June 16, 2010
Bookwalter To Serve As Interim Dean Of College Of Education And Human Services
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Huntington, WV (HNN) – Dr. Robert Bookwalter has been named interim dean of the Marshall University College of Education and Human Services, according to Dr. Gayle Ormiston, senior vice president of academic affairs and provost.
Bookwalter is a 23-year veteran faculty member of Marshall University currently serving as the chairman of the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts. He will begin his new duties as interim dean effective Wednesday, June 16. A nationwide search to fill the permanent position will begin during the fall semester.
Ormiston said he is very pleased Bookwalter agreed to accept this leadership role for the university as the college works to prepare for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation process.
“Dr. Bookwalter is committed to supporting the mission of the college in preparing tomorrow’s educators and education professionals,” Ormiston said. “He will work to ensure that the programs in the college have the resources and support to accomplish their goals effectively and efficiently. I look forward to his insights and leadership in the coming months.”
Bookwalter joined the Department of Speech (now Communication Studies) in 1987. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of peace and conflict studies, interpersonal communication, group dynamics, leadership and language. While at Marshall he has served as chair of the College of Liberal Arts Academic Planning Committee and Curriculum Committee and served on the college’s Promotion and Tenure Committee. For 15 years he served as director of the Oral Communication component of the General Education program. In 2009, he led the university’s General Education Council that is overseeing the transition to the new Core Curriculum scheduled to begin this fall. He also has served as Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA since 2002.
“I am honored to be asked to guide the college through this transition,” Bookwalter said. “This is a critical time, with the college’s accreditation process under way, budgetary challenges facing the university, and the search for a new dean upcoming. I look forward to working closely with faculty, students and staff of the college to successfully address these challenges.”
A native of San Jose, Calif., Bookwalter received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Fresno State University in 1979, his M.A. in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Montana in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas in 1989.
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Bookwalter To Serve As Interim Dean Of College Of Education And Human Services
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Dr. Robert Bookwalter has been named interim dean of the Marshall University College of Education and Human Services, according to Dr. Gayle Ormiston, senior vice president of academic affairs and provost.
Bookwalter is a 23-year veteran faculty member of Marshall University currently serving as the chairman of the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts. He will begin his new duties as interim dean effective Wednesday, June 16. A nationwide search to fill the permanent position will begin during the fall semester.
Ormiston said he is very pleased Bookwalter agreed to accept this leadership role for the university as the college works to prepare for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation process.
“Dr. Bookwalter is committed to supporting the mission of the college in preparing tomorrow’s educators and education professionals,” Ormiston said. “He will work to ensure that the programs in the college have the resources and support to accomplish their goals effectively and efficiently. I look forward to his insights and leadership in the coming months.”
Bookwalter joined the Department of Speech (now Communication Studies) in 1987. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of peace and conflict studies, interpersonal communication, group dynamics, leadership and language. While at Marshall he has served as chair of the College of Liberal Arts Academic Planning Committee and Curriculum Committee and served on the college’s Promotion and Tenure Committee. For 15 years he served as director of the Oral Communication component of the General Education program. In 2009, he led the university’s General Education Council that is overseeing the transition to the new Core Curriculum scheduled to begin this fall. He also has served as Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA since 2002.
“I am honored to be asked to guide the college through this transition,” Bookwalter said. “This is a critical time, with the college’s accreditation process under way, budgetary challenges facing the university, and the search for a new dean upcoming. I look forward to working closely with faculty, students and staff of the college to successfully address these challenges.”
A native of San Jose, Calif., Bookwalter received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Fresno State University in 1979, his M.A. in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Montana in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas in 1989.
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