Dr. Kenneth Knapp—founding faculty member and former Chair of the Communication Department—established the Kenneth E. and Ilamae R. Knapp Endowed Scholarship to annually recognize outstanding students in the communication department who demonstrate excellence in oral performance, leadership in and beyond the classroom, and significant academic achievement. Since its inception in 2001, more than 50 scholarships have been awarded.
Merit awards (up to $3,000) are awarded to encourage promising Communication students to continue pursuing academic excellence and to expand their student leadership and extracurricular participation beyond the classroom. Scholarships (greater than $3,000) are awarded to recognize sustained excellence in performance, academic achievement, and student leadership in and beyond the classroom. Awards are announced and gifted at our annual department awards banquet.
For consideration, a student must be a full-time student at Monmouth University, as well as a Communication major. The student must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average and be classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior for the scholarship year of funding. Most importantly, the student must demonstrate excellence in oral performance, either onstage, at the podium, on the air, or on camera. The award is applied evenly to the fall and spring semester bills. Outstanding students may be awarded multiple years.
** Active participation in communication-based student groups such as CommWorks: Students Committed to Performance, WMCX, Hawk TV, PRSSA, The Outlook, and/or MOCC is encouraged.
Previous Knapp Scholarship Award Recipients:
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2021 Abigail Brooks Arianna Perri Charlie Krause David Wilderotter Jenna Piccotti Jeremy Lenart Jessica Martin Lauren Wollman |
2020
Jessica E. Ciarczynski Jacqueline M. Flanders Sean L. Gerhard Matthew Cutillo Jared C. Garcia Scott D. Hvozdovic Joshua M. Miller Jenna T. Piccotti Megan S. Ruggles Karlee M. Sell Alexis N. Vigliarolo |
| 2019
Karalyn Hoover Samantha Losurdo Samantha Casano Elizabeth Wasserman Kelly Anderson Joshua Miller Jacqueline Flanders Jessica Ciarczynski Jared Garcia |
2018
Kelly Anderson Emily Blaser Matthew DeLuca Najah Pryor Ryan Waldis |
| 2017
Alexa Antonelli Emily Blaser Haley Gasparine Bryce Rose Petraccoro David Robson Najah Pryor Glen DeNigris Sophia Parola |
2016
Nicholas Carlascio Robert Davies Julian Garcia Courtney Moore Michael Trapasso Jillian Young
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| 2015
Fabiana Buontempo Marissa Cornford Alexa De Rosa Katelyn Milazzo Alexis Morrison Rachel Gramuglia Amy Maginnis Brianna Merriman Adam Young |
2014
Fabiana Buontempo Courtney Carr Brianna Merriman Joseph DeAngelis Jacqueline DiPasquale
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| 2013
John Blair Megan Pereira Yvette Halawani Anna Chamberlain Nick Sommons Caroline Anzarouth |
2012
Katelyn Nawoyski Jonathan Warhol Veronica Yurowski Anna Chamberlain Joe Beselinoff Yvette Halawani Danielle Branco |