THURMON GARNER
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SPEECH COMMUNICATION

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1979
Academic Major: Communication Studies
Academic Minor: Sociology and Criticism
Dissertation: Tattler: Environmental Influences on Patterns of Communication In A Black Community

B.A. California State University, Los Angeles, California, 1971
Academic Major: Political Science
Academic Minor: Political Theory and Criticism

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Rhetorical Criticism, "Popular" Criticism, Intercultural Communication, Rhetorical Theory, Communication Strategies in Government, and Environmental Impact on Communication Patterns.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

University of Georgia: Department of Speech Communication
Associate Professor, Fall 1985 to present
Assistant Professor, 1978-85

Courses Taught at University of Georgia:

SPCM 8340, Methods of Rhetorical Criticism
SPCM 6310, Communication Strategies in Government
SPCM 4810, African American Rhetoric and Communication
SPCM 4360, Communication Strategies in Social Movements
SPCM 4310/6310, Communication Strategies in Government
SPCM 4200, Foundations of Rhetorical Theory
SPCM 3300, Rhetorical Criticism
SPCM 2810, Communication in African American Communities
SPCM 250, (no semester equivalent) Advanced Public Speaking
SPCM 251, (no semester equivalent) Applied Public Speaking
SPCM 1100, Introduction to Public Speaking
SPCM 1500, Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Dissertations Directed at University of Georgia

Seven years: One (1) in progress

Dissertation Committee Member :

Seven years : Five completed dissertations
Committee Member for four with (2) in progress

M.A. Theses Directed at University of Georgia

Seven years : Five (6 one in progress)

Committee Member

Seven years: Twelve (12)

Teaching at California Polytechnic State University:

Visiting Professor, Summer, 1985.

Teaching at Roosevelt University:

Instructor, Management Department:
Salesmanship, 1978
Business Writing, 1978
Behavioral Science and Organizational Theory, 1977
Business Psychology, 1977
Behavior Science Systems for Management, 1977
Management of Communication Function, 1976
Instructor, English Department:
Fundamentals of Speech, 1977
Persuasive Speaking, 1977

Teaching at Lewis University:

Instructor:
Public Speaking, 1977-78
Group Discussion, Taught at Statesville Prison, 1978

Teaching at Northwestern University:

Instructor, Communication Studies:
Interpersonal Communication, Continuing Education, Evening Division, 1975 and 1978
Public Speaking, 1974-1977
Public Speaking, Continuing Education, Evening Division, 1975-76
Language and Thought, Teaching Assistant, 1973-76

Teaching at Advanced Management Institute (Winnetka, Illinois):

Teaching Assistant
Public Speaking for Managers, 1974-76

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

NCA Diversity Initiative GRANT 1999-2000
African American Communication and Cultural Division/Black Caucus First Annual Scholar Awards Ceremony 97-98 Recipient Citations
Best Article Award (12 year period) at the Southern Speech Communication Association, April 9, 1994. "Shift in Rhetorical Status of Blacks After Freedom," Southern Communication Journal, V. 54, Fall 1988.
Minority Fellowship, Northwestern University, 1973-76
Student Member of California State University at Los Angeles Board of Trustees, 1971
President of Senior Class, California State University, 1971

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Humanities Center Faculty Research Fellow, University of Georgia,1990
Kaltenborn Foundation: Small equipment grant ($1500), 1989
Small Grants Research Program, University of Georgia, 1979
Dissertation Research Grant, Northwestern University, 1976-77

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

National Communication Association
Southern Speech Communication Association

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Tutor/Los Angeles Board of Education/Three years, 1969-1971
Salesman/One year, 1970-71
Aircraft mechanic/Five years, 1965-69
United States Air Force/ICBM Missile Squadron/One year technical school/Four years total duty, 1961-65

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA GOVERNANCE:

