PUBLICATIONS
Books
Seven Layers of Integrity, co-author with George Jones C.P.A., Authorhouse 2006.
Business and Managerial Communications: New Perspectives, co-editor with Linda
Driskill and Marta Steffey. Thomson, 1992.
The Aetna Manual of Style, with Stephen Moskey, Aetna Institute for Corporate Education,
1983.
Book Chapters and Other Longer Works
Reviewer of book and contributor to section on “Logic and Organization,” Mary
Munter, Guide to Managerial Communication: Effective Business Writing and
Speaking, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
"Communicating in International Contexts" in Business & Managerial
Communications: New Perspectives, Thomson, 1992, 443-462.
“International Correspondence" in Business & Managerial Communications: New
Perspectives, Thomson, 1992, 469-493
"Financial Accounting Communications" co-author with David Shields, in Business &
Managerial Communications: New Perspectives, 1992, 643-669
“Managerial Accounting Communications," co-author with Wil Uecker, in Business &
Managerial Communications: New Perspectives,1992, 671-690
"Devising Courses for New Clientele," in Teaching Business Writing: Approaches,
Plans, Pedagogy and Research, edited by Jeanne Halpern, American Business
Communications Association, 1982.
Dissertation: Self-Exploration through Creative Writing: An Experiment in College
Composition. University of Michigan, 1977. This experimental study explored
creativity and writing; the study's statistical analysis showed statistically significant
differences
between two methods of teaching writing.
Theme and Variations, Collection of Short Stories, Hopwood Awards in Creative
Writing, Winner of Award in Major Fiction, 1973, University of Michigan
Articles
“Ethical Decision-Making for Global Entrepreneurs” NCIIA (National Collegiate
Inventors and Innovators) Proceedings, Annual Meeting, 2007. Peer Reviewed.
“Teaching Ethics Specific to Entrepreneurship Education” ASEE (American Society of
Engineering Education) Annual Conference Proceedings, 2006. Peer reviewed.
“Creating a Brand of Ethics Specific to Entrepreneurship Education and Embedding it in
the Curriculum,” NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators) Proceedings,
Annual Meeting, 2006. Peer Reviewed
“Developing E-Team Cultures to Support Ethical Responsibility” NCIIA (National
Collegiate Inventors and Innovators) Proceedings, Annual Meeting, 2004. Peer
Reviewed
"From Technologist to Entrepreneur: Why Experiential Learning Should Work to
Expand students' Viewpoints and Communications" ASEE Annual Conference
Proceedings, 2002. Peer reviewed.
"Teaching Written Communications: Special Considerations,” The Torchbearer,
American Society for Training and Development, November, 1985
"How Technical and Non-Technical Personnel Communicate," in Technical
Communications: Perspectives for the Eighties, edited by J.C. Mathes, et al., NASA
Publications, 1981.
"Corporate Views on Writing Consultants," in Business Communications: Professional
and Academic Perspectives, Aetna Institute, 1982.
"Book Review: Gregory and Elizabeth Cowan's Writing," Texas College English, 1981.
"Book Review: Eva M. Burkett's American English Dialects in Literature, Texas College
English, 1979.
PRESENTATIONS
“Ethical Decision-Making for Global Entrepreneurs” NCIIA (National Collegiate
Inventors and Innovators) Annual Meeting, 2007.
“Teaching Ethics Specific to Entrepreneurship Education” ASEE (American Society of
Engineering Education) Annual Conference, 2006.
“Creating a Brand of Ethics Specific to Entrepreneurship Education and Embedding it in
the Curriculum,” NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators) Proceedings,
Annual Meeting, 2006.
“Community Partnerships for Entrepreneurship Education,” panel member, NCIIA
(National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators) Conference, San Diego, CA 2005
“Developing E-Team Cultures to Support Ethical Responsibility” NCIIA (National
Collegiate Inventors and Innovators) Conference, San Jose, 2004.
“Seeding the U.S. - Style Business Plan Presentation in Engineering Classes,”
Association of Business Communicators, European Division, invited presentation,
Lugano, Switzerland, 2003.
“Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum,” panel-led discussion, NCIIA (National
Collegiate Inventors and Innovators) Conference, Boston, 2003.
"New Venture Communication Requires a Community," presentation to NCIIA
Conference, Washington, D.C., 2002.
"From Technologist to Entrepreneur: Why Experiential Learning Should Work to
Expand Students' Viewpoints and Communications" ASEE Annual Conference,
Montreal, Canada, 2002.
"Innovative Ways to Teach Career-Specific Communications," Association for Business
Communication Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA., 2000.
"Interpersonal Communications Skills for Management" Management Roundtable,
Alabama, Brown & Root, 1993
"Listening Skills for Management," Management Roundtable, Mobile, Alabama, Brown
& Root, 1992
"Business Writing and Speaking for Accounting Personnel and CPA's," American
Institute of Banking, 1985
"Meeting the Needs of a New Clientele," Southwest American Business Communications
Association, 1985.
"Cognitive Processes in Business Writing," Pre-Conference Three-hour workshop,
Conference on College Composition and Communications (CCCC), 1984
"Cognitive Processes, Linguistic Choices, and Revision Methods of Data Processing
Professionals," Second Annual Conference on Sentence Combining and Composing,
1983. Peer reviewed.
"Direct Marketing and the Export Sales Letter," U.S. Department of Commerce and the
University of St. Thomas, 1981.
"Communications between Technical and Non-Technical Personnel," Conference on
College Composition and Communications, 1981