EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 8/96-Present. Tenured, Full Professor.
Former administrative positions include Department Chair (96—02), Director of Graduate
Studies (96—00), Associate Dean of the College of Communication (01/02) & and Acting
Dean of the College of Communication (01).
Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 8/87-8/96 Tenured, Full Professor. Former
Director of Graduate Studies and Director of the Applied Organizational Communication
Program. Initiated, developed and administered a unique, complete system of education
leading to preparation of students for careers as communication trainers, consultants, or
managers in Human Resource Development areas. Developed Internship Program,
Corporate Advisory Board, Corporate Partnership Program, Parental Up-date System,
Recruiting/ Placement System, Communication Students Career Association and the
Personal Development Student Series. Teaching: Applied Organization Communication,
Business Speaking, Executive Influence Systems, Communication Consulting,
Communication Training, Workforce Management, Interviewing, Research Methods and
Applied Interpersonal Communication.
North Texas State University, Denton, TX, 8/78-8/87. Tenured, Associate Professor.
Director of Graduate Program, Intern Program. Administered numerous projects
associated with Communication Management Program. Teaching: Organizational
Communication, Business Speaking, Group Communication and Decision Making,
Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Verbal/Nonverbal
Communication Training, Managerial Communication, and Conflict Management.
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 8/76-8/78. Assistant Professor. Teaching:
Introduction to Speech Communication, Instructional Communication, Interpersonal
Communication, Persuasive Speaking, Theory and Research. Development and
teaching of Extension School Short Courses and Workshops in business community.
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, 8/73-8/76. Assistant Professor.
Teaching: Introduction to Speech Communication, Mass Communication, Persua
sion and Propaganda, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication, Rhetorical
Criticism, Intro to Graduate Study, Persuasion, Interpersonal Communication Research
Methods. Directed four Masters theses in addition to fifteen independent studies.
Developed Research Laboratory and Interpersonal Communication Curriculum.
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 9/71-6/73. Research/Teaching Assistant.
Involved in the coordination of various research activities including development,
administration and analysis. Teaching: Six sections of Introduction to Speech
Communication.
Oklahoma University Research Institute, Norman, OK, 2/72-8/72. Research Assistant.
Involved in the development, coordination, and analysis of GIPSY research project
activities that concerned the Speech Communication Research Laboratory.
Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 6/70-6/71. Teaching/Research Assistant.
Teaching: six sections of Speech Communication I. Involved in the development,
administration and analysis of a variety of research projects.
Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL, 6/67-6/68. Management Analyst. Analyzed
organization components and work processes in the administrative and service areas of
the installation.