The University of Georgia Division I Athletic Certification Self-Study 2000-01
Academic integrity Committee
Academic Honesty Panelists: Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs 1997-1999
Faculty Advisory Committee for Evening Class Division 1995-1997
Peer Evaluation Advisory Committee, OVPAA 1995
Chair: Grievance Hearing Panel, May, 1993
Member of Review Team for Drama Department, 1993
Arts and Sciences Graduate Faculty Committee, 1986-89
Minority Fellowships Selection Committee Graduate School, 1986-present
Coordinator of Basic Course: Speech 108, 1983-87
Advisory Committee for Desegregation, 1983-present
Personnel Committee for Department of Speech Communication, 1978-present
Student Advisor for Department of Speech Communication, 1984-present
Graduate Committee for Department of Speech Communication, 1984-present
Faculty Advisor to African Student Union, 1980-83
Coordinator of Afro-American Studies Program, 1978-1980
Administration of Program
Recruitment of Students
Co-sponsored Newsletter
Academic Advisor for Students earning "The Certificate In Afro-American Studies"
Received Correspondence and Inquiries
Career Counseling
Available to Black Student Union
Executive Committee for Interdisciplinary Studies Major Program, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, 1978-1980
Off Campus Recruitment of Minorities, Admissions, 1979
Graduate Faculty Committee to Review Graduate Programs and Courses of Department of Religion

PUBLICATIONS:
Book Chapters:

"The Vital Center: Redemption in the Black Church," With C Calloway-Thomas. In Carl L. Kell, and L. Raymond Camp, (Eds.) In My Father's House: Rhetoric and Religion in the Post Denominational South, University of Alabama Press (In Press).

"W. E. B. DuBois and The Souls of Black Folk: Generating An Expressive Repertoire for African-American Communication," With C Calloway- Thomas. In Dolan Hubbard, (Ed.) Critical Essays On W.E.B. DuBois' Souls Of Black Folk, University of Missouri Press (In Press).

"Understanding Oral Rhetroical Competency In African-American Cultural Relationships." In Veronica J. Duncan (Ed.) Towards achieving Maat: Communication Patterns in African American, European American, and Interracial Relationships, (pp. 29-44). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1998.

"Oral Rhetorical Competency In African-American Culture." In Alberto Gonzalez, Marsha Houston and Victoria Chen (Eds.), Our Voices: Essays in Culture, Ethnicity, and Communication, Roxbury Publishing Company, 1994.

Journal Articles:

"Who Gets the Shaft: (Re)presenting violent warriorhood in Shaft and Shaft Returns," With Ben Bates. Howard Journal Of Communication. Manuscript under review.

"A Confrontation with Diversity: Communication and Culture in the 21st Century," With C. Calloway-Thomas. Journal of the Association for Communication Administration. 29 (January, 2000), 145-154

"You Heard Me. You're Not Blind" Encore :Journal of the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts April, 1999.

"Tracing the Evolution of 'Race,' 'Ethnicity,' and 'Culture in Communication Studies," With Ronald L. Jackson. Howard Journal of Communication, 9(1), (Jan, Mar, 1998), 47-56.

"Daisy Bates and the Little Rock School Crisis: Forging the Way," With Calloway-Thomas. Journal of Black Studies, 26 (May, 1996), 616-628

"Langston Hughes' Message for the Black Masses," With C. Calloway-Thomas. Communication Quarterly, 39, (Spring,1992), 164-177.

"Shift in Rhetorical Status of Blacks After Freedom," The Southern Speech Communication Journal," 54 (Fall, 1988), 1-39. With C. Logue.

"Middle Class Blacks' Perception of Dialect and Style Shifting," Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 5 (1986), 33-48. With Don Rubin.

"Instrumental Interactions: Speech Acts in Daily Life," Central States Speech Journal, 36 (Winter 1985), 229-238.

"Developing Rhetorical Competency in an Oral Culture,"The Western Journal of Black Studies, 9 (Spring 1985), 17-22.

"Black Ethos in Folktales," Journal of Black Studies, 15 (September 1984), 53-66.

"Black American Rhetorical Studies: A Selected Bibliography," September, 1984 edited by Thurmon Garner and Cal M. Logue. The editors were asked to prepare this specialized bibliography for the Speech Communication Association and for ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills.

"Cooperative Communication Strategies: Observations in a Black Community," Journal of Black Studies, 14 (December 1983), 233-250.

"Playing the Dozens: Forklore as Strategies for Living," Quarterly Journal of Speech, 68 (February 1983), 41-47.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:

Continuing Active Research Program
Book manuscripts in progress:

"What Do We Tell Our Children/: African American Women Speak" with Caroline Calloway-Thomas
"Rethinking Black Orality as Theory"

Journal manuscripts:

"Talk as Rhetorical Therapy"
"Rhetorical Associations/Signifying as Rhetoric

CONVENTION PAPERS, PROGRAMS, AND LECTURES:

"The Novelist as Ethnographer in a Lesson Before Dying", paper presented at the 86th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, November, 2000.

