Nominations: NCA Political Communication Division Awards

Nominations: NCA Political Communication Division
Awards

The deadline for award submissions to the Political Communication
Division of NCA is only two weeks away-July 4, 2016. We invite
nominations and self-nominations for three awards presented each year
during our Business Meeting at NCA.

RODERICK P. HART OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD

Submission Deadline: July 4, 2016

One award may be given to the author(s) of an outstanding scholarly
book. Textbooks are not eligible for consideration. Books published
within a two-year period preceding the annual award will be eligible for
consideration (i.e., 2014-2015 publications are eligible for the 2016
annual awards). Self-nominations for the book award are strongly
encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the
book makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to political
communication scholarship. In addition, nomination letters should note
specifically which single chapter is best representative of the
nominated book. Copies of book reviews may be included with the
nomination letter. Nomination letters may be submitted electronically by
the submission deadline to ksheeler@iupui.edu, along with three (3) hard
copies of the book via regular mail.

Books (hard copies only) should be sent to arrive no later than the
submission deadline to award committee chair:

Kristina Horn Sheeler

Department of Communication Studies

Cavanaugh Hall 309

425 University Blvd.

IUPUI

Indianapolis, IN 46202

ksheeler@iupui.edu

(317) 278-3161

MICHAEL PFAU OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD

Submission Deadline: July 4, 2016

One award may be given to the author(s) of an outstanding scholarly
essay. Articles published within a two-year period preceding the annual
award will be eligible for consideration (i.e., 2014-2015 publications
are eligible for the 2016 annual awards).

Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All
letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article makes, or
promises to make, a significant contribution to political communication
scholarship. The nomination letter and a copy of the nominated article
should be e-mailed no later than the submission deadline to award
committee chair Ben Warner at warnerbe@missouri.edu.

LYNDA LEE KAID OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD

Submission Deadline: July 4, 2016

One outstanding doctoral dissertation award may be given annually.
Eligible dissertations must have been successfully defended in the two
years preceding the award (i.e., candidates whose degrees were awarded
between summer 2014 and spring 2016 are eligible for the 2016 annual
awards).

The dissertation nomination packet should include the following
materials: (1) a 500- word (maximum) abstract of the dissertation; (2)
an article-length report of the dissertation study (32 double-spaced
pages maximum - includes title page, tables, figures, appendices, and
references) OR a selection from the dissertation that the applicant
thinks is most representative of the study (32 double-spaced pages
maximum), and (3) a letter of support from the nominee's dissertation
advisor or other member of the dissertation committee certifying the
successful defense of the dissertation and a rationale for why the
dissertation is deserving of the award. An electronic copy of the
nomination packet should be sent via e-mail no later than the submission
deadline to award committee chair Ryan Neville-Shepherd at
ryan.michael.shepard@gmail.com.