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Two scholars in the Department of Communication were recognized as among the most prolific scholars in the field.

Howie Giles, Professor, has received the top-ranked paper in the Communication & Aging Division of the National Communication Association.

Dr. Linda L. Putnam has received the 2012 Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award from the National Communication Association.

Dr. Howard Giles has received the 2012 Gerald M. Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship from the National Communication Association.

Dr. Tammy Afifi, Professor in Communication, will receive the 2012 Franklin Knower Article Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association at their annual meeting in Orlando, FL.

Howard Giles has received the 2012 UCSB Academic Senate Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award for excellence in mentoring graduate students.

Dr. Howie Giles has received two Top Paper awards from the International Communication Association, one with graduate student Doug Bonilla and Dr. Dan Linz.

Linda L. Putnam will receive the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Organizational Communication Division at the International Communication Association meeting in Phoenix, May 27, 2012.

Dr. Walid Afifi, UCSB Department of Communication, and co-author J. L. Weiner will receive the 2011 International Communication Association and National Communication Association Health Communication Distinguished Article of the Year, an award that goes to the article published in the past ten years that has made a major impact in health communication.