BA in International Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1971
MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999
Cambridge Certificate/RSA, San Francisco, California, 1995
Experience
Lecturer in Managerial Communications, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998-Present
Developed a new business writing curriculum (BA 300) for the College of Business Administration in 2010
Negotiated approval of on-line MBA program: UIC and Krasnoyarsk State University, Russia, 2005
Invited by Chinese Bureau of Foreign Trade to address small businesses in Liaoning, China on "How the US Government Affects Small Business (Safety, FDA, EPA, OSHA)" , 2004
Visiting Faculty, International University of Japan, Urasa, Japan, Summer 2000
Course Instructor, Arthur Andersen Worldwide, Summers 1996-1999
Worked in Silicon Valley with the electronics industry during the initial stages of the computer revolution; negotiated leases and/or real property sales in excess of $150 million in industrial and commercial real estate as a real estate broker specializing in research and development groups within the electronic industry; brokered leases with corporations such as General Electric, IBM, Loral Corporation, Ford Aerospace, Graesby Electronics, Plantronics Corporation, and United Technologies, 1976-1984
Classes Taught
Business writing & presentations
Entrepreneurship
Business ethics
Research & Publications
Research Interests
Effective teaching pedagogy for business writing F2F vs "on-line.
Better/more effective presentation techniques
Business English as a second language
Awards & Affiliations
Excellence in Service Award, Department of Managerial Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011-2012
The Silver Circle Award for teaching excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010
Faculty-in-Residence of the Year Award, Recognized by UIC Campus Housing, 2009 & 2012
Recognized by the University of Illinois Alumni Association for outstanding teaching, 2006