 Media Credit: CHRIS CHRISTENSON / FSU HONOREES: Dr. Wally Schmidt and Dr. Sue Easton speak to convention attendees.
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 Media Credit: CHRIS CHRISTENSON / FSU
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 Media Credit: CHRIS CHRISTENSON / FSU
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 Media Credit: CHRIS CHRISTENSON / FSU
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 Media Credit: CHRIS CHRISTENSON / FSU
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This year's Florida Communication Association convention ended with a wonderful celebration for several members of the Rollins family. First, Dr. Wally Schmidt was honored as FCA Scholar of the Year for his continued work in publishing articles, presenting papers, and writing books. Dr. Sue Easton, Hamilton Holt Communication professor was elected President after serving as First Vice President and Convention Chair during the past year. Dr. Rick Bommelje conducted a workshop on Leadership Listening, highlighting some of his recent research from his new book. Dr. Connie Hudspeth co-presented with two Rollins students, Monica Von Langen and Thomas Mullet, on the topic of Community Engagement and showcased results of a summer research project.
Rollins' students from the Master of Arts in Corporate Communication and Technology (MACCT) program presented posters based on their recent work in their course on Corporate Communication and Work Teams. Each team provided extensive service to the National Conference on Community and Justice with projects ranging from building a website to conducting a communication audit and providing a marketing plan. Kim Johnson led a panel on "Friendship on the Internet: An Intergenerational Perspective," and it included other MACCT students: Frank Ritti, Joe Ciancimino, Adriana Linares, and Megan Brown. The panel also included two students from Freedom High School: Tim Johnson and Caitlin Hill. Kim Johnson won the Student Scholarship Award 2004 for her continued work as a student scholar and member of FCA.
Undergraduate students also presented papers at this convention. Lindsey Steding presented her paper on "Dissecting Discontent: Body Image and Gender;" and Cherie Ramirez presented, "Homer's Divine Subjects: Reflections on mortal woman or mortal men?" Cynthia Farina presented her paper on "Tobacco or Anti-Tobacco: Who can we trust?" and won the undergraduate student paper award. Michele Roden-Carver was acknowledged for her work as a member of the convention planning team for her work on event planning prior to the event.
2008 Woodie Awards