The College of Communication & Information recognizes outstanding achievement through its annual college faculty awards. All tenure and tenure-track faculty are eligible. Past recipients of CCI’s seven faculty awards are as follows:
This award recognizes outstanding research by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the college.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Barb Kaye |
| 2018 | Moonhee Cho |
| 2017 | Beth Foster |
| 2016 | Wade Bishop |
| 2015 | Amber Roessner |
| 2014 | Jin Seong Park |
| 2013 | Courtney Wright |
| 2012 | Erin Whiteside |
| 2010 | Elizabeth J. Avery |
| 2009 | Mariea G. Hoy |
| 2008 | Michael J. Palenchar |
| 2006 – 2007 | Lisa T. Fall |
| 2006 – 2007 | Dania Bilal |
| 2005 – 2006 | Catherine A. Luther |
| 2004 – 2005 | Dwight L. Teeter, Jr. |
| 2003 – 2004 | Barbara K. Kaye |
| 2002 – 2003 | Michael Hoefges |
| 2002 – 2003 | Dania Bilal |
| 2001 – 2002 | Mark D. Harmon |
| 2000 – 2001 | Sally J. McMillan |
| 1999 – 2000 | Mark E. Littmann |
| 1999 – 2000 | Daniel J. Foley |
| 1998 – 1999 | Ronald E. Taylor |
| 1997 – 1998 | Charles E. Caudill |
| 1996 – 1997 | Mariea G. Hoy |
| 1995 – 1996 | Benjamin J. Bates |
| 1994 – 1995 | Ronald E. Taylor |
| 1993 – 1994 | Mariea G. Hoy |
| 1992 – 1993 | Dorothy A. Bowles |
| 1991 – 1992 | Dhyana Ziegler |
| 1990 – 1991 | Susan M. Caudill |
| 1989 – 1990 | Charles E. Caudill |
| 1988 – 1989 | Herbert H. Howard |
| 1987 – 1988 | Charles E. Caudill |
| 1986 – 1987 | Herbert H. Howard |
| 1985 – 1986 | Paul G. Ashdown |
| 1984 – 1985 | M. Mark Miller |
| 1983 – 1984 | Herbert H. Howard |
This award recognizes outstanding classroom instruction by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the college.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Awa Zhu |
| 2018 | Nick Geidner |
| 2017 | Rachel Fleming-May |
| 2016 | Carolyn Hank |
| 2015 | Robyn Blakeman |
| 2014 | Abbey Levenshus |
| 2013 | Laura Miller |
| 2012 | Rachel Fleming-May |
| 2011 | Elizabeth M. Hendrickson |
| 2010 | Courtney C. Childers |
| 2009 | Mark E. Littmann |
| 2008 | Kenneth J. Levine |
| 2006 – 2007 | Carolyn R. Lepre |
| 2006 – 2007 | Daniel M. Haygood |
| 2005 – 2006 | William C. Robinson |
| 2005 – 2006 | John W. Haas |
| 2004 – 2005 | Suzanne L. Allard |
| 2003 – 2004 | Lisa T. Fall |
| 2002 – 2003 | Margaret A. Morrison |
| 2001 – 2002 | Candace L. White |
| 2000 – 2001 | Bonnie P. Riechert |
| 1999 – 2000 | Mark D. Harmon |
| 1998 – 1999 | J. Eric Haley |
| 1998 – 1999 | Margaret A. Morrison |
| 1997 – 1998 | Candace L. White |
| 1996 – 1997 | Mariea G. Hoy |
| 1995 – 1996 | Margaret A. Morrison |
| 1994 – 1995 | Bonnie L. Hufford |
| 1993 – 1994 | Jerry L. Morrow |
| 1992 – 1993 | J. Eric Haley |
| 1991 – 1992 | Paul G. Ashdown |
| 1990 – 1991 | Robert B. Heller |
| 1989 – 1990 | Michael J. Stankey |
| 1988 – 1989 | Herbert H. Howard |
| 1987 – 1988 | Dhyana Ziegler |
| 1987 – 1988 | George C. Johnson |
| 1986 – 1987 | Bonnie L. Hufford |
| 1985 – 1986 | DeForrest Jackson |
| 1984 – 1985 | Jerry L. Morrow |
