The Outstanding Major Award is presented to the top twenty-five Communication majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. Since there are more than 250 majors in each class, the recipients of the Outstanding Major Award are necessarily in the top ten percent of graduating seniors.
In 2007, the Communication Department changed the Outstanding Major Award to the Dorman Picklesimer Jr. Outstanding Major Award. A member of the Communication faculty from 1969 to 2002, Dr. Picklesimer taught courses on American Public Address, Communication Criticism, Public Speaking, Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and the Rhetorical Tradition. Since Dr. Picklesimer was known as an extremely rigorous grader, it is particularly fitting that the award recognizing our very best students is named in his honor.
Class of 2009
Tula M. Batanchiev, Christopher R. Baxter, James E. Buckley, Patrick B. Corcoran, Elisa M. De Marco, Mary E. Duggan, Leah Duranti, Jason R. Fidler, Ann E. Flores, Kia A. Guarino, Ashley A. Herendeen, Cooley A. Horner, Alexandra E. La Mantia, Evin B. Luongo, Elizabeth S. McBride, Lauren O'Leary, Alicia M. Parmentier, Jennifer O. Roach, Madeleine K. Rodriguez, Paige K. Salvia, Michael J. Sama, Kelly T. Skrodzki, Molly C. Tormey, Patrick Viklund, and Krystal H. Yu
Class of 2008
Clairesse M. Brogoitti, Kristine M. Brown, Lisa M. Cook, Krystle Corredor-Diamond, Kendall W. Davenport, Melissa J. Dess, J. Paschall Freeman, Mary K. Gallivan, Brigitte M. Henry, Abigail C. Hessberg, Susan E. Kelly, Victoria A. Matese, Mark P. Nylen, Randy P. O'Dwyer, Alicia C. Reuter, Erica H. Rodas, Lisa M. Rodeschini, Helin Siris, Stefanie L. Sitzer, Jennifer E. Sullivan, Kelly M. Sutter, Kimberly R. Walsh, Hilary A. Weismann, Lauren B. Zaccone, and Kathryn Zioto
Class of 2007
Amanda J. Abel, Dara O. Beirne, Jennifer C. Bun, Anthony P. Costanzo, Russell Dauterman, Amanda N. Denes, Erin E. Durkin, Mary Elizabeth Findlay, Kelleen Forlizzi, Christopher Griffin, Christopher J. Hunker, Nathan G. Ingham, Michael B. Keegan, Julie S. Kelley, Erin V. Klewin, Melissa F. Koski, Mairin G. Lee, Phillip J. Lipari, Brady R. Littlefield, Ashley E. Mattys, Elizabeth K. Maynard, Sarah Naegele, Ximena A. Ramirez, Clare C. Robbins, and Erica L. Schweitzer
Class of 2006
Leslie Abbott, Tara Abbott, Kevin Allocca, Susan Berube, Kellie Cairns, Katelyn D'Alessandro, Vicki Eckstrom, Kimberly Fass, Jessica Fazekas, Elizabeth Fulton, Amanda Grey, Michael Huntkowski, Kellyjo Karneeb, Kyle Kelly, Lindsey Laboe, Kimberley Linkletter, Katy O'Leary, Margaret Reed, Adrienne Reynolds, and Alison Rypkema
Class of 2005
Fia Aliotta, Katherine Babinski, Courtney Baker, Caitlin Becker, Karen Carlucci, Alison Casey, Julia Clause, Ann Davidson, Matthew Fasano, Colleen Fitzgerald, Emily Hardy, Veronica Korb, Joni Littleton, Rebecca Magnone, Noreen McLane, Sara Ann Mehltretter, Daniel Northrop, Anne Trevethick, Katie Den Uyl, and Andrea Waller
Class of 2004
Elizabeth Block, Breanne Bonner, Karly Braden, Lindsay Brainerd, Jeffrey Capotosto, Shannon Gherty, Kristen Grieco, Sarah Jones, Emily Leary, Lisa Lo Gerfo, Carissa Mann, Lauren McEnteggart, Amy Morrow, Naomi Otto, Alyssa Pierce, Tania Rudnitsky, William Sadler, Cindy Uh, Claire Walters, and Megan Winder
Class of 2003
Walter Alarkon, Anne Armstrong, Christopher Bodnar, Elizabeth Bomgaars, Melissa Camero, Kathryn Cape, Jennifer Centra, Mary Dow, Ed Filusch, Marin Kirby, Christopher Maillet, Marissa McNally, Kathryn O'Hara, Bethany Pearson, Laura Rath, Bethany Rossi, Stefanie Santaniello, Natalie Van Kleef, Erin Walsh, and Jessie Whitford
Class of 2002
Anna Befort, Amanda Berger, Heather Burke, Courtney Chapman, Jessica Cote, Abbie Daniel, Ryan Ellis, Stephanie Fellingham, Max Frause, Timothy Greenspan, Tiffany Griffin, Erica Hepp, Sara Katz, Laura Mestre, Jennie Moran, Katherine Northrup, Elizabeth Oakes, Bethany Osborne, Kelly Quinn, Ryan Malloy, Megan Newrones, Laura Panneton, Bryan Rose, Dawnmarie Simpson, Nicole Torniero, and Katherine Tweed
