2012
Kristen Carr, Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award Honorable Mention, UNL Office of Graduate Studies
Angela Hosek, Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention, UNL Office of Graduate Studies
Audra Nuru, Top Four Papers, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus, CSCA
Sarah Jones, Top Paper, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus, CSCA; Top Student Paper, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Interest Group, CSCA
Tiffany Wang, Certification of Recognition for Contributions to Students, UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council; Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, UNL Office of Graduate Studies
2011
Sara Baker, Top Five Papers, GLBTQ Communication Studies Division, NCA
Kristen Carr, Communication Studies Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Phyllis Japp Scholar, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Top Paper (with P. Schrodt  & A. Ledbetter), Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA; Top Paper (with A. Hosek), Instructional Development Division, NCA
Kathy Castle, Certification of Recognition for Contributions to Students, UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council
Scott Church, Phyllis Japp Scholar, UNL Department of Communication Studies
Joshua Ewalt, Folsom Distinguished Master’s Thesis Honorable Mention, UNL Office of Graduate Studies; Othmer Fellowship, UNL Office of Graduate Studies; Top Five Papers, GLBTQ Communication Studies Division, NCA
Amanda Holman, Top Four Student Papers, Human Communication and Technology Division, NCA
Sarah Jones, Phyllis Japp Scholar, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Top Four Papers, Organization for Research on Women and Communication Interest Group, WSCA; Top Four Papers, Organizational Communication Research Interest Group, WSCA; Top Student Paper, Communication and Research Theory Interest Group, WSCA
Haley Kranstuber, Communication Studies Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award Honorable Mention, UNL Office of Graduate Studies; Phyllis Japp Scholar, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Top Paper (with A. Hosek), Instructional Development Division, NCA
Zantel Nichols, Bruce Kendall Award for Outstanding Teaching, UNL Department of Communication Studies
Jessy Ohl, Top Four Papers, Media Studies Interest Group, CSCA
Sarah Steimel, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, UNL Office of Graduate Studies; Phyllis Japp Scholar, UNL Department of Communication Studies
Jenna Stephenson-Abetz, Best Overall Presentation, Scholar to Scholar Session, NCA; Top Four Student Papers, Human Communication and Technology Division, NCA
Rachel Stohr, Phyllis Japp Scholar, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Top Four Papers, Peace and Conflict Communication Division, NCA
Tiffany Wang, Communication Studies Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, UNL Department of Communication Studies
2010
Travis Bartosh, Top Panel, Training and Development Division, NCA
Arleen Bejerano, Top Panel, Training and Development Division, NCA
Kristen Carr, Top Four Papers (with P. Schrodt), Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA; Top Student Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA
Scott Church, Top Four Papers, Media Studies Interest Group, WSCA; NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar
Sarah Dirks, Top Four Papers (with S. Metts), Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA; Top Panel, Training and Development Division, NCA; Top Student Paper, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Joshua Ewalt, Top Four Papers, Master’s Education Division, NCA; Top Four Papers, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Interest Group, CSCA
Angela Hosek, Top Four Papers, Instructional Development Division, NCA
Haley Kranstuber, Top Four Papers, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA; Top Panel, Training and Development Division, NCA; Top Student Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA
Sai Sato Mumm, Certification of Recognition for Contributions to Students, UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council
Sarah Steimel, Feminist Scholarship Award Nominee (with K. Lucas), Executive Officers of the Organization for Research on Women in Communication; Top Five Papers, Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Tiffany Wang, Faculty Impact Award, UNL Academy of National Hispanic Scholars; NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar; Top Student Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA; Top Three Papers (with P. Schrodt), Communication Education Interest Group, CSCA
Colleen Warner Colaner, Top Panel, Communication Education Interest Group, CSCA; Top Student Paper, Family Communication Division, NCA; Graduate Fellowship, UNL
2009
Arleen Bejerano, Exceptional Student Award, College of Liberal Arts, California State University, Long Beach
Sarah Dirks, Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, School of Communication, Illinois State University; Top Three GIFT Papers (with B. Asbury), CSCA
Joshua Ewalt, Top Student Paper, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Interest Group, CSCA
Haley Kranstuber, Top Debut Paper, CSCA
Cassandra LeClair-Underberg, Top Four Papers (with L. Baxter and D. O. Braithwaite), Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Emily Normand, Top Four Papers (with L. Baxter and D. O. Braithwaite), Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Christine Rittenour, Presidential Fellowship, UNL
Sarah Steimel, Young Scholar’s Master’s Class, Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Jill Talman, Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students Award, UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council
Colleen Warner Colaner, Young Scholar’s Master’s Class, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
2008
Cassandra LeClair-Underberg, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Honorable Mention, College of Arts & Sciences, UNL; Cooper Award for Doctoral Graduate Teaching Assistant, CSCA
Michelle Maresh, Top Past Officer Paper, CSCA
Allison Thorson, Bruce Kendall Award for Outstanding Teaching, UNL Department of Communication Studies; Graduate Student Teaching Award, ICA; Top Four Papers (with J. Soliz), Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Christine Rittenour, Top Four Papers, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Colleen Warner Colaner, Top Student Paper, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group, CSCA
Erin Willer, NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar; Top Four Paper (with J. Koenig Kellas), Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, WSCA
2007
Arleen Bejerano, Top Panel Award, Training and Development Division, NCA
Sarah Dirks, Top Student Paper (with M. S. Altieri), Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA
Christine Rittenour, Top Four Papers (with J. Koenig Kellas and A. Trees), Family Communication Division, NCA
Sarah Steimel, Top GIFT Paper, NCA
Allison Thorson, Top Four Papers (with J. Koenig Kellas and A. Trees), Family Communication Division, NCA
Erin Willer, Top Four Student Papers, Family Communication Division, NCA