The Association for Business Communication Award for Distinguished Publication on Business Communication Award was given to Geoffrey A. Cross for his book, Envisioning Collaboration: Group Verbal-Visual Composing in a System of Creativity.
Dr. Cross was given a plaque and a monetary award at the 76th annual convention of the Association of Business Communication convention held in Montreal, Canada, on October 18-22, 2011. Bovée and Thill sponsor the award.
A professor at the University of Louisville, Dr. Cross serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Business Communication and on the Research Committee of the Association for Business Communication. His research interests include verbal-visual composing, group writing, visual design, ethnographic research methods, media interaction, business and technical communication, writing across the curriculum, stylistics, and computer-assisted composition pedagogy.
Dr. Cross has received numerous honors and award, including the Best Book in Scientific and Technical Communication Award from the National Council of Teachers of English; the Researcher Award from the Association for Business Communication; and, the Arts and Sciences Outstanding Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity Award from the University of Louisville.
