BRUCE R. DANIEL

VITA

 

EDUCATION            A.B.D.             University of Kansas                             1985-88

                                                            Communication Studies

                                                            Lawrence, KS

 

                        University of Southern California           1979-80

                                                            Communication Studies

                                                            Los Angeles, CA

 

M. A.               Eastern Illinois University                      1978-79

                                                            Speech Communication

                                                            Charleston, IL

 

B. S                 Southwest Missouri State University      1974-78

                                                            (Cum laude) Political Science

                                                            Springfield, MO

 

M. A. Seminar Papers:            

The Leadership of Woodrow Wilson

                                                               Professor Jack Rang, advisor

 

                                                            A Philosophical Defense of Intercollegiate Debate

                                                               Professor B. F. McClerran, advisor

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Temporary Instructor                Fall 2003-        Department of Mass Communication and

                                                                        Theatre Arts

State University of West Georgia

 

Part-time Instructor                   1995-2003       Department of Mass Communication and

                                                                        Theatre Arts

                                                                        State University of West Georgia

                                                                        Carrollton, Georgia

 

Instructor/Debate Coach           1988-95           Department of Mass Communication and                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Theatre Arts

West Georgia College

Carrollton, Georgia      

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant     1985-88           Department of Communication Studies     

                                                                        University of Kansas    

                                                                        Lawrence, Kansas   

 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (continued)

 

Lecturer in Speech                    1980-85           Division of Speech, Department of English

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

 

Lecturer in Speech                    1980                Department of Communication Arts                                                                                                                                                                                       

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, California

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant     1979-80           Department of Communication Arts and Sciences

                                                                        University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant     1978-79           Department of Speech Communication

                                                                        Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

                        Argumentation

                        Fundamentals of Communication

                        Public Speaking

                        Introduction to Debate

                        Debate Practicum

                        Introduction to Rhetoric and Social Influence

                        Persuasive Speaking for the Professions

                        Independent Study

                        Introduction to Debate Coaching

 

TEACHING AWARDS

 

E. C. Buehler Teaching Fellowship for excellence in teaching beyond the basic course,   University of Kansas, 1987

 

E. C. Buehler Outstanding Teacher Award for the Basic Course, University of Kansas, 1987.

 

 

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (DEBATE COACHING)

 

DATE             TITLE                         INSTITUTION             HONORS

1988-1995       Debate Coach              West Georgia College       Eight teams qualified

                                                                                                    for the National

                                                                                                    Debate Tournament

                                                                                                    Ninth Place, 1991

 

1985-88           Graduate Assistant        University of Kansas         Eight teams in the top

                           Coach                       Lawrence, KS                  16 at the National Debate

                                                                                                    Tournament

 

1980-85           Assistant Debate           Texas A&M University     Qualified for the National

                          Coach                        College Station, TX           Debate Tournament for

                                                                                                     first time; qualified 4 of

                                                                                                     the 5 years

 

1979-80           Graduate Assistant        University of Southern       Quarterfinalist at the

  Coach                           California                        National Debate

                                    Los Angeles, CA               Tournament

 

1978-79           Graduate Assistant        Eastern Illinois Univ          Top 16 finish at the

                                                              Charleston, IL                National Debate

                                                                                                    Tournament

 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

 

1988-1995       Debate coach               West Georgia College     Responsible for oversight of

                                                             Carrollton, GA               the debate team travel

                                                                                                   budget; scheduling travel,

                                                                                                   and tournament hosting

 

Summer 1988   Assoc Director             University of Kansas       Midwestern Speech and

                                                            Lawrence, KS                Debate Institute.  Respon-

                                                                                                  sibilities included planning,

                                                                                                  budgeting, hiring, advertis-

                                                                                                  ing, and administering an

                                                                                                  institute for 250-300 high

                                                                                                  school students and a staff

                                                                                                  of 15 to 20.

 

Summer 1987   Assoc Director             University of Kansas       Midwestern Speech and

                                                            Lawrence, KS                Debate Institute.  Respon-

                                                                                                  sibilities included planning,

                                                                                                  budgeting, hiring, advertis-

                                                                                                  ing, and administering an

                                                                                                  institute for 250-300 high

                                                                                                  school students and a staff

                                                                                                  of 15 to 20.

 

Summer 1986   Instructor                      University of Kansas       Midwestern Speech and

                                                            Lawrence, KS                Debate Institute.  Respon-

                                                                                                  sibilities included lecturing

                                                                                                  on debate theory and work-

                                                                                                  ing with 14 HS students.

