2018 ABC Award Winners
Marty Baker Graham Research Grant
Sponsored by the C.R. Anderson Foundation
Erin Brock Carlson, Purdue University
Mapping Metis: Tracing the Work of Regional Transformation in Appalachia
Member Awards
ABC Rising Star Award
Sponsored by SAGE Publications
Erika Darics, Aston University
Fellow of the Association
Sponsored by ABC
Lisa Gueldenzoph Snyder, North Carolina AT&T State University
Bernadine P. Branchaw Spirit of ABC Award
Sponsored by ABC
Andy Wysor, U.S. Army
Maryann Wysor, Georgia State University
Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award
Sponsored by ABC
Janis Forman, UCLA
Distinguished Member Award
Sponsored by ABC
Kathryn C. Rentz, University of Cincinnati
Honorary Member Award
Sponsored by ABC
Marcos O. Bacelis, Inter-cultural business consultant
Kitty O. Locker Outstanding Researcher Award
Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Higher Education and ABC
Charles Kostelnick, Iowa State University
Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit
Sponsored by ABC
Giuliana Garzone, Università IULM – International University of Languages and Media
Award for Excellence in Communication Consulting
Sponsored by Association of Professional Communication Consultants (APCC) and ABC
Rita Owens, Boston College
Distinction in the Practice of Diversity and Inclusion Award
Sponsored by Peter Cardon
Junhua Wang, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Publication Awards
Distinguished Publication on Business Communication
Sponsored by ABC
Bertha Du-Babcock, City University of Hong Kong
Business Communication Research and Theory Development in Asia: Past, Present, and Future Prospects
Outstanding Article of the Year BPCQ
Sponsored by Mary Ellen Guffey and Dana Lowey
Elizabeth Tomlinson, West Virginia University
Enhancing Student Learning Through Scaffolded Client Projects
Outstanding Article of the Year IJBC
Sponsored by Kathy Rentz
Deborah Andrews, University of Delaware
A Space for Place in Business Communication Research
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Sponsored by Special Friend of ABC
Matthew Baker, Brigham Young University
Contextual Information, Answerabiity and the Logical Construction of Social How-To Questions
PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University
Best Paper for Proceedings
C.P. Moreau, Carnegie Mellon University
Creating a Marketplace Space (CAMS): A Discourse Analysis of 10 Business Pitches from a High-Stakes, Reality TV Show
Business Communication Impact Award
Sponsored by Marshall School of Business, USC
Marcel M. Robles, Eastern Kentucky University
Student Awards
Outstanding Student Writer
Sponsored by Maryann and Andy Wysor and Barbara Shwom
- 1st place: Kylan Rutherford, Brigham Young University
- 2nd place: Claudia Hebert, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- 3rd place: Jasmine Dias, Suffolk University
Student Case Writer
Laura Barrett, University of Kansas
Graduate Student Travel Awards
Sponsored by ABC and Sustaining Members
Bowen Gao, Ohio University
Brandon Pytel, University of Cincinnati
Brandy Mmbaga, University of Tennessee
Bremen Vance, Iowa State University
Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, Utah State University
C.P. Moreau, Carnegie Mellon University
Doreen Hanke, Texas A&M International University
Erica Bourland, Midwestern State University
Hua Wang, Michigan Technological University
Jason Tham, University of Minnesota
Kathleen Hardesty, Texas Tech University
Katlynne Davis, University of Minnesota
Krista White, Kent State University
Laura Hazelton Jones, IUPUI
Mary Zink, Cal Southern University
Patrick Danner, University of Louisville
Ruby Kirk Nancy, East Carolina University
Samantha Cosgrove, Iowa State University
Sara Doan, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Thomas Scott Randall, Texas Tech University
Yao Yao, City University of Hong Kong