You are invited to submit nominations for the following awards. Nominations should be submitted directly to the chairs of respective award committees no later than Monday, April 1, 2013. Award descriptions, nomination criteria, and submission information can be found by clicking on the names of awards below.
Awards for Outstanding Teaching
Awards for Outstanding Scholarship
Awards for Outstanding Service
Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education
The Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education is given to honor an NCA member who exemplifies superlative teaching in higher education. Nominees must hold a master’s degree or higher in the communication discipline; must hold a full-time teaching assignment at an institute of higher education at the time of nomination; and must have a superlative teaching record. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a cash award from the Donald H. Ecroyd Award Fund and will serve on the award selection committee the following year.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following materials (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter recommending the person for the award, limited to two pages and providing a detailed rationale for why the person should receive the award
- the nominee's vita that includes detailed reference to the nominee's achievements as a teacher, as a member of his/her profession, and as a member of the campus and community. Should the vita not provide such information, supplementary materials may be appended
- up to three letters supporting the nomination
- written statements which are both descriptive and evaluative reports, by present and former students, colleagues in the nominee’s academic discipline, campus administrators, and others qualified to comment upon the nominee’s teaching and related contributions.
Send nominations to:
Denise Vrchota, committee chair via email at: vrchota@iastate.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Denise Vrchota
Iowa State University
342 Carver Hall
Ames, IA 50011-0001
Committee Roster
Denise Vrchota, Chair
Thomas Bovino
Richard Cherwitz
Marcella E. Oberle Award for Outstanding Teaching in Grades K-12
The Marcella E. Oberle Award for Outstanding Teaching in Grades K-12 recognizes teachers in grades Kindergarten through Senior High School level and who have exhibited both outstanding teaching and a commitment to the communication profession. The nominee must be considered “an outstanding teacher” by supervisors, colleagues and students. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a cash award from the Marcella E. Oberle Award Fund and will serve on the award selection committee the following year.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the person should be recognized by the association for distinguished teaching in grades K-12
- the nominee’s vita
- and letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the nominee’s qualifications
Send nominations to:
Melissa Beall, committee chair via email at: MELISSA.BEALL@UNI.EDU
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
Committee Roster
Melissa Beall, Chair
David Wendt
David Yastremski
Michael and Suzanne Osborn Community College Outstanding Educator Award
This award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution teaching at a community college. NCA members who have made outstanding contributions to education at community colleges and who exemplify excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the speech communication profession.
Nominees must be members of NCA at the time of nomination and must have a minimum of five years teaching experience at a community college. The recipient is presented with a plaque and cash award.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
All nominations shall be made by someone familiar with the nominee's qualifications that shall provide a letter of support identifying the nominee's strengths and contributions. Self-nominations are encouraged. The nomination must include:
- A cover letter stating why the person should be recognized by the Association for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the speech communication profession.
- The nominee's vita.
- Letters of recommendation from up to three persons familiar with the nominee's qualifications. Additional letters will not be considered.
- Materials demonstrating evidence of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the profession. Such items may include evidence of students who have pursued further study in communication, high standards of student achievement, faculty evaluations, scholarship in communication and related fields, and active participation in state, regional, and national communication associations and related organizations.
Send nominations to:
Gretchen Wheeler, committee chair via email at: wheeler@caspercollege.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Gretchen Wheeler
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper, WY 82601-4612
Committee Roster
Gretchen Wheeler, Chair
Richard Lindner
Jane Mattina
Wallace A. Bacon Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award
The Wallace A. Bacon Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award recognizes outstanding teaching by retired NCA members from any grade level from kindergarten through graduate school; NCA members who are not currently engaged in full-time teaching; and/or NCA members who have demonstrated a long term commitment to teaching. The recipient receives a plaque and will serve on the award selection committee the following year.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the person should be recognized by the association for distinguished teaching
- the nominee's vita or resume
- letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the nominee's qualifications
- and documentation of teaching excellence.
Send nominations to:
Andrew Rancer, committee chair via email at: ARANCER@UAKRON.EDU
Nomination materials should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachments and via email only.
Committee Roster
Andrew Rancer, Chair
Heidi McGrew
Candice Thomas-Maddox
David Zarefsky
Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in Family Communication
The Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service recognizes outstanding scholarship or distinguished service in family communication. Contribution to the area of family communication may include research published in scholarly publications or leadership in instructional areas. Scholarship is broadly defined to include the spectrum of scholarly writing found in articles published in any NCA journal or by NCA members publishing in major research journals sponsored by other associations or organizations, or in book or monograph form. This award can also be given to someone who has made an outstanding contribution over a period of years to family communication through leadership, teaching, or promoting the area of family communication at the local, regional, or national level. The award could also be given to someone who combines both scholarly contributions and instructional leadership.
