[Air-l] Reminder: Couch internet research student award

[Mark D. Johns]

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS

Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award

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.

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.  The top three papers will receive
Couch Awards to be presented at the 2006 meeting of the National
Communication Association (NCA) in San Antonio, Texas.  The top paper
will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US, runner up
will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $200 US, and a third
paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100 US.  All three
authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the NCA
conference, November 16-19, 2006.

Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word
abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at johnsmar at luther.edu
Submission deadline is May 1, 2006. 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