STACKS, Don W. 1949-

PERSONAL:

Male. Born November 8, 1949, in Kalamazoo, MI; son of Frederick and Margaret (Wheat) Stacks; married Robin Hickson (a teacher), August 11, 1974; children: Stacy Leigh, Kathleen Marie, Merry Margaret. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Northern Michigan University, B.A., 1971; Auburn University, M.A., 1985; University of Florida, Ph.D., 1988. Politics: Independent. Religion: Presbyterian.

ADDRESSES:

Office—School of Communication, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

University of South Alabama, Mobile, assistant professor, 1978-85; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, associate professor, 1985-89; University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, professor of communications and director of programs in advertising and public relations, 1990—. Institute for Public Relations, member of board of trustees. Military service: U.S. Army, 1971-74.

MEMBER:

International Public Relations Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, National Communication Association, Arthur W. Page Society, Southern Communication Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Pathfinder Award, Institute for Public Relations, 1999.

WRITINGS:

(With Mark Hickson III) Nonverbal Communication Studies and Applications, William C. Brown, 1984.

(With John Hocking) Communication Research, Long-man (New York, NY), 1990.

(With Mark Hickson III and Sidney R. Hill) Introduction to Human Communication Theory, Holt, Rinehart & Winston (New York, NY), 1991.

(Editor, with Mark Hickson III) Effective Communication for Academic Chairs, State University of New York Press (Albany, NY), 1992.

(With Michael Salwen) An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research, LEA, 1996.

Editor, World Communication.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Dictionary of Public Relations Measurement and Research.

SIDELIGHTS:

Don W. Stacks told CA: "I write that which is not covered and is necessary. My influences come from my coauthors and from friends in the field."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Journal of Higher Education, January-February, 1995, John W. Creswell, review of Effective Communication for Academic Chairs, p. 117.