Dr. Kenneth & IIamae Knapp Endowed Scholarships Recognize Academic Excellence, Oral Performance, and Student Leadership

Dr. Kenneth Knapp, founding faculty member and former Chair of the Communication Department, established the Dr. Kenneth E. & 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. Outstanding students who are already fully funded in other ways cannot be considered for this scholarship.

Note: Active participation in communication-based student groups is encouraged.

Previous Knapp Scholarship Award Recipients

 

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