"The voting officers of TCA shall be a President, President-Elect, Executive Director, Immediate Past President, and Journal/Newsletter Editor. These officers shall function collectively as the Executive Committee of TCA. The Webmaster shall also serve as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee."

President:
 

 

Greg Simerly
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
gsimerly@mtsu.edu
 

"It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of TCA and of the Executive Committee, to appoint committees and committee chairpersons with the approval of the Executive Committee; to serve as a liaison between TCA and all related organizations; to serve as ex-officio member of all standing committees; to attend Southern States Communication Association’s annual conference; and to perform other duties usually attached to the office of President, including supervision of the annual nomination and election process.

 

Debra Jones

Chattanooga State Tech CC
Chattanooga, TN
Debra.Jones@chattanoogastate.edu

"President-Elect: It shall be the duty of the President-Elect to plan the program for the fall conference for the annual meeting following his/her election (e.g. elected in spring of 1999 to plan fall 2000 meeting); to attend the Southern States Communication Association’s annual conference; and to assist the President with the total work of TCA as the President may assign. The President-Elect shall become President at the fall conference, the year following his/her election (i.e. a person elected in spring 1999 ascends to the office of President at the annual business meeting in 2000), or when the President is unable to serve."

 

Judi Truitt

Volunteer State CC
123 Ramer Administration Bldg
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-8600 x3781
judi.truitt@volstate.edu
 

"It shall be the duty of the Executive Director to receive and disburse funds, to prepare periodic reports on the financial condition of TCA, to keep minutes of each annual business meeting for approval at the next, to perform other duties usually attached to the office of Executive Director, and to act at the request of the President and/or Executive Committee. It shall also be the responsibility of the Executive Director to attend the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, and to schedule a TCA Executive Committee meeting annually at the SSCA conference."

 

Immediate Past President
 

 

Walt Kirkpatrick

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
wgkirkpa@memphis.edu
"It shall be the duty of the Immediate Past President to chair the Membership Committee; to undertake initiatives designed to increase membership; and to attend the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association. The Immediate Past President shall also chair a selection committee that will sponsor a competition among students and select the outstanding undergraduate, masters, and Ph. D. level research papers submitted. These papers shall be recognized appropriately and presented in a special program at the annual conference".

 

Richard Ranta

University of Memphis
Campus Box 525546
Memphis, TN 38152-6546
rranta@memphis.edu
 

"It shall be the duty of the Journal/Newsletter Editor to produce and distribute an association newsletter during the early spring and early fall terms in order to facilitate planning and attendance at the annual convention of the association and to publicize other information vital to the association and its members. The Editor shall also attend the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association."

 

Webmaster:
 

 

David Warner

Volunteer State Community College
Department of Communication
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN  37066
 david.warner@volstate.edu
 

"The Webmaster shall also serve as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee."
 

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This page maintained by David Warner and was last updated 08/18/2008. Page created November 12, 2000.  Special thanks to Len Assante, Communication Department Chair, and Computer Services at Volunteer State Community College for hosting this site.