Dulcie Straughan, Ph.D., (B.S.'73/H&S; M.S.'78/H&S) was appointed interim dean of UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Journalism in July following an already successful career as both a professor at Carolina. She also earned her Ph.D. in mass communication research as a Tarheel in 1986. She earned her B.S. at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Mass Communication and was one of the first to earn her M.S. from the school's then newly established program.
Her career in higher education is the result of a simple phone call from one of VCU's finest. She had been working in state government for five years when George Crutchfield, then the dean of the VCU School of Journalism, asked her to apply for a teaching position in public relations. In what she considers the best career decision she ever made, she applied, was offered and accepted the job.
"That was it," Straughan said, "I fell in love with teaching." That was in 1978.
Straughan's resume is extensive. Her many awards and honors, including the David Brinkley Teaching Excellence Award, are only highlighted by her countless published works, grant approvals and service to education and mass communication.
Her career in higher education is the result of a simple phone call from one of VCU's finest. She had been working in state government for five years when George Crutchfield, then the dean of the VCU School of Journalism, asked her to apply for a teaching position in public relations. In what she considers the best career decision she ever made, she applied, was offered and accepted the job.
"That was it," Straughan said, "I fell in love with teaching." That was in 1978.
Straughan's resume is extensive. Her many awards and honors, including the David Brinkley Teaching Excellence Award, are only highlighted by her countless published works, grant approvals and service to education and mass communication.
Congratulations, Dulcie!! And best wishes to you in the future!!
Did you teach at VCU's Mass Comm school any time between 1979 to 1983? I ask because yours is a distinctive first name and I recall a professor (or possibly a TA) with that name.