Wendy Melillo, an associate professor in the School of Communication at American University, has won the 2021 Michael S. Sweeney Award for her article, “Democracy’s Adventure Hero on a New Frontier: Bridging Language in the Ad Council’s Peace Corps Campaign, 1961-1970.” 

Presented by the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the Sweeney Award recognizes the outstanding article published in the previous volume of the scholarly journal Journalism History. In addition to receiving a plaque and cash prize, Melillo will be honored during the History Division’s awards gala at this year’s virtual AEJMC National Convention.

Ronald Zboray and Mary Saracino Zboray have won the third annual Michael S. Sweeney Award for their article, “Recovering Disabled Veterans in Civil War Newspapers: Creating Heroic Disability.”

Named for former Journalism History editor Mike Sweeney, the award recognizes the outstanding article published in the previous volume of the scholarly journal Journalism History.

Pam Parry of Southeast Missouri State is the 2020 winner of the Best Podcast Guest Award from Journalism History.

Parry’s “Episode 25: Eisenhower: The Public Relations President” is the top-rated episode of the podcast with over 400 downloads. Her frequent promotion of the podcast and use of the show with students also contributed to her selection as the year’s top guest.

The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce that Pam Parry will be the next editor of its journal, Journalism History.

The History Division officers unanimously voted to accept the Publications Committee’s recommendation to select Parry, a professor of public relations at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, where she teaches media history.

“Dr. Parry is well qualified to perform the duties of editor in managing the journal and maintaining relationships with the publisher, editors, reviewers, contributors and potential contributors,” said Terry Lueck, chairwoman of the division’s Publications Committee. “We consider Dr. Parry an excellent match for the position and someone who is well qualified to lead Journalism History into a distinguished future.”