Kendall Phillips, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies, was selected by The College of Liberal Arts at Penn State University to receive the 2025 Outstanding Academic Alumni Award from the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences.
Alex Jainchill, Department of Drama
Alex Jainchill, professor of practice of theater design and technology, served as lighting designer for “Gounod’s ‘Faust,’” which won Outstanding Production with Fewer Than Six Performances at the Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards.
Charles E. Morris III, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Charles E. Morris III, professor of communication and rhetorical studies, received the inaugural New Horizons Award from the Public Address Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) at its annual conference in November. The award honors a clear and impressive record of scholarly research; the potential to contribute significantly to future directions of public address through scholarship, teaching and/or community-engaged work; and a record of challenging of disciplinary hegemonies and/or expansion of the domain of public address to include diverse, historically marginalized scholars and areas of scholarship that have historically fallen outside of rhetoric’s traditional scope.
Wendy K. Moy, Setnor School of Music/School of Education
The Chorosynthesis Singers with co-founders/co-artistic directors Wendy K. Moy, assistant professor of music education, and Jeremiah Selvey, was selected as the winner of The American Prize in Choral Performance, 2024, in the professional division. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts.
John Warren, Setnor School of Music
John Warren, professor of applied music and performance (conducting) and director of choral activities, received the Ovation Award from the Syracuse Sounds of Music Association, Inc., at its Music Matters event on Oct. 9 in Syracuse. The award honors Warren’s immense contributions to the Central New York musical community.
Wendy K. Moy, Setnor School of Music/School of Education
Wendy K. Moy, assistant professor of music education, received the Paul and Veronica Abel Award for Choral Performance from Civic Morning Musicals in Syracuse. This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to the art of choral performance for the community.
