ELIZABETH ‘BETH’ DICKEY: A Partial Historical Timeline

High school

• Edited her high school newspaper, The Chatterbox

1965

• Studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

1967

• B.A., Journalism, University of South Carolina

1967-1971

• Charleston News and Courier and Charleston Evening Post, Charleston, S.C. (reporter/copy editor)

1971

• The Journal, West Columbia, S.C. (reporter)

1972-1973

• Columbia Record, Columbia, S.C. (reporter/copy editor)

1973-1978

• University of South Carolina, College of Journalism
• Teaching associate, News Editorial Sequence
• Assistant director, Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA)
• Assistant to the dean (Dr. Albert T. Scroggins Jr.)
• Alumni Affairs director
• Article author, “Eccentric Like a Fox,” Writer’s Digest (Feb. 1977);

1978

• M.A., Journalism, University of South Carolina

1978-1984

• University of South Carolina, College of Journalism
• Instructor, News Editorial Sequence
• Assistant director, SIPA
• Assistant to the dean (Dr. Albert T. Scroggins Jr.)
• Alumni Affairs director
• Director, College of Journalism’s Journalism Study Abroad to Federal Republic of Germany (May 1979)
• Newspaper judge, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (1980-1982)
• Article author, “Gary Dickey Recounts ’68 First Amendment Fight,” Student Press Law Center Report (Fall 1981)
• Book author, Public Relations and Persuasion Writing (1983)
• Gold Key Award, CSPA (1984)
• Distinguished Service Award, SIPA (1984)

1985-1990

• University of South Carolina, College of Journalism & Mass Communications Assistant professor, Advertising/Public Relations Sequence
• Associate director, SIPA
• Session presenter, South Carolina Scholastic Press Association (1985-1988)
• Board of Directors, Student Press Law Center (1980s-1990s)
• Coordinator, New Voices Workshop (through Save the Children and Journalism Education Association, 1987-1988)
• Session speaker, Florida Scholastic Press Association (May 1987)
• Pioneer Award, National Scholastic Press Association (1988)
• James F. Paschal Award, Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association (1988);

1991-2006

• University of South Carolina, College of Journalism & Mass Communications Associate professor, Advertising/Public Relations Sequence
• Tenured (January 1991)
• Sabbatical (Fall 1993)
• Head, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications’ Scholastic Journalism Division (1993-1995)
• Certified Journalism Educator, JEA (1994)
• Executive director, SIPA (starting September 1998)
• Albert T. Scroggins Award, South Carolina Scholastic Press Association (1998)
• Jubilee Award (honoring 75 individuals in scholastic journalism who have made a difference), CSPA (2000)
• Faculty adviser to the school’s PRSSA Bateman Teams (2002-2006)
• Named Convention South Magazine’s Meeting Professional to Watch (2003)
• Advertising/Public Relations Sequence director (2004-2006)
• New name for SIPA’s DSA honor: The Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Award.

2006 and beyond

• More traveling, reading, boating, gardening and bird watching.