william douglas harpine, ph.d
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William Douglas Harpine, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Communication Emeritus, University of South Carolina Aiken
Personal email: mailto:[email protected]
University email: mailto:[email protected]
Public speaking blog: http://harpine.blogspot.com/
Education
Institution Degree Major Date
The University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Ph.D. Speech Communication 1982
Northern Illinois University M.A. Speech Communication 1974
The College of William and Mary B.A. Philosophy 1973
Academic Experience
Institution Dates Position Academic Unit
The University of South Carolina Aiken 2017-present
2005-2017
Distinguished
Professor Emeritus
Professor
Communication
The University of Akron
1997-2005
1987-1997
1982-1987
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Communication
The College of William and Mary 1979-1982 Assistant Professor Theatre and Speech
The University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
1976-1979 Teaching Assistant Speech Communication
Iowa State University 1975-1976 Temporary Instructor Speech
Northern Illinois University 1973-1974 Graduate Assistant Speech Communication
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Scholarship
Scholarly Book Harpine, William D. From the Front Porch to the Front Page: McKinley and Bryan in the 1896
Campaign. General Ed. Martin J. Medhurst. Presidential Rhetoric Series 13. College Station, TX:
Texas A&M University Press, 2005. 219 pp. + index.
Pedagogical Book Harpine, William D. Study Guide for Joseph DeVito’s Interpersonal Communication Book, 9th ed. New
York: Longman, 2000. (260 pp.)
Book Chapters Harpine, William D. “Can a Speech and a Song Change a Country? Obama’s Eulogy of Clementa
Pinckney.” Ed. Sean Patrick O’Rourke and Melody Lehn. Was Blind but Now I See. Lanham, MD:
Lexington Books. Written and accepted. ---.. “William McKinley and the Emergence of the Modern Rhetorical Presidency.” Ed. Martin J.
Medhurst. Before the Rhetorical Presidency. 307-328. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University
Press, 2008.
Journal Articles Harpine, William D. “Spurious Quotations and the Gun Control Debate: The Manufacturing of an
Argument from Tradition.” Argumentation and Advocacy 52 (2016): 151-164.
---. “African American Rhetoric of Greeting During McKinley’s 1896 Front Porch Campaign.” Howard
Journal of Communication 21 (2010): 40-55.
---. “Universalism in Policy Debate: Utilitarianism, Stock Issues, and the Rhetorical Audience.” Speaker
and Gavel 46 (2009): 15-24.
---. “Analyzing How Rhetoric is Epistemic: A Reply to Fuller.” Philosophy and Rhetoric 38 (2005): 82-88.
Invited.
---. “Genung’s Theory of Persuasion: A Literary Theory of Oratory of Late Nineteenth-Century
America.” Advances in the History of Rhetoric 7 (2004): 31-43.
---. “What Do You Mean, Rhetoric Is Epistemic?” Philosophy and Rhetoric 37 (2004): 335-352.
---. “Is Modernism Really Modern? Uncovering a Fallacy in Postmodernism.” Argumentation 18 (2004):
349-358.
---. “‘We Want Yer, McKinley’: Epideictic Rhetoric in Songs from the 1896 Presidential Campaign.”
Rhetoric Society Quarterly 34.1 (2004): 73-88.
---. “Bryan’s ‘A Cross of Gold’: The Rhetoric of Polarization at the 1896 Democratic Convention.”
Quarterly Journal of Speech 87 (2001): 291-304.
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---. “Playing to the Press in McKinley’s Front Porch Campaign: The Early Weeks of a Nineteenth-
Century Pseudo-Event.” Rhetoric Society Quarterly 30.3 (2000): 73-90.
---. “Epideictic and Ethos in the Amarna Letters: The Withholding of Argument.” Rhetoric Society
Quarterly 28.1 (1998): 81-98.
---. “Stock Issues and Theories of Ethics.” Southern Journal of Forensics 1 (1996): 166-182.
---. “The Appeal to Tradition: Cultural Evolution and Logical Soundness.” Informal Logic 15 (1993): 109-
119.
---. “The Argument of Extreme Variation Does Not Prove Field Dependence.” Ohio Speech Journal 27
(1989): 48-55.
---. “Can Rhetoric and Dialectic Serve the Purposes of Logic?” Philosophy and Rhetoric 18 (1985): 96-
112.
---. “The Theoretical Bases of Stock Issues.” The Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta 70 (1984): 6-14.
