Margaret Baker Graham Research Grant
Sponsored by the C.R. Anderson Foundation
Nupoor Ranade, North Carolina State University
Re-Contextualizing Audiences in User Generated Content Publication Spaces
Member Awards
ABC Rising Star Award
Sponsored by SAGE Publications
Susan Schanne, Eastern Michigan University
Distinguished Member
Sponsored by ABC
Janis Forman, University of California, Los Angeles
Fellow of the Association
Sponsored by ABC
Geert Jacobs, Ghent University
Charles Kostelnik, Iowa State University
Priscilla Rogers, University of Michigan
Bernadine P. Branchaw Spirit of ABC Award
Sponsored by ABC
Jacquelyn Lowman, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Honorary Member Award
Sponsored by ABC
Marilyn Buerkens
Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award
Sponsored by ABC
Paula Lentz, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Researcher Award
Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Higher Education and ABC
Kirk St.Amant, Louisiana Tech University
Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit
Sponsored by ABC
David Victor, Eastern Michigan University
Award for Excellence in Communication Consulting
Sponsored by Association of Professional Communication Consultants (APCC) and ABC
Theomary Karamanis, Cornell University
Train-the-trainer Risk and Crisis Communication Workshop for the Caribbean Public Health Agency
Distinction in the Practice of Diversity and Inclusion Award
Sponsored by Peter Cardon
Larissa Ramos, University of Miami
Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award
Carolin Fleishmann, University of Southern California
VBP Project
Case Writer Award
Sponsored by Jim Dubinsky
Thomas Stoffer, Ferris State University
Publication Awards
Distinguished Book on Business Communication
Sponsored by ABC
Bruce Maylath, North Dakota State University
Kirk St.Amant, Louisiana Tech University
Translation and Localization: A Guide for Technical and Professional Communicators
Outstanding Article of the Year BPCQ
Sponsored by Mary Ellen Guffey and Dana Lowey
Janel Bloch, Northern Kentucky University
Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt, University of Minnesota
Mentoring in business and professional communication: Case study of a multiyear dynamic
Outstanding Article of the Year IJBC
Sponsored by Kathy Rentz and Paula Lentz
Cen April Yue, Linjuan Rita Men, and Mary Ann Ferguson, University of Florida
Examining the effects of internal communication and emotional culture on employees’ organizational identification
Outstanding Article on Business Communication in Non-ABC Journal
Sponsored by ABC
Augustine Pang, P. Le, H. Teo, Y. Li, and C. Goh, Singapore Management University
When is silence golden? The use of strategic silence in crisis communication
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Sponsored by Special Friend of ABC
Doreen Hanke, McNeese State University
Can employees motivate themselves? The link between peer motivating language and employee outcomes
Business Communication Impact Award
Sponsored by Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Anna Kankaanranta, Aalto University
Brigitte Planken, Radboud University
BELF Competence as Business Knowledge of Internationally Operating Business Professionals
Published in the Journal of Business Communication
Student Awards
Outstanding Student Writer
Sponsored by Barbara Shwom
- 1st place: John Boyar, University of South Carolina
- 2nd place: Taylor Wildman, Sam Houston State University
- 3rd place: Kendall Salas, University of Southern California