Elliott School of Communication

Our very own Dr. Samuels. Congrats debate community!

Phillip Samuels, assistant professor of communication​ and
director of debate, Brownlee Award​, Cross Examination Debate Association​.

This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement in scholarship, education and service to CEDA.

Congratulations, Dr. Samuels! 🔥

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From Studio B to the Silver Circle: Jeremy Hubbard's Emmy award-winning journey - WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement Before he was reporting from war zones, covering historic events or earning 62 Emmy Awards, Jeremy Hubbard ’96 was learning to think on his feet in Studio B. Three decades after anchoring Wichita State’s student-produced live newscast, the 1996 graduate has been inducted into the Heartland Chapt...

Recent graduates Briaja Tucker and Hallie Fritz attended the June 3 Wichita Professional Communicators lunch and received first-place awards for their work in Shocker Ad Lab, along with Auryona Webb, on the 2025 Wichita Gridiron campaign, "Wickedly Funny."

We love when student work is recognized in a statewide professional competition. Congratulations Shocker Ad Lab fall 2025: Emily Rueda - art director, Abby Allen - copywriter and Khadija Ain Lhout - copywriter on your first-place win for branding and promoting "Let's Talk Comm."

Check out this short documentary produced in our Capstone Media Project Class. The doc pays tribute to the 46 seasons Mike Kennedy spent as the Voice of the Shockers, and it feature Elliott School alumnus Denning Gerig, who was just named as Mike's replacement. The doc was produced by students Nick Flynn, Owen Prothro and Mack Smith. The project class was taught by Amy DeVault.

The voice behind the mic: A story for the legend, Mike Kennedy After 46 seasons, Mike Kennedy has signed off for the last time as ...

Congratulations to Amelia Boor, our Shocker Speakout winner for Spring 2026!
Her speech, "Why the U.S. Should Regulate Chemotherapy," impressed our entire judging panel. Way to go, Amelia!

Congratulations to Shocker Speakout finalists Sienna Tuckwood, Jadyn Combs, Amelia Boor and Aden Fayziev.
These four speakers impressed the judges with their policy persuasive speeches for Comm 111, Public Speaking.
Bravo!

Congratulations to Stacy Sanger, who has been awarded our 2026 Outstanding Qualitative Paper Award for master's students.