Service to University, Community, and the Profession

Awards, Honors & Grants as Principal Investigator

University Service

• Chair, Academic Functions Team, BANNER Implementation ("AdviseaBull"), 1997- .
• Member, First Year Experience Committee, 1997-1998.
• Process Co-Owner (with Jane Reed), BANNER Transfer Articulation Workgroup, 1995-1998.
• Member, Graduate Admissions Process Review Team (GART), 1994-1997.
• Ex-Officio Member, General Education Council, 1995-1998.
• Ex-Officio Member, Academic Regulations Committee, 1995-1998.
• Ex-Officio Member, Undergraduate Council, 1996-1998.
• Ex-Officio Member, Council on Academic Advising, 1992- .

• Member, University Recognition and Awards Policy Group, 1994-1995.
• Member, President’s Task Force on University Values, 1994.
• Member, University Leadership Council (Cultural Transition Team) 1993-1995.
• Member, Food Service Advisory Group, 1994.
• Member, University Enrollment Enhancement Team, 1993.

• Member, Faculty Staff Program Committee, 1983-1987.
• Presiding Officer, Administrative & Professional Council, 1993-1994.
• Vice Presiding Officer, Administrative & Professional Council, 1992-1993.
• Member, Administrative & Professional Council, 1990-1995.
• Chair, Systems Development Team, School of Continuing Education, 1991-1995.
• Member, Marketing Team, School of Continuing Education, 1992-1995.

• Chair, College Council, College of Arts and Letters, 1986-1987.
• Chair, Research Council, College of Arts and Letters, 1987-1988.
• Recording Secretary, College of Arts and Letters, 1986-1987.
• Member, Grievance Committee, College of Arts and Letters, 1983-1984.
• Member, Teaching Oversight Committee, College of Arts and Letters, 1982-1983.
• Member, Computer Resources Allocation Committee, College of Arts and Letters, 1982-1985.
• Chair, Ph.D. in Communication Development Committee, 1985-1988.
• Faculty Advisor, Communication Council, 1984-1987.
• Member, Salary-Promotion-Review Committee, Department of Communication, 1983-1986.
• Executive Board Member, Center for Organizational Communication Research, 1982-1988.
• Chair, Graduate Committee, Department of Communication, 1982-1983.

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Community Service

• Member of the Board, Educational Development Board, The Centre for Women, Tampa, 1994-1998.
• Deacon and active member, Carrollwood Baptist Church, 1994- .
• Keel Club Member, United Way, 1992-1997.
• Keynote Speaker, "Communicating Ethically," Florida Association of Private Investigators, 1989.
• Problem-Solving Workshop, Tampa Bay Apartment Association, 1986.
• Keynote Speaker, "Seven Myths of Communication," Tampa Bay Apartment Association meeting, 1986.
• Keynote Speaker, "Communication Pragmatics: The Essence of Living," Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, 1986.
• Forensics Tournament Judge, Florida Forensics Program’s annual tournament for high school students, 1982-1989.
• Keynote Speaker, "Communicating with Gusto," Florida Printer’s Association, 1984.
• Communication Audit, Department of Environmental Regulation, State of Florida, 1984.
• Communication Planning and Problem-Solving Workshop, Florida Property Appraisers Association, 1984.
• Communication Effectiveness Workshop, Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Florida, 1984.
• Member, Urban Development Division, Tampa Chamber of Commerce, 1982-1985.
• Radio Program, "The Porter Report: A Business Weekly," WUSF-FM, Radio Reading Service (for the blind and physically impaired), 1982-1983.

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HONORS, AWARDS, BIOGRAPHIES

Chosen as "Outstanding University Experience Program Advocate," Division of Student Affairs, University of South Florida, 1999.

Chosen as "Outstanding Professor," Senior Graduating Class, College of Arts & Letters, University of South Florida, 1988.

“Outstanding Graduate Professor,” Master’s Candidate Class of 1988, Department of Communication.

Appointed by the President of Purdue University as a Faculty Fellow, 1980-1982.

Awarded "Best Teacher" by the Purdue Student Association, Spring, 1980.

Top Three Paper at the 1979 Convention of the International Communication Association.

Top Three Paper at the 1973 Convention of the Speech Communication Association.

Listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1968-1969.

