STUDENT INVOLVEMENT and ACCOLADES
Students in the Department of Communication Studies are among the most active and lauded at UNCW. It's quite common for our majors to occupy elected and voluntary leadership positions, including service as student body officers or student government association legislators. Others choose to become active members of one or more of our student organizations: Communication Studies Society, Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, Storytelling in the Community Program, and UNCW Advertising Chapter. (For details, visit Clubs and navigate to Web sites hosted by some of the groups.)
COM majors often complete the Honors Scholars Program and/or Departmental Honors Projects. They regularly graduate with academic distinction (magna cum laude, summa cum laude, cum laude).
Student, alumni, and staff recent recipients of campus-wide or departmental honors are as follows:
2006-2007 Departmental Honors
Academic Achievement: Thomas Miers
Outstanding Leadership: Ashleigh DiPaulo
Perseverance: Megan Cross
Outstanding Student of the Year
Storytelling in the Community: Trina Mintern
Communication Studies Society
Achievement Award: Hayley Lovitt
Outstanding Professional Service: Debbie Whiting & Hayley Lovitt (COM Studies)
Linda Adkins (College of Arts & Sciences)
Paula Greene (Registrar's Office)>
Distinguished Alumna: Kiara Jones
Alumni Service: Steven Nelson & Chris Reavis
2005-2006 Departmental Honors
Academic Achievement: Heart Song Fowler Foxworth
Outstanding Alumnus: Shane Fernando
Outstanding Internship Supervisor: Mimi Cunningham (UNCW University Relations)
Outstanding Leadership Award: Aaron Whitesell
Outstanding Professional Service: Dr. Randy Bobbitt, Faculty Advisor
Public Relations Student Network (PRSN)
Outstanding Professional Service: David Bollinger, Faculty Advisor
Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
Outstanding Professional Service: Jennifer Chin, Faculty Advisor
Communication Studies Society (CSS)
Outstanding Professional Service: Dr. Hana Noor Al-Deen, Faculty Advisor
UNCW Advertising Chapter (UAC)
Outstanding Professional Service: Richard Pezzuolo, Faculty Advisor
Student Body Television (SBTV)
Outstanding Professional Service: Dr. Carole Tallant, Director
Storytelling in the Community
2006-2007 Dr. Betty Jo Welch Communication Studies Alumni Scholarship: Joshua Gay
Amelia Martin
2006-2007 Shirley Gilbert Farr Scholarship: Jan Dawson
2006-2007 Justin Thompson Communication Studies
Scholarship for Enacting Social Change: Carrie McNeice
2004-2005 Departmental and University Awards
Academic Achievement: Molly Seidler
Outstanding Leadership: Megan Coffren
Outstanding Alumna: Shana Dellinger MacEwan (December 2001)
Outstanding Internship Supervisor: Missy Andrus (NextMedia Group Wilmington)
Outstanding Professional Service: Linda Peay (secretary) and Susan Lanier (part-time faculty)
Communication Studies Society Outstanding Achievement Award: Molly Seidler
UNCW Advertising Chapter Leadership Award: Erin Bidwell
UNCW Advertising Chapter Newsletter Editor Award: Colleen Screen
UNCW Advertising Chapter Service Appreciation Awards: Malia Collins, Robin King,
Cari Rafal, and Christie Rhodes
UNCW Bookstore Textbook Scholarships: Theresa Lynn Pitts and Adam Justin Webb
Cornerstone Pandion Society Woman of the Year: Jensen Adams
Cornerstone Linda Moore Award: Matthew Cox
Cornerstone Distinguished Service Awards: Rhonda Aldridge, Megan Coffren,
Matthew Cox, Emmy de Visser,
Kacey Gaumer, and Dayna Hairston
Cornerstone Senior Medallion Awards: Jensen Adams, Keturi Delong, Jessica Jones
UNCW Outstanding Student Organization Leader: Megan Coffren
Cornerstone Leadership Excellence Awards: Mark Esposito, Larry Pakowski, Laura Smith,
and Jennifer Vieira
