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Grazier Lecture
The Grazier Lecture is the keynote event of Communication Day. Each year the department selects a renowned communication scholar to deliver the Grazier Lecture, participate in other Communication Day events, and attend our Awards Banquet.
The Grazier Lecture is an endowed lecture made possible by a generous gift by Catherine Grazier Coit, who was an undergraduate major in the Department of Communication. Ms. Coit provided this gift in honor of her father, Allen C. Grazier, who was a great champion of public education in Florida.
| Year | Grazier Lecturer | Affliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dr. Walid Afifi | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2023 | Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian | Syracuse University |
| 2022 | Dr. Lisa Flores | University of Colorado Boulder |
| 2021 | Dr. Rona Halualani | San Jose State University |
| 2020 | Lecture Postponed to 2021 | NA |
| 2019 | Dr. D. Soyini Madison | Northwestern University |
| 2018 | Kevin Barge | Texas A&M University |
| 2017 | Gail Fairhurst | University of Cincinnati |
| 2016 | Radhika Gajjala | Bowling Green State University |
| 2015 | Sarah Tracy | Arizona State University |
| 2014 | Kent Ono | University of Utah |
| 2013 | Ronald Arnett | Duquesne University |
| 2012 | Francois Cooren | Université de Montreal |
| 2011 | Steven Hartnett | University of Colorado, Denver |
| 2010 | Ron Pelias | Southern Illinois University |
| 2009 | Dana Cloud | University of Texas, Austin |
| 2008 | Karen Tracy | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 2007 | Bruce Gronbeck | University of Iowa |
| 2006 | Michael Hyde | Wake Forest University |
| 2005 | Tom Frentz | University of Arkansas |
| 2004 | Donna Nudd | Florida State University |
| 2003 | H. Lloyd (Buddy) Goodall | Arizona State University |
| 2002 | Larry Grossberg | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 2001 | Marsha Vanderford | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 2000 | John Stewart | University Washington |
| 1999 | Paul Gray | University of Texas, Austin |
| 1997 | Mark McPhail | University of Utah |
| 1996 | Kristen Langellier | University of Maine |
| 1995 | Carole Blair | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 1994 | Glen Stamp | Ball State University |
| 1992 | Bob Ivie | Indiana University |
| 1991 | Mark Knapp | University of Texas, Austin |
| 1990 | Sam Becker | University of Iowa |
| 1989 | Josh Meyrowitz | University of New Hampshire |