The William B. Gudykunst Intercultural Research Book Award

This award is in memory of William “Bill” Gudykunst (1947-2005). Bill was a pioneer and an outstanding leader in the field of intercultural communication. Bill’s theory of Anxiety-Uncertainty Management (AUM) continues to be one of the most influential theories for intercultural researchers. Bill authored or edited 31 books and monographs including Intercultural Communication Theory, Intergroup Communication, and Communicating with Strangers (with Young Yun Kim). He published over 60 book chapters and 75 articles in academic journals including the International Journal of Intercultural Relations, and served as editor or special issue editor of seven yearbooks and journals. For his extraordinary scholarly achievements, Bill received numerous awards and honors, and was named a Fellow of the International Communication Association.

Bill was a charter fellow and a dedicated member of the Intercultural Academy for Intercultural Research. He hosted the Academy’s first conference in 1998 on the campus of California State University-Fullerton, where he was a professor of Human Communication Studies and acting coordinator and graduate advisor of the Asian American Studies Program. Bill had previously taught at Arizona State University, State University of New York at Albany, Rutgers University, University of Hartford, and University of Maryland Far East Extension inYokosuka, Japan. Bill received his B.A. and M.A. in sociology from Arizona State University and his Ph.D. in Speech Communication from the University of Minnesota.

A Call for Nominations will be made in January of the conference year (e.g., January, 2013).