The BEA Headquarters must receive nomination materials no later than the deadline of Friday, January 17, 2003

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Since 1955, BEA has been serving as a higher education association of professors and industry professionals who teach college students worldwide and prepare them to go into the broadcasting and related emerging technologies professions upon graduation from college.

BEA is seeking nominations for the Twelfth Annual Outstanding Dissertation Award. Established by Kenneth Harwood, Professor at the University of Houston and a former President of the BEA Board of Directors, the award offers $1,000 for the outstanding Ph.D. dissertation in broadcasting and electronic media completed during the period between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002. The award has been established through gifts started by Professor Harwood and a donation from a friend of BEA.

Nominations must be made in writing by the dissertation director or by the department chairperson of the degree-granting institution. Dissertations nominated for the award without the support of the dissertation director or the department chair will not be considered. Nominees must have been awarded the Ph.D. after January 1, 2002 and before December 31, 2002.

Nomination materials must be received by the BEA Worldwide Headquarters no later than the deadline of Friday, January 17, 2003 and must include the following:

1. Six copies of a letter of nomination from the dissertation director or the department chair of the degree-granting institution.

2. Six unbound copies of the full dissertation, which will not be returned. Each of these copies must have an abstract included as part of it.
Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered for the award.

Please send all entries to: Broadcast Education Association, Dissertation Award, 1771 N Street, and NW, WASHINGTON,DC 20036-2891.

BEA will distribute copies to the members of the Publications Committee of the BEA Board of Directors for judging. Only dissertations completed at BEA member institutions are eligible for the award. To check if your university is a BEA institutional member, call 1-888-380-7222 or check out the BEA Website at: http://www.beaweb.org

The winner will be announced Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Awards Ceremony of the BEA 2003 48th Annual Convention & Exhibition, in Las Vegas, NV. The BEA hopes that those who enter this contest will attend the convention, which will be April 4 to 7.