The recipient will receive a plaque and a cash award from the Bernard J. Brommel Award Fund.
Nominations must be sent to the chair by someone well acquainted with the scholarship.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter specifying the leadership, instructional or scholarly role that the candidate has achieved.
- Document scholarly activities with the publishing or journal name(s), publication dates and three copies or examples of the scholarship (these will not be returned)
- Document leadership or instructional achievements should be documented with information about the contributions.
- Up to three letters recommending the person for the award should be limited to two pages; provide a detailed rationale for why the person should receive the award;
- the vita of the person being nominated
Send nominations to:
Carol Bruess, committee chair via email at: cjbruess@stthomas.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Carol Bruess
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Ave, #5011
St. Paul, MN 55105-1048
Committee Roster
Carol Bruess, Chair
Stephen Wilson
Tom Socha
Charles H. Woolbert Research Award
The Charles H. Woolbert Research Award recognizes a journal article or book chapter that has stood the test of time and has become a stimulus for new conceptualizations of communication phenomena. When first published, the article or chapter to be honored may well not have been seen to be as heuristic as it later becomes. Thus, the award will be reserved for an article which at the time of the award is in its tenth through fifteenth year in print and which has not previously received an NCA-sponsored award. The recipient will receive a plaque in the year it is awarded. A panel at the annual convention about the recipient(s)’ scholarship will be in the following year.
The best submissions are original scholarship published in NCA journals.
Nominations will be considered for two years, as long as the publication year is within the identified time frame.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material submitted electronically via PDFs.
- a cover letter stating why the article or chapter is deserving of recognition (only ONE letter of nomination will be accepted).
- a copy of the article or chapter
- materials supporting the excellence of the scholarship may be submitted, but are not required.
Send nominations to:
Kristine Muñoz, committee chair via email at: Kristine-fitch@uiowa.edu. Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
Committee Roster
Kristine Munoz, Chair
Carma Bylund
Lance Holbert
Phillip Glenn
Stephen Hartnett
Mindy Fenske
Shane Moreman
Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award
The Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award recognizes excellence in honoring the top-ranked student-authored paper from any unit that competitively ranks papers for programming at the NCA annual convention.
The Cushman Award Committee collects the top student papers from NCA interest groups that are then reviewed in competition with each other.
Nominations are submitted by the program chair/planner of each interest group that competitively ranks student-authored papers. Planners are encouraged to submit their interest group’s top student paper. Units need not give an interest group-based top student paper award to be eligible to submit a nominee.
For questions, please contact committee chair, Andrea Lambert South at lamberta3@nku.edu
Nominations are not received from the membership or general public.
Committee Roster
Andrea Lambert South, Chair
Christine North
Linda Dickmeyer
Suzy D'Enbeau
Tiffany Wang
Diamond Anniversary Book Award
The Diamond Anniversary Book Award recognizes the most outstanding scholarly book published during the previous two years. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a cash award, to be shared in the case of multiple authors.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the book is deserving of recognition
- a three copies of the book
- materials supporting the excellence of the book (e.g., reviews, other awards) may be submitted, but are not required.
Send nomination materials to the committee chair:
NCA National Office
Attn: Rebecca Davidson / Diamond Anniversary Book Award
1765 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Committee Roster
Fran Dickson, Chair
Leah Bryant
John Daly
Douglas W. Ehninger Rhetorical Scholar Award
The Douglas W. Ehninger Award honors distinguished honor scholars who have executed research programs in rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism or public address studies. The award is given to a person who, through multiple publications and presentations around a rhetorical topic or theme, demonstrates intellectual creativity, perseverance, and impact on academic communities.
The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and cash award from the Douglas W. Ehninger Award Fund.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the person should be recognized with the Ehninger Award
- the nominee’s vita
- and letters of recommendation from up to three persons familiar with the nominee’s qualifications.
Send nominations to:
Daniel Cronn-Mills, committee chair via email at: daniel.cronn-mills@mnsu.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Daniel Cronn-Mills
Minnesota State University, Mankato
230 Armstrong Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Committee Roster
Daniel Cronn-Mills, Chair
Stephen Croucher
Jacqueline Irwin
Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression
The Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression recognizes outstanding published research on freedom of expression. The award may be given to authors of scholarship published over the prior three years, as determined by the copyright date (January 2010 – December 2012).
