Accrediting Council
ACEJMC's member organizations represent educators and professional practitioners. ACEJMC Bylaws stipulate that industry member associations may appoint at least one representative to the Accrediting Council; educator associations appoint one to six representatives depending on their size.
The Accrediting Council is composed of representatives of professional and educational organizations, and three public members. The Council president is a non-voting member.
The Accrediting Council meets twice a year. It considers accrediting decisions at a meeting in the spring; the fall meeting is devoted to policies and other considerations. The Accrediting Council makes all final accrediting decisions.
Last update 9-12-11
Peter Bhatia, President, ACEJMC
Editor and Vice President
The Oregonian
1320 S.W. Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
(503)221-8393 Fax: (503)294-5012
E-mail: pbhatia@oregonian.com
(Term expires 2013)
Doug A. Anderson, Vice President, ACEJMC
Dean
College of Communications
Pennsylvania State University
201 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814)863-1484
Fax: (814)863-8044
E-mail: doug-anderson@psu.edu
(Term expires 2013)
Debashis 'Deb' Aikat
Associate Professor
and Media Futurist
School of Journalism
and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
CB #3365, Carroll Hall 374
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365
(919)962-4090
Fax: (919)962-0620
E-mail:da@unc.edu
Representing Association
for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2013)
Marianne Barrett
Senior Associate Dean
and Professor
Walter Cronkite School
of Journalism and Mass Communication
555 N. Central Ave.
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602)496-6612
E-mail: Marianne@asu.edu
Representing Association for Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2014)
Lori Bergen
Dean
J. William and Mary Diederich
College of Communication
Marquette University
PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
(414)288-7133 Fax: (414)288-6494
E-mail: lori.bergen@marquette.edu
Representing Association of Schools
of Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2013)
David Boardman
Editor
The Seattle Times
1120 John St.
Seattle, WA 98109
(206)464-2205 Fax: (206)464-2261
E-mail: dboardman@seattletimes.com
Representing American Society of News Editors
Scott Bosley
Public Member
2893 Woodgate Lane
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
E-mail: scottcarolb@att.net
(Term expires 2013)
Douglas A. Boyd
Professor of Communication
Department of Communication
University of Kentucky
248 Grehan Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0042
(859)257-7809
Fax: (859)257-4103
E-mail: boyd@email.uky.edu
Representing Broadcast
Education Association
Katherine A. Bradshaw
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism
and Public Relations
Bowling Green State University
302 West Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0233
(419)372-2542
Fax: (419)372-0202
E-mail: kabrads@bgsu.edu
Representing American Journalism
Historians Association
Ann Brill
Dean
William Allen White
School of Journalism
and Mass Communications
University of Kansas
1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Suite 200
Lawrence, KS 66045-7515
(785)864-4755
Fax: (785)864-4396
E-mail: abrill@ku.edu
Representing Association of
Schools of Journalism and Mass
Communications
(Term expires: 2011)
Sheri Broyles
Interim Chair
Department of Strategic Communications
Professor of Advertising
Mayborn School of Journalism
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle, 311460
Denton, TX 76230-5017
(940)565-4736
E-mail: Sheri.Broyles@unt.edu
Representing Association
for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2012)
Jerry Ceppos
Dean
Manship School of Mass Communication
Louisiana State University
(225)578-9294
Fax: (225)578-2125
E-mail: jceppos@lsu.edu
Representing Newspaper
Association of America
Foundation
Barbara Cochran
Curtis B. Hurley Chair
of Public Service Journalism
University of Missouri School of Journalism
National Press Building
529 14th St. NW, Suite 425
Washington, DC 20045
(202)662-7159
E-mail: cochranb@missouri.edu
Representing Radio-Television Digital News Association
Jannette Dates
Dean
School of Communications
525 Bryant St. NW
Howard University
Washington, D.C. 20059
(202)806-7694 Fax: (202)232-8040
E-mail: jdates@howard.edu
Representing Black College Communication Association
Joe Foote
Dean and Edward L. Gaylord Chair
Gaylord College
University of Oklahoma
395 W. Lindsey
Norman, OK 73019
(405)325-5997
Fax: (405)325-7565
E-mail: jfoote@ou.edu
Representing Broadcast
Education Association
Constance Cannon Frazier
Chief Operating Officer
American Advertising Federation
1101 Vermont Ave. N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202)898-0089
Fax: (202)898-0159
E-mail: cfrazier@aaf.org
Representing American
Advertising Federation
Steve Geimann
Deputy Leader
U.S. Energy-Trade-Labor Regulation Team
Bloomberg News
1399 New York Avenue, 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202)624-1960
Fax: (202)624-1358
E-mail: Sgeimann@bloomberg.net
Representing Society
of Professional Journalists
Don Heider
Dean
School of Communication 235
820 N. Michigan Avenue
Water Tower Campus
Loyola University College
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)915-6558
Fax: (312)915-6959
E-mail: dheider@luc.edu
Representing the Association
of Schools of Journalism and
Mass Communication
Kathleen S. Kelly
Professor
Department of Public Relations
College of Journalism
and Communications
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8400
(352)392-9359
Fax: (352)273-1227
E-mail: kskelly@jou.ufl.edu
Representing Public Relations
Society of America Inc.
Paul Parsons
Dean
School of Communications
2850 Campus Box
Elon University
Elon, NC 27244
(336)278-5724
Fax: (336)278-5734
E-mail: parsons@elon.edu
Representing the Association of Schools
of Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2014)
Judy Phair
President
PhairAdvantage Communications, LLC
8421 Cherry Laurel Court
Laurel, MD 20723
(240)786-6624
E-mail: jphair@PhairAdvantage.com
Representing Public Relations
Society of America Inc.
Diana I. Rios
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Institute
of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies
Dept. of Communication Sciences -- U1085
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
(860)486-3187
E-mail: diana.rios@uconn.edu
Representing Association for Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2012)
Patricia Rose
Executive Director
American Academy of Advertising
24710 Shaker Blvd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
(786)393-3333
Fax: (866)607-8512
E-mail: patrose@aaasite.org
Representing American Academy
of Advertising
Birgit Wassmuth
Chair
Kennesaw State University
SO 5116, #2207
Kennesaw, GA 30144
(770)423-6298 Fax: (770)423-6740
E-mail: bwassmut@kennesaw.edu
Representing Association of Schools
of Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2013)
Ward White
Chief Strategy Officer
Edelman SW
808 Travis #501
Houston, TX 77002
(713)970-2110
Fax: (414)905-2636
E-mail: ward.white@edelman.com
Representing Arthur W. Page
Society
Fred Young
Senior Vice President, News (Retired)
Hearst Television Inc.
300 W. 57th Street, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(917)763-8306
E-mail: fyoung@hearst.com
Representing National Association of
Broadcasters Education Foundation