2010 Award Winners

Student Awards

Sponsored by: Mary Munter, Shirley Kuiper, and Barbara Shwom

Recipients:
1st place: Tony Bloemer, Northern Kentucky University, faculty sponsor Janel Bloch
2nd place: Iris Zhang, University of Florida, faculty sponsor Fiona Barnes
3rd place: Susan Hanover, Indiana University, faculty sponsor Adam Herman

Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award

Sponsored by: Debbie DuFrene and Carol Lehman

Recipient: David Victor, Eastern Michigan University

Publication Awards

Distinguished Publication on Business Communication

Sponsored by: Courtland Bovee & John Thill

Recipient: James S. O’Rourke, IV, University of Notre Dame

Management Communication: a Case-Analysis Approach, 4th ed,: Prentice-Hall, 2010

Outstanding article of the Year BCQ

Sponsored by: Mary Ellen Guffey

Recipients: David Alan Sapp and Qin Zhang, Fairfield University

“Trends in Industry Supervisors’ Feedback on Business Communication Internships,” Business Communication Quarterly, 72 (3), 274-288.

Outstanding article of the Year JBC

Sponsored by: Mary Flatley, Kathy Rentz, and Paula Lentz

Recipients: Gail Fann Thomas, Naval Postgraduate School; Roxanne Zolin, Queensland University of Technology; Jackie Hartman, Colorado State University

“The Central Role of Communication in Developing Trust and Its Effect on Employee Involvement, The Journal of Business Communication, 46 (3), 287-310.

Outstanding Dissertation

Sponsored by: Anonymous Donor

Recipient: Christopher Toth, Iowa State University

Child’s Play: Investigating the Genre of Toy Safety Recall Notices

Francis Weeks Award of Merit

Recipient: Marsha Bayless, Stephen F. Austin State University

Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Research Award

Sponsored by: McGraw Hill

Recipient: Linda Beamer, California State, Los Angeles

Plenary Address, 76th Annual International Convention

Distinguished Member

Recipient: Bertha Du-Babcock, City University of Hong Kong

Fellow

Recipient: Deborah Valentine, Emory University

Bernadine P. Branchaw Spirit of ABC Award

Recipient: Mary Ellen Guffey, Los Angeles Pierce College

Graduate Student Scholarships

Recipients: Godwin Agboka, Illiniois State University; Jacob Rawlins, Iowa State University; Matthew Sharp, Virginia Tech