September 2023 College News

FACULTY ACCOLADES Ann Burnette presented "'There is nothing beyond our capacity': U.S. national security strategies as argumentative frameworks" to the 10th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation in Leiden, the Netherlands. The paper was co-authored with Wayne Kraemer . Ann Burnette also attended the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Lyndon B. Johnson's grave in the family cemetery in Johnson City. Ann is a board member of the L.B.J. Museum of San Marcos. Wayne is the board president of the LBJ Museum of San Marcos. Casey Chilton provided presentation coaching to the Texas Youth Preparedness Council as they prepared to give presentations on their projects to the Texas Emergency Management Conference in San Antonio. Stephanie Dailey and Seth Frei led students on an amazing 3-week business communication abroad program in Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal. Through cultural excursions and company visits— including Siemens, BMW Group, IWC Schaffhausen, and Lindt & Sprüngli—students developed a greater appreciation for business communication in international work cultures along with strong friendships. Elizabeth K. Eger received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Assistant Professor rank. She was also tenured and promoted to Associate Professor. She presented her paper, “Embracing and teaching Qualitative inquiry across management, organizational, and work curricula” at the Qualitative Research in Management and Organization conference in Albuquerque. She also presented a guest lecture via 1 2 3 Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson joins Communication Studies as an Assistant Professor of Practice Marian Houser, Kristen Farris and Matthew Winn led 40 students to London and Paris Manu Pokharel and Johnny Angel Vasallo monitored several OSHA-funded safety trainings. 8 | September | College News COMMUNICATION STUDIES Communication Studies, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Studies, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political Communication, & Teacher Certif ication in Communication Studies