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CMA History

55 years of serving college media

College Media Advisers represents the people who advise the nation's collegiate media newspapers, yearbooks, magazines and electronic media.

Founded in 1954 as the National Council of College Publications Advisers, CMA now has more than 700 members from coast to coast. It supports both new and veteran advisers of collegiate-media programs with conventions, workshops, publications and national networking.

In 1948, Fred and Lucille Kildow, the directors of Associated Collegiate Press, initiated an organization of advisers whose students attended ACP meetings. After a few years of informal conferences, a small group of advisers met in Washington, D.C., and selected a name - the National Council of College Publications Advisers. November 19, 1955, was declared the birth date of NCCPA. Norman D. Christensen, of the University of Miami (FL), was elected the first chairman. Arthur M. "Sandy" Sanderson, ACP general manager at the University of Minnesota, was the first executive secretary-treasurer.

When Sanderson joined the University of Iowa faculty, the NCCPA headquarters moved there. It remained in Iowa City until 1964.
From 1965 to 1982, John A. Boyd, Indiana State University, served as executive director. From July 1982 until present, Ron Spielberger has managed CMA headquarters at the University of Memphis.

The association serves thousands of students and advisers at two annual conventions. A national volunteer network of advisers coordinates hundreds of educational sessions. The fall convention, sponsored with Associated Collegiate Press, convenes at varying sites, such as Washington, D.C., Chicago and New Orleans, The spring convention convenes each March in New York City. CMA joins ACP in sponsoring August workshops for advisers and publications students.

CMA members maintain strong lines of communication through print and electronic media. The CMA Newsletter informs members of trends and news. College Media Review, our flagship journal, is the leading academic journal on advising collegiate media, both print and electronic. The CMA discussion list on the Internet gives members the opportunity to gain quick advice from colleagues. The CMA web site - http://www.collegemedia.org provides quick information on officers, events, breaking news and previous newsletters.

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