The content criteria to be used for the award selection procedures will be the vitality and importance of the subject, the calculated impact of the study upon its audience, the quality of composition, and the enduring value of the scholarship. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a cash award from the Franklyn S. Haiman Award Fund.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the monograph. Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter specifying the publisher or journal name, the publication date, a detailed rationale for why the article should receive the award
- three copies of the book or a .pdf copy of the monograph as an email attachment
Send nominations to:
Pat Arneson, committee chair via email at: arneson@duq.edu
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Pat Arneson
Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Committee Roster
Pat Arneson, Chair
Rebekah L. Fox
E. Johanna Hartelius
Gerald M. Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship
The Gerald M. Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship recognizes NCA members responsible for authoring bodies of published research and creative scholarship in applied communication. The body of scholarship recognized by the award may be published in any journals, books, or monographs, or published in other than print media, such as but not limited to film, video tape, audio tape, or radio. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a cash award from the Gerald M. Phillips Award Fund.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the person should be recognized with the Phillips Award
- the nominee’s vita
- letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the nominee’s qualifications
- Up to five examples of the scholarship that is proposed to be honored.
Send nominations to:
Joseph Scudder, committee chair via email at: jscudder@niu.edu
Nomination materials must be sent as a set of e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word or PDF. Attachment should follow this naming protocol: “Last Name of Nominee – Item” (e.g., Scudder – CV or Scudder – Rec Letter #1 or Scudder – JACR article).
Three copies of any materials that cannot be submitted as attachments (e.g., books) should be mailed to:
Joseph Scudder
Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
These, too, will not be returned.
Committee Roster
Joseph Scudder, Chair
Elissa Foster
Katherine Hendrix
Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards
The Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards program recognizes new scholars who have recently completed their dissertation. The Selection Committee will evaluate nominations and select the most outstanding dissertations completed in the field during the previous academic year (from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012). Up to three awards may be given in any year.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by a faculty member from the department in which the dissertation was completed.
The review committee will evaluate the nominated dissertations through a process of blind review. All material should be submitted as MS Word files, such that identifiers may be removed. In writing nominating letters, the writer should omit self-references, department references, and the name and affiliation of the dissertation’s author.
The nomination package must consist of the following material (copies will not be returned):
- A cover email written by the dissertation advisor or department chair, including complete and current contact information for the nominee.
- A nomination letter in which the writer should omit self-references,
department references, and the name and affiliation of the
dissertation’s author.
- One copy of a 500-word (maximum) abstract of the dissertation.
- One copy of an article-length manuscript derived from the dissertation (30 double-spaced pages maximum, not counting tables, references, and appendices) or one selection from the dissertation that the applicant believes to be most representative of the dissertation (30 double-spaced pages maximum, not counting tables, references, and appendices).
- One complete copy of the dissertation. MS Word files of the entire dissertation will be accepted for sake of space preservation. If the entire dissertation cannot be transmitted as a single file attachment, a copy saved to CD can be mailed to Dr. Kuhn at the address provided below.
No coauthored materials will be considered, and no bound copies of the dissertation should be submitted because none of the materials will be returned to the nominees.
Send nominations as an email attachment to: Tim Kuhn at tim.kuhn@colorado.edu
Completed submissions should contain the required materials attached as Microsoft Word documents. Please use "Gerald R. Miller Award" in the subject line of the email and provide full contact information.
Tim Kuhn
Department of Communication
270 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0270
Committee Roster
Tim Kuhn, Chair
Tamara Afifi
Deborah Cai
Greg Dickinson
Debbie Dougherty
Christina Foust
John Meyer
Barbie Zelizer
Golden Anniversary Monograph Award
The Golden Anniversary Monograph Award recognizes the most outstanding scholarly monograph published during the previous calendar year. Monographs or articles may be in any of the areas of the communication arts and sciences. The recipients receive a plaque.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the monograph. Third-party and self-nominations are encouraged. The nomination should consist of:
- a cover letter specifying the publisher or journal name, the publication date, and a detailed rationale for why the article should receive the award
- a copy of the monograph
Send nominations to:
Jeffrey Bennett, committee chair via email at: jeff-bennett@uiowa.edu
Only electronic copies will be accepted. Nominations should be sent as a PDF email attachment.
