Operational Guidelines
020 Table of Contents
010-001 Overview
010-002 Organization of Manual
030-001 Members of the Board
030-002 Regional Vice Presidents
030-003 Executive Committee
030-004 Immediate Past President
030-005 President
030-006 Vice President
030-007 Executive Director
030-008 Elections
030-009 Resignations
035-001 Communication and Technology Coordinator
035-002 Associate Technology Coordinator
035-003 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
035-004 Employment Opportunities Coordinator
035-005 Historian and Newsletter Editor
035-006 Publications Board
035-007 Nominating Committee
035-008 C. R. Anderson Research Fund (CRARF) Committee
040-001 Overview
040-002 Committee Chairs
045 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs)
050-001 Empowerment of Executive Committee
050-002 Report of Interim Executive Committee Meeting
050-003 Matters Put Forward by Members of the Board
060 ORGANIZERS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES
060-001 Leadership
060-002 Reports
060-003 Expenses to Be Charged to Conference
070-001 Fellow of the Association Award
070-002 Distinguished Member Award
070-003 Award of Merit in Memory of Francis W. Weeks
070-004 Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award in Memory of Meada Gibbs
070-005 Outstanding Researcher Award in Memory of Kitty O. Locker
070-006 Distinguished Publication on Business Communication
070-007 Spirit of ABC Award in Memory of Bernadine P. Branchaw
070-008 Outstanding Article Award
070-009 Student Competition Award
070-010 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
070-011 ABC Rising Star Award
070-012 ABC Representative Travel Award
070-013 Innovation in Teaching with Technology
070-014 USC Marshall School of Business, Business Communication Impact Award
070-015 Distinction in the Practice of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
070-016 Honorary Member Award
070-017 Award for Excellence in Communication Consulting
070-018 Margaret (Marty) Baker Graham Research Grant Award
080-001 International Journal of Business Communication (IJBC)
080-002 Business and Professional Communication Quarterly (BPCQ)
090-001 President
090-002 Executive Director
090-003 Executive Committee Meetings
090-004 Editors
090-005 Regional Vice Presidents and Ambassadors
090-006 Committee Chairs
090-007 Board of Directors
110 ABC’S ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATES
110-001 ABC’s Organizational Affiliates: Criteria, Application Procedures, and Approval Process
version December 9, 2022