William Gerard Weeks
Personal Data
Business Address: 458 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater Oklahoma 74078
Email:
(405) 744-5129 - (405) 744-5176 (FAX) (405) 743-4109
Home Address: 2127 Tanglewood Circle
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
EDUCATION
Degree Date Major Institution
Ph.D. 1989 Agricultural Education Texas A&M University
M.Ed. 1987 Vocational Education University of Illinois
B.S. 1983 Agricultural Education Illinois State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and 4-H Youth Development, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2000 - present. Graduate coordinator, chair graduate admissions committee. Supervise student teachers and serve on Resident Teacher Committees. Teach undergraduate courses in leadership education and teacher education; graduate courses in philosophy of education and teaching methods. Member of teacher education, agricultural leadership, and distance education workgroups.
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and 4-H Youth Development, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1994 - 2000. Coordinated the Resident Teacher Program (entry-year teacher program), served on Resident Teacher Committees, supervised student teachers, and interns. Taught undergraduate courses in experiential learning and leadership development; and graduate coursework in multimedia applications, history and philosophy of agricultural education, and advanced teaching methods.
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1989 - 1994. Served as departmental coordinator of the Resident Teacher Program (entry-year teacher program) and served on ~16 Resident Teacher Committees each year. Taught undergraduate courses in experiential learning and leadership development; and graduate coursework in microcomputer applications, supervise student interns.
Graduate Teaching Assistant/Fellow, Department of Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1987 - 1989. Supervised student teachers, taught undergraduate courses in microcomputer applications in agriculture, coordinated graduate seminar, and developed and co-coordinated departmental Peer Advising program.
Agriculture Instructor, Byron Community Unit District, Byron, Illinois, 1983 - 1987.
Vocational Agriculture Instructor and FFA Adviser at Byron High School. Developed and supervised 60-acre school land and livestock lab. Implemented new coursework in natural resources and horticulture, middle school track coach.
Intern, Administrative Division, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Springfield, Illinois, January - July 1983. Co-directed the Illinois Agricultural Youth Institute, a weeklong program for 100 high school students. The Institute focused on developing the leadership skills of future agricultural leaders.
Peer Adviser, Academic Advisement Center, Illinois State University, 1980-1982. Served as an academic advisor to students in the College of Applied Science and Technology from a centralized advisement office. One of twelve Peer Advisers who together with professional and faculty advisers, were responsible for the advisement of 20,000 undergraduate students.
Honors/Awards
Teacher Fellow Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, 2003
Distinguished Teaching Award, Southern Region AAAE, 2002
OSU Study Abroad Photo Contest Award Winner, 2002
First Runner-up Outstanding Research Presentation, Southern Region AAAE, 2002
OSU Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, CASNR, 1999
Outstanding Poster Presentation, (w/ Todd Brashears, Anissa Wilhelm, & Rob Terry) AAAE Research Conference 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nominee, USDA National Excellence in Teaching Awards Program, 1997
Runner-up, Outstanding Research Presentation, (w/ Amy Atherton-Allen), 1997 Southern Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, Stillwater, OK.
Outstanding Poster Presentation, (w/ Doug Ullrich & Fred Rayfield, AAAE Research Conference, 1995, Denver Colorado.
Distinguished Graduate Assistant Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 1989
Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University, 1989
AgriScience Teacher of the Year Award, State Winner and Regional Finalist, 1987
Holbert Achievement Award, Department of Agriculture, Illinois State University, 1983
Refereed Publications
Weeks, W. (2004). Leadership secrets of “Survivor.”. Proceedings of the annual conference of the Association of Leadership Educators, Memphis TN. Available: http://www.leadershipeducators.org/2004/weeks.pdf.
Cantrell, J. & Weeks, W. (2004). Criteria public school administrators consider when hiring first-year agricultural education teachers. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 54(1), 267-280. Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/Vol54/54-01-267.pdf.
Mullins, J. & Weeks, W. (2003). Leadership involvement and behaviors exhibited by FFA chapter presidents and officers. Proceedings of the 30th National Agricultural Education Research Conference. Available: http://aaaeonline.ifas.ufl.edu/NAERC/2003/Proceedings.pdf.
Weeks, W. & Pennington, P. (2003). Teaching an undergraduate course in contemporary issues in leadership. Proceedings of the annual conference of the Association of Leadership Educators, Anchorage, Alaska. Available: http://www.leadershipeducators.org/2003/weeks.pdf.
Fritz, S., Townsend, C, Hoover, T., Weeks, W., Carter, R. & Nietfedt, A. (2003). An analysis of leadership offerings in collegiate agricultural education departments. NACTA Journal, 47(3) 18-23.
Kelsey, K., Weeks, W, & Terry, H. R. (2002). Important issues facing agriculture in Oklahoma: A qualitative analysis of agricultural leaders’ perspectives. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 52(1). Available: http://pubs.aged.tamu.edu/jsaer/pdf/Vol52/52-01-19.pdf.
