The Donald McGannon Communication Research Center at Fordham U is pleased to announce that Yochai Benkler's Wealth of Networks (Yale University Press, 2006) is the winner of the 2006 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research.
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RUTGERS U
Publications
Marya L. Doerfel
Professor Marya Doerfel, with Professor Tyler Harrison from Purdue University, published an article entitled: “Competitive and Cooperative Conflict Communication Climates: The Influence of Ombuds Processes on Trust and Commitment to the Organization,” in the International Journal of Conflict Management.
Conference Presentations
Galina Bolden<
Professor Galina Bolden presented a paper: “'So Congratulations!': The Discourse Marker 'so' in American English Conversation," at the 2007 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., on March 8-11, 2007.
James Katz
Professor James E. Katz gave a keynote address entitled: “Perceptions of Future Mobile Applications: Cultural Values and Usage Patterns,” at the Mobile Nation Conference held in Toronto on March 23, 2007.
Hui-Min Kuo
Professor Hui-Min Kuo presented a paper: " Relationships between Faculty and Administrators: Communication and Culture" at the New Jersey Communication Association Annual Conference, Union, NJ, on March 24, 2007.
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The Plank Center for Public Relations Studies at U of Alabama will again award up to $25,000 in competitive grants to scholars and professionals to study leadership in public relations. The grants of $2,500 to $10,000 will support research that advances knowledge of leadership in the profession and helps develop excellence in leadership.
Dr. Bruce Berger, director of the Plank Center and chair of the advertising and public relations department in the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences, said the center launched the grants program in 2006 and awarded $20,000 to researchers at five universities last year.
"We are pleased to again support innovative studies that will help PR educators and professionals better understand and develop leadership values and skills,” Berger said. “The future and credibility of public relations are tied to its leadership, and helping develop effective and ethical leaders for today and tomorrow provides a compelling challenge for the center."
The center encourages collaborative proposals from scholars, educators, graduate students and professionals in public relations, organization studies, management and related fields. Themes for the grant proposals focus on what core values and skills are essential to excellence in leadership and how leadership values and skills get translated in the classroom. The center is also interested in cases or exemplars of leadership excellence in practice.
Berger said proposals from any perspective or using any research method are welcome. A blind review process will be used to select recipients. Grant applications and guidelines are available from Berger and through the center’s Web site at www.plankcenter.ua.edu. Grant applications must be received by May 25.
The center, named for UA alumna and nationally acclaimed public relations pioneer Betsy Plank, seeks to encourage a national dialogue among public relations professionals, educators and students about effective and ethical representation of institutions, organizations, ideas and individuals. It promotes teaching, research and service that further the understanding and practice of public relations.
The center is located in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at UA, one of the most prestigious communication colleges in the nation. C&IS consistently is ranked among the top 10 in number of doctoral degrees awarded and in many of its research programs. With more than 600 students, UA’s public relations program is the largest undergraduate degree program in the College.
