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Education
Ph.D. Speech–Communication, Southern Illinois University -Carbondale, 1978.
M.A.  Speech Communication, Illinois State University, 1974.
B.A.  Speech and Humanities, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1973.

Academic Positions
Professor and Chair, Department of Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Coordinator and Professor, UNCA Learning Community in Perugia, Italy, 2003-2006
Support faculty, UNCA faculty & student archeological expedition to Greece, 2001.
Assistant Vice–Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Jan. 1994 - May, 1995

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of South Alabama, Mobile, 1980–1984
Coordinator and Lecturer, Comparative Media Course, British Studies Program, University of London, United Kingdom, 1983

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences,
Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts, 1978–1980

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Speech–Drama
Ithaca College, New York, 1977–1978

Teaching and Course Development

Honors at UNCA

2004-2005, Honorary Ambassador, UNCA Office of Admissions Service Award.

1997, Spring: Off Campus Scholarly Assignment.  Provided time for major rewriting courses, travel to regional law libraries to study and review materials for media law, and research essential to law and ethics projects. 

1995: UNCA Mills Humanities Scholar.  Provided funding for travel to regional law libraries to study and prepare new materials for media law and ethics course.

1993: Malcolm X Staff Award "for dedication to and concern for African–American students at UNCA."

Administrative and Committee Work at UNCA

Chair, Provost's Taskforce on Delivering the Curriculum (2008 - 2009)
Chair, Dean's Task Force on Curriculum Delivery (2006 - 2008)
Chair, UNCA Integrative Liberal Studies Oversight Committee (2005-2010)
UNCA Strategic Plan Study Group on Student Advising (2008-2009)
Advisory Board, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (2004 - 2007)
International Programs Advisory Committee (2004 - 2007)
Enrollment Management and Retention Task Force (2005-2006)
Faculty Conciliator, 2004-2006
City of Asheville, Education Access Cable Channel Commission, 1999-2007
Telecommunications and Computer Advisory Committee 2003-2004
University First Year Experience Advisory Committee, 2001-2003
Honorary Degrees Committee, 1998-2000 (Chair)
University Grievance Committee, 1996-1997 (Chair)
Ramsey Library Media Center Facilities Taskforce, 1995-1996 (Chair)
Multimedia Arts and Sciences Program Taskforce, 1994-1997(Chair).
Assistant Vice–Chancellor for Academic Affairs, January 1994 - May, 1995
UNCA Freshman Experience Program (Coordinator), August 1994-December1995
University Research Council, 1991-1992, 1993-1994
Ruth and Leon Feldman Professorship Selection Committee; 1993–1994.
African–American Colloquium; teaching and administrative staff, 1993
Committee on Committees; 1992–1994.
Faculty Senate; 1988–1992   (Vice–Chair, 1990–1991; Chair, 1991–1992)
Task Force on Intercollegiate Athletics; 1991–1992.
Advisory Committee; UNCA Senior Academy, 1991–1992.
Faculty Representative; Cohort of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (1990).
University Planning Council; 1989–1991 (Chair 1990–1991).
Council of Chairs (six department chairs advising the VCAA); 1989–1991
University Academic Policies Committee; 1988–1989.
University Hearings Committee; 1988–1992.
Publicity Director, First and Second National Conferences on
            Undergraduate Research, 1986 - 1988.
Coordinator for Humanities 414, "The Future and the Individual," 1985–1986.
Conference Planner: Annual Meeting of the Public Relations Association
             of Western North Carolina, 1985
Task Force on University Telecommunications Policy: 1984–1987.

Books, Chapters and Articles

Interpersonal Growth Through Communication.  Fourth Edition (with G. Wilson). Madison, WI: William C. Brown Company, Publishers.  1995, 450 pp.. An introductory level communication text.  (1st, 1985; 2nd, 1989; 3rd, 1992; 4th, 1995). 

"Patterning: An Invention Technique with Some Applications." Idaho English
Journal, Winter, 1988 (with J. Chalfa and S. Furnish).

Effective Media Relations: A Guidebook for Municipal Officials. 
Published by the Development Office, City of Asheville, 1987, 45 pp.

