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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