Rao Presents on Conference Panel, Wins Hobgood Service Award

Anand Rao, professor of communication, recently attended the National Communication Association annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was part of a discussion panel titled “Communication at Play: Creating Strategic Partnerships between the Basic Course and First Year Experiences.” He talked about UMW’s QEP/FSEM, how it serves as a basic communication course for new students, and how the Speaking Center helps to support the FSEM. He also finished his year as Past Chair of the Communication Centers Division for NCA, helped run the annual business meeting, and, most significant, was the recipient of the 2018 Hobgood Service Award for “dedication to excellence, commitment to the profession, concern for others, appreciation of diversity, and vision of what could be.”​