Undergraduate Programs
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
Each year the faculty in Communication
and Journalism honor outstanding undergraduate students with four
awards. The names of the students are inscribed on plaques mounted in
the main office (Dunn 420). Each awardee receives a framed award
certificate and a book gift for the University of Maine bookstore. The
awards are presented at the department graduation reception in May.
The Wofford Gardner
Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement In Communication.
During his years as department head
(1949-1975), Wofford Gardner championed and developed what was then
called "Speech." The Gardner Award honors academic excellence in the
communication major and in overall course work.
The Brooks Hamilton
Spirit of Excellence Award.
Brooks Hamilton was the founding
presence shaping the Department of Journalism for 33 years (1952-1985).
He is best known for his work writing Maine's freedom-of-access statute
(its "right-to-know" law) and for his journalistic integrity and
"curmudgeon" image. The Brooks Hamilton award honors his spirit of
excellence.
The Raymie McKerrow
Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Student in Communication.
Raymie McKerrow achieved the highest
faculty award, the Maine Distinguished Professor Award, during his
twenty-year tenure at the University of Maine (1976-1996). His
outstanding scholarship, teaching, and service also brought national
visibility to Maine. The Raymie McKerrow Award is presented to a student
who achieves excellence both within and outside of the classroom.
The Outstanding
Graduating Senior in Journalism and Mass Communication Award.
Each year, this award is given to the
student who is most distinguished for academic achievement in Journalism
and Mass Communication.
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Gardner
Award
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Hamilton
Award
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McKerrow
Award
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JMC Senior
Award
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2001
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Martha Cowperthwaite
Adam Marquis
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Penny Morton
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Amanda Warner
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Justin Barnes
Jenifer Provencher
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2000
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Kirstin Huyser
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Matthew Paul
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Erica Eldridge
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Danielle Burke
Hollie Gowen
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1999
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Meghan O'Neill
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Misty Edgecomb
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Amy Dunklee
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Bradley Morin
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1998
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Mark McCafferty
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Kathryn Ritchie
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Jennifer Devlin
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Jason Cunningham
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1997
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Danielle Snow
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Jeffrey Tuttle
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Angela Cole
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1996
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Kevin Simpson
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Kristen E. Hurd
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1995
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Maya Floyd
James O. Wilson, Jr.
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Bridgette Haile
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1994
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Elizabeth Stevens
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Deanna Partridge
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1993
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Kimberly Dineen
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1992
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Carina Clay
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1991
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1990
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Alicia Pepler
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Kristen Wheatley
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1989
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Suzanne M. Prentis
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Rhonda Morin
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1988
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Karen M. Beskalo
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Mike Laberge
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1987
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Tim Gaier
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