BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME
G. Richard Wetherill, Ph.D.
POSITION TITLE
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Executive Director, The Center of Continuing Education and Community Services
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE (if applicable)
YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
East Central State College, Ada, OK B.A. 1971 Sociology
East Texas State University, Commerce, TX M.S.. 1973 Sociology
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Ph.D. 1977 Adult & Extension Education
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR None 2000 Public Administration
A. Positions and Honors
1972-1973 Assistant Instructor, Department of Sociology, East Texas State University, Commerce, TX.
1973-1974 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Rural Sociology, Texas A&M University.
1974-1976 Extension Assistant, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, TX.
1976-1977 Research Associate, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, TX.
1977-1982 Research Sociologist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Starkville, MS.
1978-1983 Adjunct Associate Professor, Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville.
1983-1984 Editor, Southern Rural Sociology, Volume 1.
1984-1986 Program Analyst, Civil Rights Staff, USDA Forest Service Headquarters, Washington, DC.
1986-1988 Management Analyst, Office of Management Planning and Analysis, USDA Forest Service Headquarters, Washington, DC.
1988-1992 Sociologist, Regional Forest Planning, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR.
1992-1994 Deputy Regional Director for Strategy, Southwest Region, USDA Rural Development Administration, Levelland, TX.
1994-2005 Director, Empowerment Programs Division, USDA Rural Development, Washington, DC
1999-1999 Congressional Fellowship, Congressman Maurice Hinchey, NY-26, Washington, DC
2005-Present Executive Director, Center of Continuing Education and Community Services, East Central University, Ada, OK.
2006-Present Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies, East Central University, Ada, OK.
Other Experience and Professional Membership
2006 - Present Voting Member, University Economic Development Association
1973 - 2002 Member, Rural Sociological Society
1974 - 1988 Member, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists
1977 - 1988 Evaluation Research Society
1985-1986 President, Southern Rural Sociological Association
1993 - 1994 Natural Resources Instructor, New Mexico Economic Development Institute.
1997 - 2005 Smithsonian Local Associate
2005 - Present Association for Continuing Higher Education
2005 - Present Learning Education Resources Network
Honors
2011 Oklahoma Governor's Commendation for Outstanding Workforce Contributions
1999 Graduate, Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program, USDA Graduate School.
1999 Congressional Fellowship
2000 Secretary's Group Honor Award of Excellence for Development of the Benchmark Management System.
2000 Certificate of Executive Qualification, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
"Build a 12-Click Briefing Book on Any EZ/EC Community" TechNote Pro #4 (November 2004), USDA Rural Development
"Empowerment Holds Key to Rural Revitalization." Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 10 (No. 4): 117-120. 1997.
Trendlines. Publisher/Editor from Volume 1, No. 1 (August 1989) through Volume 4, No. 8 (August 1992). Peak readership - 20,000.
"The Pilot's Return: Episode Two of the Pilot Parables." Portland, OR: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region. 3 pages. 1990.
"The Pilot's Magic: A Parable for Our Time." Milwaukee, WI: Forest Service Eastern Region. 2 pages. 1986.
"New Traditions: Retrospective and Prospective" (Presidential Address). Southern Rural Sociology 3: 95-98. 1985.
Approaches to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mass Media Forest Fire Prevention Programs. Mississippi State, MS: Mississippi State Univ., Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Sociology Research Report Series 83-3. 28 pages. 1983. (With Frank M. Howell and Arthur G. Cosby). Southern Rural Sociology 1. Editor. 1983.
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