The following awards were presented at the 2018 Conference on College Composition and Communication in Kansas City during the Awards/Recognition Reception on Friday, March 16, 2018.
Academic Identity Development of Latinx Basic Writers” Erin Doran, Iowa State University “A Survey of Students’ Online Writing Practices” David Gold, University of Michigan “Multilingual Technology Design in Community Healthcare Contexts” Laura Gonzales and Lucia Durá, University of Texas at El Paso “Building Equity through Visibility: Examining the Job Market for Two-Year College Writing Faculty” Darin Jensen, Des Moines Community College, and Christie Toth, University of Utah 2017-2018 CCCC RESEARCH INITIATIVE
Online Writing Instruction” Janine Morris, Nova Southeastern University, Kevin DePew, Old Dominion University, Marcela Hebbard, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University, Catrina Mitchum, Old Dominion University, and Monica Reyes, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley “Academic and Professional Multilingual Literacies in Sociomaterial Contexts: A Multi-Institutional Study in Norway, Ukraine, and the United States” Pavel Zemliansky and Angela Rounsaville, University of Central Florida Special thanks to this year's review committee: Stephanie Kerschbaum, chair, Bump Halbritter, Rebecca Rickly, and Patrick Sullivan 2017-2018 CCCC RESEARCH INITIATIVE
Physicians’ Use of Print-Based Social Media: A Digital Humanities Study of the Women’s Medical Journal” Patricia Fancher, University of California, Santa Barbara “Techno-Ecologies and Professional Development: Profiles from CCCC Certificate of Writing Excellence Awardees” Kerri Hauman, Transylvania University, Alison Sitte, Trine University, and Stacy Kastner, Brown University “Outsourced Writing: Transnational Literacy in the Conceptual Age” Eileen Lagman, University of Colorado Boulder 2017-2018 CCCC EMERGENT RESEARCHER AWARD
Washington University, and Brian Fitzpatrick, George Mason University “Archiving Class Identities: Re-circulating Transnational Working-Class Community Writing through Augmented Reality” Jessica Pauszek, Texas A&M University “Archival Research in the Global South: International Feminist Historiography” Emily Petersen, Weber State University, and Breeanne Matheson, Utah State University “Cross-Institutional Study of Communities of Inquiry in Blended and Online Composition” Jennifer Cunningham, Kent State University at Stark, Lyra Hilliard, University of Maryland College Park, and Natalie Stillman-Webb, University of Utah Special thanks to this year's review committee: Jessie Moore, chair, Sheila Carter-Tod, Dylan Dryer, and Shevaun Watson 2017-2018 CCCC EMERGENT RESEARCHER AWARD
recognizes the refereed article in the past volume year of the journal that makes a significant contribution to the field of English studies. Ohmann Award winners offer an innovative, well-researched inquiry regarding an exigent problem, issue, or debate in a manner that is relevant and accessible to a wide range of College English readers. 2017 RICHARD OHMANN AWARD RACHEL C. JACKSON, University of Oklahoma, Norman, was awarded the Ohmann Award at the 2017 NCTE Annual Convention in St. Louis, MO.
rhetoric. Each year two awards are given for works published in the two previous years: one award for a single-authored or multi-authored work and one award for an edited collection of scholarly work. Both categories are evaluated for scholarship and research in the areas of pedagogy, practice, history, and theory. Special thanks to this year's Outstanding Book Award Committee: Jim Ridolfo, chair, University of Kentucky, Lexington Jeffrey Klausman, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA Staci Perryman-Clark, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Octavio Pimentel, Texas State University, San Marcos Jacqueline Rhodes, Michigan State University, East Lansing OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD
Arab-Islamic Reconciliation University of Pittsburgh Press Tammie M. Kennedy, Joyce Irene Middleton, and Krista Ratcliffe Rhetorics of Whiteness: Postracial Hauntings in Popular Culture, Social Media, and Education Southern Illinois University Press OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD
an exemplar of our organization, representing the highest ideals of scholarship, teaching, and service to the entire profession. KATHLEEN BLAKE YANCEY was honored at the CCCC Opening Session on Thursday, March 15. Special thanks to this year's Exemplar Award Committee: Kay Halasek, chair, Eileen Schell, Shirley Rose, Tony Scott, and Bronwyn Williams EXEMPLAR AWARD
composition studies, or adds to the field's body of knowledge, through research or scholarly inquiry. Special thanks to this year's Berlin Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee: Mary P. Sheridan, chair, University of Louisville, KY Collin Craig, St. John’s University, Queens, NY Lee Nickoson, Bowling Green State University, OH Laurie Pinkert, University of Central Florida, Orlando Morris Young, University of Wisconsin-Madison JAMES BERLIN MEMORIAL OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD
Flowers Local Language Policy: Shifting Scales in the English-Only Movement 2018 HONORABLE MENTION Jessica Pauszek Literacy and Labor: Archives, Networks, and Histories in Working-Class Communities
or the teaching of writing in the CCCC journal, College Composition and Communication, during the year ending December 31 before the annual CCCC Convention. Special thanks to this year's Braddock Award Committee: Peter Mortensen, chair, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tamika Carey, University at Albany, NY Doug Downs, Montana State University, Bozeman Joanne Giordano, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County Christie Toth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City THE RICHARD BRADDOCK AWARD
