[Air-l] Carl Couch student award call

[Mark D. Johns]

The award call below is open to students, both graduate and undergraduate, 
of all disciplines. Please share it with your students or your student peers.


CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS
Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2005

Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
http://www.cccsir.org/

The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to 
be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award.  The Couch Center 
welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic 
interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive 
relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as 
advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in 
new directions.  Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) 
mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch's 
theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) 
advancement of knowledge.  Evaluation will be administered by a Review 
Committee of four:

         Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, IA, Chair
         Dr. Katherine M. Clegg Smith, Johns Hopkins University
         Dr. Lori Kendall, SUNY-Purchase, New York
         Dr. Jodi O'Brien, Seattle University

Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all 
disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not 
eligible for award consideration. Entries should not exceed 30 pages 
(approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. 
Limit of one entry per student per year.

The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2005 
International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers in 
Chicago, Illinois, USA.  The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a 
cash prize of $300, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize 
of $200, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of 
$100.  All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session 
of the A.o.I.R. conference, October 5-9, 2005.

Applicants should send a copy of their paper electronically to Mark D. 
Johns at johnsmar at luther.edu .  Application deadline is May 1, 
2005.  Notification of award will be sent by June 15.

Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact:

Mark D. Johns
Dept. of Communication Studies
Luther College
Decorah, IA 52101
Tel: (563) 387-1347
E-mail: johnsmar at luther.edu