Business Communication Department Awards

Award for Academic Achievement in Business Communication
Celebrates a graduating Business Communication senior who has shown consistent scholastic growth over the arc of the student’s tenure as a major in the department. The award recognizes a student whose path to graduation has been marked with passion and perseverance. Through this award, the faculty in the Business Communication program attest that the recipient made a commitment to learning, engaged the discipline in meaningful ways, and demonstrated academic achievement.

Award for Leadership and Excellence in Business Communication
Celebrates a graduating Business Communication senior who exemplifies the values of competent communication in practice. The award recognizes a student who has demonstrated outstanding communication skills both inside and outside the classroom through leadership, advocacy, and/or service to the department, the school, and the larger community. Through this award, the faculty in the Business Communication program recognize the leadership potential in a diverse world when communication theory is put into practice.

Award for Creative Initiatives in Business Communication

Celebrates a graduating Business Communication senior who creatively integrates the core foundations of Business Communication with regard to communication theory, writing, business, and design in endeavors both at the university and in related work outside of the university, whether through internships, jobs, or volunteer pursuits. Through this award, the faculty in the Business Communication program recognize the student’s creative contributions to the department, university, and higher education, along with personal, professional, and academic achievement.