makes a contribution to the field, uses a sound methodological approach, demonstrates awareness of the existing research in the area studied, and demonstrates an overall high quality of writing. Special thanks to this year's Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication Committee: William Hart-Davidson, chair, Michigan State University, East Lansing Laura Gonzales, University of Texas at El Paso Angela Haas, Illinois State University, Normal Ben Lauren, Michigan State University, East Lansing Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
McMurrin Negotiating the Supermarket: A Critical Approach to Nutrition Literacy among Low-Income Consumers Beau Pihlaja New Black Boxes: Technologically Mediated Intercultural Rhetorical Encounters on the US–Mexico Border
in six categories: Best Book, Best Original Collection of Essays, Best Article Reporting Qualitative or Quantitative Research, Best Article Reporting Historical Research or Textual Studies, Best Article on Philosophy or Theory, and Best Article on Pedagogy or Curriculum. Special thanks to this year's Technical and Scientific Communication Awards Committee: Natasha Jones, chair, University of Central Florida, Orlando Ann Blakeslee, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Jeffrey Grabill, Michigan State University, East Lansing Claire Lauer, Arizona State University, Tempe Stacey Pigg, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Amy Propen, University of California, Santa Barbara TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION AWARDS
ESSAYS Clay Spinuzzi (Editor) Special Issue on the Rhetoric of Entrepreneurship: Theories, Methodologies, and Practices Journal of Business and Technical Communication 2017
RESEARCH OR TEXTUAL STUDIES Kenneth C. Walker “Mapping the Contours of Translation: Visualized Un/Certainties in the Ozone Hole Controversy” Technical Communication Quarterly 2016
OR CURRICULUM Scott Warnock, Nicholas Rouse, Christopher Finnin, Frank Linnehan, and Dylan Dryer “Measuring Quality, Evaluating Curricular Change: A 7-Year Assessment of Undergraduate Business Student Writing” Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 2017
OR THEORY Natasha N. Jones, Kristen R. Moore, and Rebecca Walton “Disrupting the Past to Disrupt the Future: An Antenarrative of Technical Communication” Technical Communication Quarterly, 2016
OR QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH Jenni Virtaluoto, Annalisa Sannino, and Yrjo Engestrom “Surviving Outsourcing and Offshoring: Technical Communication Professionals in Search of a Future” Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 2016
passed away, the CCCC Executive Committee created scholarships of $750 each to help cover the costs of four graduate students who are presenting at the annual conference. Full-time graduate students whose presentations were selected through the regular peer-review process are eligible for these scholarships. The following winners were honored at the CCCC Opening Session on Thursday, March 15: Special thanks to this year's Chairs' Memorial Scholarship Selection Committee: Malea Powell, chair, Chris Anson, Laura Davies, John Duffy, and Stephanie Vie CHAIRS’ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Vani Kannan Syracuse University Temptaous T. McKoy East Carolina University Vincent Portillo Syracuse University Sherita V. Roundtree The Ohio State University
successfully demonstrate that their program meets the following criteria: it imaginatively addresses the needs and opportunities of its students, instructors, and locale; offers exemplary ongoing professional development for faculty of all ranks, including adjunct/contingent faculty; treats contingent faculty respectfully, humanely, and professionally; uses current best practices in the field; uses effective, ongoing assessment and placement procedures; models diversity and/or serves diverse communities; has appropriate class size; and has an administrator (chair, director, coordinator, etc.) with academic credentials in writing. Special thanks to this year's Writing Program Certificate of Excellence Committee: Scott Wible, chair, University of Maryland, College Park Alex Arreguin, Mesa Community College, AZ Cristyn Elder, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Heidi Estrem, Boise State University, ID Lisa Tremain, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA WRITING PROGRAM CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
for 2017-2018: University of Maine College Composition University of North Carolina at Charlotte University Writing Program University of Oklahoma First-Year Composition Program
for 2017-2018: University of Oklahoma Writing Center University of Pennsylvania Critical Writing Program Winston-Salem State University Writing in the Majors Program
to two faculty members currently working at tribally controlled colleges to attend the CCCC Convention. With this fellowship, CCCC hopes to create new opportunities for Tribal College faculty members to become involved in CCCC and for CCCC to carry out its mission of serving as a truly representative national advocate for language and literacy education. Special thanks to this year's Tribal College Faculty Fellowship Committee: Andrea Riley Mukavetz, chair, Bowling Green State University, OH Kristin Arola, Michigan State University, East Lansing Resa Crane Bizzaro, Indiana University of Pennsylvania TRIBAL COLLEGE FACULTY FELLOWSHIP
