Newswise — WASHINGTON, DC (November 24, 2014) – The National Communication Association (NCA) honored 33 members with awards Saturday night at its 100th Annual Convention in Chicago. The convention celebrated a century of of teaching, research, and service within the Communication discipline.
This year’s award winners represent more than two dozen colleges and universities across the United States and abroad. The awards recognize outstanding work in teaching, scholarship, and service. Some pay tribute to lifetime achievement, while others spotlight specific work. Awards also acknowledge the contributions of new scholars in the discipline.
“The scholarship, teaching, and service of our members improves understanding of Communication and how it can enhance the human experience in a wide variety of venues,” said Kathleen J. Turner, NCA President and Davidson College Professor. “I’m extremely proud that these award winners are my colleagues. They exemplify the best of the best in a stellar organization.”
2014 NCA Award Winners(Click on the name of each award for a brief description.)
Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher EducationJonathan M. Bowman, University of San Diego
Marcella E. Oberle Award for Outstanding Teaching in Grades K-12Natalie Weber, Fremont Union School District, Sunnyvale, California
Michael and Suzanne Osborn Community College Outstanding Educator Award Nancy J. Willets, Cape Cod Community College
Wallace A. Bacon Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award Donn W. Parson, University of Kansas
Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in Family Communication Lynn H. Turner, Marquette UniversityRichard West, Emerson College
Charles H. Woolbert Research AwardCarolyn Ellis, University of South FloridaArthur P. Bochner, University of South Florida
Diamond Anniversary Book Award Jennifer L. Bevan, Chapman University Kelly E. Happe, University of Georgia
Donald P. Cushman Memorial AwardKathleen M. de Onís, Indiana University
Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award John Louis Lucaites, Indiana University
Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of ExpressionSamuel McCormick, San Francisco State University
Gerald M. Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship Mark Hickson III, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Roi Estlein, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and University of HaifaAdam S. Richards, Texas Christian UniversityKimberly Alecia Singletary, University of Illinois at Chicago
Golden Anniversary Monograph Award Kelly Happe, University of GeorgiaAmber Johnson, Prairie View A&M University
James A. Winans and Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address Kristina Horn Sheeler, Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisKarrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
James L. Golden Outstanding Student Essay in Rhetoric Award Donovan Bisbee, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award Isaac West, University of IowaLeslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance Tami Spry, St. Cloud State University
Lilla A.Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance StudiesD. Soyini Madison, Northwestern University
Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication Leslie A. Baxter, University of Iowa
Stephen E. Lucas Debut Publication Award Rohini S. Singh, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignRobert J. Kibler Memorial Award Larry Schnoor, Minnesota State University, MankatoSamuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award Don M. Boileau, George Mason University
Distinguished Scholar Awards Noshir S. Contractor, Northwestern UniversityG. Thomas Goodnight, University of Southern CaliforniaAlan G. Gross, University of MinnesotaAnita L. Vangelisti, University of Texas, Austin
Photos of award winners are available upon request.
###About the National Communication AssociationThe National Communication Association (NCA) advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry. NCA serves the scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication, NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems.
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