NCA Lambda Pi Eta Awards
NCA Awards
Lambda Pi Eta offers five opportunities for outstanding chapters, chapter advisors, and students to receive national recognition for their embodiment of the six goals of Lambda Pi Eta. The winners are presented with their awards during the LPH Business Meeting at the NCA Annual Convention. Advisors and students alike are both eligible and strongly encouraged to submit award nominations.
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Chapter of the Year Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Alpha Chi Delta, Lamar University |
| 2022 | Lambda, The College of Wooster |
| 2021 | Lambda Nu, University of Montevallo |
| 2020 | Alpha Beta Upsilon, Temple University |
| 2019 | Xi Omega, Bloomsburg University |
| 2018 | Beta Upsilon, Slippery Rock University |
| 2017 | Eta Pi, University of Alabama |
| 2016 | Omega Delta, Northern Arizona University - Glendale |
| 2015 | Phi Omega, Hastings College |
| 2014 | Alpha, University of Arkansas |
| 2013 | Eta Gamma, Elon University |
| 2011 | Sigma Kappa, Christopher Newport University |
Rookie Chapter of the Year Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Alpha Zeta Chi, Bemidji University |
| 2021 | Alpha Epsilon Nu, Tuskegee University |
| 2020 | Alpha Chi Omicron, Marymount University |
| 2019 | Alpha Epsilon Mu, Willamette University |
| 2018 | Alpha Chi Omega, University of Arizona |
| 2016 | Alpha Delta Pi, University of South Dakota |
| 2015 | Alpha Beta Upsilon, Temple University |
| 2014 | Omega Omega, Boise State University |
| 2013 | Alpha Beta Theta, Oregon State University |
| 2011 | Psi Rho, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Thomas L. Veenendall Advisor of the Year Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Erin Brummett, Bloomsburg University |
| 2022 | Ashley George, Samford University |
| 2020 | Caroline S. Parsons |
| 2019 | Tiffany Wang |
| 2018 | Marie Baker-Ohler |
| 2017 | Caroline S. Parsons |
| 2016 | John Perlich |
| 2015 | Narissra Punyanunt-Carter |
| 2014 | Deborah Whitt |
| 2013 | Frances Ward-Johnson |
| 2012 | John Perlich |
| 2011 | Stacey Wieland |
Jennifer Bender Rookie Advisor of the Year Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Terrell Jake Dionne, University of Arkansas |
| 2022 | Tiffani Luethke, University of Nebraska-Kearney |
| 2022 | Jennifer Bender, Tuskegee University |
| 2021 | Dron Mandhana |
| 2020 | Megan McFarlane |
| 2019 | Lori Britt |
| 2017 | Aimee Sorensen |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Fish Hatfield |
| 2015 | Anne Stone & Lindsey S. Aloia |
| 2014 | Jayson L. Dibble |
| 2013 | Trischa Goodnow |
Stephen A. Smith (Paper) Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Carly Sedacca, "How Miguel’s Album Kaleidoscope Dream (2012) Normalizes Rape Culture: The Role of Ideology in Musical Rhetoric" |
| 2022 | Mattie Hamilton, "A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Hillary Clinton’s Keynote at the 2015 Women in the World Summit" |
| 2021 | Emma Folts, “Educating Through Piglet: Rhetorical Empathy, Mental Health Literacy and Winnie the Pooh” |
| 2020 | Amber Merklinger, “Avoiding Urban Flight: Positive Deviants Who Stay Home in a Rural Coastal County and Thrive” |
| 2020 | Sydney Jones, “The Crossroads of Symbol and Story: Merging Rhetorical Theory and Autoethnography” |
| 2019 | Brelynn Hess, “Posting Over the Paint: Instagramming Central European Street Art and Digital Cultural Tourism” |
| 2019 | Allison Kennon, “‘Victim’ or ‘Survivor?': Navigating Self-Concept in the Wake of Sexual Violence” |
| 2018 | Emily Herbek & Carly Spotts-Falzone, “Altruism and Assertiveness: An Ethnographic Study of the Intergenerational Communication Process of Transmission” |
| 2017 | Katie Scott, “Health Websites and Elaboration Likelihood: Is Online Health Information Changing Patient Message Processing?” |
| 2017 | Andrew Boge, “Donald Trump is Batman: How Archetypal Appeals Assisted in Determining Our President” |
| 2016 | Garrett Delphia, “‘It Takes a Village’: Communication in Action through Organizational Assimilation” |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Brook Phipps |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Yeo, Krystal Jin, Tony Joo, Madeline Miller & Clifford Young |
| 2014 | Rebecca Leach |
| 2014 | Webbo Chen, Jessica Lee, Linda Lumintaintang & James Shim |
| 2013 | Rebecca Alt |
| 2013 | Arianna Duran, Lauren Armstrong & Benjamin Speegle |
| 2011 | Adel El-Adawy |
| 2011 | Stephanie A. Villella & Leah Ryan |