Doug Mendenhall

Phone: 325-674-6675
FAX: 325-674-2139
E-mail: doug.mendenhall@acu.edu
Post address: ACU Box 27892, Abilene, Texas 79699
Office: Don Morris 314

Education

B.A. summa cum laude, Journalism and Mass Communication, Abilene Christian University, 1982
M.S. summa cum laude, Mass Communication, Middle Tennessee State University, 2004
Ph.D. in progress, Texas Tech University

Professional Experience

Instructor and Journalist in Residence, Abilene Christian University, August 2008 to present
Weekly religion columnist, The Huntsville Times, June 2000 to present
http://www.al.com/religion/huntsvilletimes/dmendenhall.ssf
Design editor, The Huntsville (Ala.) Times, October 1997 to August 2008
Managing editor, The Decatur (Ala.) Daily, June 1992 to September 1997
Graphics editor, The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, May 1987 to June 1992
Newsroom positions including sports designer, news designer, copy editor, features designer, columnist and graphics editor, The Abilene Reporter-News, May 1982 to May 1987
Editor, The Optimist, Abilene Christian University, August 1980 to May 1982

Publications

“How Jesus Ended Up in the Food Court: 77 devotional thoughts you never thought of,” VMI: Sisters, Ore., 2006
“When Dinosaurs Ruled the World,” a review of “The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages, 1851-2008.” Jhistory, H-Net Reviews. April 2009