PCA'S ANNUAL AWARDS
Awards and Nomination Procedures
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___The Carroll Arnold Distinguished Service Award recognizes contributions to the profession and/or to PCA. The award could be for long and faithful service, outstanding teaching, distinctive service, and/or a single outstanding contribution. Nominations should be sent to the executive director by explaining the commitment to the award requirements listed.
___The Donald Ecroyd Research and Scholarship Award recognizes a PCA member who has a commitment to and a sustained record of research and publication in the field of communication. The recipient must be currently engaged in research and/or publication and have published significant scholarship in professional or academic journals or books. The nominee must be a member in good standing of PCA. Nominations should be sent to the executive director by explaining the commitment to the award requirements listed.
___The Harvey Kelly Excellence in Teaching Award is to recognize a PCA member who has demonstrated a passion for and a mastery of teaching, both in and out of the classroom. The award could be for innovative methods in the classroom, community-based education, demonstrated impact, lifetime accomplishment, or a single exceptional accomplishment. Persons eligible for this award must be a PCA member and nominees must be members of PCA. Nominations should be sent to the executive director by explaining the commitment to the award requirements listed.
___The Jeanne Lutz High School Speaker of the Year Award recognizes excellent communicators and/or role models at the high-school level. An attempt will be made to receive nominations from high school teachers.
Nomination Guidelines:
1) submit a resume of the student’s academic and extracurricular record.
2) submit a video tape, if possible, of work prepared and presented by the student
3) the nominated student must submit a 300 – 500 word essay about the importance of speech communication and/or its related activities to him/her as a high school student.
Nominations should be sent to the executive director by explaining the commitment to the award requirements listed.
___The William Tacey School of the Year Award honors school speech programs other than college or university programs. Qualifying schools have excellent curricular and extracurricular speech opportunities.
Nomination Guidelines:
1) state the school’s name and mailing address
2) identify the speech teacher (s) directing the program,
3) list members in professional speech organizations,
4) state the school’s speech philosophy,
5) describe the curricular speech program,
6) describe the co-curricular speech program.
7) describe how the school has contributed to the promotion of speech communication education in the area or in the state, and
8) describe how the speech program director has contributed to the promotion of speech communication education in the area or the state.
Nominations should be sent to the executive director by explaining the commitment to the award requirements listed.
___The Voices of Tomorrow College Communicator of the Year Award is to recognize excellent communicators at the college level. This award is presented to a Pennsylvania college student who excels in curricular and extracurricular communication (including speech or media) work, who uses communication skills in a service capacity, and who demonstrates promise of future leadership through communication. The Voice of Tomorrow Award will be presented by the PCA President or a designee of the President during the annual PCA convention.
Nomination Guidelines: The nominator must be a PCA member and should submit the following materials:
1) resume of the nominee’s academic and extracurricular record.
2) any additional supporting material the nominator deems relevant.
Nominations should be sent to the executive director by explaining the commitment to the award requirements listed.
Updated May 28, 2009