The Business Communication Research Foundation, formerly the C. R. Anderson Foundation, was established as an Illinois general not-for-profit corporation in honor of Professor C. R. "Chesty" Anderson, pioneer teacher of Business Communication at the University of Illinois for 40 years and founder of the American Business Communication Association, now known as Association for Business Communication. The Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors.
This Foundation is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of the Association for Business Communication. Click here to learn more about research grant opportunities.
Business Communication Research Foundation Officers
| Title | Name | Institution |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Kathryn Rybka | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| President | D. Joel Whalen | DePaul University |
| Vice President | Judith Ainsworth | McGill University |
| Past President | Geert Jacobs | Ghent University |
| Past President | Marcel Robles | Eastern Kentucky University |