ALT Alaina poses with Blessing Okafor, a current PhD candidate in the Communication department who was awarded a Mizzou 18 title the past year.

ALT Alaina faces away from the camera so the big number "18" can be seen clearly on the back of her white shirt.

ALT Alaina poses solo in her Mizzou 18 shirt in front of Jesse Hall.

ALT Dr. Alaina Leverenz is posing with her advisor and mentor Dr. Haley Horstman with a gold-glowing Jesse Hall in the background. Haley has a gold beanie on and Alaina has a white Mizzou 18 shirt on. She is holding flowers.

ALT An image of the slide honoring A&S distinguished alumni. Dr. Coleman is being awarded who was earned their MA in Communication department in 1993. She faces the camera with turtle glasses and pearls.

ALT Dr. Horstman, Dr. Warner, Dr. Behm-Morawitz, and PhD Candidate Blessing Okafor smile for the camera behind large white "A&S" marquee letters.

ALT Dr. Michael Atchison, a Communication department alumni for his BA, emceed the event. This is the third year in a row he has done so. He is in a grey suit jacket and red tie.

ALT An infographic displaying photos of Jana Kent and Olivia Watson, highlighting their paper entitled "'Couldn't you get an American?": Navigating Communicative Disenfranchisement Experienced by Transracial Adoptive Families which has one a Top Paper Award. This presentation can be seen at NCA on Thursday, 11/16 at 9:30am.

ALT An infographic for Alaina Leverenz and Dr. Horstman's presentation entitled "Communicated Resilience in Meters' Stories of their Baby's Birth and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome." It will be presented on Friday, 11/17 at 2pm.