About Business Communication Research Foundation

The Business Communication Research Foundation, formerly the C.R. Anderson Foundation, was established as an Illinois general not-for-profit corporation in honor of Professor C.R. "Chesty" Anderson, pioneer teacher of Business Communication at the University of Illinois for 40 years and founder of the American Business Communication Association, now known as Association for Business Communication. The Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors.

This Foundation is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of the Association for Business Communication. Learn more about research grant opportunities. Read the Bylaws of Business Communication Research Foundation.

Business Communication Research Foundation Officers

Title Name Institution
Foundation Board President Judith Ainsworth McGill University
Foundation Board Vice President Patricia Harms University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Foundation Board Secretary-Treasurer Kathryn Rybka Association for Business Communication
Past President Barbara Shwom Communication Partners
Past President Geert Jacobs Ghent University