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Honors and Awards

Lambda Pi Eta Society
Majors are given the opportunity to apply for membership in Lambda Pi Eta, the honor society of the National Communication Association, the world’s largest academic association of communication professionals. Chapter membership in the association, which is part of the National Association of Honor Societies, is only granted to Communication programs that have passed rigorous screening. To be eligible for membership in the association a GW Communication major must fulfill the following criteria: 60 semester hours at GW, GPA of at least 3.30 in all Communication courses at GW and a GPA of 3.00 overall, a minimum 24 semester hours in Communication course work at GW, and current enrollment as a full-time GW student in good standing.

Special Honors
Seniors majoring in Communication may apply for Special Honors if they meet the following criteria: (1) the special honors requirements stated under University Regulations; (2) the requirements for selection to Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society, which maintains a chapter in the GW Communication Program; and (3) a grade of A received on the thesis required in Comm 199, the Senior Seminar in Communication capstone course. A “special honors” notation will be recorded below the major identification on the student’s permanent transcript.

Program Awards
The Communication Program sponsors the Henigan-Stevens Communication Award (established in honor of former Communication professors by Eugene Lambert in 1997), which recognizes a student's project to improve communication within the community, and the Isaac Davis (governor of Massachusetts at the time the gift was established in 1869) Communication Award, which recognizes outstanding oral communication ability among senior Communication majors or minors. Both awards annually recognize motivated and talented Communication students.

Program Distinctions
The Program is also the seat of the Chauncey M. Depew Professorship in Communication (an endowed position established in 1936), currently held by Dr. Clay Warren. Depew was President of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (1885-1899) and a U.S. Senator from New York (1899-1911).

Alumni reflection: I would like to thank [the Communication Program] for the many rewards a major in communication has provided me. The courses in the major offered me real life experience which I have utilized in the three positions I have held since graduating. The Communication Program helped me to realize the potential I hold for great success. As a result, each new position has been a promotion.
--John P. Benison, Class of 1993


Internships

Internship sites vary from governmental institutions to public relations firms, nonprofit associations, commercial/business organizations, and the athletic and entertainment industry. A sample list of these sites is offered below.

You may find your own internship opportunities or ask a faculty member to aid your search for appropriate sites. If this internship is part of the Comm 197 (Internship) course, a full-time faculty member will monitor your internship. A structured class format for internships is in place, which includes a standard evaluation form to be completed at the end of your experience.

Abramson Associates, Inc.
Adas Israel Congregation (Melvin Gelman Religious School)
Air Force Pentagon Office of Attaché Affairs
Allied Advertising (Publicity and Promotions Department)
American Cancer Society, Communications Department
Arthur J. Schultz & Co.
Baltimore Orioles
Bell Atlantic
Beltway Media Partners – WAVA Station
Black Entertainment Television (Sound Stage Restaurant)
Britches of Georgetown
Citicorp, NY
CNN
Common Cause
D.C. Preservation League
Edelman Public Relations Worldwide
Four Seasons Hotel (PR)
Fun Flight, Inc.
GW Athletic Offices
GW Center for Career Education
GW Community Living and Learning Center
GW University Club and Conference Center
 GW University Relations
Harris & Ellsworth Attorneys-At-Law
Hill and Knowlton Public Relations
Horizons Theatre
Institute of International Education
Insurance Information Institute
International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
Jaffe Associates
Joint Center for Sustainable Communities
Lisboa Associates
Manning, Selvich, and Lee
McKenzie Cooper Limited
Momentum Marketing and Sales Promotion
National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
National Building Museum
Newlin Co. of Manhattan
Nippon Hoso Kyoku
No Greater Love
NOW
NPR, Weekend Edition
Peabody-Fitzpatrick
Production Group International
Public Affairs Group (Business Women’s Network)
 Public Broadcasting Service (Alexandria)
Senator John Kerry’s office
Senator Luberman’s office
Stanton Communications
St. Maxens and Co.
Teacher Magazine
United Way (NYC)
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
U.S. Information Agency
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Walt Disney College Marketing Program
Washingtonian Magazine
Washington Tennis Service International
Wave Promotions
White House, Office of Communications
White House, Office of the Press Secretary
White House, Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach
Winter-Fried Assoc.
WJLA-TV: I Team (Channel 7)
Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars
WUSA-TV: Eyewitness News (Channel 9)

Communication Research Links

The categories below divide into lists of websites, all of which are useful for further research and a greater understanding of communication. Instead of duplicating Internet resources, only links to relevant websites and servers are listed, followed by a brief description. These links have been recommended by communication associations, faculty and other students. Please let us know through e-mail if you have any other online Communication-related resources and tools to recommend.

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