NCA Awards

CALL FOR 2010 NCA AWARD NOMINATIONS

The 2010 Awards Call will be available on February 11, 2010.

For more information, history, and previous award recipients, download the Awards Manual

Each year, NCA honors the best in communication, presenting awards for outstanding scholarship, teaching, and professional service.

Distinguished Scholar Award

Honors a lifetime of scholarly achievement in the study of human communication. NCA Distinguished Scholars are elected by previously named Distinguished Scholars. See and Learn More about NCA's Distinguished Scholars.

Awards for Outstanding Teaching

Awards for Outstanding Scholarship

Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in Family Communication
Charles H. Woolbert Research Award
Diamond Anniversary Book Award
Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award
Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award
Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression
Gerald M. Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship
Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Golden Anniversary Monograph Awards
James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address
James L. Golden Outstanding Student Essay in Rhetoric Award
Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award
Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance
Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies
Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication

Awards for Service