The Outstanding Early Career Award was developed to honor and support a recent graduate (within approximately 10 years) of the UW Department of Communication who has shown both impressive career accomplishments and a commitment to the public good, broadly defined. We choose people who have superb beginnings to careers and have sought to make a difference in the world, beyond their lives. These criteria are in line with our selection of Alumni Hall of Fame members.
Recipients:
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Jacob Christensen
(B.A., 2014 and M.C., 2017)
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Maria Crisanta Castro-Naoe
(B.A., 2001)
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Priya Frank
(B.A., 2004)
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Edgar Gonzalez
(B.A., 2004)
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Lesa Linster
(B.A., 2000)
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Alixandra Nozzolillo
(B.A., 2004)
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Camille Elmore-Trummer
(B.A., 2009)
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Philip Garland
(B.A., 2001; M.A., 2003)
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McCall Hall
(B.A., 2010)
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My Tam H. Nguyen
(B.A., 2006)
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Megan (Coppersmith) Szerwo
(B.A., 2004)
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