Elizabeth Lance Toth is professor emeritus at the

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known for her work on public relations research.

Education and career

Toth has a B.A. from

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and an M.A. and a Ph.D from

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

. She worked in public relations from 1969 until 1981, before moving into academia. Toth taught at

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and

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, and was the associate dean of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

. In 2004 she joined the University of Maryland where she was professor and chair of the Department of Communication. As of 2022, Toth is an emeritus professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. Toth was the editor of the ''

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'' from 1995 until 2000''.'' She is known for her work on the role of women and gender in public relations.

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Awards and honors

In 2012 she was honored by the

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's Plank Center. In 2020, the

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presented Toth with the Sage Award.

References

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