PRESIDENT
Greg Newton
Ohio University
School of Telecommunications
9 S. College
Athens, OH 45701
740.597.1882 | 740.593.9184-Fax | newtong@ohio.edu

VICE PRESIDENT for ACADEMIC RELATIONS
Mary Schaffer
California State University - Northridge
20905 Abalar Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91364-4502
818.887.3351 | 818.883.3737-Fax | mary@schafferwalls.com

VICE PRESIDENT for INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Ric Harris
Manager, Accenture
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
917-860-5044 | ric.harris@accenture.com

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Barry Umansky
Ball State University
BC201-L Ball Building
Muncie, IN 47306
765.717.4928 | 765.285.9278-Fax | bdumansky@bsu.edu

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Sam Sauls
University of North Texas
3700 Cooper Branch West
Denton, TX 76209
940.565.3222 | 940.369.7838-Fax | sauls@unt.edu

DISTRICT 1 REPRESENTATIVE
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Nancy Cornwell (1st term, 2nd year)
Ithaca College
Ron H Park School of Communications
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-1954 | 607.274-7041 | ncornwell@ithaca.edu

DISTRICT 2 REPRESENTATIVE
Alabama Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Augie Grant (1st term, 1st year)
University of South Carolina
25 Crossbow Lakes Ct
Columbia, SC 29212-1654
(803) 749-3578 | augie@focus25.com

DISTRICT 3 REPRESENTATIVE
Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Washington, DC, West Virginia
Mary T. Rogus (1st term, 2nd year)
Associate Professor
Ohio University
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
219 Scripps Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 438-0528
(740) 593-2606 | (740) 593-2592-Fax | rogus@ohio.edu

DISTRICT 4 REPRESENTATIVE
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Patricia Williamson (1st term, 1st year)
Central Michigan University
Associate Professor; Graduate Coordinator
Central Michigan University
312 Moore Hall
Mount Pleasant, 48859-0001
(989) 774-2561 |willi1pa@cmich.edu

DISTRICT 5 REPRESENTATIVE
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
John Allen Hendricks (2nd Term, 2nd Year)
Department of Communication & Contemporary Culture
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13048, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, Tx 75962
936.468.4001 | jhendricks@sfasu.edu

DISTRICT 6 REPRESENTATIVE
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming
Gregory N. Luft (1st term, 1st year)
Colorado State University
C244 Clark Bldg. 1785 Campus Delivery
Journalism & Technical Communication
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1785
(970) 491-1979 |gluft@lamar.colostate.edu

DISTRICT 7 REPRESENTATIVE
All two-year schools in the USA
Gwin Faulconer-Lippert (2nd term, 2nd year)
Oklahoma City Community College
7777 S May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73159-4419
405.682.1611 x7254 | 405.682.7559 | gfaulconer@occc.edu

DISTRICT 8 REPRESENTATIVE
BEA All International Programs
Deborah Wilson (1st term, 1st year)
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
School of Journalism
Lincoln Lincolnshire
LN6 7TS
United Kingdom
+44-1522-886134 | debwilson@lincoln.ac.uk

INTEREST DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE | Radio & Audio Media, Curriculum, Assessment and Administration, Documentary, Gender Issues, History, Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies, International, Law & Policy, Management, Marketing and Programming, Multicultural Studies, News, Production Aesthetics & Criticism, Research, Student Media Advisors, Two-Year/Small
Colleges, Writing
Michael Bruce
Department of Telecommunication and Film
University of Alabama
Box 870152
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-8657 | Fax 205-348-5162 | mdbruce@ua.edu

ELECTRONIC MEDIA PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Dennis Lyle
Illinois Broadcasters Association
200 Missouri Ave
Carterville, IL 62918
618-985-5555 | 618-985-6070 | dlyleiba@aol.com

Christine H. Merritt
Executive Vice President
Ohio Association of Broadcasters
17 S. High St., Suite 1010
Columbus, OH 43215-3525
614-228-4052 | cmerritt@oab.org

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Warren Koch, Festival Chair
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000
Azusa, CA 91702-7000
Office: 626-815-6000 ext 5125 | wkoch@apu.edu

Paul Haridakis, Publications Committee Chair
Kent State University
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
(330) 672-0174 | pharidak@kent.edu

Robert K. Avery, Research Committee Chair
University of Utah
PO Box 58493
Salt Lake City, UT 84158-0493
(801) 582-3003 | robert.avery@prodigy.net