Awards

Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award

Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award
NCA Awards for Outstanding Scholarship

The Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award, first presented in 1987, honors scholars who have executed research programs in rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism and/or public address studies. Recipients must demonstrate intellectual creativity, perseverance, and impact on academic communities through multiple publications and presentations around a rhetorical topic or theme.


Year Award Winner
2023 Mary E. Stuckey
2022 Karma R. Chávez
2021 Charles E. Morris III
2020 Raka Shome
  Kirt Wilson
2019 Lisa L. Flores
2018 Robert L. Ivie
  Kent A. Ono
2017 Debra Hawhee
2016 Leah Ceccarelli
2015 David Zarefsky
2014 John Louis Lucaites
2013 James Klumpp
2012 Sonja K. Foss
2011 Robert C. Rowland
2010 Craig R. Smith
2009 Bonnie J. Dow
2008 J. Michael Hogan
2007 Barbara Ann Biesecker
2006 Raymie McKerrow
2005 Janice Hocker Rushing
2004 Ronald Carpenter
2003 Roderick P. Hart
2002 Molefi Kete Asante
2001 Barry Brummett
2000 Edward Schiappa
1999 Michael Leff
1998 Celeste Condit
1997 Thomas W. Benson
1996 No Award Given
1995 Richard A. Cherwitz
1994 Michael Calvin McGee
1993 James R. Andrews
1992 Jane Blankenship
1991 Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
1990 Kathleen H. Jamieson
1989 Robert L. Scott
1988 Walter R. Fisher
1987 Michael Osborn