OSU / SJB Service
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
- Reappointment, Tenure & Promotion Committee, College of Arts & Sciences, 2004-07
- Faculty Adviser, OSU Women's Club Soccer Team, Fall 2001 - Spring 2008. I helped team officers prepare annual budget requests, oversaw club expenditures, advised on organizational problems and acted as team liaison to the Central Oklahoma Adult Soccer League in Oklahoma City. The team was formed by students in the School of Journalism and Broadcasting.
- Judge, 2001 Homecoming Chili Cook-off, OSU Alumni Association, Oct. 25, 2001.
- Speaker, Camp Cowboy, June 2002 and 2001. Discussed with incoming freshmen what they need to do to succeed academically at OSU.
- Interviewer, College of Arts and Sciences Top Ten Seniors, February 2001 and 2000.
- Forum Participant, Task Force on Scholarship, Oklahoma State University, Feb. 23, 2000. Faculty members were invited to "examine, explore, and delve into the meanings of scholarship at OSU."
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND BROADCASTING:
- School Coordinator, Hearst Journalism Awards Program Writing Competition, 2005 - Present
- 2008 - 10th Place, In-Depth Writing
- 2007 - 7th Place, In-Depth Writing
- 2006 - 3rd Place, In-Depth Writing
- 2005 - 6th Place, Television News; 14th Place, Sports Writing
- Co-Adviser, Society of Professional Journalists, OSU Student Chapter, 2005 - Present
- Personnel Committee, Chairman, 2004-05
- Committee member, 2006-07, 2007-08 (elected)
- Curriculum Committee, Chairman, 2002-05
- Committee Member, Fall 2002 - Fall 2007 (elected)
- Graduate Faculty Committee, Fall 2000 - Present
- Chairman, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in News-editorial, 2004-05
- Chairman, Search Committee for Visiting Professor in News-editorial, May 2002
- Photojournalism Search Committee, November 2000
- News-editorial Search Committee, 1998-99
- Chairman, Extension Committee, Fall 1999 - Spring 2001
- List Master, SJB-Alums, May 1999 - Present. I created and maintain an e-mail discussion list for alumni of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting. The e-mail list is used to post job openings, personal announcements (new jobs, marriages, births, etc.) and news about current students and faculty. The goals are to forge a stronger relationship with our alumni and to build a stronger job network for alumni and current students.