Lincoln (Neb.) - Sept. 8, 2000 - Will Norton Jr., dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will become president Oct. 1 of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The association is composed of faculty in journalism and mass communication programs throughout the world. In addition, 35 professional and industry organizations are members of AEJMC's Council of Affiliates, which represents more than 140,000 journalism and mass communication professionals.
Norton is the second dean of NU's journalism college to be elected president of the more than 3,200-member association with headquarters in Columbia, S.C. Neale Copple was president of the association during the 1973-74 academic year.
"Being elected president of AEJMC is a statement about the stature of this college," Norton said. "Copple was the leader who restructured and established greatness in journalism education at the University of Nebraska, and I'm grateful to be riding his coattails."
Norton served as president of Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communications from 1989 to 1990. He is a member of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. He has made more than 40 campus visits as a consultant or as a member or chair of the council's site teams, and is a state board program evaluator.
He is a trustee of The Freedom Forum, a $1.1 billion foundation based in Arlington, Va., that is devoted to free speech, free press and free spirit.
Norton was born at Karawa, Belgian Congo, of missionary parents. He is
married to Susan Langdon Norton. They are the parents of Will, 17, and
Laine, 14, students at Lincoln Southeast High School.
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