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Communication Studies Department Faculty
The faculty of the Communication Studies Department consists of more than 20 full- and part-time members, each having extensive background in specific areas. The Department has advisors who specialize in public relations, advertising, organizational communication, journalism, theatre, general communication and in the area of forensics.

	Patti Griffin, Interim Department Chair Assistant Professor Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1996 M.S., Fort Hays State University, 1991 B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1987 Malloy Hall 102 • 785.628.5365 pgriffin@fhsu.edu
	Bruce Bardwell Assistant Professor M.S., Fort Hays State University B.S., Kansas State University Malloy Hall 201B • 785.628.4411 bbardwel@fhsu.edu
	Margaret Butcher Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2002 M.S., Arkansas State University, 1986 B.A., Arkansas State University, 1980 Custer Hall 410 • 785.628.4386 mbutcher@fhsu.edu
	Carrol Haggard Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma M.A., Texas Tech B.B.A., Texas Tech Malloy Hall 104 • 785.628.4685 chaggard@fhsu.edu
	Linn Ann Huntington Associate Professor Director of Journalism M.A., University of Oklahoma B.A., University of Oklahoma Malloy Hall 105 • 785.628.4018 lhunting@fhsu.edu
	Marcella Marez Instructor M.S., Fort Hays State University, 2002 B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1999 Malloy Hall 201C • 785.628.4337 mmarez@fhsu.edu
	Kimberly Miller Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Kansas M.A., Iowa State University B.A., Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois) Malloy Hall 206 • 785.628.4449 kamiller@fhsu.edu
	Howard Peters Instructor Ph.D. (ABD), Capella University (Minneapolis) M.B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1997 B.S., Wayne State College, 1977 A.B.A, Decatur Community College, 1975 Malloy Hall 207 • 785.628.4284 hpeters@fhsu.edu
	Scott Robson Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2006 M.A., University of Arkansas - Little Rock, 2001 B.S., University of Arkansas - Little Rock, 1999 Malloy Hall 205 • 785.628.5425 sjrobson@fhsu.edu
	William "Bill" Shanahan III Assistant Professor Director of Forensics Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1996 M.A., Wake Forest University, 1989 B.S., Suffolk University (Boston), 1984 Picken Hall 111 • 785.628.5859 wshanaha@fhsu.edu
	Andy Stanton Assistant Professor Student Publications Advertising Adviser M.S., Fort Hays State University, 1997 B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1993 Malloy Hall 202 • 785.628.4448 lastanton@fhsu.edu
	Jennie Straight Assistant Professor M.S., Fort Hays State University B.S., Fort Hays State University Malloy Hall 203 • 785.628.5876 jstraigh@fhsu.edu
	Sue Strohkirch Professor Ph.D., University of Washington, 1988 M.A., Central Michigan University, 1980 B.A., University of Michigan, 1974 Malloy Hall 201A • 785.628.4358 sstrohki@fhsu.edu
	Kathy Meier Senior Administrative Assistant B.S., Fort Hays State University, 1978 Malloy Hall 101 • 785.628.5365 kmeier@fhsu.edu
	Adjunct Faculty Jillian Baldwin Becky Kiser Diane Mason Brett Straight	Graduate Teaching Assistants Malloy Hall 201 • 785.628.5974 Natalie Blair Amanda Fairbanks Linda O'Neal

Many Communication Studies Department Faculty are members of Kansas Speech Communication Association. The KSCA Web site is located here