"Examination of Social Responsibility Differences between Canadian and American IABC Members."  Public Relations Review, winter, 1985 (with D. Wright).

“Social Responsibility Differences between Canadian and American Public Relations Professionals.” Conference Highlights IABC/85 KALEIDOSCOPE (San Francisco: IABC, 1985).

"Media Exposure, Interpersonal Communication and Electoral Decision Making."  Journal of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association, Vol. XXXVI, No. 1, 1982 (with W. Kimsey).

"Decisional Agenda in Political Campaigns,” Journal of Applied Communication Research, Spring, 1978 (with B. Kimsey).

"A Selected Bibliography on Political Campaign Communication."  Political Communication Review, fall, 1974.

Scholarly Papers and Presentations

"Audience Perceptions of Digital Image Manipulation and Newspaper Trust." (With Donald Diefenbach and Mark West) Refereed Survey research paper presented at the annual national conference of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers held in Nashville, Tennessee; May 2003.

"Digital Image Manipulation, Communication Theory and the Public Trust." (With Donald L.  Diefenbach). Refereed paper presented at the annual conference of the International Visual Sociology Association held at Santorini, Greece; June, 2002

“Brave New World Around the Corner: The Impact of the Information Superhighway on American Culture.”  Presented at the Clarion Information Technology Symposium, Clarion, PA;  March, 1996.

"Film Analysis as Undergraduate Research." A presentation at the annual conference of the North Carolina Honors Association, Asheville; October, 1988.

"Format Evolution: Radio and the Working Woman." Refereed paper presented at the annual national conference of the Speech Communication Association in Chicago, IL; December, 1986.

"The Impact of Deregulation on Radio News." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas in Boone, NC; October, 1985.

"The Future of Radio News: The Impact of Syndicates and Consultants." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Press of the Carolinas in Atlantic Beach, NC; March, 1985. 

"Social Responsibility Differences among Male and Female Communicators." Refereed paper presented at the annual national conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Memphis, TN; August,  1985 (ERIC Abstract; with D. Wright).

"Social Responsibility Differences between Canadian and American IABC Members." Refereed paper presented at the annual conference of the International Business Communication Association in New York, NY; September, 1985 (with D. Wright).

"Decisional Agenda for Multiple Levels of Political Figures." Refereed paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association in Dallas, TX; April, 1983 (with J. Chalfa).

"Decided and Undecided Voters:  The Uses of the 1976 Debates." Refereed paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association in New York, NY; November, 1977 (with K. Sanders and W. Kimsey).

"Media Exposure, Interpersonal Communication and Electoral Decision Making." Refereed paper presented at the annual national conference of the Speech Communication Association in San Francisco, CA; December, 1976 (Abstracted in ERIC; with W. Kimsey).

"Pre and Post Decisional Agenda in Campaign '74." Refereed paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association in Portland, OR; April, 1976 (Abstracted in ERIC; with W. Kimsey).

"Issues: Campaign '76." Refereed paper presented at the annual conference of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association in Chicago, IL; March, 1976 (with W. Kimsey).

Photography and Video Production

Fall, 2008 Photography by Alan Hantz Permanent exhibit in the Castenea Building, Asheville, NC.

Spring, 2008 Still, Life. Photography by Alan Hantz Exhibit hosted by Spring Street Cafe, Sylva, NC

Spring-Summer, 2008 A Day in the Life of Asheville Competition. Four images selected by jury for display at Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC.

Fall, 2007 A Day in the Life of Asheville Competition. Eleven images selected by jury for display at Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC.

Spring-Summer, 2007 A Day in the Life of Asheville Competition. Eight images selected by jury for display at Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, NC.

2000-2009 Managing Producer,  “Mountain Highlights,” a monthly thirty-minute magazine program featuring UNCA academic, student and community activities, produced by UNCA students and aired on Charter Cable Channel 16.

2005 Executive Producer,  "Seasons of Gratitude, Festivals of Light” A seven minute promotional video for the UNCA’s Center for Diversity Education. 

2004 Executive Producer, “Now, That’s a Set!” a ten minute tribute to the film and stage work of Tony Walton commissioned by the McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas, exhibited in December, 2004.