"And, The Relational Beats Go On," respondent remarks presented during program Engaging Pedagogical Approaches: Race and Gender at the 86th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, November, 2000.

Seminar Series Leader: Crossing Educational Boundaries to Create The New Professorate: Mentoring Minority Students From High School to the Doctorate, presented at the 86th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, November, 2000.

Part II: NCA's Diversity Initiative--Graduate Experiences with the University of Georgia's Communication Minority Mentoring Program, presented at the 86th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, November, 2000.

NCA Special Programs: NCA Diversity Initiative: University of Georgia Mentoring Program, presented at the 70th meeting of The Southern States Communication Association, New Orleans, March 29-April 2, 2000.

"African American Rhetoric Coloring Outside National Lines," Respondent: Written response presented at the 85th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November, 1999.

"You Have Eyes! I Know That You Hear Me" presented at the 85th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November, 1999.

"Searching for Theory" presented at Western States Communication Association, Vancouver, B. C., February, 1999

"Theoretical Concerns in African American Orality" presented at 70th annual meeting of Western States Communication Association, February 1999.

"Jefferson, Harding, Roosevelt, Kennedy and Clinton: A Jordanian Analysis of Presidential Morality"panel member of program presented at the 84th annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, New York, November, 1998.

"Signifying as Theory" Panelist on program at the forth Black Caucus Summer Conference in Baltimore Maryland , June 1997.

"African American Masculine Scholarship: Which Way?" Paper presented at 83rd NCA for program Celebrating Our Centrality, Interrogating Our Locality: African American Men, Chicago, Illinois, November 19-23, 1997

"Research Directions" Panelist on program at the third Black Caucus Summer Conference in Baltimore Maryland , June 1997.

"African American experiences at White Universities " Panelist on program at the Second Black Caucus Summer Conference Frankfort Kentucky, June 1996.

"Transcending Religion: Louis Farrakan and the Million Man March" presented at the 82 annual meeting of SCA Convention at San Diego, California

"Rhetorical Discourse and Culture" Chaired program at 1995 SCA Convention, San Antonio Texas, November 18-21.

"African Americans and Graduate Studies in Communication" Panelist on program at 1995 SCA Convention, San Antonio Texas, November 18-21.

On SSCA Nominating Committee for Best Scholarly Article in The Southern Communication Journal for 1995, 1996 and 1997.

"History or Hate: The Confederate Flag Controversy in Georgia," presented at SCA, November 1994

"The African-American Issues in Research and Pedagogy," panel member of program presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association Convention, Miami Beach, Flordia; November, 1993.

"Civil Rights: Songs as Rhetorical Identification," panel member of program presented at the 63nd annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association and the Central States Communication Association, Lexington, Kentucky; April, 1993.

"A Thematic Analysis of Willie Nelson Songs: 1961 to 1980," with W.A. Kelly Huff, panelist on program presented at the 63nd annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association and the Central States Communication Association, Lexington, Kentucky; April, 1993.

"A Cultural Perspective on Rhetoric," panel member of program presented at the 62nd annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association, San Antonio, Texas, 1992.
"The Debate Over The Nomination Of Clarence Thomas To The Supreme Court Of The United States," Respondent to papers presented at the 62nd annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association, San Antonio, Texas, 1992.

"Communication And The New World Order," Chair of program presented at the 62nd annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association, San Antonio, Texas, 1992.

"The Africanization of American Television," Respondent to papers presented at the 77th annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1991.

"Developing African-American Scholars," panel member of program presented at the 77th annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1991.

"The Black Press as Cultural Advocate," presented at the Humanities Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Faculty Lecture Series, May, 1990.

Chair of Program: AFRICA OUTSIDE AFRICA at the 21st Conference on African Linguistics, University of Georgia, Athens, April, 1990.

"Black Male Images as Portrayed in the Songs of Black Females," presented at the 75th annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, November, 1989.

"Historical Research in Black Rhetoric and Culture," presented at the 74 th annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, November, 1988.

Patterns of Rhetorical Proof in an Oral Culture," presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association Convention, Boston, November, 1987.

"Langston Hughes' Simple': A Rhetorical Study of the Black Philosopher of the Bar Stool," presented at the 72 SCA Convention, Chicago, 1986.

