Association for Communication Excellence

08/27/2026

08/25/2026

We are thrilled to be spotlighting this year's JAC Award Winners!

First, we are sending out a huge congratulations to the The Ohio State University, Oregon State University, & Texas Tech University team for winning Article of the Year Second Runner Up!

👏Join us in celebrating the talented team behind the article "An Investigation of Oregon and Texas Residents’ Information Seeking and Processing Behaviors During Extreme Weather Events": Cara Lawson, Whitney Stone, & Laura Morgan Fischer— your work truly set the standard! 🏆

Keep checking back as we continue sharing more JAC winners!

08/19/2026

We are sending another huge congratulations to Past ACE President Ricky Telg as the recipient of the ACE Fellow Award, presented at the 2026 Annual Conference, and the recognition of this incredible moment of achievement by the UF/IFAS blog.

Immediate past-president Stacey Stearns spoke with UF/IFAS, relating that “His dedication to ACE and his investment in people has strengthened our organization immeasurably, making ACE a better place for all of us."

Check out the full coverage of Ricky's acceptance of the ACE Fellow Award below and help us celebrate Ricky in the comments!

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2026/08/17/uf-professor-pie-center-director-honored-as-national-leader-in-agricultural-communications/

08/18/2026

Save the Date for the ACE 2027 Annual Conference!

Mark your calendars for next year's Conference, taking place June 8–10, 2027, in Tampa, Florida.

Centered around the theme "Ignite, Imagine, Inspire," the conference will bring together communications professionals for engaging educational sessions, networking opportunities, and memorable experiences in the heart of Florida.

More details, including registration and hotel information, will be announced soon! For current info, visit the event page at: https://www.aceweb.org/ACE-Conference

08/11/2026

We are thrilled to be spotlighting this year's JAC Award Winners!

First, we are sending out a huge congratulations to the University of Georgia; Texas Tech University, & University at Albany – State University of New York team for winning Article of the Year, Runner Up!

👏Join us in celebrating the talented team behind the article "Message Design Matters: An Experiment on Portrayal of Protective Action Guidance in Warning Messages for Three Hazards": Ginger Orton, Laura Morgan Fischer, Jeannette Sutton, & David Huntsman— your work truly set the standard! 🏆

Keep checking back as we continue sharing more JAC winners!

08/05/2026

We are thrilled to be spotlighting this year's JAC Award Winners!

First, we are sending out a huge congratulations to the Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University team for winning Article of the Year!

👏Join us in celebrating the talented team behind the article "Modeling Science Communicator Identity Through the Communication Theory of Identity: A Mixed-Methods Study of Virginia Tech Faculty":
Bolanle Oyindamola Adebayo, Yaw Akowuah, Jean A. Parrella, Hannah Sunderman, Carolyn J. Kroehler, & Patricia Raun — your work truly set the standard! 🏆

Keep checking back as we continue sharing more JAC winners!

08/03/2026

25 years. Lifelong friendships. A career shaped by community. That's what an “OG Face of ACE” is all! Meet Craig Woods, incoming ACE Vice President!

Craig is a Video Production Manager with the Office of Communications Management at Oklahoma State University, and his ACE journey is a testament to what long-term membership can look like. Over the past 25 years, he has served in leadership roles, helped plan conferences, chaired Learning Communities, and most importantly, built friendships that have lasted a lifetime.

Craig's hope? To pass that same sense of camaraderie and professional growth on to the next generation of ACE members. We'd say he's doing exactly that. 💚

Get to know Craig on the ACE Ambassadors webpage: https://aceweb.org/ACE-Ambassadors

07/31/2026

🌟 OPS Winner Spotlight: Photography 1 | Feature photo: one image that effectively tells a story 🌟

A big congratulations to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture for earning an Outstanding Professional Skill (OPS) award for their exceptional work, "Hopyards Class Research."

👏 Kudos to Raffe Lazarian — your creativity and professionalism truly set the standard! This recognition is part of ACE’s Critique & Awards Program, which honors outstanding work in communication and design. 🏆

👉 View all of the 2026 award winners here:
https://aceweb.org/2026-Critique-&-Awards-Program-Winners/

Keep checking back as we continue sharing more OPS winners and their incredible work.