 

Summer 1981   Instructor                      University of Texas       U of T Arlington H S Debate

                                                            Arlington, TX               Workshop.  Responsibilities

                                                                                                Included lecturing on debate

                                                                                                Theory and working with a

                                                                                                Lab group of 10 HS students

 

Summer 1980   Assistant Director         SMSU                         Southwest Missouri State U

                                                            Springfield, MO            Responsibilities included:

                                                                                                organizing and scheduling

                                                                                                workshop sessions, assigning

                                                                                                staff, lecturing on debate

                                                                                                theory, running the debate

                                                                                                tournament, and working

                                                                                                with a lab group.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

 

Mass Communication Assessment Program                   Assistant to Dr. Glenn Novak in promoting outside evaluation of

                                                                                    mass communication majors.

 

West Georgia College, Instructional Support                 Served on SACS self-evaluation

                                                                                    Committee study, 1991-92

 

West Georgia College, Student Activities Advisor Award Selection Committee  1992

 

 

TOURNAMENT HOSTING AND ADMINISTRATION

National Debate Tournament co-host; Assisted hosting 1995 National Debate Tournament, West Georgia Campus

 

National Debate Tournament co-host; Assisted hosting 1990 National Debate Tournament, West Georgia Campus

 

Richard B. Russell Georgia Allstate Debate Championships  1988-1995

Co-Director and Administrator of the Overall State High School Debate Championships

 

Georgia High School Association State Debate Championships, Class AAAA, 1988-1997

Co-Director and Administrator of the Georgia Class AAAA State High School Debate Championships.

 

Georgia High School Association State Debate Championships, Class AAA, 1988-1997

Co-Director and Administrator of the Georgia Class AAAA State High School Debate Championships.

 

Georgia High School Association State Debate Championships, Class AA, 1988-1997

Co-Director and Administrator of the Georgia Class AAAA State High School Debate Championships.

 

Georgia High School Association State Debate Championships, Class A, 1988-1997

Co-Director and Administrator of the Georgia Class AAAA State High School Debate Championships.

 

Georgia Independent School Association State Debate Championships Class AAA, 1988-

            95.  Co-host and administrator for the Georgia Independent Schools Debate Championships.

 

Georgia Independent School Association State Debate Championships Class AA, 1988-

            95.  Co-host and administrator for the Georgia Independent Schools Debate Championships.

 

Region 5 Quad A  Georgia High School Association State Qualifying Debate Tournament, 1988-1995.  Co-host and Administrator for this regional

            qualifying Debate tournament.

 

Robert D. Tisinger Debate Tournament, 1988-1995.  Co-host and administrator of the West Georgia College annual debate tournament, traditionally one of the         

            strongest and finest debate tournaments in the nation.

 

Ernest l Boyd High School Debate Tournament, 1988-1995.  Co-host and administrator of the largest Georgia High School Debate Tournament.

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE WORKSHOPS

West Georgia College Summer Debate Workshops      1988 to 1995

            Hosted, administered, taught and budgeted 2 summer debate camps

            for high school students, through continuing education.  30 to 100 high school

            debaters were on campus each summer for 3 weeks.

 

West Georgia College Fall Debate Workshop               1988-1995

            Prepared, directed, administered and taught this one day debate camp for Georgia

            High School students.  Debate theory and practice were taught to 300 high school

            debaters and coaches each year.

 

West Georgia College Spring Debate Workshop           1988-1995

            Prepared, directed, administered and taught this one day debate camp for Georgia

            high school students.  Debate theory and practice were taught to 300 high school

            debaters and coaches each year.

 

ON CAMPUS DEBATE FORUM

Received a College Foundation Work Study grant for developing a series of on campus public debates.  Responsible for developing this program and for selecting           participants and serving as moderator for each campus debate.

 

            May 19, 1992  “Do the media go too far in disclosing private information about public figures?”

 

            February 18, 1992 “Should the United States Aid the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union)?”

 

            November 14, 1991     “Should West Georgia College adopt a speech code?”

 

Texas A&M Forum.  Co-administrator, of a monthly student debate forum on various topics, 1980-1985

 

GUEST JUDGING

Critic for the Georgia Speech Communication Association student research paper competition, 1992

 

Optimist Oratorical Contest regional Finals, Carrollton, Ga 1992

 

Guest judge at numerous Georgia High School debate tournaments (1988-1997)

 

Guest judge at numerous Georgia High School debate tournaments (2000-present)

 

 

PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

“Effective Communication for School Administrators”    April 20, 1994

 

“Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns”             October 29, 1992

 

“Effects topicality” October 23, 1992 Central-Carrollton High School Debate Team

 

“Critiquing the Public Speech” Bryan-College Station Optimist Clubs, Bryan TX            March  27, 1983

 

“Negative Brief Building” Bryan High School debate team, Bryan TX    August 13-15,1982.

