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The late GW alumnus and trustee Eugene Lambert, AA ’55, BA ’57, established the Henigan-Stevens Communication Award in 1997 to honor two former GW communication professors, George Henigan and Edwin Stevens. The award recognizes the contributions of an undergraduate student (and their instructors) who has improved communication within the community. The award also aims to enhance and encourage development in communication among GW students.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 21, 2022 by MIDNIGHT
Please submit application to Dr. Clay Warren via Email
(with all documentation scanned as a single pdf) to [email protected].
Note: A project may be submitted only once during the course of a student’s career at GW. A student (as an individual, partner or group member) may submit no more than two projects in any given academic year.
In general, any excellent creative or analytical work may be submitted for award consideration, so long as it incorporates Communication course material, addresses relevant communication principles and applies classroom learning to real-life situations of relevance to the university community or the Washington metropolitan area. Examples include:
Awardees are selected by a three-member committee of Communication program professors, who will make up to two awards each year. Winners are awarded a $500 cash prize and are recognized in the university’s commencement program.
The Zeidner Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Organizational Sciences is named in honor of Joseph Zeidner, who founded the Administrative Sciences (now Organizational Sciences) Program at The George Washington University and also served as the Technical Director of the U.S. Army Research Institute. The Zeidner Prize was created to recognize academic excellence among Organizational Sciences majors. The prize includes a $250 award and the winner will be recognized in the University Commencement Program and on a plaque in the Department’s offices.
Download the Application (PDF)
Application Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2022 by 5:00 PM
Late applications will not be accepted.
Please direct any questions and all application materials to Professor David Costanza ([email protected]).
The Isaac Davis Award recognizes outstanding oral communication ability among senior Communication majors or minors. The award recipients reflect the variety of contexts — public and interpersonal — in which oral communication plays a significant role in society. The award is given to a student who has used their communication knowledge to have a positive impact in a variety of GW contexts. Awardees receive a cash prize and are recognized in the university’s commencement program.
Download the Application (PDF)
Application Deadline: Monday, February 21, 2022 by 5:00 PM
Please submit application to Dr. Clay Warren via Email
(with all documentation scanned as a single pdf) to [email protected].
Originally established in 1847 as an annual prize to the graduating seniors of the Columbian College who demonstrated “the greatest progress in elocution since their connection to the college,” this award was named in honor of Isaac Davis, who was governor of Massachusetts at the time the gift was established.
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