ASJMC President
Office Term — 2011/2012
WELCOME BETH BARNES, University of Kentucky, as the 2011/2012 ASJMC President. 
Beth E. Barnes is Director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky. She completed six years on the ACEJMC Accrediting Committee in 2004, serving as chair of the Committee from 2002-2004. Through the 2004-05 academic year, she has participated in thirteen site visits, including nine as team chair. She was a member of the ACEJMC ad hoc committee that developed the new accrediting standards set to take effect in 2005-06 and the phased assessment plan.
Before moving to Kentucky, Barnes was at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, where she served as Assistant Dean for Graduate Professional Studies and as chair of the Advertising Department. During her time at Syracuse, Barnes chaired the Newhouse School's Diversity Committee and worked to increase minority enrollment in the school's master's degree programs. In her current position at Kentucky, she is involved in improving the school's outreach and service to media firms across the state.
Barnes holds doctoral and master's degrees from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary. She has been published in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator and the Journal of Advertising Education. She is co-author (with Don E. Schultz) of Strategic Brand Communication Campaigns.
Contact Barnes: bbarnes@email.uky.edu • (859) 257-4275
