Pat, Susan and Marty
The hottest St. Patrick’s race ever.
Does this look like March?

 Bowling Green State University (M.A./Ph.D.)           
Interpersonal Communication and Public Communication

Boston College (B.A.)

Courses
Interpersonal Communication
Marketing
Advertising
Public Speaking
Gender Race Class in Media
Research in Media and Communication Studies
Persuasion
Small Group Communication
Mass Media and Society
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies

At the Dutch college 40 miles away-for 21 years-my courses
Understanding Mass Media
Introduction to Journalism
History of American Film
History and Criticism of Late Night Talk Shows
Film Criticism
Television Criticism/The X-Files

A Submarine Service veteran (George C. Marshall 654 SSBN)
“Polaris, when you want to send the very best.”

Sixteen nuclear missiles

I like teaching at Simpson College because everyone from
President Byrd ,
to the guy working to fix my office door,
to the students serving muffins and cappuccino in Dirlam Lounge,
to the incredible Kent Campus Center,

to ace librarian Mary Peterson who teaches 21^st century research skills,
to the friendly IT staff,
to the sun-filled mid-campus benches where time slows to the sounds of a voice pitching opera-
knows how a college like Simpson College helps students “make a dent in the universe.”

I love the energy and creativity of the Simpson College students.

photo by Walter Lain

 

I invite colleagues and off-campus professionals to judge end-of-semester projects,
the students do amazing tech-splendid real world presentations.

In my research class (Jazmin) told us about Whangdoodles and her elementary
school research…

Alexander Parrish from Quester (a marketing firm) visits my classes and WOWs the students.

Alexander Parrish

My advertising students last spring created hilarious commercials on YouTube.
What little talent I have gets a big boost from Simpson College students.

Last semester my marketing class divided into four marketing firms competed in

“The Battle of the Marketing Firms”

Surf Dawgs………………..Won the battle
Bruce Thom
Amy Palmer
Lya Rivers

I compete in the Iowa Senior Olympics (swimming, track and field, basketball,
football, softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, badminton).

Won 80 medals since 2007.

Finished last in a number of events too (400 m).
Just learned how to swim the butterfly stroke.

I waited long enough.

Married to marathon runner Susan Eggert (Inga Strawberry in the film world).
She is an IT architect at Principal Financial.

Inga Strawberry

Rob graduated from ISU in December, goes to Dallas for a job with FXCM.

Caroline is a grad student at The School of Journalism/University of Mizzou.
Published four stories in Vox Magazine last week.

I hope to digitize 43 short films I directed in graduate school when we were still using
splice tape and a movieola. I better get started before the format changes again!

Working on a story called “Lost in Space with Sally Ride.”

My Three Favorite Research Scholar Presentations

“The Art of Criticism Toward the 21st Century-Art for Art’s Sake:
Interpreting Rock Music, the Novel and Film”
National Popular Culture Convention
San Antonio, Texas

“Hello Darkness My Old Friend, I’ve Come to Talk With You Again:
Interpreting Visions Not so Softly Creeping in The X-Files”
Southwest Popular Culture Conference
Texas Tech University

“Dreams in a Hat Box, Cactus Rose on a Coffin:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance-A Cinema of Splendor in the Dust”
American West Film, Television and History Conference
Kansas City, Missouri