2003 Executive Producer,  "WNCAP at Work."  A seven-minute promotional video for the Western North Carolina Aids Project. 

2003 Photographer, Producer “Bella Italia,” a month-long slide exhibit of student and faculty digital images in the Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library, UNCA.

2002 Producer, “Jazz at UNCA.”  A digitally recorded and edited concert.

2002 Photographer, “UNCA in Italy,” a month-long exhibit of student and faculty digital images in the Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library, UNCA.

2001 Photographer, “Three Views of Greece,” a month-long exhibit of digital images and panoramas in the Blowers Gallery, Ramsey Library, UNCA.

2001 Documentarist. Commissioned to document (with digital video and still images) work and finds at the Ftelia archeological site on Mykonos, Greece.

2001    Documentarist commissioned by archeologists from Rhodes, Crete and Cambridge Universities to document previously undocumented (from 1996-2001) finds from Ftelia Neolithic archeological site on Mykonos, Greece. Images are available through the museum for study and publication by scholars.

2001 Producer, Documentary on the Buncombe County Literacy Council on Asheville Educational Television.

2001 Producer/Director, Feature piece on the Buncombe County, North Carolina Science Olympiad, aired on Asheville Education Channel and used by the State Science Olympiad Committee as promotional material.

2000 Producer/Director Documentary on the Buncombe County Literacy Council on Asheville Educational Television.

1999 Producer/Director “Total Recall,” Eight hours of super Saturday material on Asheville Educational Television.

1999 - 2001  Program Coordinator, for UNCA contributions to on AET, channel 21, Asheville's education channel. 

1997 - 1999   Consultant, representing UNCA on the City of Asheville's Education Channel Founding Commission.  Responsible for creating the programming priorities, practices and procedures for a new education channel in Asheville, NC.

1995 Producer-Director, "Tae Kwon Do Hyung," A martial arts instructional video series for Ahn's Tae Kwon Do Institute, Asheville, NC.

1991 Editor, "Wall Street Dance Works," A dance and movement video for a modern dance company, Asheville, NC (8 min.).

1990 Producer, Director, Writer.  "The Anti–Bias Curriculum in Action"  (20 min.)  A video documentary on innovative pre–school education.

1988 Producer, Director.  "Tanglewood, '88" (20 min.)  Five music videos from the Tanglewood Summer Children's Theatre, Asheville, NC.

1987 Writer.  "This was your Planet" (20 min.)  Environmental issues video produced for Quality Forward of Asheville, NC.  Awarded first place in statewide competition sponsored by the North Carolina High School Public Relations Association.

1986 Producer, Director.  "Tanglewood, '86" (20 min.)  Six music videos from the Tanglewood Summer Children's Theatre, Asheville, NC.

Professional Research and Consulting

Research Associate, Buncombe Poll, UNCA, fall, 2001-2006.

Survey research for marketing and media planning, Asheville Regional Airport, fall, 1987 (Asheville, North Carolina)

Survey research for marketing - Asheville, , North Carolina, Downtown Association, 1987.

Survey research for program proposal and curriculum planning, Master of Liberal Arts Program, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Fall, 1985.
           
            Survey research for promotion planning and audience analysis. 
WKSF–FM, Asheville, NC, fall, 1984.

Survey research for tax reform media campaign.  Mobile County Dept. of Education, Mobile, AL, 1982.

Survey research: County Commission Election, WKRG–TV, Mobile, AL, 1982.

Survey research - Media campaign. Mobile, AL, Chamber of Commerce, 1981.

Participant observer study of institutional communication patterns. 
Shelter Care of Boston, MA, 1980.

Survey research on the 1980 Massachusetts Presidential primary for the Brocton Enterprise, Brocton, MA, 1980.

Survey research on the 1976 Presidential election for the Center for Communication Research, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1976.

Survey research on the 1976 Illinois State Senate Election for Ken Busbee,
Carbondale, IL, 1976.

Survey research on the 1974 Missouri Senatorial Election for the Center for Communication Research, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1974.

Survey research on the 1974 Illinois Congressional Election for the Center for Communication Research, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1974.

Survey research on the 1974 Illinois Congressional Election for Paul Simon,
Carbondale, IL, 1974.