2026 Teaching Awards

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR TWO TEACHING AWARDS

The Advertising Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication invites nominations for two awards: the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award (first-round deadline: Jan 12, 2026) and the Distinguished Teaching Award (deadline: March 27, 2026). Both awards recognize individual excellence in undergraduate teaching. All nominees must be current members of the AEJMC Advertising Division. The award recipient will receive a $500 prize and will be recognized at the Advertising Division's business meeting during the 2026 AEJMC annual conference in New Orleans, LA. 

For more details, please read the calls below:

2025 Teaching Award Selection Committee

      Anastasia Kononova (Michigan State University), Committee Chair Advertising Division Teaching and Pedagogy Chair;

      Juliana Fernandes (University of Florida), former Advertising Division Teaching and Pedagogy Chair; 

      Jing Yang (Boston University), recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award 

      Minjie Li (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), recipient of the 2025 Early Career Teaching Excellence Award

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See past winners here.

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