2007-2008 |
Colleen Defruscio | 2007-2008 |
Christopher Dass | 2006-2007 |
Kelly Hickman | 2006-2007 |
Amanda Meyers | 2006-2007 |
Kelly Hojnacki | 2005-2006 |
Michael Klein | 2005-2006 |
Jonathan Mach | 2005-2006 |
Julie Devaney | 2004-2005 |
Sarah Kreinbihi | 2004-2005 |
Priscilla Lillback | 2004-2005 |
Holly Bauder | 2003-2004 |
Stefanie Cronin | 2003-2004 |
Valerie Schrader | 2003-2004 |
Rachel Frankel | 2002-2003 |
Daniel Gregory | 2002-2003 |
Eric Malis | 2002-2003 |
Taimarie Adams | 2001-2002 |
Philip De Hart | 2000-2001 |
Veronica Finkelstein | 1999-2000 |
Maxwell Hahn | 2023-2024 |
Meghan Dubinger | 2023-2024 |
Emmanuel Kraft | 2023-2024 |
Juliana Bachiri | 2022-2023 |
Avery Heverly | 2022-2023 |
Jacob Iwinski | 2020-2021 |
Ashley Naraine | 2020-2021 |
Deanna Scorciolla | 2019-2020 |
Katherine Yuen | 2019-2020 |
Kristen Pool | 2018-2019 |
Anelia Slavoff | 2018-2019 |
Angelique Santiago | 2017-2018 |
Bryan Bonds | 2016-2017 |
Katelyn Humphrey | 2016-2017 |
Eben Eleazer | 2015-2016 |
Rachel Geizura | 2015-2016 |
Sarah Daly | 2014-2015 |
Rachel Geizura | 2014-2015 |
Hannah Barlow | 2013-2014 |
George Hayward | 2013-2014 |
Shelby Gorton | 2012-2013 |
Rachel Waters | 2012-2013 |
Rebecca Alt | 2011-2012 |
Jacqueline Ryan | 2011-2012 |
Romona Blackwood | 2010-2011 |
Kristen Roth | 2010-2011 |
Romona Blackwood | 2009-2010 |
Jessica Humeniuk | 2009-2010 |
Allison Columbus | 2008-2009 |
Ryan Hartnett | 2008-2009 |
Kristin Serfass | 2007-2008 |
Todd Van Patter | 2007-2008 |
Brian Battin | 2006-2007 |
Sade Council | 2006-2007 |
Danielle Grubb | 2005-2006 |
Janelle Hoenich | 2005-2006 |
Brittany Abernatha | 2004-2005 |
Valeria Schrader | 2004-2005 |
Brittany Abernatha | 2003-2004 |
Kathleen Cavanaugh | 2003-2004 |
Nicole Curio | 2003-2004 |
The Clayton H. Schugg Forensic Awards are to recognize and honor improvement in forensic skill (principally, argumentation and debate) and annually go to the male and female students who, in the judgment of the person in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences responsible for assessing such skill, have shown the most improvement.
Congratulations!
