James Chesebro

American academic (1944–2020)
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James W. Chesebro
Born(1944-06-24)June 24, 1944
Minneapolis
DiedJanuary 21, 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 75)[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor
TitleDistinguished Professor of Telecommunications
SpouseDonald G. Bonsall
Academic work
DisciplineCommunication

James W. Chesebro (June 24, 1944 - January 21, 2020) was Distinguished Professor of Telecommunications[2] in the Department of Telecommunications at Ball State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1972.

Previous educational institutions

Chesebro taught at several institutions, including:

Specialization

In the discipline of communication, Chesebro specialized in the study of media as symbolic and cognitive systems. From 1966, he maintained a sustained focus on dramatistic theory, methods and criticism with specific applications to television and computer-mediated communication. From 1981, this orientation was extended to all media systems, with conceptual attention devoted to media literacy and media technologies as communication and cognitive systems, a perspective reflected in both his teaching and research.

Professional service

Books

Chesebro published several books, including

Articles

Chesebro published over 100 articles in communication journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Communication Monographs, Communication Education and Text and Performance Quarterly as well as the Journal of Popular Culture and the computer science journal Intel's Innovator.

Awards

The Eastern Communication Association presented him with its most prestigious awards including its Everett Lee Hunt Scholarship Award in 1989 and again in 1997, identified him one its Distinguished Research Fellows in 1996 and Distinguished Teaching Fellows in 1998. In 1993, he received the National Kenneth Burke Society's Distinguished Service Award and its National Kenneth Burke Society's Life-Time Achievement Award 1999. At Indiana State University, he was awarded the President's Medal for "exemplary performance as a faculty member" in 1999 and was identified as the 2001 Distinguished Professor of the College of Arts and Sciences.

References

  1. ^ "James William Chesebro". The Tribune Star. February 28, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ball State elevates status of professors". Star Press. September 4, 2005. p. B1. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

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