---. “Stock Issues in Aristotle’s Rhetoric.” Journal of the American Forensic Association 14 (1977): 73-81.
Book Reviews
Harpine, William D. Rev. of The Evolutionary Rhetorical Presidency: Tracing the Changes in
Presidential Address and Power, by Ryan Lee Teten. Presidential Studies Quarterly 42 (2012): 227-
229.
---. Rev. of Minority Victory: Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888, by Charles W.
Calhoun. Indiana Magazine of History 107 (2011): 73-74.
---. Rev. of In the Name of Terrorism: Presidents on Political Violence in the Post-World War II Era, by
Carol K. Winkler. Southern Communication Journal 72 (2007): 303-304.
---. “The Rhetoric of Globalization: The Iraq War and Multinationalism.” Rev. of Globalization and
Empire: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq, Free Markets, and the Twilight of Democracy, by Stephen John
Hartnett and Laura Ann Stenghrim. Review of Communication 7 (2007): 213-215.
---. Rev. of Judging Lincoln, by Frank J. Williams. Rhetoric & Public Affairs 6 (2003): 790-792.
---. “The Neo-Aristotelian Framework in Postmodern Times: Communication Criticism in the Media
Age.” Rev. of Communication Criticism: Developing Your Critical Powers, by Jodi R. Cohen. Review
of Communication 3 (2003): 305-307.
---. Rev. of We Want Our Freedom: Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement, by W. Stuart Towns. Southern
Communication Journal 68 (2003): 358.
---. “From Slavery to Enlightenment: Southern Rhetoric Revisited.” Rev. of Oratory and Rhetoric in the
Nineteenth-Century South: A Rhetoric of Defense, by W. Stuart Towns, and Public Address in the
Twentieth-Century South: The Evolution of a Region, by W. Stuart Towns. Review of
Communication 1 (2001): 159-164. Available from: <http://www.natcom.org/roc/one-
two/harpine.htm>
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Professional Presentations Harpine, William D. “A Timekeeper of Progress: Time Metaphors and Policy Reversal in William
McKinley’s Last Speech.” Paper presented at National Communication Association Convention,
Philadelphia, PA, 13 November 2016.
---. “Using Multi-Media to Help Students Read Prosodically.” G.I.F.T.S. activity presented at the 2016
National Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 10 November 2016.
Harpine, William D., and Collytte D. Cederstrom. “Using Media and Technology to Teach Reading in
Community-Based Settings.” Presentation/Discussion at the 2016 American Psychological
Association Convention, Denver, CO, 7 August 2016.
Harpine, William D. “The Sandy Hook Hoax? The Burden of Proof in Conspiracy Rhetoric.” Paper
presented at the 2015 National Communication Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV,
21 November 2015.
---. “Reaching Beyond Psychology: Sandy Hook—One Community’s Effort at Healing.” Presented at the
2015 American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, ON, 7 August 2015.
---. “Reaching Out Beyond Psychology to Improve Communication in Training Programs.” Presented at
the 2015 American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, ON, 6 August 2015.
---. “Connecting the Future with Tradition: William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson's November
1916 Speeches about Preparing for the Great War.” Paper presented at the 2013 National
Communication Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC, 22 November 2013.
---. “Phony Quotations and the Gun Control Debate: The Manufacturing of an Argument from
Tradition.” Paper presented at the 2013 National Communication Association Annual Convention,
Washington, DC, 21 November 2013.
---. “A Multi-Faceted Assessment Process Based on a Senior Communication Capstone.” Paper
presented at the 2013 National Communication Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC,
20 November 2013.
---. “Using Multi-Media to Help Children Overcome Stigmatization in Low Socio-Economic Community
Programs.” Paper presented at the 2013 American Psychological Association Convention, Honolulu,
HI, 31 July 2013.
---. “The Obama White House E-Mail Program: The Canon of Delivery in the Interactive Media Age.”
Paper presented at the 2012 Carolinas Communication Association Convention, Aiken, SC,
5 October 2012.
---. “Integrating Oral, Visual, and Written Communication Channels: A Multi-Media Intervention for
At-Risk Children.” Paper at the 2012 American Psychological Association Convention, Orlando, FL,
2 August 2012.
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, Bridget Coleman, William D. Harpine, and Spring-Serenity Duvall. “The
Community’s Role in Low Socioeconomic Neighborhoods: Creating Change with At-Risk Children
and Teens.” Paper presented at the 2011 American Psychological Association Convention,
Washington, DC, 6 August 2011.
