Lisa Rau » Press & Awards
Awards:
Annenberg Fellowship
University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (2010)
Hood Recipient (Valedictorian)
San Francisco State University; College of Humanities (2008)
Speaker of the Year, Platform Events (2x)
Northern California Forensics Association (2006-7 and 2007-8 seasons)
Departmental Top Honoree
San Francisco State University; Communication Studies Department (2008)
Evans, Hsu, Kauffman Scholarship Recipient
San Francisco State University; College of Humanities (2008)
Dean's List
San Francisco State University (2004-8)
All-American Team
American Forensics Association (one of nine students selected in the U.S.)
Quarterfinalist, Informative Speaking (topic: The Large Hadron Collider)
American Forensics Association, Nationals (2008)
Quarterfinalist, Communication Analysis (topic: Philanthropic rhetoric via FreeRice.com)
American Forensics Association, Nationals (2008)
1st Place, Informative Speaking (topics: The Large Hadron Collider; The Mayan Calendar)
Northern California Forensics Association Championship Tournament (2007)
Diablo Valley Community College Speech Tournament (2007)
Santa Rosa Community College Speech Tournament (2006 and 2007)
University of California, Berkeley "Cal" Season Opener (2006)
1st Place, Persuasive Speaking (topic: Metabolic Syndrome)
California State University, Northridge Speech Tournament (2006)
Azusa Pacific University Speech Tournament (2006)
Santa Rosa Community College Speech Tournament (2006)
1st Place, After-Dinner Speaking (topics: Chinese imports; technology and social awkwardness)
Northern California Forensics Association Championship Tournament (2006)
Diablo Valley Community College Speech Tournament (2007)
Santa Rosa Community College Speech Tournament (2006 and 2007)
University of California, Berkeley "Cal" Season Opener (2006)
Chabot Community College Speech Tournament (2008)
1st Place, Communication Analysis (topic: Philanthropic rhetoric via FreeRice.com)
Chabot Community College Speech Tournament (2008)
1st Place, Prose Interpretation (literature: Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson)
Diablo Valley Community College Speech Tournament (2007)
Santa Rosa Community College Speech Tournament (2007)
Speaker of the Year
El Camino Real Speech League (2000)
1st Place, Radio/TV Broadcasting (oral presentation of news package, commercials, etc.)
El Camino Real Speech League (2000)
Press:
Research
USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Symposium
Public Speaking
Veteran speaker inspires team (The Hatchet)
“A Way With Words” (SFSU Magazine)
Speech and Debate Students Named All-American (SF State News)
SF State Speech and Debate Team prepares for national tournament (SF State News)
Miscellaneous
In the News (The Cronk of Higher Education)
Exceptional Graduating Students Profiled (SF State News)
Concerns mount over higher rates on student loans (San Francisco Chronicle)
Photo (Koci Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle)