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EDUCATION

Ph.D. (1970), M.S. Ed. (1966), Indiana University, Bloomington
International Education major, Latin American/West European Studies minors.

Bachelor of Foreign Trade (1959), American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird School), Glendale, Arizona
International Business major, Latin American minor (Spanish language emphasis).

B.A. (1957), University of Wisconsin, Madison. Liberal Arts major.

EXPERIENCE

San Diego State University, California, 1985-1992 (full-time), 1994-present (part-time/retired)
College of Business Administration, Department of Information and Decision Systems, Lecturer, Business Communication; American Language Institute, Extended Studies, 1991 (part-time), Management and Business English for international students.

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business Administration, JAPAN, 1992-1994 Associate Professor (Visiting), International Business and Communication Skills. Teaching, research and publishing.

California Community Colleges, 1980-1985, 1994 (part-time instructor) MiraCosta College, San Diego Mesa College, Palomar College, and Saddleback College.
Business Communication, International Business English, and English as a Second Language.

Additional Employment: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver British Columbia, CANADA, Summer 1979; Instituto Brasil-Estados, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, 1978-79; Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, BRAZIL 1978; University of Brasilia, BRAZIL, 1977-78; Toronto Board of Education, Ontario, CANADA, 1974-75; Indiana University, Bloomington, 1968-73; National Education Association, Washington, D.C., Summers 1972-73; The Graz Center, AUSTRIA, Summer 1971; International finance exchange programs, 1964-65: Skandinaviska Bank, Stockholm, SWEDEN; Den Danske Landmandsbank, Copenhagen, DENMARK; Banque de la Societe Generale de Belgique, Brussels, BELGIUM; and First of Boston International, MA, and Olin International, New York, NY, 1959-1963.

• ACTIVITIES
• RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
• PRESENTATIONS
• PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS
• CONFERENCES (participant)
• GRANTS, ASSISTANTSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

ACTIVITIES

Japan Association of Language Teachers, Association for Business Communication (International Communication committee), Comparative Education Society (U.S. and Canada), National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, TESOL, Delta Phi Epsilon, Chi Psi fraternity.

Higher education experience in international business, cross-cultural education, and communication skills/ESL in U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia. Computer information experience. International travel/study programs as academic director and participant. Foreign language proficiency. Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.

Subscriber to the San Diego Opera and San Diego Symphony. Graduate in Piano, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, 1953.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

"Fifth Column Political Designs on Educational Activities in Southern Brazil During the Vargas Years, 1930-1945": Part I, The German Element, Vol. 37, No. 2, March 1993, pp. 383-402; Part II, The Italian Element, Vol. 38. No. 1, September 1993, pp. 255-281; and Part III, The Japanese Element, Vol. 38, No. 2, March 1994, pp. 239-257, Bulletin of Faculty of Commerce, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration, Nagoya, Japan.

The German Private Schools of Southern Brazil During the Vargas Years, 1930-1945: German Nationalism vs. Brazilian Nationalization, Unpublished doctor's thesis, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1969, 291 pp.

"The Tangential Man: The Subcontinental Immigrant in Toronto," Parts I and II, Toronto Board of Education, Research Department, 1975.

"Vargas and Nyerere and the Formation of a National Consciousness Through Their Nationalization of Educational Programs," Journal of Abstracts in International Education, Volume 3, Winter/Spring 1972, pp. 8-10.

"The German Private Schools of Southern Brazil: German Nationalism Vs. Brazilian Nationalization," International Review of Education, UNESCO, Hamburg, Volume 18, Number 3, 1972, pp. 391-397.

"Os Alemaes no Sul do Brasil: Do Isolamento a Integracao com a Nacionalizacao do Ensino," Revista Brasileira de Estudos Pedagogicos, Rio de Janeiro, Volume 53, April-June 1970, pp.400-408.

"Os Alemaes no Sul do Brasil: Do Isolamento a Integracao atraves da Nacionalizacao da Educacao," Blumenau em Cadernos, Santa Catarina, Volume 12, Number 7, July 1971, pp. 123-130.

