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Barry Poyner, professor of communication, and undergraduate student Beroy Shimotani, presented research on “Midwestern Public Address” at the Speech & Theatre Association of Missouri Sept. 29 at the Lake of the Ozarks. Additionally, Poyner, Andrew Klyukovski, associate professor of communication, and Amanda Medlock-Klyukovski, instructor in communication, presented their research on hybrid communication courses at STAM: “A Pilot Study at Truman with the Basic Speech Course.” The researchers were awarded $500 grants from Pearson Publishing and edited a customized textbook being used in select sections of COMM 170. Royalties from the book benefit the University and provide students with both electronic and hard copies of the text at a reasonable price.