Resume

• 1998.

  Administrative responsibility for course scheduling

  personnel

  and budget for Samford’s JMC department. Designed

  coordinated

  and taught public relations sequence of courses including Strategic Campaign Planning

  PR Communication Skills and Techniques

  PR Principles

  Publication Design

  and Photojournalism. Designed and taught online courses for department. Coordinated domestic and international student internships for all majors (160). \nSelected Accomplishments: Piloted and designed online coursework for the Howard School of Arts and Sciences. Guided the JMC department at Samford University in Birmingham into the fourth largest major on campus. Tenured and promoted

  Chair and Associate Professor of Journalism/Mass Comm.

  Birmingham

  Alabama Area

  Samford University

• 1995.

  Created

  taught

  and oversaw the public relations sequence of courses. Formed and advised Samford chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). PRSSA Southeast Advisor of the Year

  Assistant Professor of Journalism/Mass Communication

  Birmingham

  Alabama Area

  Samford University

• 1993.

  Augustana College

  Rock Island

  Illinois

  Developed and delivered all business communication and mass media courses for Communication Department. Selected Accomplishment: Accredited as a professional practitioner of public relations (APR)

  Assistant Professor of Communication

• 1981

  PhD

  Communication Studies

  Kappa Tau Alpha\nPhi Kappa Phi

  Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

  Accredited Practitioner of Public Relations (APR)

  Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

• 1978

  MA

  Communication Studies

• 1976

  ABJ

  Public Relations

• Mac

  International Education

  Public Speaking

  Higher Education Administration

  Editing

  E-Learning

  Studio Abroad

  Publications

  Study Abroad Programs

  Journalism

  Teaching

  Nonprofits

  Photography

  Newsletters

  Crisis Communications

  Public Relations

  Writing

  Media Relations

  Training & Development

  Photoshop

  Shipley

  PhD

  David

  Shipley

  PhD

  Samford University

  Augustana College

  Samford University

  The University of Tennessee at Martin

  Birmingham

  Alabama Area

  Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication

  Samford University

  Responsible for creation

  coordination

  recruitment

  and financial management of all faculty-led

  student exchange

  and third party provider study abroad programming for the university. Administrative oversight of Samford’s London Study Centre including academic

  financial

  and facility management. Managed study abroad budgets in excess of $1 million annually. Managed international university exchange programs and liaised with all third party study abroad providers including CIEE

  CAPA

  Semester at Sea

  SAI

  and others. Coordinated international student internships. Liaised with a variety of university stakeholders

  formulating university policy concerning health

  safety

  and legal issues as they pertain to study abroad. Member

  leadership team for campus internationalization in cooperation with the American Council on Education’s Internationalization Laboratory. Served as Professor-in-Residence at Samford’s London Study Centre in 1999 and 2007. Taught five short-term study abroad courses 1997-2007. \nSelected Accomplishments: Increased study abroad participation at Samford University by 53 percent between 2008-2013. Samford ranked 13th nationally among master’s institutions by the Institute of International Education in 2012. Increased semester participation in Samford’s flagship study abroad program in London by 130 percent in five years. Granted UK education sponsorship in 2009 and HTS status in 2012. Increased the number of international education courses and programs from 30 to 55

  including faculty-led courses

  international exchanges

  and approved third party provider programs. Designed and introduced online study abroad management system and website. Created a faculty senate committee on international studies to act as a campus advisory board for international programs. Served on leadership team for campus internationalization.

  Director of International Studies

  Birmingham

  Alabama Area

  Samford University

  Martin

  Tennessee

  University-wide responsibility for dissemination of public information and institutional identity via offices of news service

  publications

  sports information

  and photographic services. Selected Accomplishments: Chaired a corporate identity committee to create organizational graphic standards for all university nomenclature. Authored and designed award–winning marketing publications. Scripted

  directed

  and coordinated distribution of recruiting video. Supervised production and contributed articles to university alumni magazine.

  Director of University Relations

  The University of Tennessee at Martin

  Samford University