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 contributed by a Special Friend of ABC.
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:
- Conference presentations and publications (publications must include teaching-related articles in the Business and Professional Communication Quarterly and/or International Journal of Business Communication).
- Current teaching or training experience with business communication courses and/or related courses.
- Evidence of positive student or participant evaluations.
- Evidence of positive administrative or peer evaluations.
Nominations
Nominations may be made by any member of the Association, including officers and executives. The award recipient is selected by the Teaching Committee.
Applicants may self-nominate or may be nominated by an ABC member. For prior candidates who are being renominated, a new nomination letter is required.
Application Procedures
Submit the application by logging into the ABC website and completing the form at the bottom of this page by June 3. The package should be a portfolio including:
- Curriculum vitae/Resume (limited to 3 pages)
- A statement of teaching philosophy
- Description of research and its significance to teaching business communication (including 2-3 recent publications or abstracts)
- Evidence of positive teaching evaluations (limited to 6 pages) and a brief explanation
- Letters of support from dean and department chair
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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. The recipient will be announced during the annual conference. Members of the ABC Teaching Committee are ineligible to receive the award.
Notification
The award winner will be notified approximately July 30.
Teaching Committee, Meada Gibbs Subcommittee Chair
Andrew Quagliata, Cornell University