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The Journal Manuscript of the Year Award is given based on the quality of writing; organization in the design of the article; research methodology; significance to the housing field; educational value of the manuscript; creativity or originality of the approach; applicability or usability of the article to housing programs; and its overall contribution to the field. Here is a list of previous winners of this award.

The 2010 winners of the Betty L. Harrah Journal Manuscript of the Year Award are Michael L. Fanucce and Deborah Taub. They authored “The Relationship of Homonegativity to LBGT Students’ and Non-LGBT Students’ Perceptions of Residence Hall Climate,” and it was published in The Journal of College & University Student Housing volume 36, number 2. According to the authors’ abstract, “The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between students’–both LGBT and non-LGBT–perceived levels of homonegativity (negative attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals) and their perceptions of the climate and community in college and university residence halls.”

Fanucce is a residence hall coordinator at Illinois State University. He received his master’s degree from Purdue University where he was a resident assistant and a graduate administrative professional in the dean of students office, working with the Boiler Volunteer Network. His master’s thesis research won the 2005-06 NASPA GLBT Knowledge Community Research Award. Fanucce earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Classics from Momouth College. His research interests are LGBT issues and identity development in traditional-age college students, and how these things affect their pursuit of a degree.

Taub is an associate professor of higher education in the department of teacher education and higher education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Before moving to UNCG, she served as a faculty member at Purdue University for ten years. Her research focuses on the psychosocial and social identity development of traditional-age students, and the effectiveness of intervention and retention programs on student success. She earned her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in college student personnel from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Oberlin College. The North Carolina College Personnel Association named her their Distinguished Scholar for 2008. She received ACPA’s Annuit Coeptis Senior Professional award in 2009. She is a Past Chair of the ACPA Commission on Professional Preparation. She is the co-editor of the 2008 New Directions for Student Services volume, Assisting Bereaved College Students. She served as the project director and Co-PI of ALIVE @ Purdue, a campus suicide prevention program, and serves as the project evaluator and Co-PI of UNCG’s Friends Helping Friends, a campus suicide prevention program. She is a frequent writer and conference presenter on topics related to today’s college students. However, her only real claim to fame is that she was a contestant on Jeopardy!

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