The College of Media & Communication's faculty and staff were well-recognized during Texas Tech University's annual award ceremonies over the past academic year. Teaching and support awards like those listed below, as well as faculty grant awards and collaborations showcase the commitment CoMC personnel have toward the higher education and academic research enterprises. These awards highlight work that involves high levels of student opportunities, support, and engagement, as well as innovative research in a variety of arenas. Congratulations to all awardees!
2021 AWARDS
| Teaching Awards | Recipient |
|---|---|
| President's Excellence in Teaching Award |
Harrison Gong (ADBS) |
| Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award |
Department of JCMI |
| Texas Tech Alumni Association's New Faculty Award |
Ioana Coman (PR) |
| Outstanding Organization Adviser of the Year (2021 Student Org Awards) |
Megan Condis (COMS) |
| Diamond Award (TTU Teaching Academy/TLPDC) |
Kelsey Moore (PCOM) |
| Professing Excellence Award (2021 University Student Housing) |
Jenna LaFreniere (COMS) |
| 2020 Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education (IEEE
Professional Communication Society) |
Kelli Cargile Cook (PCOM) |
| April 2020 Game Day Professor |
Lara Mandrell (PCOM) |
| 2020 Cohort Member (Institute for Inclusive Excellence) |
Dustin McDunn (PCOM) |
| Apple Polishing Award (Mortar Board) |
Jo Langston (PR) |
| Faculty Fellow, 2020-2021 (TLPDC) | Jody Roginson (MCOM) |
| Research Awards | Recipient |
|---|---|
| President's Faculty Book Award | Lyombe Eko (JCMI) |
| Outstanding Researcher Award | Justin Keene (JCMI) |
| Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Awards | Asheley Landrum (ADBS) |
| Faculty Research & Support Funding for Diversity Program | Ioana Coman (PR) Sherice Gearhart (PR) |
| Ph.D. Student Awards | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Dissertation Graduate Student Fellowship | Carolina Perez Ashraful Goni Chaitra Kulkarni Natasha Strydhorst |
| Dissertation Completion Fellowship | Kristina Janet Phil Chauveau Willow Sauermilch |
2020 AWARDS
| Teaching Awards Received | Recipient |
|---|---|
| President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award | Rob Peaslee (JCMI) |
| President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award | Randy Reddick (JCMI) |
| Research Awards Received | Recipient |
|---|---|
| President's Faculty Book Award (1st Place) | Amy Koerber (COMS) |
| President's Faculty Book Award (2nd Place) | Megan Condis (COMS) |
| Outstanding Researcher Award | Asheley Landrum (ADBS) |
| Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Awards | Eric Rasmussen (PR) |
| Appointment to Teaching Academy (Spring 2020) | Lisa Low (PR) |
| Other Recognitions Received | Recipient |
|---|---|
| President's Leadership Institute (Fall 2020) | Barbie Chambers (PCOM) |
| President's Excellence in Diversity & Equity Award | Julia Heard Witt (UA) |
GRANTS
| Grants Awarded in 2021 | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Grant Award (NSF) $86,231 Social Capital and Resilience in the 2021 Winter Storm |
Chris Chu (PR) |
| Grant Award (Waterhouse Family Institute) $9,295 Is Facebook Biased Against My Opinion? Testing the Influence of Comments on the Hostile Media Effect and a Solution to the Problem |
Sherice Gearhart (PR) Ioana Coman (PR) |
| Grant Award (NSF) $169,491 Leveraging Advanced Cyber Infrastructure and Developing Organizational Resilience for NSF Large Facilities in the Pandemic Era |
Kerk Kee (PCOM) |
| Grant Award (Arthur W. Page Center) $4,500 Organizational Social Listening and Corporate Climate Advocacy: What Happens When Organizations Don't Listen? |
Ioana Coman (PR) |
| Grant Award (NSF) $199,975 Conversational Agents for Supporting Sustainable Implementation and Systemic Diffusion of Cyberinfrastructure and Science Gateways |
Kerk Kee (PCOM) |
| Grant Award (Roadtrip Productions, LLS) $10,000 Roadtrip National Research Survey |
Nick Bowman (JCMI) Justin Keene (JCMI) Jaime Banks (ADBS) Asheley Landrum (ADBS) |
| Grant Award (NSF)$91,928 Influencing Young Adults' Science Engagement and Learning with COVID-19 Media Coverage |
Asheley Landrum (ADBS) |
| Grants Awarded in Prior Years (Still Active in 2021) | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Grant Award (NSF) $277,022 Cracking the Code: Millennial Science Engagement |
Asheley Landrum (ADBS) |
| Grant Award (USDA) $22,207 Improving Commutation of National Animal Health Monitoring System Studies |
Amber Krause McCord, Co-Investigator (PCOM) |
| Grant Award (NSF) $241,926 (Transferred to TTU) Organizational Capacity and Capacity Building for Cyberinfrastructure Diffusion |
Kerk Kee (PCOM) |
| Grant Award (Air Force Office of Scientific Research $730,469 ($459,922 transferred
to TTU) Moral Agency in Robot-Human Interaction (MARIA) – Perceptions, Trust, and Influence |
Jaime Banks (ADBS) |
| Grant Award (NSF) $364,452 (CoMC portion $119,998.80) The Origins of Magnetite-Pipes in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa and Their Strategic-Mineral Resources |
Raul Arif, Co PI (JCMI) T.J. Martinez (JCMI) |
| Grant Award (National Endowment for the Arts) $44,077 NEA Research Lab on The Arts, Health, and Social / Emotional Well-Being |
Justin Keene, Co PI |
| Grant Award (NSF) $345,702 STEM Training in Ethics of Publication Practices |
Amy Koerber (COMS) Lyombe Eko (JCMI) Kerk Kee (PCOM) Glenn Cummins (JCMI) |
| Grant Award (Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas) $320,623 Consumer Decision Making in Healthcare |
Katie Langford, Co PI (COMS) |
| Grant Award (The CH Foundation) $50,414 Prairie Chicken: Bellwether of the Plains (documentary film and exhibit) |
Jerod Foster (JCMI) |