01/15/2026

Celebrate Excellence: Nominate a Colleague or Yourself for an ECA Award"

Dear ECA community, 

Greetings! Each year at the Eastern Communication Association annual convention, ECA is proud to honor colleagues who demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Nominations are now open for our twelve annual awards: 

• Distinguished Service Award
• ECA Article of the Year Award
• Everett Lee Hunt Award
• Applied Urban Communication Research Grant
• Richard E. Vatz Agenda-Spin Persuasion Award
• Dr. James W. Chesebro Marginalized Community Scholarship Fund
• ECA Teaching Fellows
• ECA Centennial Scholarships (M.A./M.S. and Ph.D.)
• Ecroyd Teaching Excellence Award
• Past Officers’ Award
• ECA Research Fellows
• ECA Legacy Award for Distinguished IDEA Scholarship

Full award descriptions, eligibility criteria, and submission instructions are available on the ECA Awards webpage. All nominations should be submitted to ecaawardssubs@gmail.com. Please review the submission deadlines carefully, as some awards are due February 15, while others are due March 1. If you have any questions about a specific award or the nomination process, please contact the respective Award Committee Chair. Thank you!

My best,

Jordan

Jordan Atkinson, Ph.D.
Program Director and Professor of the Practice
University of Kansas
President, Eastern Communication Association