Margaret
Miller Butcher, Ph.D.
2700 Cunningham
Dodge City, Kansas 67801
620.225.3604
mbutcher@fhsu.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
Dollarway (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) High School, 1977
Arkansas State University, B.S. Radio/TV/Film, 1980
Arkansas State University, M.S.Mass Communication, 1986
University of Missouri, Ph.D. Communication, 2002
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies/Virtual
College
Fort
Hays State University, 2003-present
Pilot
Award (Teaching) Nominee 2006
Online Facilitator, Communication/General Studies
University
of Phoenix Online; 2001-present
Adjunct Instructor; Virtual College, Graduate Communication/Philosophy,
Graduate Justice Studies
Fort
Hays State University; 1999-2000, 2003-present
Non-Traditional/Adjunct Instructor; English, ESL, Mass Communication,
Speech
Dodge
City Community College; 1995-present
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Business Communication
Kansas
Newman College, Western Center, Dodge City, Kansas; 1994-1996
Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication
University
of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; 1992-1994
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Communication Arts
Central
Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri; 1992-1993
Assistant Professor
St.
Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, Kansas; 1986-1992
Administrative Experience
Regional Director of Virtual College Off-Campus Programs (Dodge
City office)
Fort Hays State University,
Hays, Kansas; 1999-2000
Directed office and
trained facilitators and faculty on technical usage.
Worked with faculty
to adapt and manage materials for distance teaching
Advised and enrolled
students in Virtual College Curriculum
Dodge City (KS) Center Director of Virtual College
Fort Hays State University,
Hays, Kansas; 1997-1999
Non-Traditional Studies Coordinator
Dodge City Community
College, Dodge City, Kansas; 1995-1997
Chair/Department of Communication
St. Mary of the Plains
College, Dodge City, Kansas; 1986-1992
Professional Experience
Voice-over/on-air talent, Kansas Broadcasting System KBSD-TV 6,
1998-present
Voice-over talent, Waitt Radio KGNO, KOLS, KSHS, KBZD, 1998-present
Talent, A Christmas Carol Radio Theatre
Presentation, 1998, 1999, 2000
Teleconference Support, Academic Support Center, University of
Missouri,
Columbia,
Missouri; Fall 1994
Nautilus Fitness Club; Manhattan, Kansas; Assistant Manager/ Advertising
and Promotion;
1985-1986
KSNG-TV; Garden City, Kansas; News Director/Anchor; 1984-1985
KTVP-TV; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Reporter/Morning Cut-in Anchor;
1983-1984
Internships-Worked extensively with the Arkansas State Police and
the Jonesboro, Arkansas municipal police departments developing
recruitment presentations and public service. Wrote, filmed, edited,
and produced programs for these departments. Rode weekly for two
semesters with Troop A (Little Rock division) Arkansas State Police
and assisted in day-to-day procedure and paperwork.
