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Women's Caucus
Feminist and Women Studies Division
Call for Nominations
2009 Francine Merritt Award
For Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women in Communication
The NCA Women’s Caucus is calling for nominations for the “2009 Francine Merritt Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women in Communication.”
The recipient will be honored at a reception at NCA’s 2009 convention.
Nominate Your Shero
Nominate someone who has made a difference through her scholarship, teaching, mentoring, service, advocacy, or some combination thereof.
Deadline March 1
A complete nomination package consists of the following materials:
Letter of nomination outlining candidate’s contributions
Nominee’s vita, including contact information
No more than 5 letters of support
A letter from the nominee accepting the nomination and agreeing to attend NCA’s convention in 2009
You may forward electronic or hard copy nominations. The recipient will be notified next summer.
Send your Nominations & Inquiries to:
Vicky Newsom
Women’s Caucus Past Chair 2009
Communication Studies
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Alternate e-mail: vnewsom@calstatela.edu
Phone: 310.945.7589
Award HistoryThe 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, which her former students and colleagues lovingly turned into reality.
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.
Past Recipients
2008 Melbourne 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
Last Updated 19 October 2008
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