The annual BEA Opening Night Awards Ceremony recognizes some of the best faculty and graduate student work in research, as well as our scholarship winners and the very best leadership and service to BEA. Join us at the ceremony to honor this year's distinguished award recipients. Host: Barry Umansky, BEA 2014-2015 President
Honoring: BEA Distinguished Education Service Award Recipient: Douglas A. Boyd, University of Kentucky
BEA Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship Recipient: Dennis K. Davis, Penn State University
Kenneth Harwood Dissertation Award Recipient: Lauren Bratslavsky, University of Oregon
New Faculty Research Grant Recipient: Bridget Rubenking, University of Central Florida
BEA 2014-2015 Scholarship Recipients: Abe Voron Scholarship – Sponsored by the Abe Voron Committee Sarah McGriff, Texas State/San Marcos
Walter Patterson Scholarships – Sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters Teisha Bagwell, Arkansas State Kayla Rausch, Muskingum University
Vincent Wasilewski Scholarship – Sponsored by Patrick Communications, LLC Wade Hilligoss, University of Nebraska/Lincoln
Alexander Tanger Scholarship – Sponsored by Alexander M. Tanger Chelsea Grochocki, Illinois State
BEA Founders Scholarship – Sponsored by BEA Molly Grant-Leanna, Metropolitan Community College Brett Hall, University of Maryland
Richard Eaton Foundation Scholarship – Sponsored by the Richard Eaton Foundation Chris Highland, Illinois State
John Bayliss Award – Sponsored by the John Bayliss Foundation Danielle Kerschhacki, Goshen College
Sunday April 6, 2014 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Pavilion 9