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Education:
E.O. Muncie Elementary School (K-5)
Michigan Road Elementary School (6)
Madison Junior High School (7-8)
Madison Consolidated High School (9-12)
Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. (B.S., Journalism/Education/Physical Education)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. (M.M.C., Mass Communications)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. (Ed.D., Education)
Employment:
Early jobs- Madison Courier paper route; mowing yards; Dieken's Bakery
Winter 1975-'76: Student teaching, Griffith, Ind. (as part of undergraduate degree from Ball State University)
1976-1982: Journalism teacher, Fort Wayne, Ind. (with leave of absence in 1979-1980 to work on my master's degree in South Carolina)
1982-1985: Director of Communications, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Columbia, S.C.
1985-2017: Faculty member, Journalism & Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. (courses taught over the years- public relations principles, public relations campaigns, public relations writing, public relations management, photojournalism, photo visual communications, mass communications writing, graduate teaching seminar...)
Former director of the school's Carolina Journalism Institute (1985-1990) & South Carolina Scholastic Press Association (1985-2002)
Awarded two sabbaticals (Fall 2000 & Spring 2014) to work on scholastic journalism history research projects
Presented 19 research papers (scholastic journalism topics) at national conferences from 2004-2017
Bicycle trips:
Fort Wayne, Ind. to Denver, Colo. & back (2,700 miles in 17 days, 1977)
Around Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin (1,200 miles, 1978)
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (800 miles, 1979)
Portland, Ore. to Portland, Maine (3,600 miles in 27 days, 1986)
Around Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Canada (1,200 miles in 8 days, 1987)
Blue Ridge Parkway (250 miles/with Dave Brelage, 1989)
Around Nova Scotia (1,200 miles in 9 days, 1989)
Spokane, Wash. to Aberdeen, S.D. (1,200 miles in 10 days, 1991)
Around North and South Carolina (450 miles, 2012)
Around Florida, Georgia and South Carolina (500 miles, 2002)
Fancy Gap, Va. to Columbia, S.C. (250 miles, 2003)
Around Vermont (500 miles, 2004)
Around Vermont (600 miles, 2013)
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina (500 miles, 2014)
Around Indiana (350 miles, 2015)
Around South Carolina (300 miles, 2016)
Favorite bicycle:
1976 Schwinn Paramount
Hobbies:
Photography; collecting: 45s, JFK materials, early childrens' books, stereoscope cards, view masters & view master reels, Monkees memorabilia, Indiana & South Carolina history books, James Whitcomb Riley materials, Eugene Fields materials
Favorite cars:
1962 Chevy Impala (turquoise, 4-door/bought in late 1969 for $600)
1984 Toyota Tercel (blue, sunroof)
1991 Toyota Celica (garnet, sunroof, 5-speed)
2005 Toyota RAV4 (silver)
2012 Toyota RAV4 (gold, sunroof)
Some pop/rock concerts I attended:
Three Dog Night (Louisville, Ky.)
Fifth Dimension (Muncie, Ind.)
Mac Davis (Muncie, Ind.)
Anne Murray (Muncie, Ind.)
Jethro Tull (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Chicago (Columbia, S.C.)
John Cougar Mellencamp (Columbia, S.C.)
Elton John (Columbia, S.C.)
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia, S.C. twice, Charlotte, N.C. once)
Kenny Chesney (Columbia, S.C.)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Columbia, S.C.)
Neil Diamond (Charlotte, N.C.)
