2024 Annual Departmental Awards

Department members receive awards for excellence in research, teaching, and service.

Congratulations to all department members who received 2024 Department of Communication awards for excellence in research, teaching, and service! 

This was also the inaugural year for the Misti Yang Impact Award, named for an outstanding graduate student community builder known for her informal mentoring, participation in shared governance, and contributions to student groups, Dr. Misti Yang. Dr. Yang's excellence in research, service, and teaching flowed from her deep commitments to supporting colleagues and developing community because, in her words, "we all do better when everyone does better." Presented in recognition of extraordinary contributions by a graduate student to the community of the Department of Communication, the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, and/or surrounding region. The award includes financial support for conference travel and networking. Read more about the Department of Communication's Awards & Honors.

Alisa Hardy & Kalin Schultz, The Misti Yang Impact Award. 

Meg Itoh, The Charles Richardson Award.

Siqiao "Austin" Ao, The Raymond Ehrensberger Award.

Meg Itoh & Fielding Montgomery, Outstanding Research Paper Award.

Umisha KC, Kalin Schultz, Outstanding Service Award: Graduate Student

Taylor Kleiner, Outstanding Service Award: Staff

Dr. Janna Soeder, Outstanding Service Award: PTK

Dr. Anita Atwell Seate, Outstanding Service Award: TTK

Dr. JiYoun Kim, Dr. Ray Bailey, Jin Choi, Jonathan Leach, Daviana Fraser, Crystal Stone, Grace Kim, Andrew D. Wolvin Outstanding Teaching Awards.

Dr. Carina Zelaya, COMMGrads Arête Award.