Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship

 Date:    Thu, 05 Nov 92 13:22 CST
 [from]   TM0GLK1@NIU.BITNET  Gary Kreps
 Subject: GERALD M. PHILLIPS AWARD

 I am proud to announce the introduction of the GERALD M.
 PHILLIPS AWARD FOR DISTINQUISHED APPLIED COMMUNICATION
 SCHOLARSHIP.  This award, which has been planned for several
 years, was recently approved by the Speech Communiation
 Association, following closely Professor Phillips' premature
 retirement and well-deserved appointment as Professor-
 Emeritus of Speech Communication at Penn State University.
 The award is designed to recognize and reward the production
 and dissemination of communication research and creative
 scholarship that demonstrates the value of communication
 knowledge by addressing significant social issues, which is
 epitomized by Professor Phillips' prolific program of
 research and publication conducted to enhance public,
 interpersonal, group, organizational, educational, and
 health communication.

 To begin offering this award a minimum financial endowment
 of $5,000 must be established.  The Speech Communication
 Association has graciously agreed to match the first $2,500
 of donations to the endowment to initiate the award.  I
 proudly kick-off fund raising for this award with my
 personal donation of $350.  My friend and respected
 colleague, Dr. Buddy Goodall, has agreed to match my $350
 donation.  The authors and editors of five of the first ten
 books being published by the SCA Applied Communication
 Publication Series (Dennis Gouran, Sandra Herndon, Dan
 O'Hair, Lynne Kelly, Gary Kreps, Scott Kuehn, Gerald
 Phillips, and Julia Wood) have generously agreed to donate
 the royalties from their books to the award endowment (to
 provide continuing financial support for the award).  I
 encourage you to also support this award by sending a tax-
 deductible check or moneyorder made out to the "SCA-PHILLIPS
 AWARD" to the:  Speech Communication Association, Attention:
 Dr.  Jim Gaudino, Ececutive Director; 5105 Backlick Road, #
 E; Annandale, Virginia 22003.

 Thank you in advance for your generous support for this
 important award.  I am hopeful that the award will promote
 the institutional legitimacy of applied communication
 scholarship, illustrate the value of applied communication
 research, and honor the many contributions of Professor
 Phillips to the advancement of communication knowledge.  If
 you have any questions or suggestions concerning this award
 endowment please feel free to contact me directly (e-mail:
 TM0GLK1@NIU; telephone:  815-753-7105).

 Sincerely,

 Gary L. Kreps, Ph.D.
 Professor of Communication Studies
 Northern Illinois University

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