Awarded to a student who is a double-major in Communication Studies and a Social Science program, who has completed at least 60 credits, and who holds the highest cumulative grade point average among the qualified candidates. If there are no eligible double-majors then the recipient will be a Communications major. Recipient must be Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person and an Ontario resident who demonstrates financial need. Over his 34-year career at York, Prof. Arthur Siegel was an inspiration to thousands of students, was instrumental in shaping York s Communication Studies Program and served as Chair of the Department of Social Science, among many other achievements. Arthur made unique and important scholarly contributions to the fields of politics and media communications policy in Canada, particularly on press freedoms, censorship, propaganda and referenda. Prior to York, Arthur was a prolific journalist in Canada and the US, and an instrumental force at Radio Canada international. Throughout his life, Arthur worked tirelessly for a number of charitable organizations.