Americans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and other Latino and Latina Americans, and American Indians—CCCC has established the Scholars for the Dream Travel Awards. The awards celebrate the scholarly contributions of first-time presenters at CCCC who are members of these groups. By providing some funding for these scholars to travel to the conference and to share their work with us, we hope to make the term “underrepresented” past history. Special thanks to this year's Scholars for the Dream Committee: Rhea Lathan, chair, Florida State University, Tallahassee Steven Alvarez, St. John’s University, Queens, NY Qwo-Li Driskill, Oregon State University, Corvallis Shenika Hankerson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Kendall Leon, California State University, Chico SCHOLARS FOR THE DREAM TRAVEL AWARDS
on Thursday, March 15: SCHOLARS FOR THE DREAM TRAVEL AWARDS Lama Alharbi Indiana University of Pennsylvania Charissa Che University of Utah Telsha L. Curry Syracuse University Khirsten L. Echols University of Louisville Marlene Galvan University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Christine Garcia Eastern Connecticut State University Kimberly C. Harper North Carolina A&T State University Brittany S. Hull Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ashanka Kumari University of Louisville Halcyon M. Lawrence Georgia Institute of Technology
on Thursday, March 15: SCHOLARS FOR THE DREAM TRAVEL AWARDS Shaofei Lu Case Western Reserve University Louis M. Maraj The Ohio State University Samantha McCalla St. John's University Temptaous T. McKoy East Carolina University Kendra L. Mitchell Florida State University Vincent Portillo Syracuse University Cecilia D. Shelton East Carolina University Celeste Siqueiros Murray State University Teigha Mae Van Illinois Central College Karrieann Soto Vega Syracuse University
two years that most advances writing studies. Special thanks to this year's Advancement of Knowledge Committee: Nancy Sommers, chair, Harvard University, Boston, MA Diane Kelly-Riley, University of Idaho, Moscow Jody Shipka, University of Maryland, Baltimore County ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AWARD
two years that most advances the mission of the organization or the needs of the profession. Special thanks to this year's Research Impact Committee: David Martins, chair, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Carmen Kynard, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY Elizabeth Losh, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA RESEARCH IMPACT AWARD
or Central or South America who have papers accepted for presentation at the CCCC Convention. Selection of the winners is made by the CCCC Program Chair and a panel of judges selected from the Stage II program reviewers. 2018 WINNERS René Agustín De los Santos Universidad Autónoma de Mexico Tatiana Galván de la Fuente Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ensenada, Mexico LUIZ ANTONIO MARCUSCHI TRAVEL AWARDS
the making of meaning out of sexual and gender minority experiences with up to three $750 awards for travel to the CCCC Convention. Special thanks to this year's Gloria Anzaldúa Rhetorician Award Committee: Becca Hayes, chair, University of Missouri-Columbia Matthew Cox, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Michael J. Faris, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Barbara L'Eplattenier, University of Arkansas at Little Rock GLORIA ANZALDÚA RHETORICIAN AWARD
one dissertation) published within the past two years that best make queer interventions into the study of composition and rhetoric. Special thanks to this year's Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship Committee: Garrett Nichols, chair, Bridgewater State University, MA William Banks, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Christina Cedillo, University of Houston-Clear Lake, TX Timothy Oleksiak, University of Massachusetts Boston Jon M. Wargo, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI LAVENDER RHETORICS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN QUEER SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD WINNER Eric Darnell Pritchard Fashioning Lives: Black Queers and the Politics of Literacy Southern Illinois University Press 2018 BOOK AWARD HONORABLE MENTION Qwo-Li Driskill Asegi Stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit Memory The University of Arizona Press
disability with composition and rhetoric, the value of disability as a source of diversity, inclusive practices and the promotion of access, and the value of disability as a critical lens. Special thanks to this year's Disability in College Composition Travel Awards Committee: Amy Vidali, chair, University of Colorado Denver Geoffrey Clegg, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Pamela Kincheloe, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Heidi Williams, Tennessee State University, Nashville Tara K. Wood, Rockford University, IL DISABILITY IN COLLEGE COMPOSITION TRAVEL AWARDS
each calendar year one article for its Best Article of the Year Award. Selection is based on excellence in five areas: content, style, development/organization, value to readers, and overall impression. Special thanks to this year's Best Article Award Committee: Tai Coleman, chair, St. Catherine University, Minneapolis, MN Dianne Fallon, York County Community College, Wells, ME Rebecca Fleming, Columbus State Community College, OH Robert Lazaroff, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY Marlena Stanford, Salt Lake City Community College, UT THE MARK REYNOLDS TETYC BEST ARTICLE AWARD
Lee Grayson “Race Talk in the Composition Classroom: Narrative Song Lyrics as Texts for Racial Literacy” Teaching English in the Two-Year College, December 2017