Committee Roster
Jeffrey Bennett, Chair
Charles E. Morris, III
Glen Stamp
Megan Foley
Andrew Herrmann
Adrianne Kunkel
James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address
The James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address honors scholarship that has been published by NCA members from April through March of the previous year. Works are nominated by individuals and by presses. “Edited” books are not considered.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the scholarship is deserving of recognition
- a copy of the published scholarship
- evidence supporting the excellence of the scholarship may be submitted, but is not required.
Send nominations to:
Denise Bostdorff, committee chair via email at: DBOSTDORFF@WOOSTER.EDU
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Denise Bostdorff
"James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award”
1425 Fox Lake Rd
Wooster, OH 44691-9616
Committee Roster
Denise Bostdorff, Chair
Xing (Lucy) Lu
Bonnie J. Dow
James L. Golden Outstanding Student Essay in Rhetoric Award
The James L. Golden Award is open to original essays focusing on the history, theory or criticism of rhetoric both from undergraduates and from graduate students who, at the time of submission, have not been awarded the M.A. degree.
The outstanding essayist not only will receive recognition at the NCA Awards Ceremony but will deliver the paper in a session at the 2013 annual conference. Submission of the paper will be taken as agreement to attend the convention. Travel support will be extended to the author of the winning essay (or senior author, in the case of a joint essay). Recognition will also be given to a Laureate group of top-rated papers.
Essays should be of a length not greater than 20 pages of double-spaced text in 12-point font (not including endnotes) with author-identification information detachable. Essays may have been presented orally prior to submission but may not have been previously published. No more than one essay may be submitted as a solely authored or co-authored essay in a given year by a particular individual; in the case of multiple authors, all authors of record must be students; award recognition shall be given to multiple authors and the prize stipend shall be divided between or among authors; however, travel support will be provided for only the first author.
Essays will be read by a panel of three judges and will be evaluated for their contribution to the understanding of rhetorical process and outcomes, for excellence of conception and grounding, for weight of argument, strength of evidence, and eloquence of expression.
Essays must be supported by a letter of nomination from a faculty member that may be sent separately.
Send nominations to:
Adrienne Christiansen via email to christiansen@macalester.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
Committee Roster
Adrienne Christiansen, Trustee
James Herrick
Debra L. Petersen
Megan Foley
Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award
The Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award is given to foster and promote philosophical, historical, or critical scholarship in rhetoric and public discourse. Nominees should be NCA members who have completed the Ph.D. within the past ten years or who are well advanced in doctoral studies in rhetoric and public address. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a grant-in-aid from the Wallace Award Fund.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee’s academic record, including publications, convention papers, learned or scholarly conferences participated in, and other scholarly activity conducted or in progress;
- an explicit description of the uses to which the applicant proposes to put the grant-in-aid, including a clear definition and sketch of the research project or other scholarly undertaking to be served;
- endorsements from not more than three persons well acquainted with the applicant and the relevant field of scholarship and competent to assess the worth of the undertaking and the applicant’s achievement and potential in rhetorical scholarship.
Send nominations to:
D. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, committee chair via email at: lynnobrienhallstein@yahoo.com
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
D. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein
Boston University
College of General Studies
871 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Committee Roster
D. Lynn O'Brien Hallstein, Chair
Angela Hosek
Steve Goldzwig
Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance
The Irene Coger Award recognizes outstanding careers in performance. Nominees may be directors, producers, teachers, or performers and must be members of NCA.
Nominations should be sent by someone well-acquainted with the nominee's work.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter recommending the person for the award, limited to two pages and providing a detailed rationale for why the person should receive the award
- the nominee’s vita
- up to three letters supporting the nomination.
Send nominations to:
Frederick Corey, committee chair via email at: frederick.corey@asu.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:.
Frederick Corey
411 N. Central Ave, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0568
Committee Roster
Frederick Corey, Chair
Bryant Alexander
Margaret Quinlan
Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies
The Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and
Performance Studies recognizes NCA members who have published research and creative scholarship in interpretation and performance studies. The award is given to authors of scholarship published during the previous three-year period. The date of copyright of the published material will serve as the date of publication. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and a cash award from the Lilla A. Heston Award Fund.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by someone well acquainted with the scholarship.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter specifying the scholarship (e.g., publisher or journal name, publication date)
- a detailed rationale for why the scholarship should receive the award
- and when possible, three copies or examples of the scholarship.
