The Communication Department began presenting student writing awards in 1998. Over time, the writing awards have been expanded to include other forms of scholarship.
The department issues a call for submissions each April and students are allowed to submit work in four different categories: academic writing, writing for the print media, production projects, and design projects. A committee of faculty members reviews the work and determines how many students will be recognized in any given year.
The winners of the Communication Excellence Awards are recognized at the Communication Honor's Dinner held annually on the first Sunday in May. Past winners include:
2009
Shannon E. Carroll '09, Katherine E. Julian '10, Jaime A. Lawlor '10, Blair E. Marsh '10, Charles Robinson '12, and Robert C. Ventura '11
2008
Kia A. Guarino '09, Alicia M. Parmentier '09, Raymond M. Rufat '10, and Kimberly R. Walsh '08
2007
Lindsey A. Day '07, Caitlin M. Domke '07, Lauren S. Gerber '09, Nicole M. Rosich '07, Michael J. Sheehan '07, and Kimberly R. Walsh '08
2006
Victoria Ekstrom '06, Kimberly Fass '06, Melissa Koski '07, and Lisa Rodeschini 08
2005
Emily Felix '06, Laura E. Kenyon '05, and Sara A. Mehltretter '05
2004
Caitlin Becker '05, Robin Butterhof '04, Victoria Lucia '04, Erin Maloney '04, Carissa Mann '04, Sara A. Mehltretter '05, William Sadler '04, Katherine Thomas '05, Erica Wheatley '04, and Megan Winder '04
2003
Jennifer Centra '03, Elizabeth Kannenberg '03, Julia Clause '05, Andrea Larrumbide '05, Christina DiFeo '04, Christopher Maillet '03, Mary Dow '03, Carissa Mann '04, Jeffrey Francis '03, and Amanda Williams '04
2002
Mary Clemens '03, Justin DeRose '02, Ryan Ellis '02, Matthew Fitzpatrick '04, Erica Hepp '02, Sarah Khan '03, Matthew Maronick '02, Kelly Quinn '02, Rebecca Simpson '03, and Vanessa Tramontozzi '02
2001
Monica Bellapravalu '01, Joseph C. Lane '01, Elizabeth Kannenberg '03, Emily Warmerdam '01, Molly Webster '01, and Alexandra Weiskpof '04
2000
Sarah Beston '02, Megan Gerson '00, Carmella Maffeo '01, Beth Provasoli '00, Kathryn Renna '00, Sarah Rodrigues '00, Christopher Serico '00, and Kimberly Vinick '00
1999
Noreen Brown '00, Kelly Fargo '01, Erika Hampson '99, Emily Lo '00, Karen Muldoon '99, and Eileen Turo '99
1998
Kevin Biegel '98, Danielle Costa '98, Pretti Garde '98, Erika Hampson '99, Timothy Saccardo '99, and Michael Williams '98