Nominations Open for Communicator of the Year, Hall of Fame

Nominations are now open for UMAC's 2026 Communicator of the Year, to be presented in Austin in February at the United Methodist Association of Communicators Annual Meeting.

UMAC members and United Methodist bishops are eligible to make nominations.

The Communicator of the Year should be someone who has completed outstanding work in ministry in their role with an annual conference, agency, local church, extension ministry, or affiliated organization.

Criteria the Leadership Team uses in selecting the Communicator of the Year:

• has completed outstanding work in communication ministry in their role with an annual conference, agency, local church, extension ministry, or affiliated organization

• is an active professional, currently serving in a communications role with at least 3 years of communications-related employment in the denomination

• recent striking achievements in communication

• broad impact of the contribution

• vision-thinking beyond the present/immediate demands of the job, breaking new ground

• a UMAC member

Nominate a communicator for this award by filling out the nomination form at https://www.umcommunicators.org/communicator-of-the-year.

Hall of Fame

Nominations for Hall of Fame inductees are also being received.

To be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame, a communications professional must:

• Have a minimum of 10 years of experience as a United Methodist communicator

• Be retired from full-time work for at least three years

• Demonstrate a significant contribution to the communication ministry of the church, with a record of excellence

Make a nomination at https://www.umcommunicators.org/hall-of-fame.