Sherwood Thompson has attained distinction through a lengthy and productive career directing campus-wide diversity programs for three major Carnegie Foundation Divisions-I public research universities as well as one regional Polytechnic University. In this capacity he has worked as a leader for university-wide diversity initiatives and multicultural programs and he led an array of leadership positions in departments that served the academic needs of diverse students faculty and staff. Pam Parry is the new chairperson of the Department of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University. In 2016 she received the Applegate Award for Excellence in Research from the Kentucky Communication Association. She is the author of Eisenhower: The Public Relations President. She is co-editor of a book series Women in American Political History which is being published by Lexington Books a subsidiary of Rowman & Littlefield. . Language: English