CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

To Be Presented at the
Ohio Communication Association 72^nd Annual Conference
 Saturday, October 4, 2008
Marietta College

The Politics of Communication

Award Categories: 

• OCA Distinguished Graduate Student
• OCA Distinguished Undergraduate Student

You are cordially invited to nominate outstanding communicators in the state of Ohio for recognition at the OCA Annual Conference October 4, 2008, in Marietta, Ohio.  All nominations should meet the criteria outlined below and provide documentation of outstanding service and commitment to the discipline.

General Criteria:

1. All nomination materials must be emailed or postmarked by August 1, 2008.
2. All nominations should include both the nominator and the nominee’s institutional affiliations, mailing addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers.
3. To be eligible, nominees for student awards must be enrolled at the time of nomination and must successfully finish the school term.
4. The number and types of awards presented each year are at the discretion of the OCA Executive Council.   Award decisions are based on the number of nominations received and quality of support provided for the nominations.

NOMINATION CRITERIA

Distinguished Graduate Student Award:   Nominate an outstanding graduate student by submitting: :

1. A letter of nomination that provides a 250-500 word description of the student’s academic and community service activities;
2. A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vita;
3. Further evidence documenting the nominee’s merit (letters of support from faculty, students, administrators, or members of the community, examples of the student’s papers or projects, etc.)

Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award:   Nominate your most distinguished undergraduate student by submitting:

1. A letter of nomination that provides a 250-500 word description of the student’s academic and community service activities;
2. A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vita; and
3. Further evidence documenting the nominee’s merit (letters of support from faculty, administrators, or members of the community, examples of the student’s papers or projects, etc.)

All nominations and supporting documentation must be emailed or postmarked by August 1, 2008.  
Send materials to:

For more information, email (jltyus@ysu.edu) or phone (330) 941-1856