John Scott:  

RESUME JOHN W. SCOTT, Ph.D. PERSONAL Born: June 2, 1947; Osceola, Arkansas MARITAL STATUS Married to Pamela Morris Scott, BA with Honors in English, 1975; MA in English, 1977, University of Arkansas Children: Leah Christina, John Isaac Austin One grandson; one granddaughter MILITARY SERVICE U.S. Navy, 1967-70, Aviation Electronics Technician Highest rank: E-5, Avionics Shop Foreman aboard USS Boxer, LPH-4 2008, Disabled Veteran--100% EDUCATION 1974-85: Ph.D., University of Arkansas Degree Granted: January 1985 Major: Eighteenth-century British Literature Related Fields: Modern and Contemporary Literature Medieval Literature 1973-74: MA, University of Arkansas Major: English 1965-67: BA with Highest Honors, University of Arkansas 1970-72 Major: English DISSERTATION Swift and the Grotesque: To Vex Rather Than Divert TRAVEL One semester sabbatical residence in London, England, Spring 2003 Two-year residence in Taiwan, Republic of China, 1986-88 Other places visited: Aruba, Haiti, Venezuela, Panama, The Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Iceland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Greece, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Japan WORK EXPERIENCE December 2002-April 2003; Summer 2005: Visiting Professor of English Private College Consortium for International Study International Enrichment Imperial College London, England Duties: While on sabbatical, taught two advanced literature courses, Shakespeare and Myths and Legends of Britain, and pursued independent research. Also responsible for mentoring a group of students during weekly literary, historical, and cultural tours, and for planning, arranging, booking, and coordinating specific field trips and attendance at performances of Shakespearean dramas. Returned to teach Shakespeare in the summer of 2005 September 1988-August 2008 (Retired): Coordinator of Developmental Studies and Professor of English Pikeville College Pikeville, Kentucky 41501 Duties: As Coordinator, designed, developed, and established the Developmental Studies Program, which has served as many as 76% of Pikeville College freshman students in math, reading, and English. Planned and established computer-assisted tutorial lab. Instituted curriculum and corporate syllabi. Responsible for policies and procedures with faculty and staff of as many as twelve and a tutorial contingent of 25. July 1986-July 1988: Associate Professor of English Department of Foreign Language and Literature National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China September 1985-June 1986: Adjunct English Faculty Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia 23220 November 1982-August 1985: Deputy Director National Alliance for Safe Schools 501 North Interregional Austin, Texas 78702 Duties: Served as senior editor and staff writer. Prepared booklets, brochures, newsletters, and digests. Wrote grant and foundation proposals for school anti-crime programs. Planned and organized conferences. August 1980-October 1982: Director of Special Programs Public Service, Adult, and Continuing Education Southwest Texas State University San Marcos, Texas 78666 Duties: Directed relevant University federal and state grant programs. Managed an annual budget in excess of $1.5 million and a staff of 25 employees. Supervised training of 5000 adults a year in one-day to two-week seminars. Clientele included educators, police, probation officers, social workers, community representatives, and judges. Directed curriculum reform, international publications, and conferences. February 1980-August 1980: Director of Public Information Institute of Criminal Justice Studies Southwest Texas State University August 1977-December 1980: English Instructor Southwest Texas State University HONORS 2009, Professor Emeritus, Pikeville College 2001-03, President, Pikeville Junior-Senior High School PTO 2000-06, Member, Executive Board, Kentucky Humanities Council 1999-2005, Member, Board of Directors, Kentucky Humanities Council 1999-2005, Member, Board of Directors, Pikeville Performing Arts Council 1999-present, Charter Member, Pike County, Kentucky, Arts Council 2001-02, William Wade and Helen Record Walker Teaching Excellence Award, First Place 1990-91, Sears-Roebuck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership 1988, Teacher Appreciation Award, National Cheng Kung University 1992-95, Member, Faculty Executive Committee; Chair, 1994-95 Phi Beta Kappa BA in English with Highest Honors Graduate Honors Internship in Teaching and Counseling Undergraduate Critical Writing Award Teaching Fellowship in English President's List; Dean's List National Merit Commended Scholar COURSES TAUGHT Shakespeare; Jonathan Swift seminar; Modern Poetry seminar; Modern Drama seminar; English Major Capstone seminar; Advanced World Literature seminar; Myths and Legends of Great Britain; Advanced British Literature; History of the Novel; Mythology; Advanced Humanities; Introduction to the Genres of Literature; English Conversation--intermediate and advanced; Surveys of Literature--American, British, and World; Junior Composition; Technical Writing--freshman, sophomore, junior; Freshman Composition--developmental, regular, and honors; Reading Improvement--developmental and advanced ACADEMIC SERVICE Pikeville College, 1988-2008 Coordinator of Developmental Studies Member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty, 1992-95; Chair, 1994-95 Member of the Curriculum Committee, 1990-93, 1996-present; Secretary, 1991-92 Member of and Editor for the College Self-study Committee on Institutional Effectiveness Co-director, Freshman and Transfer Student Advising and Registration Acting Chair of Humanities, eight summers Chair, Honors Council, 2003-08 Sponsor, Sylvia Trent Auxier Poetry Contest National Cheng Kung University, 1986-88 Critical Commentator, Second National Conference on English and American Literature Member, Freshman Reading Committee Compiler, List for Library Acquisitions in English Editor, University Catalog in English ...Expand for more