CALL
FOR PAPERS
SUBMISSION DUE BY June 1, 2010
2010
TCA CONFERENCE
September 11-12, 2010
Middle Tennessee State University
The
Tennessee Communication Association invites colleagues
from college, high school and professional ranks to
attend and to participate in our fall 2010 conference,
both as presenters and attendees. Students are
especially welcome.
Program theme:
Submission Deadline:
June 1, 2010
(send submissions to Linda Lyle
llyle@bellsouth.net)
(May 7, 2010 for
student papers. Send submissions to Debra Jones
Debra.Jones@chattanoogastate.edu)
Proposals for presentations should include name,
affiliation, e-mail & phone number, a descriptive title
for the presentation, and an abstract of not more than
50 words. Representatives from TCA will examine the
submissions for each interest area and will develop
50-minute panels based on common threads. Electronic
presentations are welcome.
Please direct questions
to the appropriate Interest Group Chair:
ARGUMENTATION & FORENSICS
Chair: Malcolm McAvoy, Walters State Community College,
Malcolm.McAvoy@ws.edu
CORPORATE & ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION INTEREST GROUP
Chair: Janet McCormick, Middle Tennessee State
University,
jmccormi@mtsu.edu
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION INTEREST GROUP
Chair: Pam
Gray, Austin Peay State University,
grayp@apsu.edu
INTERPERSONAL & SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION INTEREST GROUP
Chair: Kevin Trowbridge, Lee University,
ktrowbridge@leeuniversity.edu
MASS
COMMUNICATION INTEREST GROUP
Chair: Chris Blair, Union University,
cblair@uu.edu
RHETORIC & PUBLIC ADDRESS INTEREST GROUP
Chair: Sandra Sarkela,
University of Memphis,
ssarkela@memphis.edu
UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS
Chair: Greg Simerly, Middle Tennessee State University,
gsimerly@mtsu.edu
A top undergraduate and a top graduate paper from each
state association will be recognized. Deadline: May 7,
2010
