A pioneering and career-long scholar in the field of organizational communication and the science of negotiation and conflict management, Linda Putnam, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita in the department of Communication, will be inducted as a fellow into the Academy of Management.

Election as an academy fellow is regarded as a lifetime achievement award for outstanding scholarship and academic leadership. Founded in 1936, the academy is the preeminent professional association for scholars of management and organization, with a membership of approximately 18,000 professors and PhD students from more than 120 countries. 

Putnam also established a fund to build an endowment for the Putnam Interdisciplinary Scholar Award, a $500 annual honorarium to support communication graduate students involved in interdisciplinary research, including conference presentations and publications in journals outside the field. The endowment aims to encourage and recognize cross-disciplinary collaborations.