Duffy, Bernard K. 1948–

PERSONAL: Born April 28, 1948, in Bremen, Germany; U.S. citizen; son of Bernard E. (a military officer) and Elfriede G. (a purchasing manager) Duffy; married Carol Wright, June, 1974 (divorced, January, 1976); married August 16, 1976; wife's name Susan (a professor); children: Elizabeth. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: San Jose State College (now University), B.A. (with great distinction), 1970, M.A., 1971; University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., 1976. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Episcopalian.

ADDRESSES: Home—San Luis Obispo, CA. Office—California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Hiram College, Hiram, OH, assistant professor, 1976–79, and assistant to the president; Clemson University, Clemson, SC, professor, 1979–88; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, professor, 1988–, and department head.

MEMBER: National Communication Association.

WRITINGS:

(Editor, with Halford R. Ryan) American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1987.

(Editor, with Halford R. Ryan) American Orators before 1900: Critical Studies and Sources, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1987.

(With Martin Jacobi) The Politics of Rhetoric: Richard Weaver and the Conservative Tradition, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1993.

(With Ronald Carpenter) Douglas MacArthur: Warrior as Wordsmith, Greenwood Press (Westport CT), 1997.

(Editor, with Lorraine Jackson) Health Communication: Developments and Directions, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1998.

(Editor, with Richard W. Leeman) American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Orators, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2005.

Coeditor of book series "Great American Orators," Greenwood Press (Westport, CT). Contributor to periodicals, including Philosophy and Rhetoric, Southern Communication Journal, Communication Quarterly, Theatre History Studies, Communication Education, and Essays in Theatre.