Congratulations to Kent Ono
Professor and Communication Department Chair awarded 2013 Paul Boase Prize for Scholarship
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 recent 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 criteria we used for making this award
selection included: the intellectual creativity and depth of the scholarship, its
immediate impact on the community of scholars, and its potential for enduring value.