JAMES A. TIDWELL

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Charleston, IL 61920

Home: 217-***-****

Office: 217-***-****

E-mail: abpxuw@r.postjobfree.com

Web page: www.ux1.eiu.edu/~jtidwell/tidwell.html

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude--Journalism and Government

Oklahoma Baptist University May 1970

Master of Arts--Journalism

University of Oklahoma December 1972

Juris Doctor Cum Laude

Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville December 1984

Member, Journal of Family Law (law review)

Member, Brandeis (Honor) Society

Licensed to practice law in Indiana and Kentucky

EMPLOYMENT

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

Chair, Dept. of Journalism: July 2006-present

Acting Chair, Dept. of Journalism: January 2005-June 2006

Professor of Journalism: 1992-present

Associate Professor of Journalism: 1987-92

Granted tenure: 1990

Legal Adviser to EIU Student Publications, 1987-present

Courses Taught: Communication Law, Journalism Ethics, News Writing, News Editing, Advising

High School Publications, Freedom of Expression Senior Seminar

Other Activities:

Chair, EIU Faculty Senate, 1998-99, 2000-01; Vice Chair, 1996-98; member, 1995-2002

Chair, Council on Academic Affairs (university curriculum council), 2004-05; Vice Chair,

2003-04; member, 2002-05

Director, Eastern Illinois High School Press Association, 1988-2005

Executive Secretary, Illinois Journalism Education Association, 1989-2005

Member, Board of Trustees of University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4100, 2002-05

Chair, Search Committee for university general counsel, 2006

Chair, Search Committee for assistant vice president for academic affairs for technology,

2003

ABOUT THE EIU JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT: The EIU Journalism Department is one of

approximately 110 programs nationwide accredited by the Accrediting Council for Education in

Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) and must adhere to strict standards in areas such

as curriculum, instruction, class size, diversity and inclusiveness, and student services. ACEJMC-

accredited programs must undergo extensive evaluations every six years. The EIU Journalism

Department was first accredited in 1982 and was re-accredited in 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 and

2012. The department has 13 fulltime faculty members and approximately 150 majors.

Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN

Associate Professor of Journalism: 1983-87

Assistant Professor of Journalism: 1978-83

Granted tenure: 1983

Faculty adviser to weekly student newspaper. 1978-87

Courses Taught: Intro to Mass Comm., News Writing, Advanced Reporting, News Editing

Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK

Journalism Instructor: 1973-78

Faculty adviser to weekly student newspaper. 1973-78

Courses Taught: Intro to Mass Comm., News Writing, Advanced Reporting, News Editing

Okmulgee Daily Times, Okmulgee, OK (daily newspaper)

Editor: March-August 1973

Oklahoma Journal, Oklahoma City, OK (daily newspaper)

Sports Writer and Copy Editor, 1969-72

Other Employment: Seminole Junior College, Seminole, OK: Publicity Director (part time): 1971-73;

Moore Monitor, Moore, OK (weekly newspaper): Reporter and News Editor: Summers 1968 and 1969

AWARDS

Distinguished Service Award, Illinois High School Association, June 2012. Award given for

contributions to the creation and success of state-wide high school journalism competitions sponsored

by IHSA annually since 2006.

Hall of Fame inductee, College Media Association, October 2011. CMA Hall of Fame inductees must

have contributed to college journalism education for 20 years or more while being active members of

CMA. The award recognizes longtime members who have contributed to the betterment and value of

student media programs of both the campus and nation. It also pays tribute to members who have

devoted extensive service to CMA by serving in leadership roles and presenting programs and sessions

at conventions

Reid H. Montgomery Distinguished Service Award, College Media Association, October 2010. The

award is presented to an individual or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to collegiate

media or media advising.

Journalism Educator of the Year, Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in

Journalism and Mass Communication, August 2008. The award recognizes a deserving division member

for his/her outstanding performance in the college/university classroom and in scholastic journalism

workshops and conferences.

Excellence in the Use of Technology Award, Eastern Illinois University, 2006

Lifetime Achievement Award, Illinois Journalism Education Association, November 2005 (in recognition

of a lifetime of service to scholastic journalism)

Medal of Merit, Journalism Education Association, November 2005 (in recognition of outstanding

contributions to the organization, scholastic journalism, and student publications)

Louis E, Ingelhart First Amendment Award, October 1998. Presented by College Media Association for

extraordinary, long-term contributions in support of the First Amendment

EIU Achievement and Contribution Award for Service: 1989, 1996 and 2001

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

College Media Association

Chair, Law Committee, 1999-2001, 1990-93

Member, Law Committee, 1987-present

Chair, Research Committee, 1987-90

Chair, Weekly Newspaper Committee, 1985-87

Society of Professional Journalists

Member, Board of Directors, Louisville (KY) Professional Chapter, 1983-86

Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Media Law, 1990-96

Co-chair, 1993-94

Vice chair, 1992-93

Journalism Education Association

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author of News Scene 4.0, and Guide to Online resources for journalism, Cengage Learning, 2012.

First addition published in 2004; second edition, 2007; third edition, 2009.

Author of two chapters in Handbook of Illinois Administrative Law, 2nd edition, 2008, the Illinois State

Bar Association. Author of three chapters in the 2001 edition.

Media Law in Illinois: A Reporter s Handbook, Stipes Publishing Co., 2005. Earlier edition published in

1992 by New Forums Press.

"Symposium: Defining prior review," College Media, July 2001, pp. 12-13.

Sifting through the legal issues of Copyright, College Media Review, Summer 2001, pp. 18-20.

"Court decision is good news for students," Quill Magazine, March 2001, pp.34-35.

The Jokes On You: Name-Calling and Inside Jokes Could Cost You A Lawsuit, Taylor Talk: The

Yearbook Magazine, Fall 1998, pp. 28-29.

Co-author of Links between professional education and the penalized campus press, Journalism and

Mass Communication Educator, Summer 1996, pp. 15-24.

An Open Meetings Act Primer, 83 Illinois Bar Journal 593-94, 597 (1995).

Utilizing Copyrighted Material, J Communique, Feb. 1992, p. 2.

Erroneous Opinion Not Libelous, The Illinois Publisher, Summer 1990, p. 6.

New Ruling Permits Copyright Protection for Ads, Newspaper Marketing, March1990, pp. 28-29.

Reprinted as U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifies newspapers ability to copyright ads, Media Law

Notes, Summer 1990.

Avoiding Libel, J Communique, March/April 1989, p. 6.

Can the Press Call Someone a Liar? The Illinois Publisher, Spring 1989, p. 8.

An analysis of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 17 Journal of Law & Education 315-20 (1988).

Educators Liability for Negative Letters of Recommendations, 15 Journal of Law & Education 479-83

(1986). Reprinted as Principals Liability for Negative Letters of Recommendations, NASSP Bulletin,

Dec 1987, pp. 61-65. Condensed and reprinted in The Education Digest, April 1988, pp. 40-41.

Who is Liable? Can universities be made to pay when student publications libel? College Media

Review, Fall 1986, pp. 4-6.

The trouble with Fools: April Fools issues can drag student newspapers to court, College Media

Review, Winter 1986, pp. 8-10.

Equality in the Workplace: Is That Enough for Pregnant Workers? 23 Journal of Family Law 401-18

(1984).

Copyrighted Material,†J Communique, Feb. 1992, p. 2.

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