Don Cunningham, Ph.D.
Don Cunningham is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Radford University where he teaches courses in Professional Writing, Business Writing, and Advanced Technical Writing. Prior to joining the faculty at Radford University, he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Technical Writing, Technical Editing, Academic Writing, and Freshman Composition. Dr. Cunningham has also lectured on Japanese feudal era history. Dr. Cunningham has a Ph.D. in Technical Communication from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago (2005). He is an alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University), with a Master of Science (1984) and a Bachelor of Science (1978), both in Journalism. A professional journalist, Dr. Cunningham was an award-winning reporter, photographer, and news editor for several daily newspapers in his home state of Texas and in Florida. For the past twenty years, Dr. Cunningham worked in the telecommunications industry as an editor, technical writer, documentation manager, and applications engineer for central office switching system manufacturers specializing in the international (Pacific Rim) markets. His former employers include NEC Corporation, Fujitsu, Nortel, Tellabs, and Lucent (Bell Laboratories). Dr. Cunningham has given many presentations to industry leaders and served on international standards committees. In addition to numerous journal and magazine articles, he is also the author of two books on Japanese feudal era history. A senior member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), Dr. Cunningham served terms as the Chicago regional chapter's vice-president and president. He is also a member of Association for Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW), Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). |
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