The Second Annual Kent State
University Symposium on Democracy
Media, Profit and Politics:
Competing Priorities in an Open Society

April 11 - 12, 2001

COMMITTEE ROSTER

JOSEPH HARPER, Committee Co-chair
Professor
Journalism and Mass Communication
(330) 672-8285 (ph)
(330) 672-4064 (fax)
jharper@kent.edu

THOMAS YANTEK, Committee Co-chair
Associate Professor
Political Science
(330) 672-8929 (ph)
(330) 672-3362 (fax)
tyantek@kent.edu

GAIL BEVERIDGE
Coordinator of Special Events
University Relations and Development
(330) 672-8577 (ph)
(330) 672-7301 (fax)
gbeveridge@urd.kent.edu

MARTA BLASE
Account Executive
Communications and Events
Edward Howard & Co.
One Cascade Plaza, 19th Floor
Akron, Ohio 44308-1121
(330) 376-6500 (ph)
(330) 376-9379 (fax)
mblase@edwardhoward.com

PAM CREEDON
Director
School Journalism and Mass Communication
(330) 672-2572 (ph)
(330) 672-4064 (fax)
pcreedon@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

RACHEL DISSELL
Student Representative
(330) 672-2584 (ph)
(330) 672-4880 (fax)
rdissell@kent.edu

KEVIN FLOYD
Assistant Professor
English
(330) 672-1753 (ph)
(330) 672-3152 (fax)
kfloyd@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

MARGARET ANN GARMON
Instructor
Journalism and Mass Communication
(330) 672-2572 (ph)
(330) 672-4064 (fax)
mgarmon@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Logistics and Web manager for Symposium Web site

CAROLE HARWOOD
Coordinator of Public Relations
University Relations and Marketing
(330) 672-2727 (ph)
(330) 672-2047 (fax)
charwood@urd.kent.edu
Subcommittee: Logistics

TOM HENSLEY
Chair
Political Science
(330) 672-2060 (ph)
(330) 672-3362 (fax)
thensley@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

ELAINE HUSKINS
Secretary
University Relations and Development
(330) 672-8575 (ph)
(330) 672-7301 (fax)
ehuskins@urd.kent.edu

RON KIRKSEY
Director of Media Relations
University Relations and Marketing
(330) 672-2727 (ph)
(330) 672-2047 (fax)
rkirksey@urd.kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

AMY LILES
Student Representative
(330) 677-9857 (ph)
aliles@kent.edu
subcommittee: Logistics

JACKIE PARSONS
Director
Kent Student Center
(330) 672-2554 (ph)
(330) 672-3292 (fax)
jparsons@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Logistics

MARGARET RALSTON PAYNE
Executive Assistant to the President
Office of the President
(330) 672-2210 (ph)
(330) 672-3281 (fax)
mpayne@kent.edu

SUSAN ROXBURGH
Associate Professor
Sociology
(330) 672-3125 (ph)
(330) 672-4724 (fax)
sroxburg@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

ALAN RUBIN
Interim Director
School of Communication Studies
(330) 672-0180 (ph)
(330) 672-3510 (fax)
arubin@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

TIM SMITH
Professor
Journalism and Mass Communication
(330) 672-2572 (ph)
(330) 672-4064 (fax)
tdsmith@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

SHIRLEY WAJDA
Assistant Professor
History
(330) 672-8913 (ph)
(330) 672-2943 (fax)
stwadja@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Logistics (1st semester), Papers

STAN WEARDEN
Associate Professor
Journalism and Mass Communication
(330) 672-8283 (ph)
(330) 672-4064 (fax)
swearden@kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

KATHY WILSON
Assistant Professor
Economics
(330) 672-1093 (ph)
(330) 672-9808 (fax)
kwilson@bsa3.kent.edu
Subcommittee: Papers

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Symposium Web site created October 2, 2000

Updated April 10, 2001

Web site contact:
Margaret Garmon at mgarmon@kent.edu