Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award in Memory of Meada Gibbs

Purpose/Description

The purpose of the award is to recognize, encourage, and reward excellence to an ABC member whose teaching has made an outstanding contribution to the business communication discipline. The recipient of the award is a person who, in the judgment of the Teaching Committee, has made a significant contribution to business communication teaching methodology and concepts during the three years preceding the presentation of the award. The award recipient receives a plaque and $1,500 USD. This award is sponsored by the Association and a board-approved sponsor. The recipient will deliver a presentation or workshop at the ABC Annual International Conference the year following receipt of the award.

Eligibility Criteria

The Teaching Committee considers the overall record of the recipient, with primary emphasis on the impact of the recipient’s teaching philosophy or methodology in business communication. Selection criteria include but are not limited to the following areas:

 

    1. Conference presentations and publications (publications must include articles in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly and/or the International Journal of Business Communication).
    2. Current teaching or training experience in business communication courses and/or related courses.
    3. Evidence of positive student or participant evaluations.
    4. Evidence of positive administrative or peer evaluations.

Nominations

Any member of the Association who has not won the award in the past and who is not a current member of the Teaching Committee may nominate a candidate for the Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award. The ABC Teaching Committee evaluates nominations, selects the recipient of the award, and informs the Executive Director.

If no nominee fulfills the award criteria within a given year, the committee may choose not to select a winner.

Application Procedures

Submit the application by logging into the ABC website and completing the form at the bottom of this page by June 1. The package should be a portfolio including:

    1. Curriculum vitae/Resume (limited to 3 pages)
    2. A statement of teaching philosophy
    3. Description of research and its significance to teaching business communication (including 2-3 recent publications or abstracts)
    4. Evidence of positive teaching evaluations (limited to 6 pages) and a brief explanation
    5. Letters of support from dean and department chair
    6. List of up to 10 most significant publications, including at least one pedagogical article from either Business and Professional Communication Quarterly or International Journal of Business Communication

The portfolio must not exceed 30 pages. The committee will not consider incomplete portfolios nor any pages beyond 30.

Evaluation Process

Committee members will independently review the credentials of each nominee and determine a winner. Members of the ABC Teaching Committee are ineligible to receive the award.

Notification

The award winner and candidates will be notified by the Executive Director or designee at least 90 days before the ABC Annual International Conference. The winner will be asked to submit a photograph to be used in the award presentation.

Teaching Committee, Meada Gibbs Subcommittee Chair
Andrew Quagliata, Cornell University

Previous Winners