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Harpine, William D. “Fixing a Bad Outline: A Public Speaking Class Activity to Teach How to Correct
Outlining Errors.” Great Ideas for Teaching Speech (G.I.F.T.S.) activity presented at the Southern
States Communication Association, Little Rock, AR, 26 March 2011.
---. “Traditions, Trends, and Technology: Motifs of Race and Liberty in the Imperialism Debate, 1898-
1900.” Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Little Rock,
AR, 25 March 2011.
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, William D. Harpine, and Christopher Bell, “Organizing Community-Based
Prevention Programs in At-Risk Communities: University-Community Partnerships.” Paper
presented at the 2010 American Psychological Association Convention, San Diego, CA, 13 August
2010.
Harpine, William D. “Stability and Change: William Jennings Bryan and the Conservative Moment in
the 1898-1899 Imperialism Debate.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association
Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, 14 Nov. 2009.
---. “Old Wine in an Old Bottle: Epideictic Rhetoric and the Advocacy of Policies in Ancient and Modern
Discourse.” Paper presented at the 2008 National Communication Association Annual Convention,
San Diego, CA, 23 Nov. 2008.
---. “The McKinley Style: Juxtaposition and Figuration in the Home Market Club Speech.” Paper
presented at the 2008 National Communication Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, 22
Nov. 2008.
---. “Argumentation and Worldviews: Relativity and the Human Condition.” Paper presented at the
2008 National Communication Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, 21 Nov. 2008.
---. “At the Mouths of Cannon: Axiological Rhetoric in the Philippines Expansion Debate.” Paper
presented at the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Savannah, GA,
4 April 2008.
---. “Quality, Cost, and Compromise: Enrollment Limits and the Public Speaking Course.” Panel
discussion participant at the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Savannah,
GA, 3 April 2008.
---. “A Clash of Values: Epideictic-Policy Oratory in William McKinley’s Peace Jubilee Speech.” Paper
presented at the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 15 November 2007.
---. “In What Settings Should We Debate Evolution and Intelligent Design? The Case for Dialectic.”
Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX,
19 November 2006.
---. “Fate and Duty in William McKinley’s Speech to the Home Market Club.” Paper presented at the
Southern States Communication Association Convention, Dallas, TX, 8 April 2006.
---. “Prophecy versus the Argument from Circumstance: Eschatology and American Policy.” Paper
presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA, 18
November 2005.
---. “How Presidents Use Epideictic Speaking to Advocate Policies.” Paper presented at the Southern
States Speech Communication Association, Baton Rouge, LA, 3 April 2005.
---. “Afro-American Rhetoric of Greeting during McKinley’s Front Porch Campaign.” Paper presented at
the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Tampa, FL, 4 April 2004.
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---. “‘We Want Yer, McKinley’: Epideictic Rhetoric in Songs from the 1896 Presidential Campaign.”
Paper presented at the 2003 National Communication Association Annual Convention, Miami
Beach, FL, 21 November 2003.
---. “Argument and Cultural Validity: Anthropology, Tradition, and Post-Modernism.” Paper presented
at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Miami Beach, FL, 20 November
2003.
---. “‘With No Blot or Stain’: President McKinley’s Epideictic Policy Rhetoric.” Paper presented at the
National Communication Association Annual Convention, Miami Beach, FL, 20 November 2003.
---. “Yes, Critics Need Theory, but How Much?” Position statement discussed at a National
Communication Association Pre-Convention Seminar, Miami Beach, FL, 18 November 2003.
---. “Themes of Avarice in Bryan’s ‘Blessings or Cursings’ Speech of 1893: A Pentadic Ratio Analysis of
Motives.” Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association Convention,
Birmingham, AL, 4 April 2003.
---. “What Do You Mean, Rhetoric is Epistemic?” Paper presented at the National Communication
Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, 23 November 2002.
---. “Genung’s Practical Elements of Rhetoric: A Literary Theory of Oratory of Late Nineteenth-Century
America.” Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association Convention,
Winston-Salem, NC, 6 April 2002.
---. “Is Jeffrey Tulis’s Construct of the Rhetorical Presidency Applicable to the 19th Century
Presidencies?” Presented at a Luncheon Roundtable at “Before the Rhetorical Presidency”: Texas
A&M University 8th Annual Conference on Presidential Rhetoric, College Station, TX, 1 March
2002.
