Communication, Theatre Studies Professor Earns National Recognition for Distinguished Performance
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Daniel Heaton, Ph.D., professor and chair of Capital's Department of Communication, is the 2009 recipient of the National Communication Association’s Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance — the top performance award given by the organization. Heaton will receive the award at the national convention to be held in Chicago in November.
According to the National Communication Association, the Award Committee solicites and evaluates nominations of people who have contributed an outstanding body of live performance. The award may be given to directors, producers, teachers, or performers and normally is given for a body of performance or an outstanding career in performance. It may in exceptional cases be given to performers of a single or a smaller body of performance.”
Heaton was nominated by performance scholars familiar with his work, including productions staged at Capital; group performances featuring Capital students at a variety of national festivals and conferences; and his solo performance art pieces. Read more.