Address

Education

Ph. D. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1971.
Major: Communication and Human Relations

M.A. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1965.
Major: Speech Communication

B. A. Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, 1963.
Major: Speech

Teaching Experience

1998: Professor: Division of Communication, U. W. – Stevens Point

1973-1998: Associate Professor: Division of Communication, U. W. - Stevens Point

Summer, 1975: Visiting Professor: U. W. - Madison

1968-73: Assistant Professor: Division of Communication, U. W. - Stevens Point

1967-68: Teaching Assistant: Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas

1966-67: Assistant Professor: Department of Speech, Goshen College

1963-66: Teaching Assistant: Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas

Administrative Experience

1995-present: Director, Basic Course (Public Speaking)

1978-94: Graduate Coordinator, M. A. Program (Authored the proposal leading to the utilization of instructional assistants in the teaching of Communication 101)

1982-84: Chair, Graduate Faculty and Graduate Council

1976-78: Chair, Graduate Program Planning Committee (Authored proposal leading to the entitlement of the M. A. degree in Communication)

1975-76: President, Wisconsin Communication Association

1974-76: Faculty Advisor, Campus Television

1971-73: Supervisor, Teacher Preparation Program

1969-70: Director, Basic Course

1966-67: Director of Theatre, Goshen College

1966-67: Faculty Advisor and General Manager, WGCS-FM, Goshen College

Papers and Presentations

"Principles of Appreciative Inquiry," President's Retreat, Wisconsin Student Financial Aid Association, June, 2002.

"The Poetic Wheel Goes On and On," Irkutsk, Siberia, The Future of Poetry Conference, July, 2001.

"Utilizing Technology to Enhance Classroom Instruction," a two day seminar at the University of Kansas, February, 2000.

“Creative Uses of Technology to Enhance Interaction in the Basic Course,” - Central States Communication Association, April, 2000.

"The Integration of ‘Thinking Styles’ and Computer Mediated Technology in the Basic Course," - Central States Communication Association, April, 1999.

"Utilizing Computer Mediated Technology in the Basic Course," Central States Communication Association, April, 1998.

“The Medium is Thought and the Message is Speech,” Central States Communication Association,” April, 1996.

“The Process of Communication,” Conference on Complexity, Chaos and Change, Niagara Falls, Ontario, October, 1995.

“Thinking about Ways to Change and Changing the Ways We Think,” Wisconsin Association of Housing Authorities, Keynote Address, September, 1995.

“An Evening of Poetry,” a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, April, 1995, Princeton,    N. J.

“An Evening of Poetry,” a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, February, 1997, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

“An Evening of Poetry,” a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, March, 1998, Stevens Point, WI.

“An Evening of Poetry,” a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, September, 1999, South Bend, IN.

“An Evening of Poetry,” a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtusehnko, September, 1999, Alma, MI.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presenation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, September, 2000.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Edgewood College, Madison, WI, March, 2001.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, April, 2002.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, October, 2003.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, University of Minnesota - Morris, October, 2003.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Alma College, Alma, MI, April, 2004.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Indianapolis Peace Center, November, 2004.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Earlham College, November, 2004.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Manchester College, November, 2004.

"An Evening of Poetry," a presentation made with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Knox College, September, 2005.

"A Poetry Reading," a presentation with Yevgeny Yevtushenko, The Vitalist Theatre, Chicago, IL., September, 2005.

Selected Publications:

Communicate.  Stevens Point, WI: InnovativeCommcepts (3rd editions, 2007).

Yevtushenko, Yevgeny.  Walk on the Ledge. Eds. Grace Davidson and William C. Davidson.  Baltimore: Seagull Press. 2005.

You and Your Speeches: A Venture in Self Discovery. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (6 editions: 1999-2004).

“Sam Houston: A Rhetorical Portrait of Courage.”

Other Professional Experience

1986-1992 Editorial Board, Northern Review

1976-85: Editorial Board, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction,
Curriculum Development Project (Oversaw the development of the
secondary curriculum in interpersonal communication, public address,
film, and argument).

1978-81: Editorial Board, Communication Education

1976-79: Feature Writer, Waupaca County Publishing Co., Waupaca, WI.
Published 61 feature articles.

Grants:

1999 Recipient of Grant to Incorporate Technology Standards for Teacher Certification into the Public Speaking course.

1997 Recipient of Technology Grant, Summer.

1992 Primary author of the proposal for L.E.A.D. (Leadership Education and Development).Received funding for $75,000.

Courses Taught

Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Communication and Dialogue

English Composition

Oral English for non-Native Speakers

Oral Interpretation of Literature

Persuasion

Introduction to Television Production

The Television Documentary

Language and Poverty

Psychology of Speech

The Presidential Campaign

Symbolism and Creativity

Research Methods

Communication Theory and Research

Communication and Organizational Culture

Communication and Culture

Argumentation

Message Design and Analysis

Art of Criticism

Seminar on Kenneth Burke

Seminar: Critical Methodologies

Process of Communication

Creative Problem Solving

Secondary Methods: Teaching of Speech

Directing High School Debate and Forensics

Directing High School Mass Communication Activities

Directed or Chaired

Theatre

Radio

Television

Basic Course

Student Teaching

Graduate Program

26 M. A. Thesis committees


Faculty Governance

1994-96: Academic Affairs

1976-94: Graduate Council

1983-89: Honors Committee

1982-84: Chair, Graduate Council and Graduate Faculty

1983-84: Chancellor’s Cabinet

Organizational Consultation and Extension Teaching

Over the past fifteen years I have conducted numerous seminars on communication, teamwork and problem solving for several major institutions and corporations, including: A. T. & T, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Mobil Oil, Marion Labs, The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Associated Bank.

Within the past five years I have developed and taught six courses for delivery exclusively online: Team Building, Creative Problem solving, Global Communication and the Information Age, The Internet and Social Change, Reasoning and Criticism, and Positive Change: Individual/Organizational Transformation.