Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller "Teacher of the Year" 2023
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Dr. Ecaterina Stepaniuc, assistant professor of The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at North Carolina A&T State University, is the 2023 recipient of the Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller Teacher of the Year Award from the Small Programs Interest group of AEJMC.
The award, named for a former SPIG president and long-time group proponent, honors a SPIG member who demonstrates excellence in teaching and advising. Dr. Stepaniuc will be recognized at a luncheon in her honor during the AEJMC conference in Washington, DC in August.
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2023 SPIG/AEJMC paper competition
Winners of the AEJMC Small Programs Interest Group 2023 paper competition will present their research during a poster session at the AEJMC Conference in Washington, D.C. in August.
- First Place: “A Metaverse for Learning Communication Research Methods: Focus Group Results From Preliminary Testing,” Prof. Ray Ting-Chun Wang, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Extended Abstract: Hot off the presses: “Examining Student Contributions to a News-Academic Partnership,” Dr. Christina C. Smith, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA, and Dr. Lara Salahi, Endicott College, Beverly, MA.
- Extended Abstract: “Navigating difficult conversations: A qualitative analysis of student perceptions of the discussion of controversial topics in the college classroom,” Dr. Mackenzie Cato, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
- Discussant will be Dr. Janice Colvin, Wilmington University
SPIG Awards from AEJMC 2022 in Detroit
Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller Teacher of the Year Award
Masudul Biswas, Loyola University Maryland
Dalton-Landon Foundation Award for service to the SPIG
Jon Bekken, Albright College
SPIG Research Competition winners
1st: “Three Years of the Crisis Game: A Review of How Role Playing in Crisis Simulations Has Impacted Public Relations Students,” Kay Colley, Texas Wesleyan
2nd: “The Impact of a Blended Strategy of Video Tutorials and Asynchronous Activities On Skill Course Students’ Self-Efficacy,” Arly Faundes, Pontificia Católica de Chile
Extended abstract presented: “Critical Analysis of Motivations and Strategies of Faculty Overseeing News-Academic Partnerships” by Christina Smith, Georgia College and Lara Salahi, Endicott College
Extended abstract presented: “Infusing Media Analytics Content into a Communications Curriculum at a Small College Through the Use of Experiential Learning” by Kelly Poniatowski and Kirsten Johnson from Elizabethtown College.
Previous Winners: Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller Teacher of the Year Award
2023 Ecaterina Stepaniuc, North Carolina A&T State University
2022 Masudul Biswas, Loyola University Maryland
2021 KiYong Kim, Biola University
2020 Remote conference due to Covid-19, none awarded
2019 Jackie Incollingo, Rider University
2018 Doug Mendenhall, Abilene Christian University
2017 Adam Maksl, Indiana University Southeast
2016 Cindy Simoneau, Southern Connecticut State University
2015 Sonya DiPalma, University of North Carolina at Asheville
2014 Carolyn Mae Kim, Biola University
2013 Mitzi Lewis, Midwestern State University
2012 Kathy Brittain Richardson, Berry College
2011 Kay Colley, Texas Wesleyan University
2010 Brian Steffen, Simpson College
2009 Pam Parry, Belmont University
2008 Susan Lewis, Abilene Christian University
Previous Winners: Dalton-Landon Foundation Award
“Given to SPIG members who have provided exemplary service to the organization"
2022 Jon Bekken, Albright College
2021 Kim Fox, The American University in Cairo
2020 Liz Atwood, Hood College … and…Cathy Strong, Massey University
2019 Kay Colley, Texas Wesleyan University
2018 Mitzi Lewis, Midwestern State University
2017 Jim Sernoe, Midwestern State University
2016 Vivian Martin, Central Connecticut State University … and…Brian Steffen, Simpson College
2015 Dick Hendrickson, John Carroll University