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SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROFESSOR NAMED
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Professor Hill’s teaching interests are in the areas of public, intercultural, and international communication. He also has studied communication patterns among the elderly and the negative images of nursing homes. Considered by his peers to be an artful teacher who engages and challenges his students, a former student described him as a “strong conceptual thinker, an eloquent speaker, a prolific writer, and an organized professor.” The Z.T. Scott Fellowship, given annually for excellence in teaching and advising, includes a $6,000 cash award as well as $4,000 to be used for professional development and research. Trinity University Trustee Richard M. Kleberg III established the Fellowship in 1984 in honor of his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Z.T. Scott. The fellowship was awarded during the Spring 2002 commencement ceremony May 11 in Laurie Auditorium on the Trinity campus. Professor Hill says he adapts his teaching style to the learning style of his students and modifies the content of his courses to what is happening in the broader world. “I am absolutely convinced that the teacher is merely a short-term influence on the long-term learning of the student,” he says. Widely published, Professor Hill also has received more than $2 million in external funding for training and research and has worked extensively with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services. He is a co-developer of the data bank Native American Research Information Service that focuses on research of American Indians, Hawaiians, and Alaskan Eskimos. Before arriving at Trinity in 1988, he was a professor of communication at the University of Oklahoma for 20 years. While there, he received that University’s Associates Distinguished Lecturer award for 1984-85 and 1985-86 and the Outstanding Young Speech Teacher in Oklahoma award in 1972. In addition to his academic career, Professor Hill has served government and industry as a consultant, trainer, and researcher. He has written three books, more than 40 articles, chapters, or monographs; and more than 60 convention papers and reviews. Kasey L. Walker, one of his former students who credits Professor Hill with inspiring her to pursue a career in academia, says his lectures were always “thorough, dynamic, and liberally splashed with colorful, yet relevant, anecdotes.” Kate Ritson, associate professor of art at Trinity, describes Professor Hill as having a “remarkable reputation with the students and remains in touch with many (of them) years after they leave Trinity.” Professor Hill received a B.A. from Memphis State University, with a double major in history and French and a minor in speech and political science. His master’s degree in speech is from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and his doctorate degree in speech with a minor in linguistics is from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Trinity University is a nationally recognized liberal arts and sciences institution noted for its exceptional faculty and commitment to the comprehensive preparation of its talented student body. It is a learning community that has charted its course with a steadfast commitment to excellence since it was founded in 1869. |
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May
11, 2002 – L. Brooks Hill, professor and chair of the Department
of Speech and Drama at Trinity University, has been named the 2002 recipient
of the Dr. and Mrs. Z.T. Scott Faculty Fellowship in recognition of
his outstanding accomplishments as a teacher and adviser.