"Field Work: Practicing Research in the Black Community, presented at the Speech Communication Association, Denver, Co, November, 1985.

"Middle Class Blacks' Perceptions of Dialect and Style Shifting," presented at the Speech Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1984, by Thurmon Garner and Don Rubin.

"The Rhetoric of Plain Talk," lecture at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, March 14, 1984.

"Presentational Strategies of Black Women in Everyday Life," Spelman College, February, 1986.

"Athletes and Academics," WXAG Radio, February, 1986.

Chair of Program: THE CREATION AND INTERPRETATION OF BLACK AMERICAN POETRY, SCA Washington, D.C., November, 1983.

Member of panel discussing direction of basic Speech 108 course at the Speech Communication Association, Washington, D.C., November, 1983.

"The Black Character/Ethos as Expressed in Folklore," presented at the Speech Communication Association, Louisville, Kentucky, November, 1982.

"Rhetorically Negotiating Interpersonal Interactions," presented at the Speech Communication Association, Anaheim, California, November, 1981.

"Behind The News," Channel 8, Athens, Georgia, 1980. Topic: "The Apparent Increase in Racism Around the World."

EDITORIAL WORK:

Manuscripts/Reader

Encore: Journal of the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts 1998 four manuscripts
Howard Journal of Communication 1998-2000 12 manuscripts
Western Journal of Speech Communication 1989-90
The Southern Speech Communication Journal 1989-90

Reviews:

Contracted by Prentice-Hall to evaluate manuscripts:
Speaking and Listening: Human Communication, 1984.
Public Speaking, 1983.
The Process of Public Communication: An Ethical Perspective, 1982.
Contracted by Wm. C. Brown to evaluate manuscript:
Speechmaking: An Introduction to Rhetorical Competence, 1987
Public Speaking for Personal Success, 1986.
Contracted by Wadsworth to evaluate text:
Challenge of Effective Speaking, 7/E, 1987, 1989
Contracted by Random House to evaluate manuscript:
Public Speaking Text, 1987, 1989
Contracted by McGraw-Hill to evaluate manuscript:
Public Speaking for A Free Society, 1990

PUBLIC SERVICE:

Board Member:

The Hilton Young Youth Leadership Development Program 1998-present
Clarke County Board of Family and Children Services, 1983-1988.
Elected Vice-Chair for 1984-86
Elected Chair for 1987-88
University Employee's Federal Credit Union, 1981-1985.

Workshops/Seminars/Programs:

Public Speaking Seminar: National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers, March, 1987
Self Awareness Program: Athens Housing Authority Social Services Department/Education/Employment Training Program, March 1985.
Public Speaking program for Georgia Natural Gas Company. Sponsored by Conferences and Short Courses, Georgia Center, Athens, Georgia, 1984.
Careers Awareness Program: Sponsor for high school students, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Winter 1980, 1981, and 1982.
Science and Humanities Workshop: A paper, "The Spoken Language of the Biomedical Profession: Communication Patterns for Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Hospital Administrators, etc." was published in a monograph, Athens, Georgia, May 1980.
The Executive Development Program: Management Department, University of Georgia, 1979.
Communication Seminar: Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company Executives. An instructional pamphlet "Speaking for Business" was prepared for this workshop, sponsored by Minority Small Business, University of Georgia, Summer 1979.
Child Development and Family Communication Seminar: Maywood, Illinois, 1976.

Visiting Lecturer, University of Georgia:
Speech Communication Department:

Dr. Don Rubin, Intercultural Communication, SPC 328, Topic: "Black Cultural Habits,"
Dr. Don Rubin, Speech For the Elementary Teacher, SPC 593, Topic: "Black Dialect,"
Dr. Charles Gruner, Introduction to Graduate Study in Speech, SPC 851, Topic: "Qualitative Research Methods,"
Instructor Marty Salter, Speech Fundamentals course, SPC 108, Topic: "Audience Analysis,"

The College of Education:

Dr. Anne H. Dyson, Language Acquisition, EEN 500, Topic: "Black Language," School of Social Work:
Dr. David Levine, Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice, SW 643, Topic: "In Honor of Dr. Martin L. King,"

Department of Sociology:

Dr. Everett S. Lee, Sociology of Black America, SOC 402, Topic: "Black Society,"

Other Speeches:

Clarke Central High School, almost yearly for the past 15 years.
Breakfast Optimist Club,
Black Student Union,
Black Honor Society,