Alumni

The Communication Studies department is enormously proud of the accomplishments of our alumni. COMS alumni have gone on to do great things in all walks of life, from academia, to politics, to the business world, the law, and elsewhere. One of our goals is to use the departmental web site to stay in touch with alumni from all across the country. In order to accomplish that aim, we will post updates about alumni accomplishments and also provide a link to our alumni newsletter.

However, in order to keep in touch with departmental alumni, we need to hear from you. Consequently, we ask you to stay in touch with the department by filling out the alumni information form. We will use the information you provide to update your contact information (this information will not be shared with anyone else) and gather material for our annual department newsletter, which comes out in November, prior to our national convention.

Jayhawk Alumni (1980) Professor Charles R. Conrad of Texas A & M University received the Donald H. Ecryod Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education at the National Communication Association Convention in Miami in November, 2004. The award citation included the following: Dr Conrad "is an exceptional teacher in every way. Through his intellectual insights, sense of humor, and personal attention to student needs, Dr. Conrad raises awareness of the subtleties of organizational communication and teaches undergraduates and graduates to be critical thinkers about the institutions in which they will work." The Jayhawks are very proud of Charlie! Two recent Jayhawk grads just published an essay in Communication Research Reports. Ulla Bunz and Scott Campbell, published an essay titled "Politeness accommodation in electronic mail," in a recent issue.

Visit the KU Alumni website.