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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Distinguished Service Award
| Year |
Award Winner |
| 2023 |
Jennifer Linde |
| 2022 |
Jonathan M. Gray |
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Patricia A. Suchy |
| 2021 |
Bryant Keith Alexander |
| 2020 |
Karen Mitchell |
| 2019 |
Tracy Stephenson Shaffer |
| 2018 |
John M. "Jay" Allison |
| 2017 |
Mindy E. Fenske |
| |
M. Heather Carver |
| 2016 |
Stacy Holman Jones |
| 2015 |
Frederick C. Corey |
| 2014 |
John Anderson |
| 2013 |
Michael LeVan |
| 2012 |
Heidi Rose |
| 2011 |
Ronald E. Shields |
| 2010 |
Ruth Laurion Bowman |
| 2009 |
Gary Balfantz |
| 2008 |
Craig Gingrich-Philbrook |
| 2007 |
Donna Marie Nudd |
| 2006 |
Michael Bowman |
| 2005 |
Elizabeth Bell |
| 2004 |
Nathan Stucky |
| 2003 |
Bruce Henderson |
| 2002 |
Timothy J. Gura |
| 2001 |
Kristen Valentine |
| 2000 |
Ronald Pelias |
| 1999 |
Linda Park-Fuller |
| 1998 |
Sheron J. Dailey |
| 1997 |
Marion Kleinau |
| 1996 |
Kristin Langellier |
| 1995 |
Paul Gray |
| 1994 |
Leslie Irene Coger |
| 1993 |
Mary Susan Strine |
| 1992 |
Charlotte Lee |
| 1991 |
Mary Frances HopKins |
| 1990 |
Dwight Conquergood |
| 1989 |
Wallace Bacon |
| 1988 |
Beverly Whitaker Long |
Marie J. Robinson Scholarship
| Year |
Award Winner |
| 2023 |
Ethan Hunter |
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Chandler Classen |
| 2021 |
Shelby Swafford |
| 2020 |
Sasha Sanders |
| 2019 |
Laura Oliver |
| 2018 |
Joshua Hamzehee |
| 2017 |
Colin Whitworth |
| 2016 |
Ashley Beard |
| 2015 |
Lindsay Greer |
| 2014 |
Nico Wood |
| 2013 |
Nichole Nicholson |
| 2012 |
Lyndsay Michalik |
| 2011 |
Jade Huell |
| 2010 |
Chris McRae |
| 2009 |
Dawn Marie McIntosh |
| 2008 |
Melanie Kitchens |
| 2007 |
Benjamin D. Powell |
| 2006 |
Javon Johnson |
| 2005 |
Ragan Fox |
| 2004 |
Amy L. Darnell |
Top Paper Award
| Year |
Award Winner |
| 2023 |
Eddie Gamboa, "The Promise that Cannot Be Kept: Grief, Exhaustion, and Minoritarian Performance" |
| 2021 |
Jennifer Erdley,"Finding Transformation through Making: Masks, Crafting, and Connection" |
| 2017 |
Salma Shukri and Kate Willink, "Affective Attunement and Reflective Analysis in Interviewing" |
Top Student Paper Award
| Year |
Award Winner |
| 2023 |
Pablo Ramirez, "Mapping Funny Girl’s Funny Revival: Producing White Femininity" |
| 2021 |
A. B.,"Pandemonium: Reframing Performance in Pandemic" |
| 2017 |
Joshua Hamzehee, "Obituary for Summer 2016: Baton Rouge Performs Tragedy and Transcends the Poetry Slam" |