Harlin, J., Weeks, W. (2002). A comparison of traditional and non-traditional students' reasons for enrolling in an agricultural education. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 51(1).
Harlin, J., & Weeks, W. (2000). A comparison of traditional and non-traditional students' reasons for enrolling in an agricultural education course. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Western Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, Las Cruces, NM.
Delnero, J. & Weeks, W. (2000). Perceptions of job responsibilities among selected California secondary agricultural education teachers. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 50(1) 1-8.
Baggett, J., & Weeks, W. (2000). A comparison of agricultural education enrollees based upon point of enrollment and tenure in the program. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 50(1) 160-168.
Weeks, W. (2000) Impact of a professional development workshop on the teaching of a secondary course in agricultural communications and leadership. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 50(1) 152-159.
Weeks, W. & Terry, R. (2000) Administrator satisfaction with first-year agriculture teachers. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 50(1) 146-151.
Wilhelm, A., Terry, R., & Weeks, W. (1999, December). Comparison of elementary teachers' use of agriculture in their teaching. Proceedings of the 26th National Agricultural Education Research Conference, Orlando, FL.
Moman, J. & Weeks, W. (1998, December). An assessment of collaborative efforts between teachers attending the Oklahoma agriscience institute. Proceedings of the 25th National Agricultural Education Research Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Brashears, M.T., Wilhelm, A. Weeks, W., & Terry, R. (1997, April).A student teacher website in agricultural education. Poster session at the Southern Region of American Association of Agricultural Educators Research Conference, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Brashears, M.T., Wilhelm, A. Weeks, W., & Terry, R. (1997, December).A student teacher website in agricultural education. Poster session presented at the 24th Annual American Association of Agricultural Educators Research Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Atherton-Allen, A., & Weeks, W. (1997, April). An evaluation of video taped versus live instruction in a biological engineering course. Proceedings of the 47th Southern Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, Stillwater, OK.
Rayfield, F., Hughes, J, & Weeks, W. (1997, February). Ethics and livestock shows: An educational approach for undergraduates in agricultural education and agricultural professional service. Southern Section, American Society of Animal Science, Birmingham, AL.
Pierce, T., & Weeks, W. (1996, April). Understanding students’ knowledge and perceptions of international students. Proceedings of the 46th Southern Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, Athens, GA.
Weeks, W., Ullrich, D., & Rayfield, F., (1995, March). Realistic SAE experiences for pre-service teachers. Southern Region Agricultural Education Conference, Wilmington, NC. (First-place paper)
Weeks, W., Ullrich, D., & Rayfield, F., (1995, December). Realistic SAE experiences for pre-service teachers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Agricultural Educators Research Conference, Denver CO. (First-place poster)
Weeks, W. & Briers, G. (1991, March). A comparison of the recipients of a targeted agricultural scholarship program with recipients of a non-targeted scholarship program. 40th Annual Southern Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, Lexington, KY
REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Weeks, W. & Pennington, P. (2004, February). An academic minor in leadership education. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education Conference, Tulsa, OK.
Weeks, W & Pennington, P. (2003, June). An academic minor in leadership education. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the North America Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Weeks, W. (2001, May-June). What's really gonna happen to the class of 2010? Agricultural Education Magazine, 73(6) 45-47.
Fritz, S, Hoover, T., Weeks, W., Townsend C., Carter, R. (2001, February). Re-examining the growth of leadership programs in departments of agricultural education. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
Weeks, W. & Foster, B. (1995, February). Is agricultural education changing too fast? Agricultural Education Magazine, 67(8), 21-22.
Weeks, W., & Foster, B. (1994, March). A twenty-first century model to utilize periodicals in the secondary agricultural education classroom. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Region American Association of Agricultural Educators Research Conference, Greenville, SC.
Weeks, W., & Foster, B. (1994, December). A twenty-first century model to utilize periodicals in the secondary agricultural education classroom 1994. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Agricultural Educators Research Conference, Dallas, TX.
Weeks, W., Pritchard, J., & Lee, K. (1993, March). The leadership tapes: Utilizing practicing leaders to teach leadership. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Region of the American Association of Agricultural Education Research Conference, Gatlinburg, TN. (Selected for presentation at the National AAAE Research Conference)
Weeks, W., Pritchard, J., & Lee, K. (1993, December). The leadership tapes: Utilizing practicing leaders to teach leadership. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Agricultural Education Research Conference, Nashville, TN.
Weeks, W. (1991, March). Maytown in-basket: A case study in agricultural leadership. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Region of American Association of Agricultural Education Research Conference, Lexington, KY.
Weeks, W. (1991, December). Maytown in-basket: A case study in agricultural leadership. Poster session presented at the annual meeting American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture Research Conference, Los Angles, CA.