---. “‘Shall the People Rule’? The Story of Three Great Speeches by William Jennings Bryan.” Lecture
presented at convocation at Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL, 18 February 2002.
---. “William Jennings Bryan: The Great Debater Closes Out His 1896 Presidential Campaign.” Paper
presented at the 2001 National Communication Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA,
3 November 2001.
---. “Universalism in Policy Debate: Utilitarianism, Stock Issues, and the Rhetorical Audience.” Paper
presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA,
2 November 2001.
---. “‘Unmade by One Speech’? Tradition and Radicalism during William Jennings Bryan’s August 1896
Trip to Madison Square Garden.” Paper presented at the Southern States Communication
Association Convention, Lexington, KY, 5 April 2001.
---. “A Cultural Examination of the Argument from Authority: Tradition and Ritual.” Paper presented at
the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, 11 November 2000.
---. “Teaching Campaign 2000 to Undergraduates.” Covered the topic, “Teaching Campaign 2000:
Covering Political Communication in an Undergraduate Persuasion Class.” Panelist at the National
Communication Association Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, 10 November 2000.
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---. “William J. Bryan’s Railroad Campaign in September 1896: The Pragmatist’s Oratory on the
Campaign Trail.” Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention,
Seattle, WA, 9 November 2000.
---. “The Rhetorical Creation of Kairos in the Closing Weeks of McKinley’s 1896 Presidential Campaign.”
Paper presented at the American Society for the History of Rhetoric/National Communication
Association Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, 9 November 2000. (Invited)
---. “McKinley’s Front Porch Oratory in September 1896.” Paper presented at the Eastern
Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, 29 April 2000.
---. “A Cog in the Machine? Mike Howlett’s Image in the 1976 Campaign for Governor of Illinois.” Paper
presented at the Eastern Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, 28 April 2000.
---. “Reagan at Pointe du Hoc: The Covert Logic of Epideictic Rhetoric.” Paper presented at the Eastern
Communication Association Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, 27 April 2000.
---. “Modernism is Nothing New: Uncovering the Hidden Fallacy of Postmodernism.” Paper presented at
the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, 7 November 1999.
---. “Bryan’s ‘Cross of Gold’ Speech: The Rhetoric of Division.” Paper presented at the American Society
for the History of Rhetoric/National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL,
6 November 1999.
---. “The Argumentative Quality of Non-Argument: A Look at the Evolution of Rhetoric.” Paper
presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, New York, NY,
22 November 1998.
---. “The Homestead Workers Visit Major McKinley: September 12, 1896.” Paper presented at the
American Society for the History of Rhetoric/National Communication Association Annual
Convention, New York, NY, 21 November 1998.
---. “Natural Selection and the Bias toward Truth: A Mixed Report from Evolutionary Epistemology.”
Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL,
21 November 1997.
---. “Issues and Style in McKinley’s Front Porch Campaign: The Early Weeks.” Paper presented at the
American Society for the History of Rhetoric Pre-Conference, Chicago, IL, 19 November 1997.
---. “Logical Types and Source-Dependent Evaluation.” Paper presented at the Speech Communication
Association Convention, San Diego CA, 25 November 1996.
---. “Stock Issues and Theories of Ethics.” Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association
Convention, San Diego CA, 24 November 1996.
---. “Parliamentary Debate in the Argumentation Class.” Paper presented at the Central States
Communication Association Convention, St. Paul, MN, 19 April 1996. (Competitively selected
program.)
---. “The Incremental Quality of Argumentation: A Cultural View.” Paper presented at the Speech
Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX, 18 November 1995.
---. “Petition and Power in the Amarna Letters: The Emasculation of Argument.” Paper presented at the
Speech Communication Association Convention, Miami Beach, FL, 17 November 1993.
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---. “Is Truth Stronger Than Error? Cultural Evolution and Natural Selection.” Paper presented at the
Central States Communication Association/Southern States Communication Association
Convention, Lexington, KY, 16 April 1993.
---. “Reason and Rationale: Rhetorical Validity and Hypocrisy.” Paper presented at the Speech
Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, 2 November 1990.
---. “Dialogue and the Search for Truth: The Dialectic of Persons and the Dialectic of Ideas.” Paper
presented at the Central States Communication Association Convention, Detroit, MI, 8 April 1990.
---. “Argumentation from a Logical Point of View: Evaluation, the Evaluator’s Purposes, and the
Analysis of Reasons.” Paper presented at the Central States Speech Association Convention,
Indianapolis, IN, 5 April 1985.
