NACC Awards
This archive of awards presented at The National Association of Communication Centers' annual Excellence at the Center Conference is maintained by UNCG.
Additions and corrections should be sent to kmcuny@uncg.edu.
previous Ferguson Award winners in 2013.
Bob and Ann Weiss Competitive
Undergraduate Paper Award
This undergraduate student honor was first awarded in 2007 by The National Association of Communication Centers. The association seeks to honor one top undergraduate paper focusing on the work of speaking centers or labs. Papers in this competition are theory based with an applied focus and may be reflexive in nature.
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2013 Winner
Danielle Deville & Mariah Young, Mary Washington University
2011 Winner
Ed Pitman, University of Southern Mississippi
2010 Winner
Betsy Lyles, Davidson College
2009 Winner
Kiya Ward, University of North Carolina Greensboro
2008 Winner
Carla Blumenthal, James Madison University
2007 Winner
Helen Rabinovitch, James Madison University
Huddy-Gunn Competitive
Graduate Paper Award
This graduate student honor was first awarded in 2007 by The National Association of Communication Centers. The association seeks to honor one top graduate theory paper focusing on the work of speaking centers or labs. Papers in this competition focus on challenging a theory, the development of a new theory, or the modification of a current theory.
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2013 Winner
Carl Brown, The University of Southern Mississippi
2012 Winner
Hannah Rachal, University of Southern Mississippi
2011 Winner
Alyssa Davis, University of North Carolina Greensboro
2009 Winner
William Bryant, University of North Carolina Greensboro
2008 Winner
Marcie Hureau, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Hema Yarragunta, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2007 Winner
Kira Zimmerman, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Joyce G. Ferguson
Faculty/Director Paper Award
This honor was first awarded in 2010 by The National Association of Communication Centers. The association seeks to honor one top faculty/director research paper focusing on the work of speaking centers or labs.
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2013 Winner
Roy Schwartzman, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2012 Winner
Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi
2011 Winner
Roy Schwartzman, Erin Ellis, & Hemalatha Yarragunta, University of North Carolina Greensboro
2010 Winner
Kimberly M. Cuny & Hemalatha R. Yarragunta, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Outstanding Consultant Award
Presented each spring by the Communication Centers Section of the National Communication Association to honor one student consultant for their work in a communication center or lab.
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2013 Winner
Carl Brown, The University of Southern Mississippi
2012 Winner
Alyssa Davis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2011 Winner
Michael King, The University of Southern Mississippi
2010 Winner
April Van Cleve, The University of Southern Mississippi
2009 Winner
Danielle Lokaj, Davidson College
2008 Winner
Hemalatha Yarragunta, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
