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By Robert K. Avery, WSCA Executives Club President– The WSCA Executives Club is challenging its members and all other WSCA members to contribute to a special fundraising initiative established to raise $2500 in matching funds to support graduate and undergraduate travel to the 2010 WSCA Convention. An existing amount of $2500 has been contributed by […]
Ronald Takaki, the Kickoff Speaker for the 2004 WSCA Conference in Albuquerque, died on May 26, 2009. He was a pioneer in the field of ethnic studies. Below are a few links to additional information about Takaki’s life and work: Los Angeles Times obituary San Francisco Chronicle obituary Wikipedia entry for Ronald Takaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Takaki This […]
The following obituary was posted to CRTNET News by Masaki Matsunaga: Tadasu Todd Imahori (Ph.D., 1986, Ohio University), professor of Communication Studies of the Department of Foreign Languages, Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan, passed away on July 17. Having worked at Illinois State University, New School, and San Francisco State University before assuming his position […]
Submitted by Robert K. Avery, University of Utah– WSCA News is sad to announce the death of Kevin Lamude. His friend, Joseph Scutter, Northern Illinois University, wrote the following in tribute: Our friend and colleague Kevin Lamude died in Bakersfield, CA on April 5, 2009 from bone cancer. He had just turned 66. He had […]
By Christie Logan, California State University, Northridge– Mary G. McEdwards (1923 – 2007) Emerita Professor of Communication Studies California State University at Northridge Mary was a founding member of the department of Speech at San Fernando Valley State College, later CSU Northridge. She started her undergraduate education in Michigan, where she met and married Jim […]
Everett Rogers Dr. Everett Rogers, Professor of Communication & Journalism and Regents Professor at the University of New Mexico, lost a prolonged battle with cancer on October 21, 2004. Dr. Rogers touched the lives of many throughout his long and distinguished academic career. As a scholar, his impressive body of work has provoked social change, […]
By John Oetzel, University of New Mexico– I am honored to have chaired the Distinguished Service award committee this year. It provided me a wonderful opportunity to see the accomplishments and dedication of previous award winners. The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1979 and was first awarded in 1980. Its purpose is to honor […]
The NCA Caucus on Gay and Lesbian Concerns has established a memorial endowment fund in honor of Randy Majors and Jan Carl Park who were respected and loved members of the Caucus. Randy Majors, who was one of the co-founders and contact persons for the Caucus worked at California State University, Hayward and was an […]
September 3, 2009 by AG
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