New Scholarship Offering In Communication Department

The communication department recently presented its first Warren and Elaine Lashley Scholarship to Holly Holmes. The $1,000 award was created to honor the life and memory of Warren Lashley, a former communication professor who passed away last fall. In addition, it recognizes the work of his wife, Elaine, who was also a professor in the department.

The scholarship has rigorous requirements. Applying students must be juniors or seniors in the communication major, must have taken and excelled in at least three rhetoric and public communication courses, and must be active in extracurricular activities.

Holmes is an intern in the college’s Office of Marketing and Communication. In addition to the communication degree, she will receive a certificate in journalism in December. She has served as secretary for the newly-established Public Relations Student Organization and worked to develop a webpage for the group. She has also done volunteer work with the Boy Scouts of America and nursing home patients. Holmes plans to attend graduate school after graduation.

“I was so very honored to receive this award. From what I have learned of the Lashleys, they were very giving people, and when I am able, I plan to return to UC to give back to the department that has given me this unique honor,” she said.

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