Student Society for News Design Selects Officers for 2012-13 Year
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2012) — The Student Society for News Design at the Missouri School of Journalism recently selected a new slate of officers for the 2012-13 academic year.
The five officers will focus on rebuilding its membership this year because most of the previous members graduated in May, according to Will Guldin, SSND president.
“This is a tough situation for any organization, but SSND saw this change as an opportunity to reinvent itself for a new group of students,” he said.
The next SSND meeting will focus on the fundamentals of good design through the use of photography. The recent redesigns of USA Today and the Columbus Dispatch to a “tall tab” format from a traditional broadsheet will serve as case studies. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, in room 110 of Lee Hills Hall.
Those interested in getting involved with the club should contact Guldin. There are no membership dues. Erica Mendez Babcock serves as the faculty adviser.
The new officers are:
- President: Will Guldin
Will Guldin is a master’s student focusing on print and Web design. Originally from Little Rock, Ark., he has worked as a designer at the Columbia Missourian and now helps design and edit the news organization’s print edition. - Vice President: Zackary Carpenter
A freshman from Blanchard, Okla., Zackary Carpenter started his high school’s newspaper club and designed its once-a-month paper. - Promotions: Emma Oh
Emma Oh, a freshman from Cincinnati, will be the promotions officer for SSND. In this position she will design fliers and posters for SSND activities and events. In high school, Oh did some similar promotions and marketing work for various organizations. - Treasurer: Graciela Aguilarleon
Sophomore Graciela Aguilarleon is an honors student majoring in journalism and minoring in textile and apparel management. She plans to study magazine journalism. - Secretary: Morgan Young
A freshman from Houston, Morgan is interested in magazine design. She studied writing and broadcast background in high school and likes to play the flute.
Updated: June 17, 2020