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Our Awards

Who:     Roy Schwartzman (Undergraduate Research Faculty Fellow) & Estefani Marchena 
What:    2023 Joyce Ferguson Faculty Research Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference
Title:      Rebooting or Retrenching? Communication Center Tutors as Peer Mentors in the Basic Communication Course

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Who:      Rachel Roberson & Hayley Hansen
What:     2022 Bob and Anne Weiss Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Where:   National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:      The University Speaking Center
What:     2022 Brant Taylor Barrier-Free Organization Award
Where:  Greensboro Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities

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Who:      Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:     2021 Anna Marie Gove Teaching Excellence Award
Where:   UNC Greensboro

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Who:      Yến Hải Nguyễn
What:     2021 Bob and Anne Weiss Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:       Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:     2020 Annual Service Engagement Award
Where:   National Communication Association Conference

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Who:      Erin Ellis-Harrison, Associate Director
What:     2020 Preston Award for Leadership
Where:  National Communication Association Conference

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Who:      Debra Holzberg, Mentor & Brianna Ferraro, Research Fellow
What:     2020 Ferguson Top Faculty Research Award
Where:  National  Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:      Keviele McBride, Graduate Assistant
What:     2020 Huddy-Gunn Top Graduate Student Research Award
Where:  National  Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:      Jenny Southard, Coordinator
What:     2019 Von Till Outstanding Newcomer Award
Where:  National Communication Association Conference

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Who:      Jenny Southard, Coordinator
What:     2019 Monica Pombo Early Career Teaching Award
Where:  Carolinas Communication Association Conference

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Who:      Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:     2018 Turner Advocacy Award
Where:  National Communication Association Conference

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Who:      Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:     2017-2018 College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
Where:  UNC Greensboro

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Who:      Roy Schwartzman, Elauna Pettigrew, Caroline Bolin, Erika Forslund, Rebecca Ray, & Abigail Thomas
What:     2018 Top Applied Learning Panel Award at the Conference on Applied Learning in Higher Education
Where:  Wilmington, NC

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Who:      Taylor Williams, Graduate Assistant Director
What:     2017 Outstanding Graduate Consultant Award
Where:  National Communication Association Conference

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Who:      Tiera Gibson, Consulting Alumna
What:     National Communication Association’s 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Consultant Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:     Alyssa Davis et al., Graduate Assistant Director Alumna
What:    2017 Joyce Ferguson Faculty Research Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:     Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:    2016-17 College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Mini-Grant
Where:  UNC Greensboro

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Who:     Carolyn Myrick (Consulting Alumna), Erin Ellis (Associate Director), & Casey Mann (Consulting Alumna)
What:    2016 Ray Camp Research Award, second place
Title:      The Evolution of the Conversation Consultation
Where:  Carolinas Communication Association Conference

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Who:     Erin Ellis, Associate Director
What:    2015 Von Till Outstanding Newcomer Award
Where:  National Communication Association Conference

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Who:     Roy Schwartzman (Undergraduate Research Faculty Fellow) & Rolando Sanchez (Managing Consultant) 
What:    2015 Joyce Ferguson Faculty Research Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference
Title:       Communication Centers as Cites for Identity (Re)Negotiation

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Who:     Shaquana Suggs, Gradate Assistant
What:    National Communication Association’s 2015 Outstanding Graduate Consultant Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:       Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:     2013 Hobgood Distinguished Service to Communication Centers Award
Where:   National Communication Association Conference

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Who:     Alyssa Davis, Graduate Assistant Director
What:    National Communication Association’s 2012 Outstanding Consultant Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:      The University Speaking Center
What:    Speaking Center Theory and Practice course required of all student-consultants, certified
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers

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Who:      Roy Schwwartzman (Undergraduate Research Faculty Fellow), Erin Ellis (Assistant Director), & Hemalatha R. Yarragunta (Graduate Assistant)
What:    2011 Joyce Ferguson Faculty Research Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference
Title:      Catering to customers or cultivating communicators?

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Who:     Alyssa Davis, Graduate Assistant
What:    2011 Huddy-Gunn Graduate Student Paper Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference
Title:      Peer tutoring and relationship development online

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Who:     Kimberly M. Cuny (Director) & Hemalatha R. Yarragunta (Graduate Assistant)
What:    2010 Joyce Ferguson Faculty paper Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference
Title:      Communication Activism: A New Model of Outreach in the Communication Center

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Who:     Kiya Ward, Senior Communication Consultant
What:   2009 Bob and Anne Weiss Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:    William Bryant, Graduate Assistant
What:   2009 Huddy-Gunn Graduate Student Paper Award
Where: National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:    Hema Yarraagunta, Graduate Assistant
What:    National Communication Association’s 2008 Outstanding Consultant Award
Where:  National Communication Association’s Communication Centers Section

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Who:  Kissy Gomes, Communication Consultant
What: 2008 National Speaker’s Association scholarship

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Who:      Hema Yarragunta, Graduate Assistant
What:    2008 Huddy-Gunn Graduate Student Paper Award
Where:  National Association of Communication Centers Conference

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Who:     Kimberly M. Cuny, Director
What:    2008 Von Till Outstanding Newcomer Award
Where:  National Communication Association Conference

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Who:     Amanda Lawing, Managing Consultant
What:    2007 1st place Oral Competition
Where: Circle K International Convention

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Who:     Hema Yarragunta, Communication Consultant
What:    2007 Betty Dobson Klemm Outstanding Volunteer Award
Where: North Carolina Division of Social Services’ Refugee Program

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Who:     Lauren Winslow, Communication Consultant
What:    2003 Mary E. Jarrard Undergraduate Student Paper Award
Where:  Carolinas Communication Association Conference