Certifications
Certified ESL Instructor, Bridge Linguatech
Certified Trainer, Girl Scouts USA (GSUSA)
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
Courses Taught
Journalism/Broadcast
Introduction to Mass Communication
Introduction to Photography
Photojournalism
Media in Modern Society
Reporting I & II
Audio Recording Techniques
Voice, Diction, and Oral Interpretation
Interviewing and Announcing
Writing for Television and
Radio
Magazine Design
Journalism Lab: Carillon (newspaper)
Journalism Lab: Campanile (yearbook)
Journalism Lab: Conquest (magazine)
Principles of Advertising
Principles of Public Relations
Video Recording and Editing
Techniques I & II
Feature Writing
Media Law
Media and American Politics
Television and Children
Media Ethics and Responsibilities
Business Communication
Speech
Public Speaking
Communication Skills
Cross-Cultural Communication
ESL Speech
ESL Conversation
Information Networking Technology
Networking with Educational
Technology
Other
American Cinema/American Culture
Contemporary Criminological
Theory
English Composition I
Principles of Sociology
Introduction to the PC
Essentials of College English
Creating Classroom Webpages
Desktop Publishing (Macintosh© and
PC)
Beginning Microsoft Word©
Curriculum Development
Cinema Studies Certificate (in process), Fort Hays State University,
2005
Distance Education materials for ENG 102 and SOC 101, Dodge City
Community College, 1999
Criminal Justice/Corrections program for Dodge City Community College
1998-1999 (Course and program proposals for the
Kansas State Board of Education)
Distance Education Competency and Syllabi Standards, Non-Traditional
Studies Department, Dodge City
Community College 1995-1999
Developed and integrated journalism and broadcast curriculum for
St. Mary of the Plains College 1987-1988
Integrated Radio/Television curriculum for St. Mary of the Plains
College and Dodge City Community College 1991-1992
Professional Associations (with positions)
National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication
Association)
Speech Communication Association of Puerto Rico
Central States Communication Association
Kansas Communication Association
National University Telecommunication Network
International Communication Association
Popular Culture Association
College Media Advisers 1986-1993, 1995-1999
Private/Church Related
Committee
Electronic Media Committee
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press 1986-1993, 1995-present
Secretary; 1989-1990
National Federation of Press Women
Kansas Press Women
Kansas Scholastic Press Association
Region Five Contest
Director, 1992
National Association of Female Executives
Presentations and Publications
To be Presented: A comparison of ethnocentrism in university students
in the United States and China. National Communication Association,
Chicago, November 2007.
Presented: A cross-cultural examination of ethnocentrism: A comparison
of university students in the United States and China, International
Conference on Diversity, Amsterdam, Holland, July 2007.
Presented: The roots of predjudice: Ethnocentrism in university
students in the United States and China. International Conference
on Freedom and Prejudice, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2006
Presented: US/China Forum on Distance Education. Troy, Alabama,
April 2006.
Panelist: Western States Communication Association, Palm
Springs, California, February 2006.
Paper Presented: A distance education model used across cultures:
An American degree in
China. The Twelfth International Conference on Learning, Granada,
Spain, July 2005.
Essay: (2005). The Red Green Show. Encyclopedia of Television.
Horace Newcomb (2nd ed.). pp. 611-12, Fitzroy Dearborn.
Essay: (2005). Country Music Television. Encyclopedia of Television.
Horace Newcomb (2nd ed.). pp. 1902-03, Fitzroy Dearborn.
Paper Presented: Crossing Cultures, Cultural Crossings: A Cross-Cultural
Distance Education Model.
Speech Communication
Association of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 2004.
Paper Presented: Cultural Crossings: America Cinema and Culture
through a Chinese Lens. Speech
Communication
Association of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 2004.
Presentation: Adding interactivity to your distance class. Colleague2Colleague
Conference, Hays, Kansas, October, 2003
Paper presented: Strategies for adaptation of instruction for
distance education. Telelearning '99, Austin, October 1999
Paper presented: McLuhan Revisited: The media as the [massage]
in the adaptation of instructional strategies for distance education National
University Telecommunication Network, Seattle, June 1999
Paper co-presented: Student Yearning or Distance Education-That
is the Question
American
Association of Adult Continuing Education, Phoenix, November 1998
Paper co-presented: A comparison of learner satisfaction levels
with selected distance education delivery systems
Region
V University Continuing Education Association, Omaha, October 1998
Essay: (1996). Country Music Television. Encyclopedia of Television.
Horace Newcomb (1st ed.). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Paper presented: Looking at Country Music Video
Research
and Creative Activities Forum (Competitive Division) University of Missouri,
March 1995
Paper presented: Contemporary Themes in Country Music
The
International Country Music Festival, Meridian, Mississippi, May 1995
Paper presented: Writing about television narratives: A schema
for improving student writing,
Popular
Culture Association Annual Conference, Chicago, April 1994
Paper presented: Country music video, soap opera, and romance
novels: Alternative construction of feminine desire
Romance
Writers and Readers Conference, Omaha, March 1994
Paper presentation: Country music video: Women a’lookin’ at
men
Women
and Gender Expectations in Popular Culture, Kearney, Nebraska, March 1994
Paper presentation: The role of the mass media in the acculturation
of international students in American colleges and universities:
A look at where we are today and the importance of further study
Intercultural/International
Communication Conference, Miami, February 1994
Presentation: The role of television in the acculturation of
international students attending mid-western colleges
Central
Methodist College Faculty Forum, October 22,1993
Attended: SCA Summer Conference on Cultural Studies, Nashville,
July 1993
Speaker: What else is there besides newspaper and broadcasting?