"Blumenau, Santa Catarina -- Impressoes de um Pesquisador Norte-Americano," Blumenau em Cadernos, Santa Catarina, Volume 12, Number 5, May 1971, pp. 83-86.

Book Reviews:
Robert J. Havighurst and Aparecida J. Gouveia, Brazilian Secondary Education and Socio-Economic Development. Review appears in The Journal of Developing Areas, Western Illinois University, Volume 5, Number 3, April 1971, pp. 458-459.

Ignacy Waniewicz, Broadcasting for Adult Education: A Guidebook of World-Wide Experiences. Review appears in Educational Studies, University of Texas, Volume 4, Number 2, Summer 1973, p. 96.

PRESENTATIONS

"The Role of the Hyphen: How One Small Sign Can Both Divide and Unite in the Story of World Politics," Association for Business Communication, Western Regional Conference. Boise, Idaho, April 11-13, 1996.

"Teaching Business Communication in Japan: The Chrysanthemum Maze," 59th. Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication. San Diego, California. November 2-5, 1994.

"Teaching English at Japanese Colleges and Universities: Some Misperceptions," San Diego Regional CATESOL Conference. Palomar College, San Marcos, California. October 22, 1994.

"Integrating International Content into the Basic Business Communication Course," ABC West, ABC Canada, STC - Canadian Pacific, IABC - British Columbia. Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA. April 11-13, 1991.

"Group Report Writing: Team Selection Alternatives," 55th. Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication. San Antonio, Texas. November 7-10, 1990.

"An International Approach to Team Report Writing," 54th. Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication. Las Vegas, Nevada. November 5-9, 1989.

"Multiculturalism in Action," Palomar College, San Marcos, California (videotaped for the San Diego Unified School District). December 1980.

"Vargas and Nyerere and the Formation of a National Consciousness through Their Nationalization of Education Programs," National Convention of the Comparative and International Education Society. San Antonio, Texas. March 1973.

"Education and Poverty in Latin America," McGill University, Montreal, CANADA. March 1971.

"The Germans of Southern Brazil: From Isolation to Integration through the Nationalization of Education," Midwest Regional Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. April 1970.

PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS

"Richard O. Dalbey: Um Brasilianista Voltado Para O Nazismo," A Gazeta (Vitoria, Espirito Santo, BRAZIL), June 11, 1978. Newspaper interview in Portuguese.

"A Influencia Alema em SC para Criar um Estado Nazista," O Estado (Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, BRAZIL), July 31, 1977. Newspaper interview in Portuguese.

CONFERENCES (participant)

9th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies. University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA. July 1-6, 1996.

Western Region of the Association for Business Communication. Session Chair, Palm Springs, California. April 20-22, 1995.

19th Annual JALT Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (Theme: Language and Culture). Sonic City, Omiya, JAPAN. October 8-11, 1993.

JALT Kobe Chapter and N-SIG Conference 1993 (Theme: Mirror on the Classroom: Reflective Thinking and Learning). Kobe, JAPAN. May 8-9, 1993.

4th Foreign Language CAI-JALT Research Congress. Doshisha University (Tanabe campus), Kyoto, JAPAN. February 20-21, 1993.

18th Annual JALT Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (Theme: Teacher to Teacher). Tokyo International University, Kawagoe, JAPAN. November 20-23, 1992.

Western Region of the Association for Business Communication. Anaheim, California. April 1988.

GRANTS, ASSISTANTSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

Goethe Institute, Liblar, GERMANY. Summer 1970. Faculty travel and study grant from the German government.

Field Research in Brazil, 1968-69. Recipient of Doctoral Student Grant-in-Aid of Research and Latin American Dissertation Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Summer Field Research in Brazil, 1967. Ford Foundation grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1966-69 Graduate Assistant, School of Education, 1967-69. Latin American Studies Development Fellowship, 1967. Graduate Assistant, International Affairs Center, 1966.

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