Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
The Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award honors scholars who have made outstanding scientific contributions to the study of discourse processing and text analysis. The following criteria are considered in conferring the Award: 1) Sustained outstanding research that has enhanced the scientific understanding of discourse processing and text analysis, 2) Contributions to the mentorship of students, postdoctoral fellows, and colleagues in the field of text and discourse, and 3) Meritorious contributions to the advancement of the field through leadership as a theorist or spokesperson for the discipline.
Past Winners
| 2022 | Richard Gerrig |
| 2021 | M. Anne Britt and Jean-François Rouet |
| 2020 | Danielle S. McNamara |
| 2019 | Jane Oakhill |
| 2018 | Murray Singer |
| 2017 | Susan R. Goldman |
| 2016 | Paul van den Broek |
| 2015 | Jerome L. Meyers & Edward J. O'Brien |
| 2014 | Charles A. Perfetti |
| 2013 | Morton Ann Gernsbacher |
| 2012 | Marcel Adam Just |
| 2011 | Simon Garrod & Anthony Sanford |
| 2010 | Arthur C. Graesser |
| 2009 | Herbert Clark |
| 2008 | Walter Kintsch |
Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award
Past Winners
| 2021 | Alexandra List |
| 2020 | Doug Lombardi |
| 2019 | Jason L. G. Braasch |
| 2018 | Sidney D'Mello |
| 2017 | Catherine Bohn-Gettler |
| 2016 | Raymond Mar |
| 2015 | Scott Crossley |
| 2014 | Katherine Rawson |
| 2013 | Tobias Richter |
| 2012 | Panayiota Kendeou |
| 2011 | Chantel Prat |
| 2010 | David N. Rapp |
| 2009 | Mike Kaschak |
Jason Albrecht Outstanding Young Scientist Award
The Jason Albrecht Outstanding Young Scientist Award (JAOYSA) honors the memory of Jason Albrecht, a promising young text and discourse researcher who passed away. The award recognizes an outstanding paper based on a doctoral dissertation.
Past Winners
| 2021 | Pablo Delgado |
| 2020 |
Reese Butterfuss |
| 2019 |
Brianna L. Yamasaki |
| 2018 |
Shelley Feuer |
| 2017 |
Karyn Higgs |
| 2016 |
Juliane Richter |
| 2015 |
Angela Nyhout |
| 2014 |
Stephen Briner |
| 2013 |
Emily R. Smith |
| 2012 |
Jesse R. Sparks |
| 2011 |
Michael C. Mensink |
| 2010 |
Jennifer J. Stiegler |
| 2009 |
Michelle Levine |
| 2008 |
Patrick Jeuniaux |
| 2007 |
Heather Ferguson |
| 2006 |
Heather H. Mitchell |
| 2005 | Not awarded |
| 2004 |
Amelie Teisserenc |
| 2003 |
Sabine Gueraud |
| 2002 |
David N. Rapp |
| 2001 |
Max Louwerse |
| 2000 |
Steve Frisson |
| 1999 |
David Roberston |
| 1998 |
Herb Colston |
| 1997 | Marie-Pilar Quintana |