Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay, Communication, Journalism and Media, received the NCA Asian Pacific American Caucus’s “Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award” for 2020-21, at the 107th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) held in Seattle from November 17 to 21. The award was announced during the APAC annual business meeting, and the inter-caucus awards night held at the Washington State Convention Center, venue of this year’s NCA. Over 2000 scholars from North America and beyond attended this year’s conference. NCA has a membership of more than 7000, representing all 50 states, and 20 countries.