The Francine Merritt Award
The Francine Merritt Award honors the memory of
Francine Merritt, who taught at Louisiana State University
between 1947 and 1984 in what was then the Department
of Speech. Professor Merritt’s long and distinguished career
included her tireless advocacy on behalf of the status of women.
The Francine Merritt Award began as a
bequest from
Professor Merritt, to which her former
students and
colleagues lovingly contributed in order
to endow it.
Presented annually by the NCA women’s Caucus, the
Francine Merritt Award recognizes women who have made
“outstanding contributions to the lives of women in
communication.” Recipients exhibit the kind of selfless
work and service that characterized Merritt’s life and
inspired her many admirers among NCA women.
Recipients
2008 Melbourne S. Cummings
2006/07
Kathryn Olson
2005
Patrice Buzzanell
2004
Brenda Allen
2003
Judy Pearson
2002
Karen Foss
2001
Jane Blankenship
2000
Carole Blair
1999
Fern Johnson
1998
Mary Roberts
1997
Lois Self
1996
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
1995
Julia Wood
1994
Marsha Houston
1993
Sonja Foss
1992
Cheris Kramarae
1991
Anita Taylor
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