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Jennifer and Eric Spiegel Award Entry Details

The Department of Communication is proud to announce the annual competition for the Jennifer and Eric Spiegel Award to encourage and foster scholarship in the department. The winner will receive $400.00 that will be processed through Student Accounting and Billing. 

Deadline Friday, April 4, 2025

Applicants must meet the following requirements: 

1. Be an undergraduate COMMRC major (sophomore, junior, or first semester senior). 

2. Be registered in the Spring Term (2254) of 2025. 

3. Be a student in good academic standing. 

How to Win: 

1. Write a great essay on any topic that relates to: Human Communication and Technology (It’s okay to submit a paper you’ve turned in for any of your classes or an original paper written just for this competition!) 

2. Email your essay to Dr. Meredith Guthrie (guthrie@pitt.edu) by 5pm Friday, April 4, 2025. Dr. Guthrie will email you to confirm that she has received your entry. 

Essay Requirements: 

  1. A minimum of 500 words on any topic that deals with human communication and technology
  2. Typed, double-spaced 
  3. An Identification page that includes the following: 
    1. Essay Title 
    2. Your Name (DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON ANY OTHER PART OF YOUR PAPER! PAPERS ARE JUDGED ANONYMOUSLY!) 
    3. Your PeopleSoft Number 
    4. Your Phone Number 
    5. Your Address 
  4. Title Page with the title of the essay 

For more information, please contact: 

Dr. Meredith Guthrie (guthrie@pitt.edu)