Steve Wilson, professor, had his book "Seeking and resisting compliance: Why people say what they do when trying to influence others" selected as recipient for the 2005 NCA Interpersonal Division’s Gerald R. Miller book award.  This is the third time in recent years that someone from the department has won this award – John Greene and Brant Burleson’s "Handbook of Communication and Social Skills" won last year (2004) and Greene’s edited book on message production won in 2002.

Charles J. Stewart, professor, and William B. Cash Jr. published the 11th edition of "Interviewing: Principles and Practices," McGraw-Hill. Stewart also authored the 11th Edition of "Interviewing: Principles and Practices: Applications and Exercises," published by Kendall/Hunt.

Erina MacGeorge, assistant professor, is a recipient of a 2005 Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology for her article titled, "The Myth of Gender Cultures: Similarities Outweigh Differences in Men’s and Women’s Provision of and Responses to Supportive Communication" that was published in the February issue of Sex Roles.

Ralph Webb, professor, named to three-year term on the CLA Educational Excellence Committee.

Professor Brant Burleson and Ph.D. student Amanda Holmstrom received international attention for a paper they co-authored on comforting skills. The article, which will be published in Sex Roles, found most women are less forgiving of other women who lack comforting skills than of men who lack the same skills. Read the Purdue news article.

Mohan Dutta-Bergman, associate professor, with co-pi's Laura Arns and Krishna Madhavan, received an $18,500 grant from the Discovery Learning Center.

Austin Babrow, professor, was selected as the Anne and Charles Redding Faculty Fellow in Communication for 2005-2007. Austin succeeds John Greene who was the Redding Faculty Fellow for 2003-2005.

Glenn Sparks, professor, published "The Appeal of Media Violence in a Full-Length Motion Picture: An Experimental Investigation," in Communication Reports with J. Sherry and G. Lubsen.

In addition, Sparks' work on children and technology was cited in Chicago Tribune, NBC4.TV in California, and numerous other media outlets.

Jay Wang, assistant professor, was featured on Purdue's Web site for his work on China and branding.

Patrice Buzzanell, professor, received the 2005 Francine Merritt Award at NCA. The award is given annually for outstanding contributions to the lives of women in the field of communication. She also was awarded the 2005 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award in the department. Buzzanell co-authored three journal articles in 2005 and was a co-recipient with graduate student Kristen Lucas of a $13,776 Purdue Research Foundation Grant.

John Greene and Brant Burleson, professors, had their Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills selected to receive the annual award for Outstanding Edited Scholarly Book in Applied Communication.