The 2025 GMU Communication Undergraduate Award Ceremony will be held on April 24, 2026 at 2:00pm (with official ceremony beginning at 2:30pm) in the Johnson Center Bistro.
Download the printed program here.
View/Download Event Photos by Mitchell Richtmyre here. (Coming soon!)
2026 Communication Awards Program
Awards Presented:
Communication Undergraduate Alumni of the Year
Zach Hamilton (BA Communication, ‘19) (MA Sports Broadcasting, ‘21)
Honors in Communication
Lamia Alashrouby
Skylar Andrews
Abigail Cummings
Cadie Junker
Layla Salvucci
Alex Shuman
Kozhiin Siteki
Communication Ambassadors of the Year
Hiba Haroon
Hannah Gross
Jerusalem Mekonnen
Lamia Alashrouby
Excellence in Communication Studies
Abigail Cummings
Maddie Henry
Excellence in Journalism
Malak Salem
Katherine Perschau
Matthew Forker
Libby Bondi
Podcasting Production Awards
Michael Nephew
Excellence in Public Relations Awards
Excellence in PR: Academic Excellence
Shareen Bhatia
Excellence in PR: Emerging Excellence
Lia Amaya
Excellence in PR: PRSSA Leadership Excellence
Meron Fikru
Valeria Veliz-Vargas
PR Showcase: Best PR Messaging
Rory Lamb
PR Showcase: Best PR Analysis
Hayley Parr
Seoyeon Choi
PR Showcase: Best PR Campaign
Meron Fikru
Valeria Veliz-Vargas
Hannah Gross
Sogol Khermandar
Leslie Melgar
Nghi Nguyen
Samantha Doss
Johnny Suria
Danielle Blakey
Max Dacey
Michael Mills
Excellence in Media Production
Best Personality Profile
"Susanna Sullivan's Double Life"
Alex Deroussel
Best Event Coverage
"Christmas Market"
Aaron Pinto
Jason Ragusa
Briana Hailey
Michael Mills
Best Commercial Project
"Swiffer"
Maya McCain
Daniel Meginley
Meagan Mooney
Jorge Torres
Best Sequence
Fall 2025: Joshua Witkiewicz
Spring 2026: Ethan Wyland
The Emerging Excellence Award
Meagan Mooney
Cheyenne Singleton
Excellence in Mason Event Video Highlight Production
Meagan Mooney
Impact Award
Aidan Demolli
Excellence in Debate
Autumn O'Connor
Brenda Reyes
Oluwatomisin John Badmus
Dean Richter
Excellence in Advocacy Communication
David Sneed
Lambda Pi Eta Inductee's
Lamia Alashrouby
Lia Amaya
Leslie Guevara
Nina Miller
Excellence in Communication
Lamia Alashrouby, Lia Amaya,
Shareen Bhatia, Abigail Cummings,
Joseph Davis, Aidan Demolli,
Nohelani Downs, Arley Evans,
Meron Fikru, Georgia Gary,
Sarah Gresens, Zoe Hendricks,
Maddie Henry, Pazita Huaman-Rivera,
Darwin Lam, Katherine Perschau, Zaina Malik,
Valeria Veliz-Vargas, Layla Salvucci,
Malak Salem, Salma Roquet
Dr. Bruce Manchester Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Abigail Cummings
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