Honor and Memorial Funds

 

Join Us In Supporting Our Vision

Friends and alumni of the department have established named giving funds to recognize the contributions of faculty who transformed and enhanced our research, teaching, and service missions. Your gift to the Department of Communication will enable us to continue to work in that same spirit.

 

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Invest in the future of the Department of Communication! You can do it all at once or set up a schedule of payments. Choose how you want your gift used:

 

Dale Brashers Memorial Fund

Gifts to the Brashers fund will be used to support graduate student research and instruction in communication.

Fund ID
11336337
Gift Amounts
1000
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Ruth Anne Clark Student Scholar Award

Honoring Professor Clark's many years of service to her students, this fund provides awards that recognize promising, innovative research by undergraduate and graduate students.

Fund ID
11772891
Gift Amounts
1000
500
250
100
50

Joseph Wenzel Undergraduate Support Fund

This fund supports the provision of undergraduate students in Communication with valuable and challenging educational experiences outside of the classroom.

Fund ID
11771009
Gift Amounts
1000
500
250
100
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Robert L. Husband Leadership in Communication Fund

This fund honors Professor Husband and will be used to support students and student activities, including guest speakers, symposiums, workshops and other activities that promote organizational leadership and/or applied communication.

Fund ID
11774134
Gift Amounts
1000
500
250
100
50

Thomas Conley History of Rhetoric Award

This fund supports graduate student scholarship in rhetoric and participation in the International Society for the History of Rhetoric.

Fund ID
11340857
Gift Amounts
1000
500
250
100
50

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Dale Brashers Memorial Fund

Gifts to the Brashers fund will be used to support graduate student research and instruction in communication.
Gift amount

Ruth Anne Clark Student Scholar Award

Honoring Professor Clark's many years of service to her students, this fund provides awards that recognize promising, innovative research by undergraduate and graduate students.
Gift amount

Joseph Wenzel Undergraduate Support Fund

This fund supports the provision of undergraduate students in Communication with valuable and challenging educational experiences outside of the classroom.
Gift amount

Robert L. Husband Leadership in Communication Fund

This fund honors Professor Husband and will be used to support students and student activities, including guest speakers, symposiums, workshops and other activities that promote organizational leadership and/or applied communication.
Gift amount

Thomas Conley History of Rhetoric Award

This fund supports graduate student scholarship in rhetoric and participation in the International Society for the History of Rhetoric.
Gift amount
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