SSCA - Interpersonal Communication

The Sixty-Seventh Annual Meeting

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: William Edwards, Columbus College
The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Instruction. James McCroskey, West Virginia University
Interpersonal Communication, Communication Learning, and Community Service. Richard Conville, University of Southern Mississippi
Parasocial Interaction and Students' Perceptions of Teacher Effectiveness. Rodney Reynolds, Regent University, Susan Zvacek, Old Dominion University, Janice King, Regent University, and Rachel A.Olsen, Regent University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Michael Waltman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Adolescents' Recall of Everyday Communication: Implications for General Self-Esteem. Rhunette Diggs, University of Louisville
* Maintenance Strategies in Long Distance and Proximal Relationships. Katheryn C. Maguire, University of North Texas
** Long-Distance Friendship: A Dialectical Analysis. Ann Hawkins, University of Southern Mississippi: * Student and Debut Paper; ** Student Paper

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Don Orban, St. Louis University
Communicator's Conscious Awareness and Teaching Interpersonal Communication. Paul E.King, Texas Christian University
What's the first move?: The Effectiveness of Opening Statements on Gaining Compliance in the GRIT Strategy. Adrienne L. Fry, Arthur Anderson Consulting, and Jerold L. Hale, University of Georgia
*Assessing Interpersonal Communication Skills in Preparing Women for Work. Joann Keyton, and Wanda Kilgore, University of Memphis: *Top paper

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University
The Interpersonal Communication Division of SSCA pays tribute to Charles R. Gruner of the University of Georgia for his career-long contributions to the communication field. Gruner, who holds the distinction as the field's most-published humor scholar, will be interviewed by Jennings Bryant, University of Alabama, who, among other distinctions, is also a leading humor scholar. Tributes from audience members are invited.

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Brenda Burchett, George Mason University
C. S. Lewis: Images of Love and Marriage in Mere Christianity and The Four Loves. Lynn Reynolds, Regent University
Interpersonal Christian Prayer and Communication. E. James Baesler, Old Dominion University
Theory and Research on Compliance Gaining: Past, Present, and Future. Vivian Sheer, St. Louis University