2023 Award Winners
Earl W. Wiley Presidential Award: Michelle B. Coleman
Distinguished Scholar: Dr. Leland Spencer
Distinguished Teacher: Lori Smith
Distinguished New Teacher: Dr. Ashley R. Kennard
Distinguished Graduate Student: Samantha Rubadue
Distinguished Graduate Teaching Assistant: Sophie Downing
Distinguished Advocate for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access: Iman Ikram
Distinguished Service: McKenna Vietmeir
Distinguished Community Engagement: Dr. Diana Montague
Distinguished Program: Applied Communication Program at Miami University
Distinguished Student Organization: Fifth Street Consulting at Marietta College
2022 Award Winners
Distinguished Scholar: Dr. John Lynch
Distinguished Teacher: Dr. Kathleen Clark
Distinguished New Teacher: Dr. Rhiannon Kallis
Distinguished Adjunct Teacher: Seth Smith
Distinguished Graduate Student: Matthew Craig
Distinguished Student Organization: The University of Akron Buchtelite Student Paper
2021 Award Winners
Earl W. Wiley Presidential Award: Dr. Jerry Feezel
Distinguished Scholar: Dr. Nichole Egbert
Distinguished New Teacher : Dr. Jessica Graves-Rack
Distinguished Student Organization: Denison College Lambda Pi Eta
2020 Award Winners
OCA Distinguished Scholar: Dr. Andrew Rancer
OCA Distinguished New Teacher: Jessica Furgerson, PhD
Distinguished Coach Award: Paul Wesley Alday
Distinguished Undergraduate Student: Taylor Vanderveen
2019 Award Winners
Distinguished Innovative Teacher: Dr. Ikram Toumi
Distinguished Teacher: Crystal Bannon
Distinguished Adjunct Teacher: Kara Stouffer
Distinguished Adjunct Teacher: Bryan Ghiloni
Distinguished Student Organization: Kent Communication Society at Kent State University
Distinguished Student Organization: Fifth Street Consulting at Marietta College
Distinguished Undergraduate Student: Megan Crees
2018 Award Winners
Distinguished Teacher Award: Audrey Wagstaff
Distinguished Innovative Teacher Award: Shane Tilton
Distinguished Adjunct Teacher Award: Molly Taggart
Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award: Brandon Mock
Top Graduate Poster Award: Brandon Mock
Top Undergraduate Poster Award: Kathryn Nydegger
Top Undergraduate Paper Award: “So You Think You Can Teach?”: A Look into How Negative Evaluations Impact University Professors.” Jessica Cann, Sarah Demetruk, Joseph Anastasia, Chrstiana Savo | Youngstown State University.
Top Graduate Student Paper Award: “Perception, Team Roles, and Cohesion in Student Groups.” Allison Centofanti and Kaija DiPillo | Youngstown State University.
