The Eastern Communication Association (ECA) is a professional organization of scholars, teachers, and students of Communication Studies. The ECA was initially established in 1910 and continues as the oldest professional communication association in the United States.

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ECA – 2012 Convention Recap

What a wonderful time we had in Cambridge!  Thank you to all who made the 103rd annual convention such a huge success. 

Here are some highlights:

727 were in attendance.

An additional 50 student volunteers from Cape Cod Community College, Regis College, and Suffolk University helped all things run smoothly throughout the convention.

The 2nd annual James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference featured submissions from over 100 students.

The following awards were given at the General Business meeting:

  • Susan Drucker, Hofstra University, Donald H. Ecroyd & Caroline Drummond Ecroyd Teaching Excellence Award
  • Benjamin Bates, Ohio University, Past Presidents’ Award
  • Samuel McCormick, Purdue University, Everett Lee Hunt Award
  • Mary Kahl, SUNY New Paltz, and Douglas Marshall, Duquesne University, Applied Urban Communication Research Grants
  • Don Boileau, George Mason University, Distinguished Service Award
  • Sara DeTurk, University of Texas-San Antonio, Article of the Year Award
  • Sean Luechtefeld, University of Maryland, Centennial Scholarship

2012 Teaching Fellows:

  • Jason Wrench, SUNY New Paltz
  • Janie Harden Fritz, Duquesne University

2012 ECA Research Fellows:

  • Theodore Avtgis, Ashland University
  • Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Miami University
  • Danette Ifert Johnson, Ithaca College
  • Timothy Mottet, University of Texas-San Marcos
  • Trevor Parry-Giles, University of Maryland

Top paper awards for the 2nd Annual James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference went to Julie Bruhn and Jamie Esposito, University of Connecticut , Joy Cox, West Virginia University and Jonathan Wyatt Ronan, Northeastern University.

Other pieces of business conducted at the Executive Council meetings, include the following action items:

  • Trevor Parry-Giles, University of Maryland and the National Communication Association, will transition into the role of ECA Archivist, working with James Chesebro, Ball State University, who is retiring this year. 
  • Ronald Arnett, Duquesne University, was unanimously appointed ECA executive director for another three year term.
  • President Nancy Willets is appointing task forces whose work will center around convention planning; to include online submission processes, no shows for presentations,job descriptions for planners, and information and nominations for all awards.
  • Immediate Past President Cindy Lont is continuing her work with the visual task force in the exploration of the Association’s brand image and web presence.

Stay tuned for the following:

  • A call will be issued for the next editor of Communication Research Reports 
  • Voting will take place on two bylaw changes during the October election

The following members have been nominated for the Fall 2012 Ballot:

First Vice President Elect-Select to plan the 2015 Convention in Philadelphia:

J. Kanan Sawyer, West Chester University

Mary Toale, West Virginia Wesleyan College

And finally, the “blue shirts” ask that you take a few minutes to give us some feedback with this short ten question survey.   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SPT9PPR

Thank you all for your continued support of ECA.  Have a great restful summer break….convention planning for 2013 begins before you know it!

Nancy Willets
President

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