Mail your nomination letter and support materials,
by deadline: Friday, January 17, 2003

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For 48 years, the BEA has offered opportunities that bring professors and radio and television professionals together. BEA advances the interaction between professors, students and industry professionals who strive to produce employees with that unique combination of a liberal arts education and the practical skills desired in today's marketplace.

This is a call for the 22st Annual BEA Distinguished Education Service Award. Those nominating must be a BEA individual member, institutional, associate or corporate member for 2002 or 2003.

DESA Winners:
1982 Harold Niven, Broadcast Association Professional
1983 Sydney Head, Professor
1984 Vincent Wasilewski, Broadcaster
1985 Thomas Bolger, Broadcaster
1986 Ken Harwood, Professor
1987 Erwin Krasnow, Communications Attorney
1988 Bruce Linton, Professor
1989 Wally Dunlap and Clark Pollack, Broadcasters
1990 John Michael Kittross, Professor
1991 Stan McKenzie, Broadcaster
1992 Chris Sterling, Professor
1993 Rebecca Hayden, Publishing Professional
1994 Pat Cranston, Professor
1995 Stanley Donner, Professor
1996 Lewis Klein, Broadcaster
1997 Lynne Shafer Gross, Professor
1998 Lawrence Lichty, Professor
1999 Joe S. Foote, Professor
2000 Herbert Howard, Professor
2001 Peter Orlik, Professor
2002 Norman J. Pattiz, Broadcaster

The award will be presented at the BEA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV,
April 4-7, 2003 www.beaweb.org.

Criteria for nomination and selection for award:
1. The person should have made a significant and lasting contribution to the American system of electronic media education by virtue of a singular achievement or continuing service for or in behalf of electronic media education.

2. Contributions may include contributions in research, pedagogy, curriculum development fundraising support, consulting service and participation in BEA and other media education and professional associations.

Please send a nominating letter to the DESA Committee Chair: Joe Misiewicz, including Your name and contact information , the Nominee's, Name, Address, Phone, Position now held and a Description of the Contribution(s) for which the candidate is nominated.

Nominations should include a detailed statement describing the nominee's contributions to electronic media education plus a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae or professional resume.

Multiple nominations will carry no additional weight in the committee's deliberations.

Mail your nomination letter and support materials,
by deadline: Friday, January 17, 2003 to:

Joe Misiewicz
Department of Telecommunications
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

JMISIEWICZ@bsu.edu
Fax: (765) 285-1490