Weeks, W. (1991, May). What really happened to the class of ‘79? Agricultural Education Magazine, 63, 24-25.
Weeks, W. (1990, July). Why, when, how, and what to teach the nightmare group. Agricultural Education Magazine, 63, 11-12.
Weeks, W. & Flores, R. (1988, April). Peer advising in agricultural education: A supplement to faculty advising. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Region American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture Research Conference, Orlando, FL. (Selected as the outstanding paper and presented at AATEA Research Conference).
Weeks, W. & Flores, R. (1988, December). Peer advising in agricultural education: A supplement to faculty advising. Presented at the annual meeting of the annual meeting of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Weeks, W. Developing Teaching Portfolios for CASNR Faculty, CASNR Brown Bag Presentation, April 20, 2004.
Pennington, P. & Weeks, W. Developing Leaders in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, CASNR Brown Bag Presentation, November, 2003
Weeks, W. and Negu, B.. Improved Teaching Methods, Faculty of Debub University in Awassa, Ethiopia, July 28-30, 2001.
Weeks, W. Total Quality Management for 4-Hers, Oklahoma 4-H Roundup, May 30, 2001
Weeks, W. "Tinker Toy Power", Oklahoma 4-H Roundup, May 31, 2000.
Weeks, W. "Developing a Teaching Philosophy", Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science, Graduate Seminar, September 25, 1999.
Terry, R. Weeks, W. "Opportunities in Agricultural Education", Oklahoma 4-H Roundup, June 4, 1999.
Weeks, W. "Build Your Own Homepage", Oklahoma 4-H Roundup, June 3, 1999.
Terry, R. Weeks, W. "Gadgets and Gimmicks for Leaders: The Future is Now" Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program Class IX, August 15, 1998.
Needham, D. & Weeks, W. "Creating Web Pages for Distance Delivery of Information" Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Educator Workshop, June 5, 1998.
Newman, M., Raven, M., Weeks, W., & Lawver, D. "Using Technology in Teaching and Learning" Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, February 2, 1998, Little Rock Arkansas.
Weeks, W. Johnson, Sarah, Arthur, R., & Sharber, J. "Making Block Scheduling Work in Agricultural Education" Presentation made at National FFA Convention, November 11, 1997.
Weeks, W., "Parliamentary Procedure: "Making for More Efficient Student Organization Meetings" Human Environmental Sciences Student Council, October 16, 1997.
Weeks, W. "Self Esteem Uncovered" Oklahoma Farmers Union Teen Summer Camp, August 3, 1997.
Weeks, W, & Terry, R. “Internet Agricultural Resources for Elementary Educators” Oklahoma Ag In The Classroom Institute, Oklahoma State University, June 18, 1997.
Weeks, W., & Wilhelm, A. “How to Build Your Own Homepage” Oklahoma 4-H Roundup, Oklahoma State University, May 25, 1997.
Weeks, W. “Parliamentary Procedure for the Willing” Oklahoma State University Staff Advisory Council, February 12, 1997, Stillwater, OK.
Weeks, W. “Leadership Styles for the 90’s” Lexington-Purcell Leadership Class, Purcell, OK, January 31, 1997.
Weeks, W. “Multimedia and Internet Applications for Extension Professionals" Oklahoma Extension Service Agents”, Stillwater, OK, December 13, 1996.
Weeks, W. “Internet Applications for Agricultural Professionals” Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program, Stillwater, OK, August 15, 1996.
Weeks, W. “Non-Traditional SAEs in Agricultural Education” Oklahoma Vocational Agricultural Teachers Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK, August 3, 1996.
Weeks, W. “Survival Skills for Entering Freshman” Oklahoma State University “Alpha” Program, August 16, 1996.
Weeks, W. “Leadership Styles and Traits” Oklahoma State University Staff Leadership Development Program, July 8, 1996.
Weeks, W. “Internet Agricultural Resources for Elementary Educators” Oklahoma Ag In The Classroom Teacher Institute, Oklahoma State University, June 29, 1996,
Weeks, W. “Multimedia for Agricultural Educators” Two-day workshop on multimedia applications to teaching for 40 Oklahoma Agricultural Education Instructors, Oklahoma State University, June 12 - 13, 1996
Weeks, W. “Tinker Toy Power: A Youth Leadership Exercise” Oklahoma 4-H Roundup, Oklahoma State University, May 29, 1996.
Weeks, W. “First-Year Teacher Pitfalls” Oklahoma Department of Vo-Tech, First-Year Teacher In-Service, Stillwater, OK, October 16, 1995.
Weeks, W. “Weaknesses in 1st Year Agricultural Education Teachers” Cooperating Teacher Workshop. Oklahoma Vocational Association Annual Conference, August 4, 1995.