---. “Position Paper: Rationale for Forensics.” Paper presented at the National Developmental
Conference on Forensics, Evanston, IL, 12 September 1984.
---. “The Theoretical Bases of Stock Issues.” Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association
Convention, Washington, DC, 11 November 1983.
---. “A Logical View of the Criticism of Value Arguments.” Paper presented at the Speech
Communication Association Convention, Louisville, KY, 5 November 1982.
Dissertation
Harpine, William. “Foundations of the Theory of Argumentation.” Ph.D. Diss. University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1982. Directed by Joseph W. Wenzel.
Research in Progress
Submitted:
Harpine, William D. “It Was Not About the Issues: Ethos in the 2004 Presidential Debates.” Submitted
as a possible book chapter.
---. “The Sandy Hook Hoax? The Burden of Proof in Conspiracy Rhetoric.” Submitted to a scholarly
journal. Status: revised and resubmitted.
---. “Social Media in the 2016 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates.” Submitted as a possible book
chapter.
In Progress:
Harpine, William D. “Stripping the Veneer: How Donald Trump Rejected Political Correctness and Won
the Presidency.” Book manuscript in progress.
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Teaching
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Special Topics: Debate (2015)
Service Learning Capstone Experience (2006-2007, 2010-2014)
Directed Internship Capstone Experience (2006; 2010-2014)
Introduction to Communication (2005-2006, 2009, 2014-2016)
Critical Inquiry (2011; 2013)
Political Rhetoric (2012)
Public Speaking (1979-85, 2006-2016)
Communication Colloquium (2007, 2011-2012)
Advanced Public Speaking (1993; 2008; 2010, 2015-2016)
Interpersonal Communication (1975-1976; 1994-2009)
Argumentation (1982-2005)
Persuasion (1982-1993 passim; 1998-2004)
Survey of Communication Theory (1993-1996, 2001-2004)
Theories of Rhetoric (1998-2000, 2004)
Public Speaking in America (1989-1992, 1994-1997, 1999, 2001-2002, 2004)
University Orientation (2000-2002)
Effective Oral Communication/ Effective Speech Communication (1974, 1982-2001, passim)
Student Success Seminar (2003-2004)
Analysis of Public Discourse (1995)
Group Decision Making/Group Discussion (1981, 1985-1993)
Graduate Courses Taught
Public Speaking in America (1989-1992, 1994-1997, 1999, 2002, 2004)
Theories of Rhetoric (1998-2000, 2004)
Communication Criticism (1995-1998)
Survey of Communication Theory (1984-1991, 1993)
Introduction to Graduate Study in Communication (1983-1989)
Theories of Argumentation and Persuasion (1988)
Seminar: Rhetorical Forms (topic: value arguments) (1983)
New Courses Developed
Persuasive Speaking
Advanced Public Speaking
Public Speaking in America (graduate level version)
Special Topics: Debate
Graduate Theses Directed Luxenburg, Chad. “Curative Rhetoric in Christmas Season Ritualistic Films: A Generic Criticism.” M.A.
thesis. The University of Akron, 2002.
Rice, Stephanie Shatrice. “A Feminist Criticism of Daughters of the Dust: An African American
Woman’s Film.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 2001.
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Gains, Joseph E. “A Handbook for the Novice Forensics Coach.” M.A. project. The University of Akron,
2000.
Golinar, C. J. “A Burkean Pentadic Analysis of Malcolm X’s ‘The Ballot or the Bullet’ Address.” M.A.
thesis. The University of Akron, 1999.
Chayangkura, Napasiri. “Gung Ho: The Rhetorical Vision of the Stereotype of the Japanese as
Hardworking People.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1998.
Davison, Phil. “A Project on Stark County Politics: A Handbook for First-Time Candidates.” M.A.
project. The University of Akron, 1998.
Sydorenko, Natalie Lynn. “Survival of the Hero in Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner: A Rhetorical
Analysis of Mythic Archetypes.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1997. This thesis was The
University of Akron’s nominee for the 1998 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award.
Krebs, Alfred M. “Well, It’s Been a Quiet Week in Lake Woebegone: A Shared Rhetorical Fantasy.” M.A.
thesis. The University of Akron, 1996.
Boon-itt, Sittikun. “The Joy Luck Club: A Psychoanalytic Examination of the Mother-Daughter
Relationships.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1996.