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• "Market Strength Analysis of Bert Rodgers Schools of Real Estate: A State Wide Study," Bert Rodgers Schools of Real Estate, Sarasota, ($4,987), 1993-1994.
• "Image Analyses of Grey Oaks Development Corporation Clients," Grey Oaks Development Corporation, Ft Myers, ($1500), 1993.
• "Customer Preferences in Optical Care as It Relates to Radial Keratotomy," Vision 21 (Eckerd Corporation, Dr. Gillette & Associates), ($3,478), 1993.
• "Operations and Team Development," Sara Cook Library, University of South Florida, Sarasota ($2300), 1991.
• "An Analysis of Customer Satisfaction in the Western United States," TRW-REIS, Anaheim & Phoenix ($6,085), 1991.
• "Communication Structure and Climate Assessment," Department of Law & Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute ($2600), 1990.
• "An Analysis of Public Perceptions of Needed Public Works," Town of Longboat Key, Clarke Advertising & Public Relations ($5,700), 1989.
• "Analysis of Employee Communication Survey," TRW-REIS, Anaheim ($2,800), 1989.
• "A Longterm Marketing Study for the Manatee Eye Clinic," Clarke Advertising & Public Relations, ($3,700), 1989.
• "Operations and Communication Management Improvement," Division of Equal Opportunity, University of South Florida ($5554), 1988.
• "Data Analysis of Employee Communication Survey," Lord Corporation, Erie Pennsylvania ($1024), 1988.
• "Training Needs Assessment of the Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Ft. Myers Campuses of the University of South Florida," Division of Human Resource Development ($1425), 1988.
• "Communication Structure and Climate Assessment," Department of Crime and Delinquency, Florida Mental Health Institute ($2499), 1987; with Elise A. Behnke.
• "The Florida Business Opinion Poll," Florida Chamber of Commerce ($18,000), 1987, with Loyd S. Pettegrew.
• "A Training Needs Assessment," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($1150), 1987.
• "A Customer Profile of Brown Derby Customers," Brown Derby Restaurants, Inc. ($2800), 1986, with Loyd S. Pettegrew.
• "Training Needs Assessment," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($1700), 1986.
• "Career Development Needs Assessment," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($500), 1985.
• "Orientation Needs Assessment," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($3500), 1984.
• "Communication Audit of the Financial Aid Office," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($350), 1984.
• "Communication Audit of the Department of Environmental Regulation, State of Florida," Department of Environmental Regulation ($320), 1984.
• "Presentational Communication Skills," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($3956), 1983.
• "Interpersonal Communication Skills Development," Division of Human Resource Development, University of South Florida ($800).
• "Communication Research: Meeting the Methodological Challenges of a Process Notion of Communication," Speech Communication Association, University of South Florida, and Florida Atlantic University ($3476), 1983.
• "Communication Audit of Bismarck Hospital," Bismarck Hospital, North Dakota, ($1278), 1982-1983.
• "Communication Audit of the Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison," TRADOC, Department of Defense ($6576), 1979.
• "Physician Communication Competence and Patient Compliance," Purdue Research Foundation ($10,200), 1978-1980.
• "An Evaluation of the Department of Anti-Rape and Sexual Assault Speakers’ Bureau: Analyses of Information Diffusion Systems," Erie County (New York) Department of Anti-Rape and Sexual Assault, sub-contract of an LEAA grant ($1441), 1977.
• "Ascertainment Study of Sexual Assault Knowledge and Attitudes," Erie County (New York) Department of Anti-Rape and Sexual Assault, sub-contract of an LEAA grant ($1824), 1976.
• "A Study of the Uses and Gratifications of the Television Series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," State University of New York Research Foundation ($750), 1976.
• "Development of Behavioral Objectives and a Computerized Testing System for ‘Communication Theory’ (COM 337)," Faculty Grants for the Improvement of Instruction, State University of New York Research Foundation ($1780), 1975-1976.
• "The Effect of Racial and Sexist Prejudice Upon Attitude Change, Credibility Perception, and Behavioral Response," State University of New York Research Foundation ($970), 1975-1976.
• "Development and Analysis of the ‘SCA Membership Questionnaire,’" Speech Communication Association and the State University of New York Research Foundation ($425), 1974.
• "Development of a Classificatory Schema and an Information and Storage Retrieval System for Analyzing Trends in Research Methodology and Content Areas in the Field of Speech Communication (1915-1973)," Speech Communication Association ($1800); with L.A. Malandro.

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