FLORIDA COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 1ST!
Each year the Florida Communication Association (FCA) presents awards at the annual convention to recognize the efforts of outstanding members. The FCA is currently accepting nominations for the 2020 convention. Interested individuals may nominate others or individuals may nominate themselves. All nominees for graduate and professional submissions must be current members of the FCA.
The deadline for nominations is FEBRUARY 1st, 2021. Please submit your submissions to FCA Immediate Past President, Haley Swartz: hswartz2016@fau.edu.
Faculty and Professional Awards
Teacher of the Year
This award honors FCA members who have demonstrated teaching excellence. Nominees must teach courses in communication and have taught for at least two years. Adjuncts and other contingent faculty are ELIGIBLE. To nominate an educator for this award please submit a one-typed page letter to Immediate Past President Haley Swartz a thswartz2016@fau.edu no later February 1st, 2021. The nominee will be asked to provide a current curriculum vitae and a philosophy of education not to exceed one typed page. The nominee may also submit at his or her option up to three additional pages of supporting documentation, which may include letters of recommendation, student evaluations, and/or professional evaluations that speak to the nominee's classroom performance.
Scholar of the Year
This award honors FCA members who have demonstrated exceptional scholarly ability through research and publication in their academic careers. Nominees must be instructors, lecturers, or professors in the field of communication. In addition, nominees must have presented at FCA's annual convention and/or been published in the Florida Communication Journal in the past three years. To nominate a scholar for this award, please submit a letter of nomination not to exceed one typed page to Immediate Past President Haley Swartz at hswartz2016@fau.edu no later than February 1st, 2021. The nominee will be asked to provide a current curriculum vitae and one to three representative publications. The nominee may also submit at his or her option up to three additional pages of supporting documentation, which may include letters of recommendation, conference or publication feedback, and/or professional evaluations that speak to the nominee's scholarly accomplishments.
Outstanding Service
This award honors FCA members who, through their service and leadership, have made significant contributions to the FCA and the profession. To nominate a member for this award, please submit a letter of nomination not to exceed one typed page to Immediate Past President Haley Swartz at hswartz2016@fau.edu no later than February 1st, 2021.
Student Awards
Student Scholarship Award
This award recognizes outstanding performance and scholarly activities by student members of the FCA. Recipients will receive a $250 cash award to be used toward current or future educational pursuits. To nominate a student for this award, please submit a letter of nomination not to exceed one typed page to FCA First-Past President Haley Swartz at hswartz2016@fau.edu no later than February 1st, 2021. The nominee will be asked to provide a current curriculum vitae or resume and a statement describing their academic and scholarly achievements not to exceed one typed page. The nominee may also submit at his or her option up to three additional pages of supporting documentation, which may include letters of recommendation, abstracts of publications, and/or a brief writing sample.
FCA Grant
The FCA is proud to provide a $500 grant to student members to help them support or accomplish an outstanding communication research or service project. Interested students should submit a detailed proposal not to exceed two typed pages to FCA First-Past President Haley Swartz at hswartz2016@fau.edu no later than February 1st, 2021. Proposals may be submitted by an individual student member or a group of student members. Applicants may also submit at their option up to three additional pages of supporting documentation, which may include letters of recommendation, published articles highlighting the success of existing projects, and/or impact statements from those who are/would be served by the project. Recipients of the grant are required to return to the following year's convention and present to the membership the results or outcome of the project.