Training and Development Division
Interest Group Awards
Listed here are awards given by the Interest Group to its members. Interests Groups are smaller communities within NCA's large membership that provide a range of resources including networking opportunities, Annual Convention programming, leadership opportunities, awards, and specialized information dissemination channels, among others.
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Ross Brinkert Rising Star Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Amanda R. Slone |
| 2021 | No award given |
| 2020 | Elissa Adame |
| 2019 | Ralph Gigliotti and Cody Clemens |
| 2017 | Craig Engstrom |
| 2016 | Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly |
| 2015 | Stephanie Dailey |
| 2014 | Seth Frei |
Professional Achievement Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2019 | John Burke |
| 2017 | Keri K. Stephens |
| 2015 | Greg Patton |
Outstanding Service Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Ralph A. Gigliotti |
| 2021 | Liane M. Gray-Starner |
| 2020 | Craig Engstrom |
| 2019 | DeAnne Priddis |
| 2017 | Peter F. Jorgensen |
| 2016 | Michael Fahs |
| 2015 | Ross Brinkert |
| 2014 | Dennis Becker |
Exceptional Graduate Student Service Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Amanda Coletti |
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Michael Fahs |
| 2020 | Ross Brinkert |
| 2016 | Steven Beebe |
| 2014 | J.D. Wallace |
Top Reviewer Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Tamie Kanata |
| 2022 | Casey Stratton |
| 2021 | Elissa Arterburn Adame |
| 2021 | John Burk |
| 2021 | Sarah LeBlanc |
| 2020 | Cody Clemens |
| 2017 | Cody M. Clemens |
| 2017 | J.D. Wallace |
| 2014 | Peter Jorgensen |
| 2014 | J.D. Wallace |
Top Dissertation Award Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Pavitra Kavya |
1st Place Top Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Elissa Arterburn Adame and Ryan S. Bisel, "Training Trainers to Frame Feedback: An Experimental Investigation of a Training Intervention" |
| 2014 | Seth S. Frei, Eric DeMar Waters, Bahaa G. Ghobrial, “The Influence of Communication Technologies on Motivation for Training” |
2nd Place Top Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Craig L Engstrom, Michael Forst, and Lacey Brown, "In Search of Civil Service: An A La Carte Approach to Training University Dining Staff in Conflict Reduction Tactics" |
| 2014 | Stephanie L. Dailey, “I’m New… Again: Re-Examining the Socialization Process through Rotational Training Programs” |
3rd Place Top Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Aurora Occa, Susan E. Morgan, Soroya Julian McFarlane, Wei Peng, and JoNell Potter, "A pilot training to improve medical professionals' verbal and nonverbal communication about clinical trials and research studies" |
| 2014 | Piyawan Charoensap, Lauren Broussard, Megan Caldwell, Mallory Lindsly, “Evaluation of a Soft Skills Training Program” |
Top Paper Honorable Mention Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Kelli J. Chromey, "The Impostor Phenomenon: A Roadblock to Success" |
| 2014 | Margaret Moore, J.D. Wallace, Carley H. Dodd, “Training for Educational Sojourners: Faith, Effectiveness, and Culture” |
Top Paper Panel Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Nicholas Tatum and Seth Frei, "Extending the Instructional Beliefs Model: Implications for Training and Development" |
| 2015 | Melinda Leonardo and Jessica Katz Jameson,”Using Participant Narratives to Explore Training Transfer Experiences” |
| 2015 | Ralph Gigliotti, “A Communicative Exploration of Academic Leadership Development Initiatives within the Association of American Universities” |
| 2015 | Jerie Shaw, Jenepher Lennox-Terrion, and Catherine Mavriplis, “The Effectiveness of Negotiation Skills Trainning in Advancing the Status of Women in Science and Engineering: An Evaluation of CWSE-ON’s Negotiation Skills Training Workshop” |
| 2015 | Andrew Taylor and Jeremy Fyke, “Connecting the Dots: Identity and Training and Development” |
Top Panel Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Bolton L. Morales, Leanna Hartsough, William Jordan Wagner, Pavitra Kavya, Cody M. Clemens, John E. Burk, Amanda Ruth Slone, and Gregory H. Patton "Transforming 'Soft Skills' into Marketable Skills: Navigating the Realms of Academia and Industry through Training and Development" |
| 2019 | Keri Stephens, Stephanie Dailey, Ralph Gigliotti, Brett Robertson, Jacob Ford, Anastazja Harris, Courtney Powers and Katherine Head, "Survivng Scrutiny: Incorporating Research & Practice into T&D Programs |
| 2017 | Ross Brinkery, John E. Burk, DeAnne Priddis, DeeDee Smartt Lynch, Lisa A. Waite, and Gregory H. Patton, "Advancing Workplace Engagement with Gratitude of Appreciative Communication: The Quest for More of What Works" |
| 2016 | Susan M. Wieczorek, Joni Aldrich, Donald J. Cegala, Christopher S. Jerry, Janet Panoch, Betty Tonsing, Michael Warner, and Patty Wharton-Michael, "Turning the Tables on Patient Advocacy: Responsible Patients Informing Responsive Providers" |
| 2015 | Sonia Zamanou-Erickson, John Burk, Rozell Duncan, Lian M. Gray-Starner, Margaret Sargent, and Lisa Waite “Embracing Opportunities for Enhancing the Training and Development Course: Various Approaches to Combining Theory and Practice” |
| 2014 | Chair: Gregory H. Patton; Presenters: Dennis Becker, John E. Burk, Lori J.N. Charron, Scott Dickmeyer, Michael Fahs, Liane M. Gray-Starner, Peter Jorgensen, Robin Maxfield, Keri K. Stephens, and J.D. Wallace, “Past, Present, and Future of Training and Development: An Assessment of Five Years Out, Five Years Later” |
Top Presentation Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Kelli J. Chromey |
Top Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Casey Stratton"Renewing and Transforming Training Transfer via the Training Engagement Theory: Review of Theory and Practical Application" |
| 2021 | Elaine Wittenberg, Regina Alabere, Emeline Beltran, and Joy Goldsmith"Sharing COMFORT Training with Healthcare Professionals in Nairobi, Kenya: A Pilot Webinar Series" |
| 2021 | Bolton Morales"Transforming Trainer Approaches: Critical Interventions for Intercultural Communication Training and Development" |
| 2020 | Rory McGloin, Amanda Coletti, and Eimly Hamlin, "Conceptualizing and Operationalizing a Value of Communication Scale" |
| 2020 | Grace Hildenbrand, "Evaluating a Health Literacy Communication Training for Medical Students: Speaking in Plain Language" |
| 2020 | Anastazja Harris, Courtney Powers, and Keri Stephens, "Trainers at the Crossroads: Recovering from Inadvertent Equivocation During a Client Needs Assessment and Development Project" |
| 2019 | Sun Joo Ahn & Lindsay Hahn, "A Survival Guide to Grantsmanship for Communication Scholars" |
| 2019 | Erin Donovan, Laura Brown, Billy Table, & Cali Lindstadt, "The 12 Fundamentals of Highly Effective Communicators: Translating Theory to Pharmacy Practice Through Communication Training |
| 2019 | Rebecca Curnalia, " Mentoring the Next Generation of Communication Academics to Survive and Thrive in Higher Education" |
| 2019 | Mizuki Wyant |