A Section of the Photo Marketing Association International (PMAI)

PIEA Members:

After many years of planning and general effort by a myriad of your fellow PIEA members, we are about to begin a new dimension to our organization.


I am pleased to announce that the PIEA Journal for Photographic Education Search Committee has completed its work and a vote by the PIEA Board has been taken on their recommendation. The Search Committee was composed of Emily Stay, Des Crawly and Committee Chair Craig Satterlee and happily for us agreed to work on this important matter during the summer. They sorted through the application packets and sent a set of thorough, identical questions to each candidate. After deliberation, the PIEA Board received their recommendation. The search committee deserves our gratitude for their hard work on PIEA's behalf.


The committee's recommendation stated that Professor Janet Bonsall from the University of Central Missouri be appointed to the position of Editor of the PIEA Journal for Photographic Education.


The PIEA Board vote on the recommendation was held between August 8 and 12th. The voting members of the PIEA Board are: President-Elect Carole Lichty-Smith, Vice President, International Affairs Waldemar Bussiahn, Director-At-Large Andrew Davidhazy, Past-President Lex Youngman and myself. All members voted in favor of the appointment. (Normally a voting member, then-Vice President Bonsall did not vote, of course.)


A note on the latter: The PIEA Board is currently in the process of replacing Professor Bonsall for the remainder of the VP's term which lasts through the annual meeting in March. Another announcement on the status of the Vice President position will be made to membership in the near future.


I would also like you to join me in pledging our assistance to the new PIEA Journal Editor as she begins the arduous task of starting our organization's journal. Very soon you will receive notification regarding the first call for submissions, a general overview of the review process and other associated information.


For the moment, though, I just want to say how excited the PIEA Board is to be able to see the journal go forward. However, if the PIEA Journal for Photographic Education is to be successful we will all need to help promote this enterprise through our participation and support.


Best,


Daniel Overturf
PIEA President
Associate Professor, Photography
Department of Cinema and Photography
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
President@pieapma.org