October 22–25, 2014
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program Chair: Maryann Wysor
Conference Program
79th Annual Conference Program (pdf)
Award Winners
List of Award Winners
Presidential Address
Kathy Rentz
Kathy Rentz is a Professor in the professional writing program of the English Department at the University of Cincinnati. Over the course of her more than 20-year affiliation with the ABC, she has served three terms on the Board of Directors, served as an Associate Editor and as Interim Editor of the Journal of Business Communication, and chaired the ABC Publications Board. She has also won the Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit and the Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award and was a co-winner of the award for Outstanding Article in the JBC. Her publications explore the use of narrative in business communication, case study research, and disciplinary issues in business communication. As a co-author of two business communication textbooks, she deeply values both teaching and research and the critically important role of the ABC in strengthening our discipline.
Presidential Address
Plenary Speeches
Gina Poncini, Outstanding Researcher Address
Proceedings
Proceedings of the 79th Annual International Conference