2023-24 BCA History

Meetings

• Virtual Board Meetings:
  • Summer: August 8, 2023
  • Fall: November 8, 2023
  • Spring: March 15, 2024
• 10th Annual Fall Forum: October 12, 2023, Online
• 69th Annual Workshop: April 22-25, 2024, International Mission Board, Richmond, VA
• 60th Annual Awards Ceremony: April 24, 2024, The Hippodrome, Richmond, VA

Officers

• President: Marilyn Stewart, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
• President-Elect: Bobby Puffenburger, Innovative Faith Resources/Bay Leaf Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC
• Past President: Joshua Minatrea, Texas Baptists
• Program Vice President: Ann Lovell, International Mission Board
• Program Vice President-Elect: Heather Penna, Texas Baptists
• Membership Vice President: Meredith Flynn, Freelance Writer
• Professional Development Coordinator: Brandon Elrod, North American Mission Board
• Treasurer: Judy Bates, JSB Business Services
• Communications Vice President: Amanda Smith, First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala.
• Awards Chairman: Ishmael LaBiosa, Innovative Faith Resources
• Awards Chairman-Elect: Kathleen Sparks, International Mission Board
• Historian: Cam Tracy, Union University
• Executive Director: Margaret Colson

Awards

• Arthur S. Davenport Award for Exceptional Achievement in Public Relations:
  Office for Marketing & Public Relations of University of Mobile for "Experience the Difference Campaign/Exceptional Hospitality Initiative"
• Diane Reasoner Award for Exceptional Achievement in Interactive Communications:
  GuideStone Staff of GuideStone Financial Resources for "Ministerial Resources Center"
• M.E. Dodd Award for Exceptional Achievement in Audio-Visual Communications:
  Chrystelle Thames of The Baptist Children's Village for "BCV Big Ideas Video"
• Fon H. Scofield Award for Exceptional Achievement in Publication Photography:
  Max Power of the International Mission Board for "Turkey-Syria Earthquake Response"
• Frank Burkhalter Award for Exceptional Achievement in News Writing:
  Eric Reed, Lisa Misner, IBSA Communications Team of Illinois Baptist for "Ballot Boxing, Convention Coverage"
• Leonard Holloway Award for Exceptional Achievement in Feature Writing:
  Ben Jones of Illinois Baptist for "Behind the Curtain"
• Albert McClellan Award for Exceptional Achievement in Print Media and Design:
  Caleb Arndt of Texas Baptists for "Texas Baptists Family Gathering Promo Mailer"