Tennessee Business
Education Association
Presented to the
Southern Business Education Association
Charleston, South Carolina
October 20 – 23, 2010
Prepared by
Tennessee Business Education
Association
2010 Annual Report
The Tennessee Business Education Association (TBEA) is affiliated with the Southern Business Education Association (SBEA), the National Business Education Association (NBEA), the Tennessee Association for Career and Technical Education (TACTE), and the National Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).
PURPOSE
The Tennessee Business Education serves middle school business teachers, high school business teachers, technical/community college professors, university professors, and other business educators.
Through TBEA, the officers and members strive to:
expand opportunities for professional growth and development, program development and marketing.
focus on current issues in business education as well as career and technical education. assist and advise the Tennessee Department of Education in promoting the expansion
and improvement of business and information technology programs within the state. cooperate with other states, affiliate organizations, and individuals interested in the
GOVERNING BOARD
The Executive Board is the governing board for the Tennessee Business Education Association. The Board is composed of the elected officers of the association (past-president, president, president-elect, secretary, and treasurer) six regional representatives, the Tennessee Business and Information Technology Consultant, TBEA/SBEA/NBEA Membership Director, Publications Editor, and the Legislative Representative. Committees are appointed by the President and approved by the Executive Board.
The Tennessee Business Education Association Executive Board meets twice a year. These meetings are held in the spring and fall. The annual business meeting and the election of officers and board members takes place at the annual TBEA Conference in the fall.
TBEA OFFICERS 2009-2010 OFFICERS
President Roberta Niedergeses
Loretto High School 525 Second Ave. South Loretto, TN 38469 931.762.5626 rlnied@lcss.us
President-Elect Dr. Gwen Bean
Tennessee Technology Center 1405 Madison Street
Shelbyville, TN 37160 931.685.5013, ext. 115
Gwen.bean@ttcshelbville.edu
Treasurer Dr. Vincent Smith
Middle Tennessee State University P. O. Box 160
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615.898.2192
Secretary Dr. Sherry Roberts
Middle Tennessee State University P. O. Box 40
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615-904-8250
sjrobert@mtsu.edu
Past President Carlos Black
Tennessee Regulatory Authority 460 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0505 615-741-2904, ext. 196 Carlos.black@tn.gov
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Two regional representatives are elected from each of the three grand divisions of Tennessee
Region Name Term
East Sherra Witt
Cleveland State Community College
2009 – 2012 East Bill Potter
Bearden High School
2008 – 2010 Middle Phyllis Hill
Tennessee Prison for Women
2007 -2010 Middle Jim Veale
Riverdale High School
2009 – 2012 West Vickie Robertson
Southwest Tennessee Community College
2009 – 2012 West Ava Estes
Dyersburg State Community College
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS
Publications Editor Dr. Ronda Henderson
Middle Tennessee State University
Membership Director Alice Huskey
Motlow State Community College
Business and Information Technology Consultant
Kara B. Burkett
Tennessee Department of Education
Legislative Representative Vacant
Webmaster Mae Jean King
Pellissippi State Community College
Historian Vera Brooks
Motlow State Community College
Student Representative Marlena Dixon
Middle Tennessee State University
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Conference Committee Chairs Dr. Gwen Bean, President-Elect Roberta Niedergeses, President Registration Committee Dr. Vincent Smith, Chair
Marlena Dixon Valerie Thornton Awards Committee Sherra Witt, Chair
Hospitality Dr. Ronda Henderson, Co-Chair Dr. Sherry Roberts, Co-Chair Professional Development Luncheon Dr. Gwen Bean, Chair Publicity & Information Alice Huskey, Co-Chair
Dr. Ronda Henderson, Co-Chair Decorations Phyllis Hill, Co-Chair
Vera Brooks, Co-Chair Equipment Kara Burkett, Chair
TBEA
The TBEA membership period is from July 1 through June 30. Anyone interested in working for the improvement of business education is eligible for membership in the Association.
Professional dues are $15 and student dues are $5 per year. TBEA membership for 2009-2010 consisted of 117 professional members and 50 student members, for a total of 167 members.
PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITE
The TBEA newsletter and website (http://www.tbea-tn.org) provide useful information concerning upcoming conferences and professional development opportunities, Executive Board meetings, and provides general news and information to all members. The newsletter is published in the spring and fall of each year.
TBEA EXECUTIVE BOARD RESTRUCTURE
At the TBEA business meeting held during the September 2008 fall conference, proposed changes to the TBEA Constitution and Bylaws were approved. The TBEA Constitution changes primarily include the addition of a student representative to the board, reducing the number of representatives from each region, and updating specific organization names and title changes. The TBEA Bylaws changes include many of the same items, more specific responsibilities for board members and the publication committee, and quorum definition.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES/CONVENTIONS
SBEA 2009, Huntsville, AL. Several TBEA members and guests attended the conference. Some Tennesseans served as presenters and coordinators for the very informative sessions.
NBEA 2010, San Diego, CA. Several of our TBEA members attended the conference and had a great time networking with other educators across the nation.
TBEA 2010, Murfreesboro, TN. The annual TBEA Conference was held September 24-25, 2010 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Murfreesboro, TN. The theme for the conference was “TBEA: 2010 and Beyond.” Dr. Gwen Bean, President-Elect, coordinated this year’s conference. The keynote speaker for the Professional Development Luncheon was Ivan Jones, Director of the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, TN.
The following sessions were presented at the 2010 conference:
Networking Using Social Media, presented by Dr. Ronda Henderson, Middle Tennessee State University.
What’s New in Office 2010?, presented by Vicki Robertson, Southwest Tennessee Community College
Credit Cards: There are New Laws and New Rules You Should Know, presented by Jeanette Bennett and Jacki Morgan, Federal Reserve Bank
Ning and Other Fun Sites for Teaching, presented by Dr. Sherry Roberts, Middle Tennessee State University
Identity Theft Education for Teachers, presented by Daryl Robinson and Charlotte Rose, Kroll Fraud Solutions
Tennessee Department of Education Update, presented by Kara Burkett, Business Technology Consultant
Navigating Desire2Learn (D2L), presented by Dr. Vincent Smith and Dr, Sherry Roberts, Middle Tennessee State University
Google Search Techniques, presented by Dr. Lloyd Brooks, University of Memphis At the TBEA Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting, President Roberta Niedergeses
introduced the members of the head table and recognized past presidents, past officers, and outgoing Executive Board members. Alice Huskey, Motlow State Community College, lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Invocation was given by Dr. Stephen Lewis, Chair of the
Department of Business Communications and Entrepreneurship, Middle Tennessee State University. After officer reports and committee reports, the following individuals were elected and installed to the TBEA Executive Board: Dr. Gwen Bean, President; Dr. Vincent Smith, President-Elect; Dr. Sherry Roberts, Secretary; Marlena Dixon, Treasurer; Roberta Niedergeses, Past-President; Vicki Robertson and Tanika Lester, West Tennessee Representatives; Genna Troup and Jim Veale, Middle Tennessee Representatives; Sherra Witt and Megen Saez, East Tennessee Representatives.
Dr. Gwen Bean, Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, received the 2010 TBEA Postsecondary Business Teacher of the Year Award.