Text and Academic Author Association

TAA announces 2005 TAA Texty, McGuffey Award winners

Ten Textbook Excellence Awards (Textys) and six McGuffey Longevity Awards were awarded by the Text and Academic Authors Association in the college and elementary-high school level fields of accounting/ business/economics/management, physical sciences, computer science/engineering, humanities/social sciences, communication/education/performing arts/visual arts, life sciences, and mathematics/statistics. The awards will be presented at the annual TAA awards banquet June 24 in Las Vegas during the TAA Convention. Each author, including co-authors, and the book's editor or publisher, will receive a plaque.

TAA thanks the judges for volunteering their time to judge the entries.

The Texty winners for 2005 are:

Accounting/Business/Economics/Management

Labor Relations: Striking a Balance, 1st Ed.
Author: John Budd
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
John Weimeister — Sponsoring Editor
College

Physical Sciences

Elemental Geosystems, 4th Ed.
Author: Robert Christopherson
Publisher: Pearson Education/ Prentice Hall
Daniel Kaveney, Executive Editor
College

Prentice Hall Chemistry, 7th Ed.
Authors: Antony Wilbraham
Michael Matta
Dennis Staley
Edward Waterman
Publisher: Pearson Education/ Prentice Hall
Susan Hutchinson, Science Coordinator
El-Hi

Computer Science/Engineering

Microsoft Office 2003 Introductory Course, 6th Ed.
Authors: William R. Pasewark, Sr.,
Scott Pasewark
William R. Pasewark, Jr.
Carolyn Pasewark Denny
Jan Pasewark Stogner
Beth Pasewark Wadsworth
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
Kim Ryttel, Senior Marketing Manager
El-Hi

Humanities/Social Sciences

The Nebraska Adventure, 2nd Ed.
Author: Jean Lukesh
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Carrie Gibson, Co-Director, Textbooks
El-Hi

(2 winners in this college category)
Introduction to Geography: People, Places and Environment, 3rd Ed.
Authors: Edward Bergman
William Renwick
Publisher: Pearson Education/Prentice Hall
Daniel Kaveney, Executive Editor
College

(2nd winner)
World Regions in Global Context: People, Places and Environment, 2nd Ed.
Authors: Sallie Marston
Paul Knox
Diana Liverman
Publisher: Pearson Education/Prentice Hall
Daniel Kaveney, Executive Editor
College

Communication/Education/Performing Arts/Visual Arts

(Double winner — McGuffey & Texty)
Personal Fitness: Looking Good Feeling Good, 5th Ed.
Authors: Charles Williams
Manny Harageones
Dewayne Johnson
Charles Smith
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Janell Edwards, K-12 Sr. Marketing Services Associate
El-Hi

Life Sciences

Asking About Life, 3rd Ed.
Author: Jennie Dusheck and Allan Tobin
Publisher: Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole
Peter Adams, Executive Editor
College

Mathmetics/Statistics

Discrete Mathematics with Applications, 3rd Ed.
Author: Susanna Epp
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Bob Pirtle, Publisher
College

The McGuffey winners for 2005 are:

Accounting/Business/Economics/Management

Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes, 11th Ed.
Authors: John (Jack) M. Ivancevich
Robert Konopaske
James Donnelly
James L. Gibson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
John E. Biernat, Editorial Director
College

Physical Sciences

The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology, 9th Ed.
Authors: Fred Lutgens
Ed Tarbuck
Publisher: Pearson Education/ Prentice Hall
Daniel Kaveney, Executive Editor
College

Computer Science/Engineering

Business Data Communications, 5th Ed.
Author: William Stallings
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Toni Holm, Associate Editor
College

Communication/Education/Performing Arts/Visual Arts

Essentials of Business Communication, 6th Ed.
Author: Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey
Publisher: South-Western/Thomson
Keith Chassé, Acquisitions Editor for Accounting and Business Communication
College

Life Sciences

General Zoology Laboratory Guide, 14th Ed.
Authors: Charles F. Lytle
John R. Meyer
Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
College

McGuffeys Awards Information

Textys Awards Information

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