CARRIE BROWN McWHORTER

EDUCATION             Master of Arts in English, August 2003
                                     University of West Georgia, Carrollton
                                      Major: English            GPA: 4.0/4.0

Thesis: "Increasing Motivation in the Freshman Writing Class"

                                    Master of Arts in Communication , May 1995

The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa

Major: Journalism GPA: 3.8/4.0

Graduate Project: The Alabama Reader: The Newspaper for Students of Alabama History

(Newspaper publishing and marketing project)

Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Sciences , May 1993

The University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa

Major: English Minor: Spanish

GPA: 3.78/4.00 magna cum laude graduate

Phi Beta Kappa

EXPERIENCE
English Instructor , August 1998 – present

Department of English and Philosophy

The State University of West Georgia , Carrollton , Georgia

    Teach freshman composition sequence courses

    Respond to and evaluate student essays and other written work

    Conference with students individually to improve writing skills

    Freelance Writer/Editor , August 1998 – May 1999

        Globe Fearon, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

Edited short readings on Georgia history

Created student activities for readings to match educational

objectives set forth in Georgia ’s Quality Core Curriculum

Used QuarkXPress to design and lay out student workbooks, Georgia : Its Past,

Purpose, and Promise , Part I and Part II to accompany social studies text

    Editor/Publisher , April 1995 – May 1998

The Alabama Reader, Muscadine, Alabama

Wrote and edited newspaper articles for children’s newspaper

Used QuarkXPress to lay out and design publication

Prepared business plan and projected budget for small business venture

Conducted day-to-day business operations of newspaper, including public relations, advertising, subscription management, and mailing

Coordinated statewide student essay contest for sponsoring organization

Staff Reporter, November 15, 1995 – August 1, 1996

The Alabama Baptist newsjournal, Birmingham, Alabama

Wrote feature and news articles on issues concerning Alabama Baptists

Used QuarkXPress desktop publishing software to design and lay out newspaper pages

Took photographs to accompany stories

Research/Teaching Assistant , August 15, 1993 – May 15, 1995

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of Alabama

Conducted intensive legal and historical research on communications-related topics

Instructed introductory level communication students in AP style, basic

punctuation, grammar, and writing skills

Edited and graded student writing assignments and tests

Intern , May 16 – August 5, 1994

Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham , Alabama

Wrote press and personnel releases for Southern Living, Cooking Light ,

and Progressive Farmer magazines, as well as Oxmoor House books

Wrote and edited articles for SouthWord (internal magazine for Southern

Progress Corporation employees and friends)

Managing Editor , January 10 – April 1, 1994

Magazine Forum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Edited and designed 32-page publication of the Association for Educators in Journalism and

Mass Communication Magazine Division

Intern, January 8 – May 8, 1993

Alabama Alumni Magazine, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Wrote feature stories and news articles for national alumni publication

PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS,

AND AWARDS

“Making it Relevant: Personal and Community Histories in the Language Arts

Classroom.” Connections: Georgia Language Arts 37.1 (2000): 29-32.

Distinguished Service Award from Disabled Student Services Department, 1999

Georgia: Its Past, Purpose, and Promise: Part I and Georgia: Its Past, Purpose, and Promise: Part II, supplement to accompany Globe Fearon’s The United States : Its Past, Purpose, and Promise , Upper Saddle River, NJ: Globe Fearon, 1999.

“The Student’s Right to Read Revisited: The State of Censorship in Georgia Today.”

Presentation at the 1998 Georgia Council for Teachers of English (GCTE) Winter

Conference, February 19-21, 1998 , Savannah , Georgia .

“Brandishing Shifgrethor: LeGuin’s The Left Hand of Darkness.” Notes on Contemporary

Literature , 28:1.

“Read All About It: Using and Creating Newspapers in the Classroom.” Presentation at the

Joint Meeting of the Alabama Geographic Alliance/Geofest and Alabama Council for

Social Studies, October 6-7, 1995, Hoover, Alabama.

1995 AEJMC Student Magazine Contest, Team Magazine Prospectus Category, 3^rd place,

Southern Hospitality prospectus.

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS Georgia Council for Teachers of English

HONORS AND

ACTIVITIES Coordinating Council for Student Organizations

Served as president of 13-member council responsible for coordinating events

and programs for approximately 250 student organizations

Presided over the allocation of student fees to campus organizations

Planned Capstone Leadership Conference, including preparation of media kits and

promotional materials

The Ferguson Center Student Union Board of Directors

Served as chairperson of the Policy, Planning and Research Committee

Worked with university administrators to make policy decisions and to

revise policy manual

University of Alabama Honors Program

1993 University of Alabama National Alumni Association Outstanding Senior

Sigma Tau Delta National English Honorary

Omicron Delta Kappa

Mortar Board

Credentials and references are available upon request from the

State University of West Georgia Career Center , Carrollton , GA 30118