Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship
Presented to Gary Radford
Teaneck, NJ (September 28, 2005)—Fairleigh Dickinson University
honored Gary Radford, professor of communication and director of the
Master’s program in Corporate and Organizational Communication at
FDU, with the Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and
Scholarship on September 28, 2005.
“The American writer Zora
Neale Hurston once wrote, ‘Research is formalized curiosity. It is
poking and prying with a purpose,’” began Dr. Willard Gingerich,
University provost and senior vice president, when presenting the
award. “Your ability to poke and pry is only matched by your
determined purpose to unveil what is perhaps most fundamental to
human relations: the art of communication.”
A native of
England, Dr. Radford joined Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1999
after spending nine years working in the Department of Communication
at William Paterson University. He teaches courses in Interpersonal
Communication, Communication Theory, Communication Philosophy, and
Corporate Communication, drawing on his unique background in
semiotics, international approaches to communication, and subliminal
persuasion. An active and admired professor, he was named Becton
College Teacher of the Year and received the Educational Opportunity
Fund Outstanding Faculty Award in 2003.
Dr. Radford’s
research focuses on philosophical and critical treatments of the
communication process, using the work of the French philosopher
Michel Focault as a foundation. He has published four major books,
written more than 20 articles for prestigious publications, and has
made presentations at nearly 100 national and international
conferences. He was a founding editor of The New Jersey Journal of
Communication in 1993 and has been editor of the journal since 1995.
Trained on classical guitar since the age of 13, Dr. Radford
often uses music references as a way to bring academic lessons to
life. “Both your teaching and your research are sprinkled with
popular references ranging from Pink Floyd to Monty Python’s Flying
Circus. How many have connected the theories of John Locke with the
lyrics of Led Zeppelin?” Gingerich asked amusedly during Wednesday’s
ceremonies.
Radford earned his B.A. at Sheffield City
Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University) in Sheffield, England,
graduating in the top 5% of his class. He received his M.S. from
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and his Ph.D. from
Rutgers.
“For academic performances and compositions that
string together great meaning, we bestow upon you the Distinguished
Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship,” said Gingerich.
Dr.
Radford’s formal citation
