Administrators
Mike Wirth, Dean
Virginia Kupritz, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Suzie Allard, Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Center for Information & Communication Studies
Sam Swan, Director, Internationalization and Outreach
Catherine Luther, Director of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media
John Haas, Director of the School of Communication Studies
Diane Kelly, Director of the School of Information Sciences
Beth Foster, Director of the School of Advertising and Public Relations
Bylaws (PDF files)
The College of Communication and Information operates under a set of bylaws, created and approved by the college faculty. The CCI bylaws were last amended in April 2016.
Bylaws for the College of Communication & Information
Bylaws for the School of Advertising and Public Relations
Bylaws for the School of Communication Studies
Bylaws for the School of Information Sciences
Bylaws for the School of Journalism & Electronic Media
CCI Committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
Robyn Blakeman (2020)
Barb Kaye (2020)
Laura Miller(2020)
Dania Bilal (2020), Chair
Moonhee Cho (2020)
Rachel Fleming-May (2020)
Nick Geidner (2021)
Mike Kotowski (2021)
Brandon Boatwright (PhD C&I)
Diane Carr (MS C&I)
Kristin McBee (MSIS)
Ex-Officio: Virginia Kupritz
Beth Foster (2020)
Nick Geidner (2020)
Devendra Potnis (2021)
Courtney Wright (2021)
Ex-Officio: Virginia Kupritz and Betty Bradley
Wade Bishop – Chair
Julie Andsager
Mark Harmon
Mariea Hoy
Emily Paskewitz
Candace White
Awa Zhu
Administrative: Beth Meko
Suzie Allard – Chair
Brian Dobreski
Maria Fontenot
Matthew Pittman
DJ Woo
Xu Zhang (James) (PhD C&I)
Jonathan Braun (MS C&I)
Shafer Powell (MS IS)
Rosemary “Liza” Cunningham (CCI undergrad majoring in AD)
CICS Members (mostly administrative support):
Jesse Cragwall/Amy Forrester (lead)
Beth Meko
Karen Jones-Zach
Rachel Volentine
ADVISORY COUNCILS
Member Composition: 1 tenured/tenure track faculty elected from each School; 1 exempt staff/1 non-exempt staff/1 lecturer appointed by Dean; 1-year term
Rob Heller
Laura Miller
Sifan Xu
Awa Zhu
Sarah Huff Burnley
Joe Pecor
Yana Truman
Ex-Officio: Mike Wirth
Member Composition: Student president (or designee) from CCI Undergraduate Student Organizations
Annie Ankamah-Asamoah (Diversity Student Leaders Society)
Max Davenport (Com Studies Club)
Loren Gilbert (PRSSA)
Ainsley Kelso (TNJN)
Dakota Makres (SPJ)
Jasmine Rogers (Ad Club)
Kylie Julius (MS C&I)
Kevin Mallary (PhD C&I)
Emily McCutcheon (MSIS)
Frankie McGinnis (MSIS)
Nick Sarofolean (MS C&I)
Jason Stamm (PhD C&I)
Mike Wirth – Chair
Suzie Allard
Mark Geller
John Haas
Diane Kelly
Virginia Kupritz
Catherine Luther
Sally McMillan
John McNair
Amanda Pruitt
Karli Sanders
Sam Swan
John Haas – Chair
Ashleigh Burton
Beth Cole
Carolyn Hank
Diane Kelly
Virginia Kupritz
Catherine Luther
Sally McMillan
Vandana Singh
Annette Winston
Alice Wirth
Mike Wirth
Sam Swan – Chair
Eric Haley
Mark Harmon
Laura Miller
Candace White
Sam Swan – Chair
John Haas
Beth Foster
Mariea Hoy
Cindy Welch
John McNair – Chair
Jesse Cragwall/Amy Forrester
Jenny Crowley
Clint Elmore
Nick Geidner
Dan Greene
Rob Heller
Anne Hensley
Bob Legg
Peiling Wang
Sifan Xu
UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES
Member Composition: CCI has four senators. Senators serve three-year terms, plus one of the at-large faculty senators representing all UT lecturers.
Nick Geidner (2020) (CCI Caucus Chair)
Amber Roessner (2021)
Sarah Huff Burnley (2021)
Courtney Wright (2021)
Michelle Violanti (2021)
Brad Case (Alternate CCI Senator who will attend if any CCI Senators are unable to attend Senate Meetings)
Member Composition: Three-year terms; one representative and one proxy
Rachel Fleming-May (July 31, 2022) and Mike Kotowski (July 31, 2022) Proxy- Sifan Xu
Ex-Officio: Virginia Kupritz
Member Composition: Three-year terms. Dates shown are when the term expires
Erin Whiteside and Vandana Singh (July 31, 2020); Ex-Officio: Virginia Kupritz
Julie Andsager (JEM)
Beth Foster (ADPR)
Joan Rentsch (CS)
Dennis McCarty, CCI Graduate Student Association, President (C&I PhD, CMST)
Darina Sarelska, CCI Graduate Student Association, Vice President (C&I, PhD, JREM)
Alex Carter, CCI Graduate Student Association, Vice President (C&I, PhD, ADVT)
Tori Bertram, CCI Graduate Student Association, Vice President (C&I PhD, CMST)
Joseph Winberry, CCI Graduate Student Association, Vice President (C&I PhD, SIS)
Shiela Hawkins (C&I PhD, JREM)
Ashley Hartman (C&I MS, CMST)
Chelsea Jacobs (MSIS)