Actor Chad Everett will receive the Alumni Arts Achievement Award in Communication at a 4 p.m. ceremony, Thursday, March 25, in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne State University.

He will be honored by the WSU Department of Communication at a reception that day from 1-2:30 p.m. in Room 4130 Old Main.

Everett, who has a degree in mass communication from Wayne State, has appeared in more than 30 feature films and makes numerous television appearances. His work includes a remake of Psycho and Hard to Forget, both 1998 films. Recently, he appeared in multiple episodes of Melrose Place and in The Nanny and Touched by an Angel. His role as the dashing Dr. Joe Gannon on Medical Center established him as a well-known and highly regarded actor.

Everett received Photoplay's Most Popular Actor Gold Medal, a Golden Globe Award and Spain's Don Quixote Best Actor Award. He also earned a nomination for an Emmy. He received The Gift of Life International Humanitarian Award and the Better World Award in recognition of his efforts to raise charitable monies, particularly for children.

The award event is part of Wayne State's Celebration of the Arts (March 24-26), which honors alumni, It also is part of Communication Week (March 22-27)- a week of ideas, messages and people involved in communication activity.