Department of Communications and Theater Arts

Awards

Below are a list of awards, as well as the criteron students must meet to qualify. Awards marked with a '$' are monetary while awards marked with a '*' must have a student nominated by an instructor for consideration.

• ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
  Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest overall Grade point average
• GENERAL ELECTRIC PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARD$*
  Awarded in the junior year to the student who excels in the field of public relations (PRSSA membership required).
• JAMES BRESLIN AWARD FOR TV PRODUCTION$*
  Awarded for the senior year on the basis of actual television productions submitted.
• JOAN LOUISE CUNNIFF AWARD FOR INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS$*
  Awarded to the graduating senior who excels in academics and interpersonal skills.
• ALPHA PSI OMEGA AWARD*
  Awarded to the graduating senior who contributes significantly to JCU Theatre.
• KATHRYN E. DOLAN COMMUNICATION AWARD$*
  Awarded for the senior year to the student who demonstrates the most support to the operation of the department.
• OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD*
  Awarded to the graduating senior most heavily involved in at least two areas of the major.
• JOHN J. REARDON AWARD$*
  Awarded to the junior who contributes significantly to JCU Theatre.
• THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION HONOR SOCIETY, Lambda Pi Eta, JCU Chapter Eta-Eta
  • In order to receive this honor, you must:
  • Have 60 semester hours completed with at least 12 of those in Communications,
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.25 in Communications,
  • Be in the upper 35% of your graduating class,
  • Be currently enrolled as a full-time student and in good standing.