Call for Nominations 2016 ABC Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Researcher Award Deadline: June 6, 2016
The Association for Business Communication Publication Board invites your nominations for the 2016 ABC Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Researcher Award. The nomination deadline is June 6.
Please review selection criteria and nomination procedures on the ABC website at: http://www.businesscommunication.org/page/locker. Submit nominations for individuals that you believe meet the criteria for this year’s award. The award will be presented at the annual conference in Albuquerque Oct 19-22.
Purpose
The Outstanding Researcher Award encourages excellence in business communication research. The award honors a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the business communication discipline. The recipient will be announced at the ABC annual international convention and will receive a plaque and a monetary award. The award is sponsored by McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Selection Criteria
+ Overall contribution of the researcher’s cumulative publications in refereed journals and scholarly books
+ Significance of the research to the field
+ Overall quality of the research
+ Heuristic value of the research
Nomination Procedures
Nominations should consist of:
+ a letter describing the scholar’s research and showing how the research meets the award criteria and
+ the nominee’s detailed curriculum vitae. Electronic submissions are preferred.
Send materials by June 6 to:
Catherine Nickerson, Chair of the Research Committee