Purpose/Description
The award for Outstanding Article in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly is awarded annually to an article that meets the criteria described below. The award recipient(s) receive a plaque, a one-year full membership in the Association, and a monetary award of $500 USD contributed by Board-approved sponsor(s). By existing agreement, the Association for Business Communication permits the sponsors to publicize the names of the awardees in advertising.
The award is sponsored by textbook authors Mary Ellen Guffey and Dana Loewy.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible articles must meet the following criteria:
- At least one of the author(s) must be an ABC member. If no author of the nominated work is a member of ABC, then the author(s) will be given the opportunity to join ABC as part of the nomination process. The nomination will be considered incomplete until at least one author is a member of ABC.
- Contributes significantly to scholarship, research, and/or pedagogy.
- Demonstrates originality of thought and careful investigation.
- Is well written, lucid, and engaging.
- Is published in the calendar year preceding the annual conference at which the award is presented.
Authors are not eligible to receive this award two years in a row.
Nomination Procedures
A call for Nominations is sent to ABC members for recommendations. The ABC Publications Board selects the recipient of the award.
Submit your nominations to the Publications Board Chair via this survey. Please include complete publication information and a one-or-two paragraph rationale for the nomination. For self-nominations, include your photograph, names and email addresses for dean, department chair, and press release contacts.
Nominations must be received by June 13.
Publication Board Chair - Lorelei Ortiz
Notification
The award winner will be notified approximately 90 days before the annual conference.
If the review committee finds no article worthy of the award in a given year, no award will be
presented.