Zbasnik, Beth Snode. “Application of Lloyd Bitzer’s Rhetorical Situation to the Ashland Oil Spill on the
Tuscarawas River.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1996.
Mulero-Gonzalez, Gisela. “The Piano: Revisiting the Heroine Quest in Modern Myth.” M.A. thesis. The
University of Akron, 1995.
Thomas, Cynthia E. “An Investigation of Gender and Management Styles of Magazine Editors.” M.A.
thesis. The University of Akron, 1994.
Gibson, Jacqueline. “A Pentadic Analysis of Booker T. Washington’s ‘Cotton States Exposition
Address.’” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1994.
Bishop, Christy. “The Rhetoric of Flatliners in Accordance with Joseph Campbell’s Four Functions of
Myth.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1991.
Bisht, René. “Stand by Me: The Psychology of the Hero Archetype.” M.A. thesis. The University of
Akron, 1991.
Mossman, Douglas M. “Metaphoric Criticism of Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler’s Address at Posen,
4 October 1940.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1990.
Rucker, Mary L. “Jesse Jackson’s Symbolic Rhetorical Vision of Equality and Unity: A Fantasy Theme
Analysis.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1990.
George, Mary Anne. “Rhetorical Analysis of Yasir Arafat’s United Nations General Assembly Speech,
November 13, 1974: Rhetoric as Paradox.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1985.
Riha, Joan. “Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Intellectual and Moral Development in the High School
Classroom.” M.A. thesis. The University of Akron, 1985.
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Undergraduate Theses Directed Peterson, Edward. “A Neo-Aristotelian Study of Selected Sermons of Knute Larson.” Senior Honors
Project. The University of Akron, 1997.
Stillman, Laura A. “A Transactional Approach to Communication in the Doctor-Patient Relationship.”
Undergraduate honors thesis. College of William and Mary, 1980.
University Service
Administrative Experience Chair, Department of Communications, University of South Carolina Aiken (2005-2014). Department
administration, budget management, performance reviews, faculty hiring, assessment, and program
review. Initiatives in publicity and department visibility.
Interim Assistant to the School Director, School of Communication, University of Akron (Spring 1996)
Director of Forensics, University of Akron (1982-1985)
Director of Debate, College of William and Mary (1979-1982)
University Level Writing Proficiency Portfolio Committee (2014-present)
Parliamentarian of Faculty Assembly (2013-2016)
Member, Excellence on Part-Time Teaching Award, a subcommittee of the Honors, Awards, and
Scholarship Committee, 2015
Judge, USC Discovery Day (26 April 2013; 25 April 2014)
Judge, USC Aiken Research Day (15 April 2011; 11 April 2014)
Scholarly Activity Award Subcommittee (Subcommittee of Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
Committee) (2010)
Sabbatical Review Committee (2009)
USCA Honors Steering Committee (2006-present)
USCA Strategic Planning Committee (2006-2009)
University Judicial Board hearing pool member (2006-present)
Conducted Teaching Portfolio Workshop for faculty (18 August 2006)
Academic Council (2005-2013)
Curriculum Committee of the Graduate Council (2004-2005)
Parliamentarian of Faculty Senate (2003-2005)
University Orator (announced student names at commencement ceremony) (2000, 2003, 2004)
Advisory Committee to the President of the University (2003-2004)
Academic Misconduct Inquiry Committee (chair, 2003)
Summer Session Task Force (2002)
Hearing Board Pool (1995-1998; 2001-2002)
University Honors Council (1995-1996)
University Review Committee for Department of Philosophy (1994-1995)
Parliamentarian of University Council (1987-1988; 1989)
College Level College Council (2005-present)
Faculty Development Committee (2001-2004)
Distinguished Professor Nominating Committee (1998-2000)
College Appeals Committee (1990-1991; 1996-1998; 2002-2005)
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College Faculty Planning Committee (1996-1999; 2000-2001)
Advisory Committee to the Dean (Full member, 1994-1995; acting member, 1985)
Associate Dean Search Committees (1992-1993, Chair, 1993)
College Teaching Committee (1984-1986)
Department/School Level Area Coordinator of the Interpersonal and Public Communication / Organizational Communication and
Public Relations Faculty, School of Communication (1992-1995; 1998-2001; 2003-2005); duties
include advising with curriculum and scheduling, area meetings.
