Speakers Bureau - News - Missouri State University-West Plains

Does your civic organization, social club or school need a guest speaker? Not to worry, Missouri State University-West Plains may be able to help. Many of our faculty members and administrators have identified topics that would be of interest to members of the community and area schools. The members of our Speakers Bureau are prepared to present a 20-40 minute talk to your organization or school. Listed below are the speakers and topics available.

In addition, if you have a particular topic of interest that is not on the list, contact us and we will see if we can help you. For more information, please contact CherylCaldwell@MissouriState.edu, Missouri State University-West Plains office of University communications, at (417) 255-7960.

Speaker	Topic
Dr. Craig Albin Professor of English	Creative Writing Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozarks Studies Ozarks Writers
Brett Becker Systems Programmer	Audio and Video Systems Computer Security General Technology HDTV Internet Applications
Heather Kamps Director of Development and Alumni Relations	Annual Fund Campaign Establishing a Scholarship Missouri State University Foundation
Dr. Dennis Lancaster Dean of Academic Affairs	Ethics in the Workplace (may be extended to a one-hour presentation) Kissing the Inner Frog: Transforming Attitudes, Habits, and Lifestyles (a one- to two-hour session) Missouri State-West Plains Honors Program
Dr. Shirley Lawler Chancellor	Missouri State-West Plains Update
Dr. Kathy Morrison Professor of Political Science	“If It Ain’t Broke…” Missouri Political Culture in the 21^st Century Promises to Keep – America into the 21^st Century Ties that Bind – Values and the American System of Government
Chris Popp Men’s Basketball Coach	Grizzly Basketball
Dr. Gary Phillips Professor of Communication	Gender Communication Parliamentary Procedure Problem Issues in Intercultural Communication Public Speaking Simple Concepts in Conflict
Dr. Rajiv Thakur Associate Professor of Geosciences	Globalization: Understanding the Big Shifts Human-Environment Interaction
Dr. Angela Totty Dean of Student Services/Athletic Director	Communication Ethics and Role Modeling Grizzly Athletics Personal Leadership Teamwork Women in Leadership
Jerry Trick Assistant Professor of Mathematics	A Brief History of Math and Some of its Interesting Developments The Geometric Mean and its Application to Middle School Students Having Fun with Pascal’s Triangle Teaching Middle School Students Algebra Without Their Knowing It!
David White Associate Professor of Business	Business Degrees at Missouri State-West Plains Opportunities for Learning Online
Paula Wiedemann Women’s Volleyball Coach	Grizzly Volleyball

Professor of English

Systems Programmer

Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Dean of Academic Affairs

Chancellor

Professor of Political Science

Men’s Basketball Coach

Professor of Communication

Associate Professor of Geosciences

Dean of Student Services/Athletic Director

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Associate Professor of Business

Women’s Volleyball Coach