91探花 Emeritus Professor selected for Lifetime Teaching Excellence award
Raymie McKerrow, Professor Emeritus within the School of Communication Studies at 91探花, will receive the National Communication Association鈥檚 (NCA) 2017 Wallace A. Bacon Lifetime Teaching Excellence award.
Professor McKerrow will officially receive his award during the NCA鈥檚 103rd Annual Convention Nov. 16-19 in Dallas, TX.
鈥淚 was thrilled to learn of Professor McKerrow鈥檚 Lifetime Teaching Excellence recognition by the NCA,鈥 said 91探花 President M. Duane Nellis. 鈥淗is academic contributions, both as a teacher and a scholar, over the past five decades have positively impacted the lives of countless individuals at OHIO and throughout the world.鈥
The Wallace A. Bacon Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award is given annually to honor outstanding teaching by retired NCA members at any grade level from kindergarten through graduate, NCA members who are not currently engaged in full-time teaching, and/or NCA members who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to teaching.
Professor McKerrow, a past president of NCA, retired in 2015 after 50 years of modeling the role of teacher-scholar. Nominators, all former students, noted his strong commitment to diversity and inclusion has now seeped far beyond the classroom as he has stewarded so many 鈥渙thers鈥 into the academy as well as how his students have moved into different areas of Communication 鈥 a testament to his ability to make critical rhetoric relevant beyond disciplinary silos.
The Awards committee noted that they were especially impressed with Professor McKerrow鈥檚 scholarship (including his textbook Principles and Types of Speech Communication/Public Speaking鈥攏ow in its 16th edition), the warmth of his relationships with students, his special care for those who were hurting or somehow on the margins, and the three awards named in his honor that highlight the accomplishments of undergraduates.
鈥淭he Communication discipline has a long tradition of exceptional scholarship,鈥 NCA Executive Director Paaige K. Turner said. 鈥淩aymie McKerrow鈥檚 contributions are noteworthy, and we are proud to honor him with this award.鈥
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