Send nominations to:
Mindy Fenske, committee chair via email at: mindy.fenske@gmail.com
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Mindy Fenske
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Program
Department of English
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Committee Roster
Mindy Fenske, Chair
Bernadette Calafell
Kurt Lindemann
Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication
The Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication recognizes career contributions to the study of interpersonal communication. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant scholarly contributions to the study of interaction and/or relational processes. This recipient will also have contributed to the quality of interpersonal communication through active involvement in the discipline, significant mentoring of students, and/or public service focused on interpersonal communication.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a detailed letter arguing for why the nominee ought to be recognized for the award
- the nominee’s vita
The criteria to be used in selection of the recipient include (1) overall contribution to scholarship in interpersonal communication, (2) importance of that work in extending/altering our understanding of interpersonal communication processes and outcomes, (3) the quality of the work he or she has contributed, (4) the time span of the contributions, and (5) the ways in which the person has worked to practice effective interpersonal communication through mentoring, teaching, public work, and/or service. The committee may also choose to nominate additional candidates.
Send nominations for the 2014 winner to:
John Caughlin, committee chair via email at: caughlin@illinois.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment via email only.
Committee Roster
John Caughlin, Chair
Walid Afifib
Mike Roloff
Sandra Petronio
Stephen E. Lucas Debut Publication Award
The Stephen E. Lucas Debut Publication Award seeks to encourage and reward new scholars in the communication discipline. It aims to identify and hold up for praise a contribution to the discipline by an author or authors publishing their first scholarly book or essay.
Scholars who have not previously received publication credit as an author or co-author of a refereed book, book chapter, or journal article (including articles in electronic-only journals) may submit their work for the Lucas Debut Publication Award. Essays published in conference proceedings are not eligible for this award. To be eligible, a work must have been published during the previous calendar year.
Book reviews and encyclopedia entries will not be counted as publications with regard to authors’ eligibility for this award. Authors who meet the eligibility criteria can be at any level of professional development, from undergraduate students to full professors. All authors of the submitted work must meet the eligibility criteria.
Criteria for evaluation of the work focus on its intellectual contributions, development of ideas and arguments, and clarity and sophistication in expression.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair by April 1, 2011. Any member of the communication discipline can submit a nomination. Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (hard copies will not be returned):
- A cover letter stating why the nominated work is deserving of the award.
- A copy of the nominated work.
- A statement from the author(s) attesting that the author(s) has not received publication credit for any previous books, book chapters, or journal articles, including articles in journals outside the communication discipline.
- Complete CVs of all nominees.
Send nominations to:
James Jasinski, committee chair via email at: jjasinski@pugetsound.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment.
If sending by mail, address 3 copies of the nomination materials to:
James Jasinski
CMB #1026
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA 98416
Committee Roster
James Jasinski, Chair
Laura Russell
Tasha Dubriwny
Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award
The Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award recognizes NCA members who have demonstrated dedication to excellence, commitment to the profession, concern for others, vision of what could be, acceptance of diversity, and forthrightness.
Nominations must be sent to the Professional Service Award Committee Chair by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the person should be recognized with the Kibler Award
- the nominee’s vita
- letters of recommendation from up to three persons familiar with the nominee’s qualifications.
Send nominations to:
Gloria Galanes, committee chair via email at: GloriaGalanes@MissouriState.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment with the subject line "Robert J. Kibler Award".
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Gloria Galanes
"Robert J. Kibler Award "
2024 Wellington Ave
Springfield, MO 65807
Committee Roster
Gloria Galanes, Chair
Sheri Bleam
Carl Hyden
Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award
The Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to both NCA and the profession. The award will be presented to the person judged to have made the greatest contribution to the association and to the profession during her or his career. The recipient will receive a plaque.
Nominations must be sent to the chair of the Professional Service Awards Committee by someone well acquainted with the nominee’s qualifications.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):
- a cover letter stating why the person should be recognized by the association for distinguished service to NCA and to the profession,
- the nominee’s vita,
- letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the nominee’s qualifications.
Send nominations to:
Gloria Galanes, committee chair via email at: GloriaGalanes@MissouriState.edu
Nominations should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF email attachment with the subject line "Samuel Becker Award".
If sending by mail, send 3 copies of the nomination material to:
Gloria Galanes
"Samuel Becker Award"
2024 Wellington Ave
Springfield, MO 65807
Committee Roster
Gloria Galanes, Chair
Sheri Bleam
Carl Hyden
Distinguished Scholar
A group of Distinguished Scholars is seeking suggestions for potential nominees to become Distinguished Scholars. The submission of a suggestion does not guarantee nomination. Please send only names and affiliations of potential nominees. No additional materials are requested at this time. Please forward suggestions to Mark Fernando in the National Office at mfernando@natcom.org.