Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies Division

The Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies Division's mission is to keep members informed about the latest advances in communication technology including hardware, teaching and research. Their goals are to address needs of BEA members in teaching courses dealing with Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies; to help us prepare our graduates and ourselves for changes in the media landscape; to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of theory and research on emerging communication technologies; and to keep members of the organization informed about changes in communication technology and how those changes will affect broadcast education.

Division Bylaws | Division Web Site

Leadership

Chair
Joel Beeson
West Virginia University
1511 University Ave.
113 Martin Hall
Morgantown, WV  26505
joel.beeson@mail.wvu.edu

Vice Chair/ Paper Competition Chair
James Ferolo
Bradley University
1507 W Columbia Terrace
Peroria, IL  61606-1002
Office: (312) 485-2776 | jferolo@bradley.edu

Secretary
Gary Hale
Illinois Central College
1 College Drive
East Peoria, IL  61635-0002
Office: (309) 694-8423 | ghale@icc.edu

Webmaster
John C. Dailey
Assistant Professor of Multimedia
Department of Telecommunications
LB 273
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Office: 765-273-4757 | Fax: 765-285-9278 | jdailey@bsu.edu

Faculty Competition Chair
Mary C. Schaffer
California State University, Northridge
Dept. of Cinema and Television Arts
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA  91330-8317
Office: 818-677-7945 | Fax: 818-677-4919 | mary.c.schaffer@csun.edu

Student Competition Co-Chairs
Ed Youngblood
Auburn University
217 Tichenor Hall
Auburn University, AL  36849-0001
ed.youngblood@auburn.edu

Sandy Henry
Drake University
2805 University Ave.
Meredith Hall 121
Des Moines, IA  50311-4034
sandy.henry@drake.edu