CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
 
THE ROBERT P. KNIGHT MULTICULTURAL RECRUITMENT AWARD
 
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 ROBERT P. KNIGHT
MULTICULTURAL RECRUITMENT AWARD. The Knight Multicultural Recruitment Award
is presented to any individual or media organization that has made
significant contributions to promoting diversity in scholastic media
programs. The award is named for Robert P. Knight, a professor in the
University of Missouri School of Journalism who served as director of the
Missouri Interscholastic Press Association from 1965 to 1992. Knight
received the award in 1990.
 
June O. Nicholson, an associate professor in the School of Mass
Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University, was the recipient of the
2008 Knight Award. Nicholson was recognized for her service as director of
the Urban Journalism Workshop, which is sponsored by the VCU School of Mass
Communications. 

To nominate a person or organization for the award, please do the following:

Mail or e-mail a nomination letter of 1-2 pages to Calvin Hall, the award
chair. The e-mail address is listed below. In addition to information about
the nominee, please include the nominator¹s name, title, school or
organization, e-mail address and phone number.

In addition, send a document or a link to a document that lists the
nominee's achievements (i.e. A CV or résumé, a Web site link, or other
appropriate information).

If sending materials by mail, please send them to:

Dr. Calvin L. Hall 
AEJMC Scholastic Division Robert P. Knight Multicultural Award Chair
Department of Communication
Appalachian State University
126 Walker Hall
Boone, NC 28608
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
 
The deadline is April 1, 2009.