Committee to Re-Examine School of Communication RTP guidelines (Chair, 2000-2001)
School of Communication Accreditation Self-Study Committee (1994)
Curriculum Committee (Chair, 1987-1991)
Graduate Curriculum Committee (Chair, 1997-1998)
By-Laws Review Committee (1996-1997)
Honors Advisor (1986-2005)
Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Committees (1987-2005; Chair, passim)
Committee to Propose a Communication Honors Society (1988-1989)
Internship Board (1985-1989; 1994-2005)
Faculty Secretary (1983-1987; 1995)
Scholarship Committee (1983-1984, 1987-1991, 1995-1998; Chair, 1989-1991, 1998)
Colloquia Committee (Chair, 1982-1983)
Faculty Search Committees (1981; 1986-92; 1998-1999; Chair, passim)
Community and Professional Service
Professional Offices Association of Communication Administration, elected to plan 2010 convention program and to lead
efforts to reorganize the group); President (2009-2010); Past President (2010-2011).
Member, Legislative Assembly, National Communication Association (2005-2006, 2015-2016)
Immediate Past Chair (2005); Chair (2004); Vice-Chair (2003); Vice-Chair Elect (2002), Argumentation
and Forensics Division, National Communication Association
Chair (2003-2004); Vice-Chair (2002-2003); Vice-Chair Elect (2001-2002), American Society for the
History of Rhetoric Interest Group (affiliated with Southern States Communication Association)
Outreach Committee, Southern States Communication Association (2002-2005; chair, 2004-2005)
Member, Ad Hoc By-Laws Committee, Public Address Division, National Communication Association
(2000-2002; 2003-2004)
Secretary, Southern Forensics Association, Southern States Communication Association (2001-2003)
Secretary, Argumentation and Forensics Division, National Communication Association (2001)
Journal Reviewer Member of Editorial Board, Journal of the Association for Communication Administration (2011- )
Member of Editorial Board, Western Journal of Communication (2012)
Guest reviewer for Howard Journal of Communication (2014-2016), Carolina Communications Annual
(2011), Western Journal of Communication (2011-2015), Argumentation and Advocacy (2008),
Argumentation (1996), Ohio Speech Journal (1996, 1998, 1999), Rhetoric Society Quarterly (1999,
2014), and Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2005, 2006, 2010-2012, 2014)
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Convention Service Convention panel reviewer for American Studies Division, National Communication Association (2017);
Communication Ethics Division, National Communication Association (2015); Association for
Communication Administration (affiliated with National Communication Association), 2011; Public
Address Division, National Communication Association (2011); Argumentation and Forensics
Division, National Communication Association (2000-2002; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010; 2015); American
Forensic Association (meeting with NCA) (2007); Political Communication Division, National
Communication Association (2008, 2016); Rhetoric and Public Address Interest Group, Southern
States Communication Association (2005)
Convention paper reviewer for Association for Communication Administration (affiliated with National
Communication Association) (2017); American Studies Division, National Communication
Association (2017); Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Association (2016); Philosophy of
Communication Division, National Communication Association (2015); Communication Ethics
Division, National Communication Association (2105); Public Address Division, National
Communication Association (1999; 2002; 2004; 2006; 2008-2009; 2011-2012; 2014-2016); Disability
Issues Caucus, National Communication Association (2015); Rhetoric and Public Address Interest
Group, Southern States Communication Association (2005; 2008-2009); Argumentation and
Forensics Division, National Communication Association (2004; 2006-2008; 2010; 2015; 2017);
American Forensic Association (meeting with NCA) (2007); Political Communication Division,
National Communication Association (2000; 2008-2010; 2012; 2015-2017); History Division,
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (1999)
Panelist for National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend program; reviewed about 30
grant proposals (2009)
Focus group leader concerning national communication ethics code, National Communication
Association Annual Convention, 22 November 1997
Convention panel chair, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association (2016);
Public Address Division, National Communication Association Convention (1999); Southern
Forensics Association (affiliated with Southern States Communication Association) (2002);
American Society for the History of Rhetoric Interest Group (affiliated with Southern States
Communication Association) (2008, 2005); Speech Communication Association of Ohio Convention,
1983
Convention panel respondent, Public Address Division, National Communication Association (2014);
Political Communication Division, National Communication Association Convention (2008);
Argumentation and Forensics Division, National Communication Association Convention (2005-
2007); American Society for the History of Rhetoric Interest Group (affiliated with Southern States
Communication Association) (2004, 2005)
Compensated Reviewing Book reviewer, Bedford/St. Martin’s (2002), Prentice-Hall (1989); McGraw-Hill (1992, 1995); Addison
Wesley Longman (1998), Wadsworth/Thomson (2005)
Volunteer Community Service (related to communication)
Assisted with Camp Sharigan/Reading Orienteering Club reading program, Aiken SC, 2011-2016
Judge, Aiken County Language Arts Festival, 2007-2012) (Held each February)
Conducted 2-hour workshop on “Critical Thinking” for staff members of Helping Hands, Aiken SC,
15 February 2008.
Communications Task Force (Commission), Akron District, East Ohio Conference, United Methodist
Church (1989-1991).
