2018 – 1st Place = Kristine Witte; 2nd Place = Anthony Miller; 3rd Place = Julia Porco
2019 – 1st Place = Alicia Love; 2nd Place = Diamond Hines; 3rd Place = Luke Angelus
2020 – Contest canceled due to COVID-19
2021 – Contest canceled due to COVID-19
2022 - 1st Place = Seneca Farabaugh; 2nd Place = Kelcee Berkeley; 3rd Place = Julia Cockrum
2023 - Joseph Green – 1st Place; Carli Martinez – 2nd Place
The award is named after retired Professor Ed Schwarz who taught communication classes
full time at Prairie State for 23 years before his retirement in 2018. In addition
to teaching, Professor Schwarz also served as long-time Coordinator of Communication
and Chair of the Department of Humanities, Communication, Fine & Performing Arts.
He also coached the Forensics Team at PSC and was an active member of the International
Committee, the Sustainability Committee, and the College-Wide General Education Learning
Outcomes Committee.
The Ed Schwarz Outstanding Communication Student award is awarded during the Communication
Department’s Communication Day, which is held annually during the Spring semester
to celebrate the field of Communication. The award recognizes one or two outstanding
second-year students who have excelled in Communication courses and activities on
the PSC campus.
Students are nominated and voted on by the Communication faculty during the Spring semester. The Communication Department will send a letter announcing the award to that year’s winning student(s) along with an invitation to attend the Communication Day festivities to receive their award during the closing ceremony.
Past Winners:
Qualifications:
The Elighie Wilson, III Forensics Hall of Fame aims to recognize outstanding former members, coaches, or other individuals who have significantly contributed to the success of the Forensics Team. The Hall of Fame also seeks to recognize those who have used the skills developed during their tenure on the team to significantly contribute to their communities.
Hall of Fame members are nominated and voted on by the Forensics coaches during the spring semester. New members will receive a notice announcing their selection to the Hall of Fame along with an invitation to attend the Communication Day festivities where they will be
recognized for their selection during the closing ceremony.
Hall of Fame members are nominated and voted on by the Forensics coaches during the spring semester. New members will receive a notice announcing their selection to the Hall of Fame along with an invitation to attend the Communication Day festivities where they will be recognized for their selection during the closing ceremony.
In 2019, the Communication Faculty elected to rename the award after Elighie Wilson, III because of Elighie’s storied history as a coach of the PSC Forensics team, a mentor to other coaches at Prairie State and in high schools and colleges nationwide, and continued support and leadership as Vice President of Academic Affairs were deserving of naming rights.
Hall of Fame Selectees: