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CALL FOR NCA POLITICAL DIVISON AWARDS 2012
All DEADLINEs are Thurs. March 1, 2012
RODERICK P. HART OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD
One award may be given to the author(s) or editor(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., 2010-2011 publications are eligible for the 2012 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, the nomination letter should note specifically which single chapter is best representative of the nominated book. Copies of book reviews may also be included with the nomination letter. Finally, the nomination packet should also include three (3) hard copies of the book. The package of materials should be postmarked no later than the submission deadline.
All nomination packet materials for the book award should be sent to the Chair of the Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award Committee:
Mary Stuckey
Department of Communication
662 One Park Place
P.O Box 4000
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-4000
One award may be given to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding scholarly essay. Articles or book chapters published within a two-year period preceding the annual award will be eligible for consideration (i.e., 2010-2011 publications are eligible for the 2012 annual awards). Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article or book chapter makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to political communication scholarship. The nomination letter and a copy of the nominated essay should be e-mailed no later than the submission deadline to the Chair of the Michael Pfau Outstanding Article Award Committee:
Shane Semmler
Department of Communication
414 E. Clark St.
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD 57069
Shane.Semmler@usd.edu
One outstanding doctoral dissertation award may be given annually. Nominations for these awards should be made by the advisor of the dissertation or by a faculty member from the department in which the dissertation was completed.
Eligible dissertations must have been successfully defended in the two calendar years preceding the award (i.e., candidates whose degrees were awarded in 2010 or 2011 will be eligible for the 2012 dissertation award).
The dissertation nomination packet should include a cover letter written by the advisor or faculty nominator and 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). The nomination packet should be sent via e-mail no later than the submission deadline to the Chair of the Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee:
Craig Allen Smith
Department of Communication
NC State University
casmith.nc@gmail.com
Bound copies of the dissertation should not be submitted. However, an electronic copy of the full dissertation (in addition to the requirements above) may be sent via e-mail to the committee chair before the submission deadline.