Daniel Peral | 2022-2023 |
Kaitlyn McMahon | 2022-2023 |
Daniel Peral | 2020-2021 |
Joshua Kwak | 2019-2020 |
Alivia Houston | 2019-2020 |
Sarah Stevenson-Peck | 2018-2019 |
Berlioz (Bohan) Xu | 2018-2019 |
Alex Lawson | 2017-2018 |
Sarah (Lillian) Schaeffer | 2017-2018 |
Seckin Kara | 2016-2017 |
Elisa Vogel | 2016-2017 |
Charudhi Pankaj | 2015-2016 |
William Patton | 2015-2016 |
Qinglan Huang | 2014-2015 |
Collin Warren | 2014-2015 |
Jordan Todd | 2013-2014 |
Sarah Williamson | 2013-2014 |
Courtney Allen | 2012-2013 |
Kevin Li | 2012-2013 |
Courtney Allen | 2011-2012 |
William Murphy | 2011-2012 |
Jonathan Bielli | 2010-2011 |
Marisol Williams | 2010-2011 |
Andrea Hetrick | 2009-2010 |
Matthew Wolfson | 2009-2010 |
Cindy Law | 2008-2009 |
Maximus Weikel | 2008-2009 |
Adam Burget | 2007-2008 |
Rebecca Strubble | 2007-2008 |
Matthew Blecher | 2006-2007 |
Katherine Smelas | 2006-2007 |
Evan Grank | 2005-2006 |
Nicole Simon | 2005-2006 |
Nicole Fisher | 2004-2005 |
Douglas Lavenberg | 2004-2005 |
Thomas Burke | 2003-2004 |
Rachel Frankel | 2003-2004 |
Lance Castellano | 2002-2003 |
Nichole Tuliszewski | 2002-2003 |
Philip De Hart | 2001-2002 |
Nichole Tuliszewski | 2001-2002 |
Jordan King | 2000-2001 |
Kristin Lindsley | 2000-2001 |
Ellen Rybicki | 1999-2000 |
Brian Sosnowchik | 1999-2000 |
Veronica Finkelstein | 1998-1999 |
Zachary Gates | 1998-1999 |
The Adma Hammam Shibley Memorial Scholarship in Communication Arts and Sciences recognizes a student for earning an outstanding academic record. In the absence of an undergraduate student majoring in Communication Arts and Sciences Major and having such a record, the scholarship can be awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in another unit in the College of the Liberal Arts.
Congratulations!
Hayden D’Elena | 2023-2024 |
Jake Lemler | 2022-2023 |
Michaela Harpster | 2020-2021 |
Yu Wu | 2019-2020 |
Bled Aliu | 2018-2019 |
Matthew Dabiero | 2017-2018 |
Nathan Larkin | 2016-2017 |
Matthew Crager | 2015-2016 |
Nina Boscia | 2014-2015 |
Marisa Fraimow | 2013-2014 |
Sarah Zajac | 2012-2013 |
Claire Grimm | 2011-2012 |
Holly Bittel | 2010-2011 |
Eric Dimuzio | 2009-2010 |
Danielle Davis | 2008-2009 |
Dana Chuprinksi | 2007-2008 |
Erin Preston | 2006-2007 |
Stephanie Laudadio | 2005-2006 |
Stefanie Gross | 2004-2005 |
Lyndsey Skerl | 2004-2005 |
Rachel Frankel | 2003-2004 |
Eric Malis | 2003-2004 |
Mary Haman | 2002-2003 |
David Papa | 2002-2003 |
David Papa | 2001-2002 |
Stacy Smyk | 2001-2002 |
Dan Truong, Tynan Dembele, Robert Heylmun | 2018 |
Kathryn Mackin, Jessica Malerman, Hannah Petruzzi, Brittany Sharkey, Benjamin Taha | 2016 |
The CAS Community Leadership Award seeks to recognize an outstanding CAS student for efforts that have significantly enhanced the experiences of the undergraduate community through promotion of the CAS identity, the creation and support of enrichment opportunities, and developing/utilizing communication channels between faculty, staff, and students. Preference is given to those students who have been contributing members of the CAS Society, or who have participated in enrichment activities such as research assistantship, teaching assistantship, internship, or education abroad.
Congratulations!
Julia Briselli | 2022-2023 |
Ashley Naraine | 2020-2021 |
Erin Brown | 2019-2020 |
Matthew Dabiero | 2018-2019 |
Daniel Zahn | 2017-2018 |
Robert Farmer | 2016-2017 |
The Dr. Nancy J. Metzger award is given to undergraduate students enrolled in the Communication Arts and Sciences Department who have achieved outstanding academic records.
Cara Arnoldi | 2022-2023 |
Avery Heverly | 2022-2023 |
Mary Heath | 2020-2021 |
Daniel Zahn | 2019-2020 |
Natalie Shoch | 2019-2020 |
Christina Bethman | 2019 |