Special Moments

John C. Wright Mentor Award

Receiving the John C. Wright Mentor Award from Dean Anderson and Provost Vitter at the University of Kansas in April 2011 – with letters of support from many graduate students and a wonderful nomination letter from Jenny Guthrie!

Adrianne receiving the John C Wright Mentor Award
Adrianne receiving the John C Wright Mentor Award from Dean Anderson
Adrianne receiving the John C Wright Mentor Award with Dean Anderson and Provost Vitter

Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award

Receiving the Feminist Teacher-Mentor Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG) in October 2014! What an honor! Nominated by the great Jimmie Manning!

Adrianne and Jimmie Manning heads together
Adrianne and Jimmie standing with award
Adrianne and Michael
Adrianne, Jimmie and J smiling for camera

Francine Merritt Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women in Communication

This is one of the most memorable experiences of my life – receiving the Francine Merritt Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Lives of Women in Communication at the National Communication Association in Las Vegas in 2015 – supported by many graduate students and nominated by the one and only, Jenny Guthrie!

Woman presenting Jenny Guthrie award
Presenter and Jenny holding award
Jenny hugging Adriane with award
Presenter handing Adrianne the award
Presenter hugging Adrianne with award
Presenter, Jenny and Adrianne posing with award

Scholarly Presentation at UNLV

Visiting UNLV to give a scholarly presentation about my research, “Relationships, Support, and Advocacy.” What a privilege and a true honor!

Adrianne standing in front of overhead projector
Adrianne giving scholary presentation at UNLV