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Region 12
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Region 12 Coordinator
Jennifer Ellis
Zoned Editions editor
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Email
@jennifersellis
Jennifer EllisZoned Editions editor
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
@jennifersellis
Having trouble contacting your local chapter? Need to update information on this page? Email us and let us know.
Pro Chapters
Arkansas Pro Chapter
President: Steve Listopad
Email (Steve)
Email (Chapter)
Website
@ArkansasSPJ
Board meets the second Wednesday of every month. Email for details.
Dues: $0
Northwest Arkansas Pro Chapter
President: Gina Shelton
Email
Arkansas Pro Chapter
President: Steve Listopad
Email (Steve)
Email (Chapter)
Website
@ArkansasSPJ
Board meets the second Wednesday of every month. Email for details.
Dues: $0
Northwest Arkansas Pro Chapter
President: Gina Shelton
Student Chapters
Arkansas State University
Adviser: Terrance Armstard
School of Media and Journalism
P.O. Box 1930
State University, AR 72467
P: 872-972-3212
Email (adviser)
Email (chapter)
Website
Arkansas Tech University Chapter
Adviser: Megan Toland
Email
Harding University
Adviser: Jim Miller
915 E. Market Avenue
Searcy, AR 72143
501-279-5180
Email
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Adviser: Rob Wells
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Adviser: Sonny Rhodes
School of Mass Communication
2801 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
501-569-3250
Email
Arkansas State University
Adviser: Terrance Armstard
School of Media and Journalism
P.O. Box 1930
State University, AR 72467
P: 872-972-3212
Email (adviser)
Email (chapter)
Website
Arkansas Tech University Chapter
Adviser: Megan Toland
Harding University
Adviser: Jim Miller
915 E. Market Avenue
Searcy, AR 72143
501-279-5180
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Adviser: Rob Wells
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Adviser: Sonny Rhodes
School of Mass Communication
2801 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
501-569-3250
Pro Chapters
Louisiana Pro Chapter
Adviser: Sergy Odiduro
Email
Louisiana Pro Chapter
Adviser: Sergy Odiduro
Student Chapters
Louisiana State University
Adviser: Freda Yarbrough Dunne
Email
Loyola University — New Orleans
Adviser: Michael Giusti
Email
Website
McNeese State University
Adviser: Tracy Standley
Email
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Adviser: Stephenson Waters, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
337-482-5221
Email
Dues: $10
Louisiana State University
Adviser: Freda Yarbrough Dunne
Loyola University — New Orleans
Adviser: Michael Giusti
Website
McNeese State University
Adviser: Tracy Standley
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Adviser: Stephenson Waters, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
337-482-5221
Dues: $10
Pro Chapters
Currently, there are no pro chapters in this area. Click here for complete details on how you can help establish one.
Currently, there are no pro chapters in this area. Click here for complete details on how you can help establish one.
Student Chapters
Ashford University
Adviser: Andrea Dilworth
Email
Ashford University
Adviser: Andrea Dilworth
Pro Chapters
East Tennessee Pro Chapter
President: Catherine A. Luther
Email
Website
Dues: $10
Middle Tennessee Pro Chapter
President: Tony Gonzalez
Email
Dues: $10
East Tennessee Pro Chapter
President: Catherine A. Luther
Website
Dues: $10
Middle Tennessee Pro Chapter
President: Tony Gonzalez
Dues: $10
Student Chapters
Lipscomb University
Adviser: Jimmy McCollum
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN 37204-3951
615-966-5788
Email
Dues: $10
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Co-advisers: Catherine Luther
Email
Dues: $6.50
Lipscomb University
Adviser: Jimmy McCollum
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN 37204-3951
615-966-5788
Dues: $10
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Co-advisers: Catherine Luther
Dues: $6.50
SPJ News
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– SPJ to host 24 student journalists for 2022 Student Leadership Institute
– Announcing the 2021 Sigma Delta Chi Awards, MOEy and Corbin Gwaltney winners
Events and Deadlines
– 7/10/22: USC Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship
– 7/13/22: SPJ Freelance Community Monthly Board Meeting - July
– 7/15/22: SPJ Northeast High School Journalism Institute
– 8/10/22: SPJ Freelance Community Monthly Board Meeting - August
– 9/14/22: SPJ Freelance Community Monthly Board Meeting - September
