Walid Afifi has been awarded the 2024 Boase Prize. Named in Honor of Paul Boase, former Director of the School of Interpersonal Communication (now the School of Communication Studies) at Ohio University, this award honors distinguished scholarship in the field of communication. The Boase Prize honors scholars who have made an outstanding contribution to the discipline through scholarship that has had a major influence on the direction of scholarship within the field. The award is given to a person whose scholarship demonstrates a commitment to the field in ways that honor the spirit of Paul Boase – his dedication to others, his dedication to making a difference, and his love of learning. The recipient of the Paul Boase Prize receives a $2,000 honorarium and gives a presentation in their department next Spring.