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Ron Whitt
Speech Communication
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native Nebraskan, Ron Whitt received his B.F.A.E. from Wayne
State College, M.A.E. from Northern MichiganUniversity, and
Ed.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He taught high
school Speech, Debate, and English for ten years in Marquette,
Michigan and was the English Department Chair. His students
won State Championships, National Honors, and were invited
to and winners of the 1977 Canadian National Parliamentary
Debate Championships. Whitt has been at Wayne State College
since 1981. Here, he has coached Intercollegiate Forensics
for fifteen years with students achieving numerous State Championships
and National Honors. His teaching interests include Organizational
Communication, Organizational Leadership, Intercultural Communication,
Gender and Communication, Instructional Communication, Public
Address, Argumentation, and History and Philosophy of Education.
His research interests include "Communication and Aging"
and "Family History and Caregiving: A Symbolic Interaction
Perspective." In 1990, Whitt established the "Alice
C. Whitt Memorial Scholarship" in honor of his mother
through the Wayne State College Foundation for Cedar Rapids,
Nebraska students. He received the Nebraska Intercollegiate
Forensics Association "Distinguished Service Award" in 1998. He has performed in numerous Wayne State College
and Community Theatre productions.
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