*Special announcements -- Kudos and Awards! * *Dear MAC members, * *It's my greatest honor to announce this year's winners of* *2014 Lionel C. Barrow, Jr. Award for* *Distinguished Achievement in Diversity Research and Education * *Recipient: **Marilyn Kern-Foxworth**, Kern-Foxworth International* *2014 Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism Education* *Recipient*: *Carolyn Stroman, Professor and Editor of the Howard Journal of Communications, Howard.* *Marilyn and Carolyn accepted the Awards during the AEJMC General Business Meeting in Montreal, Canada, Aug 7. * *Congratulations, Marilyn and Carolyn, on your extraordinary achievement and leaderships! * *And of course, Paula Poindexter, our AEJMC outgoing President, for her outstanding leadership throughout the year! * Yuki