When able, the Department of Communication offers student scholarships that recognize meritorious academic and professional activities. These scholarships are funded through endowments and scholarship funds. Individual donations to any of these endowments are welcome. Student recipients will be determined by faculty in the Department of Communication’s five concentrations after considerations of relevant criteria.

The Rebecca and Ruth C. Leonard Scholarship in Communication was established by Dr. Rebecca Leonard to honor the memory of Ruth Cardon Leonard.  Ruth Leonard taught elementary school for 29 years.  Her dedication to her students and her profession was an inspiration to Dr. Leonard, who herself taught in the NC State Department of Communication for nearly 30 years.  According to Dr. Leonard, Ruth Leonard "encouraged me to become the best teacher I could be . . . It is my hope that this scholarship will provide support students need to become the people and professionals they wish to be."  The scholarship will be awarded to a rising senior in the Department's Public and Interpersonal Communication concentration.  There are no self-applications.  Applicants will be selected by a faculty committee, according to specific criteria established by Dr. Leonard.

The Norma & Wally Ausley Endowed Scholarship honors Wally Ausley for his contributions to the field of public broadcasting and to NC State University as the play-by-play announcer for the Wolfpack football and basketball teams. This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student in the Communication Media Concentration.

The C.A. Dillon Jr. Scholarship in Communication awards a scholarship in honor of C.A. Dillon, Jr. for his many contributions to NC State University as a member of the Board of Trustees, the Student Aid Association, and as the public address announcer for Carter-Finley Stadium and Reynolds Coliseum. This scholarship is awarded to majors in the Communication Media Concentration.

The Garry L. Dornburg Memorial Scholarship is now retired.  This scholarship honored Garry Dornburg, an honors graduate of NC State who, for more than 20 years, served as color commentator during broadcasts of Wolfpack football and basketball games on WPTF radio.

The Charlotte Ann Elleman Outstanding Clinician Award honors Charlotte Ann Elleman, who served as Clinical Supervisor of the Speech, Hearing and Language Clinic for twelve years. The recipient must have worked with a client or clients in the NCSU Speech, Hearing and Language Clinic under the direction of the Clinic Supervisor during the semester of the award in order to qualify. Awarded at each Fall and Spring Commencement, it provides a monetary award for a student in the Communication Disorders Concentration who is judged to be an outstanding clinician.

The Joe S. Epley Scholarship is endowed by the colleagues and friends of Joe S. Epley, founder and chairman of Epley Associates, Inc. The scholarship fund was established in 2004 to recognize the 35th anniversary of the founding of Epley Associates and to recognize the contributions that Joe Epley has made to the practice of public relations. The fund intends to further the profession of public relations by awarding exceptional students preparing for a career in public relations.

The William G. Franklin Scholarship is given in honor of Franklin’s twenty-four years of dedicated service, excellent teaching, outstanding membership, and departmental leadership. The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student currently enrolled or recently accepted in the Department of Communication.

The Long, Javidi, Prospects and PRSSA Scholarship was funded through the work of Prospects, a student public relations “firm.”  This scholarship is awarded to students in the Public Relations and Organizational Communication concentration on the basis of merit and professional potential.

The Kara Ruth Medlin Memorial Scholarship Endowment is given by Thomas E. and Darlene W. Medlin, in loving memory of their daughter, Kara Ruth Medlin. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding students majoring in Communication.

The Nancy & Melinda Snow Scholarship is in honor of Nancy Snow, a faculty member for over twenty years and her daughter, Melinda. This scholarship, which is awarded at the Spring Commencement ceremony, is awarded to an outstanding Communication student who is a member of Lambda Pi Eta and who continues his/her studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State.

For further information regarding these scholarships, please contact Ms. Sandra Stallings, Asst. Head for Advising, at stallings@social.chass.ncsu.edu.