2021 ABC Award Winners
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Member Awards
ABC Rising Star Award
Sponsored by SAGE Publications
Stephen Carradini, Arizona State University
Distinguished Member
Sponsored by ABC
Barbara Davis, University of Memphis
Almut Koester, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Fellow of the Association
Sponsored by ABC
Janis Forman, University of California, Los Angeles
Honorary Member Award
Sponsored by ABC
Saint Lowman, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Researcher Award
Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Higher Education and ABC
Yeonkwon Jung, Kansai Gaidai University
Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit
Sponsored by ABC
Bertha Du-Babcock, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages
Award for Excellence in Communication Consulting
Sponsored by Association of Professional Communication Consultants (APCC) and ABC
Jenny Morse, Colorado State University
Distinction in the Practice of Diversity and Inclusion Award
Sponsored by Peter Cardon
Sushil Oswal, University of Washington
Zsuzsanna Palmer, Grand Valley State University
Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award
Sponsored by Amy Newmann
Sean Trainer, University of Florida
Ambassador Travel Award
Sponsored by ABC
Clark Barwick, Indiana University
Publication Awards
Distinguished Book on Business Communication
Sponsored by SAGE
Andrew Herrmann
The Routledge International Handbook of Organizational Autoethnography
Outstanding Article of the Year BPCQ
Sponsored by Mary Ellen Guffey and Dana Lowey
Sally O. Hastings, Sandra Aponte, Esther Valverde, Catherine Gristock, Rebecka Fraser, Michelle Missigman, Jordan Bicasan, & Luisa Rosas
University of Central Florida
Nonverbal Communication and Writing Deficiencies of Graduates: Research by Undergraduates for
Undergraduates
Outstanding Article of the Year IJBC
Sponsored by Kathy Rentz and Paula Lentz
Danielle LaGree, Brian Houston, Margaret Duffy, & Haejung Shin
University of Missouri
The Effect of Respect: Respectful Communication at Work Drives Resiliency, Engagement, and Job Satisfaction among Early Career Employees
Outstanding Article on Business Communication in Non-ABC Journal
Sponsored by ABC
Junhua Wang
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Genre Change in the Online Context: Responding to Negative Online Reviews and Redefining an Effective
Genre Construct on Amazon.com
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Sponsored by Special Friend of ABC
Rebecca Van Herck,
Ghent University
Dear Customer, you’ve got mail: A closer look at discourse moves, discursive legitimation, and the effects of interpersonal strategies in email responses to customer complaints.
Business Communication Impact Award
Sponsored by Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Peter Cardon, University of Southern California
Bryan Marshall, Georgia College
The Hype and Reality of Social Media Use for Work Collaboration and Team Communication
Published in the International Journal of Business Communication