Distinguished Communication
Professor Dr.Frank E.X. Dance slated to speak at
2003 Communication Centers Conference April 5th.
“The
rebirth of the paradigm of speech and thought challenges us to be the
best of what we have been and are, to use contemporary methodologies and
insights to go to the core of the human intellect.”
– Dr. Frank E.X. Dance, Communication Education
University of Denver,
Denver, CO. 1971-1995
Professor of Human Communication Studies
John Evans University Professor of Human Communication Studies, University of Denver. 1995 to Present
Areas of
Interest
1. Spoken language theory
2. Spoken language education
3. Human Communication in Organizations
Education
B.S. Fordham University 1951
M.A. Northwestern University 1953
Ph.D. Northwestern University 1959
Honors,
Awards, Offices Held (a partial listing)
President, International Communication Association, 1967.
Knapp University Scholar in Communication, 1967-68, by action of the University
of Wisconsin Board of Regents, May, 1967.
President, National Communication Association, 1982.
Selected as National Outstanding Professor by the National Speakers Association,
1995.
Recipient, NCA/Carnegie Foundation Distinguished Teacher/Scholar Award,
2000.
Co-Chair, Human Communication and Technology Commission of NCA, 2001-2002.
Books
(a partial listing)
Speech Communication: Concepts and Behaviors. With C.E. Larson,
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1972
The Functions of Human Communication: A Theoretical Approach. With
C.E. Larson, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1976
Public Speaking. With Carol C. Zak-Dance. NY: Harper and Row Publishers,
Inc. 1986.
Speaking Your Mind: Private thinking and public speaking. With
Carol C. Zak-Dance. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. 1994. Second
Edition, 1996.
Most Recently
Communication Education. Speech & Thought: A renewal. October,
2002.