Boy Scouts of America
Communications Merit Badge Counselor (1996-2002)
Taught in various Boy Scout Leader training sessions (1996-2002)
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Membership in Professional Societies National Communication Association
American Forensic Association
Southern States Communication Association
Association for Communication Administration
American Society for the History of Rhetoric
Miscellaneous
Trade Publications Photographs in:
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, Ph.D. Come, Follow Me! 2 vols. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000.
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, Ph.D. The Christment Tree. Vol. 3. Colorado Springs: Meriwether, 2004.
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, Ph.D. The Christment Tree. Vol. 2. Colorado Springs: Meriwether, 1998.
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, Ph.D. The Christment Tree. Vol. 1. Colorado Springs: Meriwether, 1994.
Clanton Harpine, Elaine, Ph.D. No Experience Necessary. Colorado Springs: Meriwether, 1992.
Awards
“Top 50 Public Speaking Blogs,” Feedspot, for harpine.blogspot.com
“Top Paper Award.” Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association,
for “Reagan at Pointe du Hoc: The Hidden Reasonableness of an Epideictic Speech” (2000)
Selected as an outstanding faculty member by Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils, The University
of Akron (1991)
Faculty Appreciation Award from Greek Alumni Council (2001)
Additional Training and Conference Attendance “A Collegiate’s Guide to Identifying and Safely Responding to Students Who Are a Danger to Self and
Others.” Workshop by Dr. Renae Duncan, sponsored by CTE, 19 September 2014, USC Aiken.
Critical Inquiry Workshop, USC Aiken, 23-24 May 2013.
“Raising Your Program Profile.” 2012 Chairs’ Summer Institute. National Communication Association.
Washington DC, 22-24 June 2012.
“Recognize and Preventing Illegal Harass and Discrimination in the Academic and Workplace
Environment.” University of South Carolina Professional Development Program Course. 8 May
2012.
South Carolina Service-Learning Conference, Columbia, SC, 7 March 2011.
Faculty Roles in High-Impact Teaching conference organized by American Association of Colleges and
Universities, Philadelphia, PA, 25-27 March 2010. Attended programs about service-learning,
internships, teaching philosophy, and active learning.
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training sponsored by the USC Aiken Department of Human
Resources. 27 January 2010.
“Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training,” The University of Akron Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity and Training, 14 November 2000.
Managing Conflict Department Leadership Program, American Council on Education, 10-12 Chicago,
IL, July 2007.
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BlackBoard Tips and Tricks, Helping Troubled Students, and Maintaining Department Web Sites.
USCA faculty development workshop, 11 May 2007.
First Annual Course Redesign Conference, Orlando, Fla., 18-20 March 2007. Attended programs on the
use of technology to improve quality of higher education while reducing costs.
Diversity in the Workplace Workshop, Human Resources Department, University of South Carolina
Aiken, 12 May 2006.
Department Chairs Workshop, American Council on Education, 2-5 November 2005, San Antonio, TX.
Attended sessions on evaluating college teaching, working with deans, conflict management,
managing change, and leadership and team building, as well as informal sessions.
Teaching Professor Conference, Schaumburg, IL, 20-22 May 2005. Attended sessions in student
research, student learning styles, electronic teaching, and making lecture classes engaging.
National Science Foundation Day at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, 29 April 2005.
Information and breakout sessions concerning procedures and policies for National Science
Foundation Grants.
“Beginning WebCT 4.1,” “WebCT 4.1 Creating Content,” “WebCT Beginning Design,” March 2005.
Training in web-based and web-enhanced teaching software.
“Marketing with E-Mail Newsletters,” The University of Akron Workforce Development and Continuing
Education, 23 November 2004.
48 post-baccalaureate credits in Applied Music (Classical Guitar) at The University of Akron
University website: http://web.usca.edu/communications/faculty/harpine.dot
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