| 1984 – 1985 | Ronald E. Taylor |
| 1983 – 1984 | DeForrest Jackson |
| 1982 – 1983 | Paul G. Ashdown |
This award recognizes outstanding service/outreach by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the college.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Vandana Singh |
| 2018 | Courtney Childers |
| 2017 | Candace White |
| 2016 | Lisa Fall |
| 2015 | Rob Heller |
| 2014 | Michael J. Palenchar |
| 2013 | Bharat Mehra |
| 2011 | Michael J. Palenchar |
| 2010 | Mark D. Harmon |
| 2009 | Michael J. Palenchar |
| 2008 | Lisa T. Fall |
| 2007 | Bharat Mehra |
| 2007 | J. Eric Haley |
| 2006 | Naeemah Clark |
| 2005 | Candace L. White |
This award recognizes novel and/or original uses of technology in teaching by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the college.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2017 | Courtney Childers |
| 2015 | Kimberly Douglass |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Hendrickson |
| 2012 | Peiling Wang |
| 2010 | Vandana Singh |
| 2005 – 2006 | Bharat Mehra |
| 2004 – 2005 | Kendra S. Albright |
| 2003 – 2004 | Dorothy A. Bowles |
| 2002 – 2003 | Gretchen Whitney |
| 2001 – 2002 | Robert B. Heller |
| 2000 – 2001 | Sally J. McMillan |
| 1999 – 2000 | Benjamin J. Bates |
| 1998 – 1999 | Dorothy A. Bowles |
This award recognizes outstanding classroom instruction by a full or part-time lecturer in the college.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Sharon Toedte |
| 2018 | Megan Fields |
| 2017 | Stephen Bales |
| 2016 | Lisa Gary |
| 2015 | Pete Finch |
| 2014 | Melanie Faizer |
| 2013 | Suzy Prentiss |
| 2010 | Michelle E. Garland |
| 2010 | Sharon L. Toedte |
| 2009 | Lisa B. Gary |
| 2008 | Thomasena F. Shaw |
| 2007 | Andrew C. Tollison |
| 2004 – 2005 | Laura Arnett Smith |
| 2004 – 2005 | Thomasena F. Shaw |
| 2004 – 2005 | Lisa B. Gary |
This award recognizes superlative international/intercultural research, teaching and/or service by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Devendra Potnis |
| 2018 | Laura Miller |
| 2017 | Mark Harmon |
| 2016 | Candace White |
| 2015 | Sam Swan |
| 2013 | Kenneth Levine |
| 2009 | Edwin M. Cortez |
| 2008 | Catherine A. Luther |
| 2007 | Robert B. Heller |
| 2001 – 2002 | C.W. (Bud) Minkel |
This award is given at the discretion of the Dean of the college in recognition of extraordinary service by a faculty member to the college and/or university.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2013 | Dwight Teeter |
| 2010 | Sally J. McMillan |
| 2009 | Edward A. Spray |
| 2006 | Gregory D. Reed |
| 2003 – 2005 | Douglas Raber |
| 2004 – 2005 | James A. Crook |
| 2003 – 2004 | Barbara A. Moore |
| 2002 – 2003 | Patricia L. Fisher |
| 2002 – 2003 | M. Mark Miller |
| 2002 – 2003 | Michael W. Singletary |
| 2001 – 2002 | J. Eric Haley |
| 2000 – 2001 | Robert W. Glenn |
| 2000 – 2001 | James A. Crook |
| 1999 – 2000 | M. Mark Miller |
| 1998 – 1999 | Herbert H. Howard |
| 1997 – 1998 | Roxanne Hovland |
| 1996 – 1997 | Dorothy A. Bowles |
| 1995 – 1996 | George A. Everett |