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., 2012-2013 publications are eligible for the 2014 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 also be included with the nomination letter. The nomination packet should also include three (3) hard copies of the book. If an electronic copy is available for the author to forward to the Chair of the Committee, an electronic copy will be accepted this year. The package of materials should be postmarked no later than the submission deadline.
Hard copies of all nomination packet materials for the book award should be sent for arrival by July 4, 2014 to:
Sharon Jarvis
Department of Communication Studies
Moody College of Communication
University of Texas at Austin
2504 Whitis Avenue (A1105)
Austin, TX 78712-1075
512-471-5251
sjarvis@austin.utexas.edu
MICHAEL PFAU OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD
Submission Deadline: July 4, 2014
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., 2012-2013 publications are eligible for the 2014 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:
Kevin Coe
kevin.coe@utah.edu
LYNDA LEE KAID OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD
Submission Deadline: July 4, 2014
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 2012 or 2013 will be eligible for the 2014 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). An electronic copy of the nomination packet should be sent via e-mail no later than the submission deadline to:
Leslie Rill
lrill@unr.edu
Note: Bound copies of the dissertation cannot be accepted. However, an electronic copy of the full dissertation (in addition to the requirements above) may be sent via e-mail to Leslie Rill before the submission deadline.