 

“Counterplans:  Viable Negative Strategy or Waste of Valuable Time?”  Bryan High School debate team, Bryan TX,             December 9, 1981.

 

 

PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 

“West Georgia College Debate” October 20, 1991.  Presentation to the Lion’s Club of Carroll County.

 

Served as guest commentator for WKNG sponsored Gingrich-Worley Congressional    Election Debate, October 1990.

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICE IN SCHOLASTIC HONORARIES

 

Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, National Forensics Honorary Society, 1976 to present.

            President, Southwest Missouri State University Chapter, 1976-1978.

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

 

American Forensic Association, Life Member

            Topic Advisory Committee  1990-1995

 

Speech Communication Association, 1978-1995

 

Georgia Speech Communication Association, 1992-1995, 2003-present

            Critic, Student research Competition, 1992

 

International Communication Association, 1980-85

 

Central States Speech Communication Association, 1980-1985.

 

Southern Speech Communication Association, 1980-1985.

 

 

CONVENTIONS AND PROGRAMS ATTENDED

 

Own L. Coon Open Forum on the 1995-96 National Debate Topic, Northwestern University, February 12, 1995

 

Owen L. Coon Open Forum on the 1994-95 National Debate Topic, Northwestern University, February 7, 1994

 

Owen L. Coon Open Forum on the 1993-94 National Debate Topic, Northwestern University, February, February 9, 1993.

 

Speech Communication Association, National Convention, Miami, November, 1993.

 

Owen L. Coon Open Forum on the 1992-93 National Debate Topic, Northwestern University, February 8, 1992

 

Owen L. Coon Open Forum on the 1991-92 National Debate Topic, Northwestern University, February 10, 1991.

 

District VI National Debate Tournament Representative, meetings at Wake Forest (Fall), West Georgia (Spring), and the annual District Tournament in February each year, 1990-1995.

 

District VI representative, American Forensic Association Business Meeting sessions, American Forensic Association Convention, Chicago, October 28-November 1,           1990.

 

Speech Communication Association, National Convention, Chicago, October 28-November 1, 1990.

 

Owen L. Coon Open Forum on the 1990-91 National Debate Topic, Northwestern University, February 11, 1990.

 

Speech Communication Association, National Convention, Boston, November 5-8, 1987

 

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

Twice yearly, 1988-1995, privately published booklets on the High School Debate topic;

            Strategies for Debating Pollution Reduction Through United States Trade and Aid Policies:  The 1992-93 High School Debate Topic, Fall

            1992.

 

            Exploring United States Aid and Trade Policies and Worldwide Pollution Reduction, privately published, Spring 1992.

 

            Strategies for debating Social Service Provision to Homeless Americans:  the 1991-92 High School Debate Topic, privately published, Fall

            1991.

 

            Homelessness in America:  What Should Be the Government’s Response?, privately published, Spring 1991.

 

            Strategies for Debating Space Exploration:  The 1990-91 High School Debate Topic,    privately published, Fall 1990

 

            United States Space Policy:  Exploring the Final Frontier, editor and contributing author, privately published, Summer 1990.

 

            Exploring Outer Space:  Strategies for the 1990-91 High School Debate Topic, privately published, Spring 1990

 

            Strategies for Reducing Prison Overcrowding:  Debating the 1989-90 High School Debate Topic, privately published, Fall 1989.

 

            Combating Prison Overcrowding, privately published, Spring 1989.

 

            Guaranteeing Retirement Security, privately published, Fall 1988.

 

 

PAPERS READ

 

“Debate Coaching and Tenure:  the Mid-sized College Perspective,” Speech Communication Association Convention, Miami, November 1993

 

“Debate Coaching and Tenure:  the Mid-sized College Perspective,” Quail Roost Conference on Debate and Tenure Standards,”  May 1983

 

“Behavioral Intentions:  Symbolic Rehearsals for Action.” with Thomas Beisecker. Western Social Science Association Meeting, Symbolic Interaction Division,             April 27-30, 1988.

 

“Iranscam:  Chinks in Reagan’s Teflon Armor.”  Speech Communication Association     Meeting, Presidential Studies Division, November 5-8, 1987.

 

LISTED IN DIRECTORIES

 

Who’s Who in American Education, 1994-95.

 

Outstanding Young Men in America, 1991.

 

Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1978-79.

 

Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 1977-78.