Committees

Executive Committee
The Executive Committee serves as the governing body of the Academy and is the final authority for all policies of the Academy. The Executive Committee is composed of the current AAA officers.

ACEJMC Accreditation Representatives
The AAA is a dues-paid, voting member of the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). The representatives are appointed by the Executive Committee.

AAA Representative:

Patricia B. Rose, AAA Executive Director (Bio)
director@aaasite.org


Webmaster
The AAA webmaster is appointed by the Publication Committee.
 

Petya Eckler, University of Iowa (Bio)
webmaster@aaasite.org

Newsletter Editor
The AAA Newsletter Editor is appointed by the Publication Committee.
 

Jisu Huh, University of Minnesota (Bio)
newsletter@aaasite.org

Awards Committee
The Awards Committee recommends candidates for the Academy's Distinguished Service Awards, Kim Rotzoll Award for Advertising Ethics and Social Responsibility, "Sandy" and Billy I. Ross Awards.  Recommendations must be approved by the Executive Committee.  

Mary Ann Stutts, Texas State University - San Marcos (Chair) (Bio)

awards@aaasite.org

Alice G. Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

James Leigh, Texas A & M University 

Scott Liu, University of South Florida

Jef Richards, University of Texas - Austin

Pat Rose, Florida International University

Bruce Vanden Bergh, Michigan State University 

Jan LeBlanc Wicks, University of Arkansas  

Finance Committee
The Finance Committee advises the Executive Committee on handling of monies and audits the Academy finances.  Members may not be on the Executive Committee currently or in the past three years. 

Nancy Mitchell, University of Nebraska (Chair) (Bio)

finance@aaasite.org 

 

Darrel Muehling, Washington State University   

Joe Phelps, University of Alabama  

 

 

Industry Relations & Fellowship Committee
The Industry Relations & Fellowship Committee is responsible for developing guidelines for proper relationships between industry groups and the Academy. 

 

Richard Cole, Michigan State University, (Chair) (Bio)

industry@aaasite.org


Bruce Bendinger, The Copy Workshop   

Neal Burns, The University of Texas at Austin   

Yunjae Cheong, University of Alabama   

Michael L. Hanley, Ball State University   

Kihan Kim, Middle Tennessee State University 

Jay Newell, Iowa State University  

Ludmilla Wells, Florida Gulf Coast University    

Olaf Werder, University of New Mexico  

Roy J. Winegar, Grand Valley State University

Anca Cristina Micu, Sacred Heart University  

 

 

International Advertising Education Committee (Webpage)
The International Advertising Education Committee is responsible for examining the proper role of the Academy in international advertising education. 

 

Harsha Gangadharbatla, University of Oregon (Chair) (Bio)

international@aaasite.org   

  

Edoardo Brioschi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Italy)  

Kara Chan, Hong Kong Baptist University  

Hong Cheng, Ohio University  

Zhihong Gao, Rider University  

Frederico de Gregario, University of Akron

Jisu Huh, University of Minnesota   

Carrie La Ferle, Southern Methodist University  

Michael McBride, Texas State University  

Gordon E. Miracle, Michigan State University  

Padmini Patwardhan, Winthrop University   

Robert Pennington, Las Cruces, New Mexico  

Sukki Yoon, Bryant University  

 

 

Membership Committee
The Membership Committee promotes membership in the Academy and prepares the membership solicitation materials for the Academy.  

 

Brittany Duff, University of Illinois (Chair) (Bio) 

membership@aaasite.org

  

Jennifer Gerard Ball, University of Texas at Austin  

Hojoon Choi, University of Georgia  

Sara Steffes Hansen, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh  

Jong-Hyuok Jung, Syracuse University  

Heidi Hennink-Kaminski, University of North Carolina  

Christine Kowalczyk, University of Memphis  

Daniel A. Lake, Michigan State University  

Karen Lancendorfer, Western Michigan University 

Chunsik Lee, University of Florida 

Joonghwa Lee, University of Missouri  

Kelty Logan, University of Colorado at Boulder  

Yulia Lutchyn, University of Minnesota

Christina Valerie Malik, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,  

Wendy Maxian, Xavier University  

Tale Mitchell, University of Illinois

Jensen Moore, West Virginia University    

Ann Nichols, University of Alabama  

Sangdo Oh, University of Illinois  

Adesegun Oyedele, St. Cloud State University  

 

 

Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee prepares a slate of officer nominations, conducts the election, and recommends candidates for Academy Fellowships.  Consists of the past three Presidents of the Academy. 

 

 

Publications Committee 

The Publications Committee makes policy, oversees Academy publications (including the Journal of Advertising, AAA Newsletter and JA Website), and selects the annual Journal of Advertising Best Article Award.  By AAA Constitution By-laws (Article I-7), comprised of nine members, serving staggered four-year terms. 

 

Ray Taylor, Villanova University (Chair) (Bio)

publications@aaasite.org


Sejung Marina Choi, The University of Texas at Austin  

Geraldine Henderson, The University of Texas at Austin   

Lance Kinney, University of Alabama  

Carrie La Ferle, Southern Methodist University  

Sally McMillan, University of Tennessee   

Michelle Nelson, University of Illinois  

Kartik Pashupati, Southern Methodist University   

Trina Sego, Boise State University

  

 

Research Committee
The Research Committee encourages research by members and solicits applicants for Academy research grants and awards.  Nominates and selects annual Outstanding Contribution to Research and other awards. 

 

Janas Sinclair, University of North Carolina (Chair) (Bio) 

research@aaasite.org


Avery Abernethy, Auburn University 

Fred Beard, University of Oklahoma   

Boris Becker, Oregon State University  

Ruth E. Brown, University of Nebraska at Kearney  

Courtney Carpenter Childers, University of Tennessee  

Frank Dardis, Pennsylvania State University  

Federico de Gregorio, University of Akron 

Terry Daugherty, The University of Texas at Austin  

Kristina Frankenberger, Western Oregon University  

Harsha Gangadharbatla, University of Oregon 

Zhihong Gao, Rider University  

Eric Haley, University of Tennessee  

Jisu Huh, University of Minnesota  

Hyojin Kim, University of Florida  

Philip J. Kitchen, University of Hull  

Mira Lee, Michigain State University  

Hairong Li, Michigan State University  

Scott Liu, University of South Florida  

Tim Meyer, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay  

Xiaoli Nan, University of Wisconsin -  

Hemant Patwardhan, Winthrop University  

Elizabeth Taylor Quilliam, Michigan State University  

Tom Reichert, University of Georgia  

Ginger Rosenkrans, Pepperdine University  

Abhijit Roy, University of Scranton  

Sela Sar, Iowa State University  

Sigal Segev, Florida International University   

Aviv Shoham, University of Haifa  

Lawrence Soley, Marquette University  

Jan LeBlanc Wicks, University of Arkansas   

Kevin Wise, University of Missouri  

Seounmi Youn, Emerson College   

TaiWoong Yun, North Dakota State University