Lynda Lee Kaid (August 22, 1948 – April 13, 2011) was a professor of Telecommunication and Research Foundation Professor in the College of Journalism & Communications at the University of Florida and named by Communication Quarterly as one of the most productive scholars in the communication discipline.
[4][5][6] Kaid was honored as a Distinguished Alumni in 2007 from Southern Illinois University.
[8] Dr. Kaid was a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor.
[9] The National Communication Association's Political Communication Division established the annual Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation in Political Communication award.
[10] The International Communication Association's Political Communication Division established the Keith R. Sanders and Lynda Lee Kaid Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award.