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To be approved at the Business Meeting on May 23, 2008

The following division members have been nominated for the Division Secretary position for 2009-2011.

Shiv Ganesh, University of Waikato
Clifton Scott, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Division 4 of the International Communication Association is pleased to announce competition for the 2008 W. Charles Redding Dissertation Award in Organizational Communication.  This annual competition includes a cash award to the winner and a certificate for the winner and his/her advisor. The award will be presented at the annual ICA convention in Montreal (May, 2008).

Any dissertation project related to organizational communication is eligible for submission. The winning dissertation will be theoretically driven, methodologically rigorous, and make a significant contribution to our field. In the spirit of Redding, the dissertation should present ideas that advance our understanding of organizing and communicating, and that make a difference in the lives of organizational members.

Rules of the competition are as follows:

1.  The advisor of the dissertation should submit the dissertation to the Division 4 Secretary:Documents to be submitted must include (a) one copy of the complete dissertation and (b) one copy of the student summary document, which is a 25-30 page paper (text) plus references, tables, graphs, etc.  Summary documents with more than 30 pages of text (12-pt. font, 1-inch margins) will not be considered.
The shorter document, written by the student, should summarize the dissertation by discussing the (a) research issue/problem, (b) relevant literature, (c) key hypotheses or research questions, (d) research methods, (e) primary results, and (f) conclusions drawn from the investigation. There is no need for a letter of nomination from the advisor.

2.  Because all dissertations will receive blind review by a panel of judges, the name of the author, advisor, and university should appear only in the email and title page of the full dissertation.

3.  Dissertations must have been successfully defended in the 2007 calendar year.

4.  Candidates for the award must be members of ICA Division 4.  Membership may be in process at the time of submission.

5.  If an insufficient number of dissertations are received, the award panel reserves the right to carry over dissertations into the next annual competition. If large numbers of submissions are made or competition is strong, Honorable Mention Awards may also be made.

Deadline for submission: Monday, February 11, 2008.
All materials must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on that date.

Email entries to Stacey Connaughton with the following in the subject heading: REDDING SUBMISSION.
Please submit all materials electronically in either Word or .pdf format. Email Stacey if you have additional questions.

Thanks for your submissions in this important competition!