| | UAHuntsville communications professor recipient of prestigious Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism(10/07/2009)
Clarke Rountree, professor of Communication Arts at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAHuntsville) was recently awarded the prestigious 2008-2009 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism by Michigan State University Press.Rountree received the biennial award for his book-length manuscript Judging the Supreme Court: Constructions of Motive in Bush v. Gore, published through the Michigan State University Press. The publisher has been producing scholarly books and journals for more than 60 years. Michigan State University Press offers the endowed prize through its award-winning Rhetoric & Public Affairs Series. Judging the Supreme Court examines the intent and reasoning of the United States Supreme Court Justices intervention of the controversial presidential election nearly ten years ago. On Dec. 12, 2000, the high court resolved the presidential election in favor of Republican candidate George W. Bush. The Justices' decision allowed Florida's 25 crucial electoral votes to remain, giving Bush a total of 271 electoral votes. Al Gore, the Democratic candidate, received 266 electoral votes. Candidates must have a majority of 270 or more electoral votes to win the United States Presidency. Dr. Rountree, who served as chairperson and professor of Communication Arts at UAHuntsville for 13 years, recently returned to full-time teaching duties. He is also the editor and co-author of Brown vs. Board of Education at Fifty: A Rhetorical Retrospective. MSU will honor Rountree will a plaque and a $10,000 cash prize. For more information: Joyce Maples, (256)824-6414 |
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