{"id":16416,"date":"2022-01-12T08:09:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T14:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?p=16416"},"modified":"2022-01-13T16:32:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T22:32:29","slug":"new-acp-board-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/2022\/01\/12\/new-acp-board-member\/","title":{"rendered":"ACP\/NSPA names veteran adviser to its board of directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A veteran collegiate-media adviser with years of service to student journalists has joined the board of directors of Associated Collegiate Press\/National Scholastic Press Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamara Zellars Buck,<\/strong> Southeast Missouri State University, has joined the board that oversees the press associations, which serve and support student journalists and journalism teachers and media advisers across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organizations\u2019 ACP division<\/strong><\/a> serves collegiate journalism, the NSPA division<\/strong><\/a> serves high school journalism, and the Minnesota High School Press Association<\/strong><\/a> supports the state\u2019s high school journalists and advisers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buck, chair of the university\u2019s Department of Mass Media, has advised the award-winning Arrow,<\/strong><\/a> the student newspaper at Southeast Missouri State, for 12 years. In her 20th year at the university, she also serves as multimedia coordinator and professor of journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Widmer, executive director for ACP\/NSPA, said she is excited for Buck to join the board of directors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer insight, expertise and leadership in all things college media will make us a stronger organization,\u201d Widmer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buck\u2019s career includes years of professional service to the nation\u2019s collegiate journalists and advisers. For College Media Association,<\/strong><\/a> the national association of collegiate-media advisers, Buck is a former president-elect and vice president of member support. CMA and ACP are partner sponsors for the Fall National College Media Convention,<\/strong><\/a> the nation\u2019s largest gathering of collegiate journalists and their advisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur staff regularly participates in the fall conferences and summer Mega Workshops,\u201d Buck said, \u201cand we love the opportunities presented by the Best of Show and Pacemaker awards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A scholar and author, Buck is a sought-after presenter and trainer to improve diversity and inclusion inside newsrooms and within news content, and she credits student-media producers as industry innovators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to be on the front lines as they work,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ll contribute to ACP\u2019s mission by helping to engage, educate and inspire our members to use their imagination and have fun while they create.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A former copy editor, education reporter and columnist, Buck has a juris doctorate from the University of Memphis and a master\u2019s degree in public administration and bachelor\u2019s degree in mass communication\/journalism from Southeast Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was named mass-media department chair in April 2020, and in November 2021, she was awarded the U.S. President\u2019s Lifetime Achievement award, recognizing thousands of hours of service for organizations in her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chuck Clark, adviser at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, and ACP\/NSPA treasurer, praised Buck as an innovator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI met Tamara Buck through the College Media Mega Workshop in 2020 and immediately became a big fan,\u201d Clark said. \u201cShe’s creative and has a clear vision for excellence and the ability to get things done. And to top it off, she’s nice as pie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel so fortunate that our mutual dedication growing the next generation of journalists brought our paths together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buck said that ACP\/NSPA can help advance the future of student media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur industry is evolving, and college media must do so as well,\u201d Buck said. \u201cACP can facilitate positive change by continuing to provide a venue for students to collaborate, share ideas and celebrate successes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe professionals will follow our lead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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