Journalism Job Search in the 90s, Miss Kansas Journalism Workshop,
Pratt (Kansas) Community College, June 1992
Speaker: Live! From your campus
College
Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press National Convention, Chicago, October
1992
Speaker: Including the Non-Traditional Student in the College
Yearbook, College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press
National Convention, Denver, October 1991
Speaker: Shock Jocks: An overview of the FCC's ruling of indecency
College
Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press National Convention, Atlanta, October
1988
Co-Panelist: Journalism internships and programs at small colleges
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press National Convention,
Atlanta, October 1988
Co-Panelist: Business and Advertising Procedures and Systems
for the Small College Newspaper
College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press National Convention,
Atlanta, October 1988
Kansas Associated Collegiate Press Newsletter On the Record,
Fall 1990
Contestant Incentive to Improve Writing
College Media Advisers March 1989 Newsletter
The Indecency Ruling Stay
University Service
AASCU/CIS Seven Revolutions Think Tank, Washington, D.C. September
2006-11-25
FHSU International Educational Management Group
FHSU Communication Studies Marketing Committee
Taiwanese Undergraduate Studies in Kansas (TUSK) Committee
Griffith Spirituality Project
SMPC Faculty Handbook Renovation Committee
Carillon Adviser 1986- 1988
Campanile Adviser 1986-1991
Conquistador Adviser 1995-1999
Curriculum Ad-Hoc Committee 1986-1987
Faculty Secretary 1990-1991
Director Scholars' Bowl 1987-1990
Outcomes Assessment Committee 1991-1992
Faculty Concerns Committee 1990-1992
Community Service (with positions and honors)
2004 Green Angel Award Girl Scouts of the Tumbleweed Council
2004 Outstanding Volunteer Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed Council
Global Habitat for Humanity Service Volunteer
Dodge City Area Arts Council
President
2003
Vice-President
2002
Board of
Directors 2001-present
Dodge City Community Concert Association
Publicity
Director 1992-present
Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors 1999
Ambassadors 1998-2000
Dodge City Area Women's Chamber of Commerce 1986-present
President 1999
Nominating Committee 2000-2002
Scholarship Chairman 2000
Community Service Chairman 2000
Newsletter Chairman 1995
President-elect 1992
Vice-president 1991
Membership Chairman 1988-1990
Board of Directors 1988-1992, 1995-present
Red Cross Volunteer
Blood Drive Publicity Director
(Former)Water Safety Instructor
Four Gallon
Blood Donor
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Coach/Volunteer
Certified
Volunteer Trainer, Girl Scouts of America
United Way of Dodge City, Board of Marketing 2000-present
ETC., Volunteer Center, Board of Directors 2000-present
Cub Scout Pack 167 Tiger Organizer/Coach, Popcorn Chair 1996-2000
Ford County Economic Development Marketing Committee 1991-1992
Mother-to-Mother Ministries Board of Directors 1988-1992
Nominated Sears Roebuck Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Award
1990
Area Coordinator; 1986 Shape Up for Cystic Fibrosis Aerob-a-thon
Presbyterian Church Elder
Dusty Divers SCUBA Club
Selected Outstanding Women in Business 1999
Two Thousand Notable American Women 1993
The World Who's Who of Women 1993
Selected Outstanding Professional and Executive Women 1987
Selected Outstanding Young Women of America 1983
Phone - (785) 628-4386 | E-Mail
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