45th Annual AJHA Convention
Greenville, South Carolina | Nov. 5-7
Convention contacts Convention Coordinator Ohio University Registration Coordinator California Polytechnic State University Program Coordinator Duquesne University Convention hosts University of South Carolina South Carolina State Winthrop University Winthrop University Conference Sponsors: | Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement AJHA's highest honor, the Kobre Award, recognizes individuals with an exemplary record of sustained achievement in journalism history through teaching, research, professional activities, or other contributions to the field of journalism history. This year's honoree is Michael Conway, a professor emeritus at Indiana University, creator and director of the Indiana Broadcast History Archive, and a former president of AJHA will receive the 2026 Kobre Award. Read more about his accomplishments here. He will be recognized during the Awards Lunch at the AJHA conference. The National Award for Excellence in Teaching Presented at the annual Awards Luncheon, the National Award for Excellence in Teaching honors a college or university teacher who excels at teaching in the areas of journalism and mass communication history, makes a positive impact on student learning, and offers an outstanding example for other educators. An honorarium of $500 accompanies the prize. This year's winner will be announced later this summer. AJHA's Book Award recognizes the best book in journalism history or mass media history published during the previous calendar year. This year's winner will be announced later this summer. The award will be presented during the book award panel. Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize Since 1997, AJHA has presented the Blanchard Prize for the best doctoral dissertation dealing with mass communication history completed during the prior calendar year. This year's winner is Claire Rounkles, whose dissertation, “An Imperfect Source: The Midwestern Black Press and the Anti-Lynching Movement from 1890-1940,” was completed under the direction of Earnest Perry at the University of Missouri. Honorable mentions went to:
Honorees will discuss their work in a special conference session. Read the news release. American Journalism Rising Scholar Award
Editors of AJHA's quarterly academic journal American Journalism present the Rising Scholar Award at the annual General Business Meeting to recognize the achievements and potential of an untenured scholar who shows promise in extending her or his research agenda. This year's winner is Autumn Linford, an assistant professor of journalism in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University. Linford proposed a book-length history of American bylines and the gender-specific consequences of their mandate. Read more about her work here. Best American Journalism Article The Best Article Award honors research published in American Journalism within the last year that is original, rigorous, and makes an outstanding contribution to developing scholarship in the field of journalism and mass communication history. This year's winner is Lisa D. Lenoir of Indiana University Bloomington for her article: ““The Chicago Defender’s Quiet Power: The Legacy of Mattie Smith Colin — From Covering Everyday Life to Emmett Till’s Death, 1950-1955,” published in the journal’s third issue in 2024. Read more about her work here. The editors of American Journalism will present the award during the annual General Business Meeting. Hazel Dicken-Garcia Research Grant The Hazel Dicken-Garcia Research Grant provides $1,000 grants for researchers who share the scholarly interests of Dicken-Garcia. The winner(s) will be announced later this summer. Joseph McKerns Research Grants Joseph McKerns Research Grants provide funding of up to $1,250 per person for media history research projects while recognizing and rewarding the winners. The 2026 winners will be announced later this summer. During the general business meeting, the AJHA will give out the following research awards for top papers at the Greenville convention. The winners will be announced later this summer.
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