Instructional & Developmental Communication
The planning for the 2008 conference in Montreal is almost complete. At this time, I would like to acknowledge and thank all of the reviewers for our division this year. We appreciate all of your work and support of the division:
David Bickham, Jean Brechman, Sahara Byrne, Jennifer Chakroff, Pi-Chun Chang, Yi-Chun "Yvonnes" Chen, Chi-Ying Chen, Ariel Chernin, Rebecca Chory, Erin Christie, Shoshana Dayanim, Roger Desmond, Rozell Duncan, Katie Dunleavy, Steven Eggermont, Rolf Gaede, Tamara Gillis, Alan Goodboy, Lynn Gregory, Kristen Harrison, Ellen Helsper, Lucie Hribal, Amy Jordan, Yoram Kalman, Jinsuk Kim, Thomas Koehler, Mark Lipton, Xun Liu, Matthew Martin, Nicole Martins, Jonathn Matusitz, Emily Moyer-Guse, Marije Nije Bijvank, Kekeli Nuviadenu, Jonathan Ong, Brittany Peterson, Jessica Piotrowski, Karyn Riddle, April Robillos, Sarah Rosaen, Katherine Rowan, Pamela Rutledge, David Schaefer, Jamie Switzer, Laramie Taylor, Charu Uppal, Heidi Vandebosch, Norbert Wildermuth, MongShan Yang.
Also, at this time, we would like to announce our annual call for graduate student teaching awards. ONE nomination will be accepted per department. Nominees should be chosen based on exemplary teaching in addition to solid performance in other aspects of graduate study. Selected nominees will receive certificates of award, be recognized at the Division's business meeting held at the annual conference, and be placed on the Division's permanent role of outstanding graduate student teachers. In addition, we encourage departments to recognize their students' achievements by rewarding them with an annual student membership in ICA and in the Instructional and Developmental Division.
We invite departments to participate by identifying and nominating one outstanding graduate student for this award. Do so by forwarding the following information about the nominee: name (as it should appear on the certificate), mailing address, and email address. In addition, please indicate whether or not the nominee or a representative will be able to pick up the certificate at the conference (May 22 - 26). Finally, please include the following information about the person submitting the nomination: name, department, institution, address, and email address.
Nominations may be submitted either via email to lartaylor@ucdavis.edu or via mail to
Laramie D. Taylor
Communication Department, UC Davis
Davis, CA 95616
All nominations MUST be received by the APRIL 1, 2008 deadline.
Amy Nathanson, Chair
nathanson.7@osu.edu
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Interpersonal Communication
The Interpersonal Communication Division is sponsoring an Outstanding Dissertation and an Outstanding Thesis Awards for Interpersonal Dissertations and Theses. Advisors who wish to nominate an Interpersonal Dissertation or Thesis should write a nomination letter for their student to Dr. Pamela Kalbfleisch, Interpersonal Communication Division Chair, School of Communication, Room 202 O’Kelly Hall, 221 Centennial Drive Stop 7169, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-7169. Nomination packet should include a 25 page manuscript authored by the student that is based on the dissertation or thesis. Qualifying Dissertations and Theses are those completed in Spring, Summer, or Fall 2007. Nominations must be received by March 15, 2008.
Pamela Kalbfleisch, Chair
pamelak@und.nodak.edu
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Political Communication
Dear Political Communication Division members:
The Political Communication divisions of the American Political Science Association and the International Communication Association are soliciting nominations for the David Swanson Award for Service to Political Communication Scholarship. The award recognizes scholarship and service to the political communication divisions of ICA and APSA.
Nomination packages should include a brief statement endorsing the candidate and discussing the reasons for the nomination, a list of the nominee's most influential publications, and a list of service contributions to the field of political communication made by the nominee. Self-nominations are permitted.
Nominations should be sent by March 1, 2008 to the following address:
Dietram A. Scheufele
Chair, Swanson Award Committee
University of Wisconsin
309 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1215
scheufele@wisc.edu
Patricia Moy, Chair
pmoy@u.washington.edu
