Teaching Awards

University of Kansas—Department Teaching Award—2005—Communication Studies

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences—Departmental Advising Award—2006—Communication Studies

Awards at the University of Kansas

Byron Alexander Graduate Mentor Award—College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
2003 Mary Lee Hummert
2007 Robert C. Rowland

Center for Teaching Excellence Award:
2005 Beth Innocenti
2004 Nancy Baym
2002 Dorthy Pennington
2000 Robert Rowland

Certificate of Recognition for Excellence- The Commission on the Status of Women and the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center:
2000 Nobleza C. Asuncion-Lande

The Chancellor’s Award:
1991 Tom Beisecker
1983 Donn W. Parson

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Achievement Teaching Award:
2000 Wil Linkugel

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Mentor Award:
1994 Diana Carlin

Del Shankel Teaching Excellence Award:
1999 Paul G. Friedman

H. Bernard Fink Award for Outstanding Classroom Teaching:
1994 Robert C. Rowland

HOPE Award Finalist:
2000 Tracy A. Russo
1994 Robert C. Rowland
1994 Robert C. Rowland
1988 Paul G. Friedman

J. Michael Young Advisor  Award—College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
2008    Robert C. Rowland
2002    Robert C. Rowland

KU Women’s Hall of Fame:
2005 Dorthy Pennington
2003 Mary Lee Hummert
2000 Nobleza C. Asuncion-Lande
1998 Diana Carlin

Louise E. Bryd Graduate Educator Award:
2000 Robert Rowland

Mortar Board Outstanding Educator:
1998 Diana Carlin
1986 Ellen Gold
1977 Paul G. Friedman

Order of Omega Faculty Award:
2000 Diana Carlin

Outstanding Woman Faculty Member—The Commission on the Status of Women and the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center:
2003 Adrianne Kunkel

Silver Anniversary Award for Excellence in Teaching:
2004 Adrianne Kunkel

Steeples Award for Service to the People of Kansas:
1999 Diana Carlin
1999 Dorthy Pennington

TIAA-CREF Faculty Excellence Award:
2006 Diana Carlin

W. T. Kemper Fellowship Teaching Excellence:

2007 Yan Bing Zhang
2006 Beth Innocenti
2005 Nancy Baym
2003 Tracy Russo
2000 Mary Lee Hummert
1999 Diana Carlin
1997 Donn Parson
1996 Robert C. Rowland

Awards within the Discipline and Community

Central States Communication Association Hall of Fame:
2006 Bobby Patton
2004 Wil Linkugel

Central States Communication Association Young Teacher Award:
2004 Adrianne Kunkel
1968 Donn W. Parson

Danforth Foundation Fellow:
1976 Paul G. Friedman

Distinguished Kansan Award, presented by the Wichita Eagle Beacon:
1988 Donn W. Parson

Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education—National Communication Association:
2005 Robert Rowland

Excellence in International Education- Phi Beta Delta Honor Society:
1999 Nobleza C. Asuncion-Lande

George Ziegelmueller Award—National Debate Tournament:
2006 Scott Harris
2003 Donn W. Parson

Kansas Bar Association—Outstanding Service Award:
2003 Robert Rowland

National Communication Association Feminist and Women’s Studies Division Spotlight on Teaching Award:
1995 Dorthy Pennington

National Communication Teacher on Teaching Program:
2005 Tracy Russo
1999 Robert Rowland
1997 Dorthy Pennington

National Debate Coach of the Decade:
1970s Donn W. Parson

National Debate Coach of the Year:
2006 Scott Harris
1986 Robert C. Rowland
1981 Donn W. Parson
1980 Donn W. Parson
1972 Donn W. Parson

Wallace Bacon Career Teaching Award—National Communication Association:
2003 Wil Linkugel

Major Awards Won at Other Universities

Baylor University Student Congress, Outstanding Faculty Member:
1987 Robert Rowland

Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, Wayne State University:
1997 Nancy Baym

Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Communication Studies and Graduate Office, Pittsburg State University:
1996 Yan Bing Zhang