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Faculty and Staff

Cheryl M. Bacon, Ed.D., APR chair, professor, faculty adviser of Kappa Tau Alpha chapter; B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1976; M.A., ACU, 1979; Ed.D., Texas Tech University, 1991; APR, Public Relations Society of America, 1993.

Larry Bradshaw, Ph.D., professor emeritus, director of broadcasting program; manager of KUF-TV7 and ACU VideoWorks; B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1965; M.A., University of Arizona, 1966; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1970.

Susan Lewis, assistant professor; B.S., Corporate Video, Journalism and Mass Communication, Abilene Christian University, 1993; M.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, ACU, 1997; Ed.D., Pepperdine University, 2006.

Cade White, instructor, faculty adviser of the Prickly Pear, the university yearbook; B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1990; M.A., ACU, 1998.

David Hogan, APR, instructor, director of internships and faculty adviser of the PRSSA; A.A. Freed-Hardeman University, 1973; B.A., Journalism, University of Memphis, 1975; M.A., Journalism, The Ohio State University Kiplinger Public Affairs Reporting Program, 1978; APR, Public Relations Society of America, 2003.

Doug Mendenhall, instructor

Kenneth Pybus, J.D, assistant professor, faculty adviser of the Optimist, university student newspaper; B.S., Journalism and Mass Communication, Abilene Christian University, 1989; J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1992, Ph.D. in progress, Texas Tech University

Charles H. Marler, Ph.D., professor emeritus, director of graduate studies; faculty adviser of Society of Professional Journalists chapter; B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1955; M.A., ACU, 1968; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1974.

Joyce Haley, B.S., Pepperdine University, December 1981; M.S. Abilene Christian University, 2003

 

Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty

John Best, station manager, KACU-FM; B.M., Hardin-Simmons University,1973; M.S., Abilene Christian University, 2001. Professional photojournalist and videographer.

Tim Graham, Director of Development and Marketing, Abilene Philharmonic Association; B.A. Mass Communications, Abilene Christian University, 1981; B.B.A. Marketing, Abilene Christian University, 1981; M.A. Mass Communications, Abilene Christian University, 1993; incomplete work towards a Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1993-1996.

Sarah Gibson

George Saltsman, part-time instructor, JMC computer system manager, ACU; B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1990; M.S., ACU, 1994.

 

Staff

Sandy Byers, administrative coordinator, KACU-FM.

Stephanie Carlton, Administrative Coordinator. B.A.S. in progress, Abilene Christian University 2008.

Cara Lee Cranford, Academic Adviser, B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1989.

Myra Dean, Development Director, KACU-FM.

Ron Harden

Terri Peterson, membership director (half-time), KACU-FM; B.S. Ed., Abilene Christian University, 1983.

Christi Stark, Optimist advertising manager; adviser of Advertising Club and IMCO (Integrated Marketing Communication Organization); B.S., Abilene Christian University, 2003; M.A.,  Abilene Christian University, 2008.

James Thompson, video engineer, KACU-FM and KUF-TV.