Foundation Scholarships

Giordano Memorial

The Joseph Giordano Memorial Scholarship is awarded based upon the recommendation by the faculty of the Department of Communication and Journalism based on the following criteria: a continuing Mass Communication major with an emphasis in Public Relations, junior or senior status during the award year; demonstrated interest in diversity and an appreciation for differences shown in completed coursework in cultural diversity courses; demonstrated excellence in public speaking, shown in CJ 202, 304 grades; member of the Forensics team, etc.; successful completion of at least one internship; and total GPA of 3.34 or higher at time of nomination.

Students do not apply for this award. A recipient is selected based on eligibility criteria mentioned above.

A committee of Department of Communication and Journalism faculty will select the recipient.

The recipient will be sent a notification letter from the Chair of the department, who will also complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office.

Dr. Joseph Giordano, Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism and Honorary Blugold Alumni joined the UWEC faculty in 1989 and taught courses in public relations and speech until his death in 2001. He was an active researcher on public relations, communication and organizational culture, organizational identification, and communication and technology. A letter of gratitude addressed to the family of Dr. Giordano should be submitted directly to the Department of Communication and Journalism program assistant. It is expected that the winner of this award will attend the Department of Communication and Journalism Student Excellence Recognition Reception held the last day of spring classes.