The Outstanding Communication Graduate Award was presented to Charlotte Klesman on April 27, 2011 at the annual Communication Program Awards Banquet. This award was developed by faculty to honor a graduate student with outstanding abilities in research, teaching and service. It represents one of the many exciting changes taking place in the Communication Program at University of North Dakota.
Klesman is a PhD student and instructor at University of North Dakota. Her area of expertise includes mass media, particularly public relations used by nonprofit groups, and distance education. Current areas of research include language people use to describe how they react to and interact with the natural environment.
