GARY K. HUGHES
1911 Mosswood Drive
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42104
Office: (270) 745-5202
Home: (270) 843-1077
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Program, Communication (cognate area of Information Science),currently enrolled part-time
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
M.A., Communication, (Overall GPA: 4.0) August 2002
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
M.Div., Pastor/Teacher, December 1983
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
B.A., Speech Communication (Summa Cum Laude), August 1980
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Additional Studies
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
Sixty-six graduate hours in Old Testament Languages, Old Testament History, New Testament Literature, and Ministry Studies, January 1984-2000
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH
Six hours in Old Testament cognate languages (external studies), Fall 1985
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Instructor, Department of Communication
Fall 2002“Fundamentals of Public Speaking” (Five sections)
Spring 2003“Fundamentals of Public Speaking” (Five sections)
Fall 2003“Fundamentals of Public Speaking” (Five sections)
Spring 2004“Fundamentals of Public Speaking” (Four sections)
“Business and Professional Speaking” (One section)
Seminary Extension Center, Bethel and Logan Baptist Associations, Russellville, KY
Instructor
Fall 1998“The Book of Joshua”
OTHER
INSTRUCTIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
Fall 1985“Old Testament Survey” (Taughtthree sessions in the absence of the professor due to illness and served as grader for the entire semester)
INSTRUCTIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
March 13, 2002Next Level Leadership Network and Team Resources, Inc., Alpharetta, GA
Certified Facilitator, “Building Powerful Ministry Teams”
April 8, 1998Seminary Extension of the Southern Baptist Seminaries’ Council of Seminary Presidents, Nashville, TN
Certified Instructor, (Bachelor level courses)
Aug. 2000-June 2010Commonwealth of Kentucky, Education Professional Standards Board,
Frankfort, KY
Provisional High School Certificate, Grades 7-12 (Rank 2), Speech Communication
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Auburn Baptist Church, Auburn, KY
Mar. 1993–Aug. 2002Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church, Maysville, KY
June 1987-Mar. 1993Senior Pastor
Cove Hill Baptist Church, Carrollton, KY
Aug. 1982–May 1987Pastor
UNIVERSITY
SERVICE
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Fall 2003Recruitment (Sponsored by WKU Alumni Association, Lexington, KY Chapter)
Served as Department of Communication representative
August 12, 2003Instructor, Fall 2003 M.A.S.T.E.R Plan week (two sessions)
Fall 2002Recruitment (Sponsored by WKU Alumni Association, Muhlenburg County Chapter)
Served as Department of Communication representative
DEPARTMENT
SERVICE
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Fall 2002-Spring 2004Chairperson, Technology Committee
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2002-2004Member, Classroom Improvements Committee
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Fall 2003-Spring 2004Member, General Education Course Evaluation Committee
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
December 13, 2003Judge, High School Speech Tournament sponsored by Forensics Team
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
October 8, 2003Recruitment (Majors Fair sponsored by Career Services Center)
Served as Department of Communication representative
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Fall 2002Assisted with group advisement
Department of Communication
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
LifeSkills, Inc., Bowling Green, KY
January 2003-PresentMember, Board of Directors
State Street Baptist Church, Bowling Green, KY
November 8, 2003Instructor, “Building Effective Communication Skills” Seminar
Rotary Club of Auburn, Auburn, KY
1993-2003Member
1996-2003Coordinator, Rotary Speech Contest
July 1997-June 1998President
July 1997-June 1998Vice President
Family Resource and Youth Service Centers, Auburn, Chandlers, and Olmstead Schools and Logan County High School, Russellville, KY
2000-2003Member, Advisory Council
Boy Scouts of America, Pack 762, Auburn, KY
2001-2002Chartered Organization Representative
1996-2000Cubmaster
1994-1996Webelos Den Leader
1994-1996Chartered Organization Representative
Auburn Ministerial Association, Auburn, KY
1998-2003Treasurer
1993-2003Member
1993-1996President
HONORS
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
April 2002-PresentMember, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 238
2001-2002Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Communication
1978-1979Outstanding Scholar,Department of Communication and Theatre
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
National Communication Association
Religious Communication Association
Southern Speech Communication Association
Kentucky Communication Association
CONVENTIONS
& CONFERENCES
September 12-13, 2003Kentucky Communication Association Annual Meeting, Barren River State Resort Park, Glasgow, KY
Served as a panel member for a presentation regarding setting class/course objectives at the general education level
March 30, 2003Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
SoftwareMS Office 2000/XP (All applications)
MS Windows Operating Systems (3.1, 95, 98SE, XP)
MSDOS (5.0-6.22)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Netscape Composer
Sun Microsystems’ StarOffice 5.2 & 6.0
Sun Microsystems’ OpenOffice.org 1.0.3 & 1.1.0
SPSS 8.0-10.0
WordPerfect Office 2000
Blackboard 4.0/5.0
JASC Paint Shop Pro 7
Norton Systemworks 2003
Basic HTML coding
HardwareAssembly of PC systems (Intel and AMD based)
Basic computer repair/upgrading
Basic SOHO networking
Audio-VisualBasic knowledge of installation and operation
LANGUAGES
STUDIED
Undergraduate levelSpanish
Ancient Hebrew
Graduate levelKoine Greek
Ancient Hebrew
Aramaic
Syriac
French (for reading)
German (for reading)
OVERSEAS
INTERCULTURAL
EXPERIENCES
Two trips to Seltzo, Bryansk Oblast, Russia (June, 1996 and June, 1998).
RERERENCES
Dr. Larry Winn
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 745-5876
Dr. Sally Hastings
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 745-3012
Dr. Judith Hoover
Department of Communication
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 745-5291
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