Balloting for the National Communication Association’s annual election in 2013 will open on Tuesday, January 8 and close at 5 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, February 12. You will be asked to elect a Second Vice President and At-Large Representatives to the Legislative Assembly, the Committee on Committees, and the Nominating Committee.
All members of NCA as of January 1, 2013 are eligible to vote in the regular election. If you are eligible to vote and do not receive an electronic ballot on Tuesday, January 8 or if you would like to request a paper ballot, please contact Mark Fernando at NCA’s National Office at 202-534-1105 or mfernando@natcom.org.
Within three months of the distribution of the slate, any 500 members of the Association may nominate by petition additional nominees. Petitions need to be submitted to the Executive Director for certification.
2013 NCA Election Slate
The 2012 NCA Nominating Committee, chaired by Dennis Gouran of Penn State University, offers the following slate of candidates.
Second Vice President:
One will be elected with a term beginning in January 2014
Legislative Assembly (At- Large Members)
Three will be elected to serve three-year terms beginning in January 2014. Click here to read each candidate's statement.
- Frank A. Barnhart, Columbus State Community College
- Tina M. Harris, University of Georgia
- Linda Levitt, Stephen F. Austin State University
- Scott A. Myers, West Virginia University
- Michelle Scollo, College of Mount Saint Vincent
- Theodore F. Sheckels, Randolph-Macon College
Committee on Committees (At- Large Members)
Two will be elected to serve two-year terms beginning in January 2014. Click here to read each candidate's statement.
- Patricia E. Friel, University of Cincinnati Clermont College
- Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Miami University
- Elizabeth Tolman, South Dakota State University
- Jennifer H. Waldeck, Chapman University
The following election slate was determined by the Committee on Committees during the annual convention in November 2012.
Nominating Committee (At-Large Members)
Four will be elected to serve a one-year term beginning in September 2013. Click here to read each candidate's statement.
- Ann E. Burnette, Texas State University
- Andrew Ann Dinkins Lee, Fort Valley State University
- Margaret M. Quinlan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- LaChrystal Ricke, Sam Houston State University
- Amy Aldridge Sanford, Northeastern State University
- Julie L. G. Walker, Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Sarah E. Wilder, Luther College
- Stephen Yungbluth, Northern Kentucky University