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$18,000+ worth of
Department of Communication awards
Application deadline: April 16th
Anson E. Rowe Award
The Anson H. Rowe Endowment fund is to be awarded in equal parts to the outstanding Junior and Senior majoring in
Communication based on the following criteria: (1) Overall scholastic achievement; (2) Demonstrated proficiency and
breadth of experience in interpersonal communication, public speaking, and/or radio and television; (3) Financial need.
Applications for the Senior award are solicited from those planning to do graduate work in communication who have been
or are in the process of being admitted to a graduate school for next fall. Preference will be given to those planning to
specialize in the areas of interpersonal communication, public speaking, radio or television. Award has a value of $3890
for one Senior and $3890 for one Junior.
Chester Freeman Award
Chester H. Freeman, late Professor Emeritus of the Department of Communication at Cornell University, set standards of
excellence, leadership, and commitment to Cornell University that few can surpass. The Freeman Communication Leadership Fund is to be awarded to the Communication junior or juniors who best exhibit the interdisciplinary character of the
Department’s program and who best reflect the spirit of Chet Freeman’s contributions to the Communication Department
and the Cornell community. Award valued at $1400.
Kenneth John Bissett Award
Ken Bissett of Hartsdale, NY, class of ‘90, began his education at Cornell in the School of Engineering. His strong love for
creative writing and artistic talent eventually drew him to the Communication Department. Ken’s friends and professors
enjoyed his piquant but gentle humor. They remembered him as a brilliant artist and excellent student, someone who
cared immensely about the art he created. In the fall of 1988 Ken joined the Syracuse-in-London Program because he felt
the opportunity to study abroad would be a new and broadening experience. On December 21, he and 37 other college
students returning from London were killed when their plane, Pan Am flight 103, was destroyed in flight by a terrorist
bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland. This award has a value of $1150.
Sheila Turner Seed Award
The Seed Award for junior women communication majors commemorates Sheila Turner Seed, a dynamic young writer and
photo-journalist with Scholastic, Inc., a well-respected and prominent publishing company. Following her untimely death,
Ms. Seed’s husband Brian, with the cooperation of Scholastic, Inc., and Cornell established the award as a memorial to
her. The nature and amount of the award have varied over the years in line with the available resources. This award has
a value of $2700.
Schwartz Award
Undergraduate students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are invited to submit original manuscripts for the
2012-2013 Alfred N. Schwartz Prize competition. The award promotes excellence in agricultural
journalism. Open to any CALS Major. First Prize: $2000, Second Price: $1000, Third Prize: $600.
Bernays Award
The Edward L. Bernays Primus Inter Pares Award is given to one or more Department of Communication student(s) who
demonstrates outstanding achievement and participation in the area of Public Relations and who submit a superior essay.
Participation in Public Relations can include but not limited to: Public relations internship or volunteer work; Public relations focus; or Public relations office in student group. Edward L. Bernays, ’12 is known as the “Father of Public Relations.”
He helped found the Cornell PRSSA Chapter in 1983 and established the Primus Inter Pares Award in 1984 to encourage
chapter leadership. Mr. Bernays passed away March 9, 1995 at the age of 103. This award has a value of $1900
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