Joy for Presenting
Sample Presentations
Numerous Speaking Engagements including
- Commencement Speaker
- TAMU Kingsville
- TAMU Central Texas
- TAMU Galveston
- TAMU Commerce
- TAMU Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M International
- Texas A&M San Antonio
- Texas A&M Texarkana
- Tarleton State University
- Prairie View A&M
- West Texas A&M
- MLK Jr Celebration Speaker
- Dioceses of Austin MLK Celebration
- Hunt County MLK Jr. Celebration
- Commerce and Greenville Middle Schools Black History Day
- Faculty Development Workshops for Blinn College and Chisum ISD
- Honors and Awards
- TAMU-International “Education Excellence Awards”
- Blinn College. Brenham Sigma Kappa Delta Initiation
- Phi Delta Kappa Awards Banquet
- Kappa Delta Phi And Phi Eta Sigma Initiation Banquets
- McClennan Community College Presidential Scholars
- Rudder and Calvert High School Athletic Banquets
- Other
- Guest Lecturer
- Administration of Higher Education Classes
- Diversity in Sport Classes
- Ag Leadership Seminar Classes
- Aggie Muster, several campuses
- Ballroom Dance Instructor Community Education
International
“Helping a Growing Faculty and Staff Thrive”, Annual Meeting of the Association of Public Schools of International Affairs, Washington, DC
January 2018
“Getting Ready, Getting In, and Getting Through: Preparing for Academic
Success”. Beijing Royal Academy, Beijing, China. November 2014
“Large vs. Small Markets; A Comparison of Professional Wrestling Fans.” North
American Society for Sport Management Conference, Canmore, Alberta, Canada June 2002
“Professional Wrestling Fans: Predicting Fan Motivation,” with Michael Sagas.
North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA
June 2001
“The Future of Intercollegiate Athletics at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities,” with R. Brian Crow and Benjamin D. Goss. North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA June 2001
“Relational Demography in Head Coach-Assistant Coach Dyads: The Impact on Assistant Coach Intent to Head Coach, Job Satisfaction, Occupational Commitment, and Advancement Opportunity,” with Michael Sagas and George B. Cunningham. North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA June 2001
“A study of collegiate baseball: Examining sport fan motivation and marketing
implications,” with Brian Wigley and Michael Sagas. North American Society
for Sport Management Conference, Colorado Spring, CO June 2000
“Education for the future,” with James Riordan. Invited presentation for the
International Association of Assembly Mangers Conference, Toronto, Canada July 1999
“Magic’s message: Arthur’s secret – A comparison of media coverage and public
perception of Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson and Arthur Ashe and their AIDS cases,” with Brian Wigley. North American Society for Sport Management, Vancouver, B.C., Canada June 1999
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(International Presentations, cont.)
“Young and test-less: What we want to do and ought to do, in sport management
Education,” Panel member, North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada June 1999
“Marketing sport,” Invited presentation to the VI International Symposia of Physical Education, Sport, and Applied Physiology, Monterrey, Mexico
October 1998
“Event management,” VI International Symposia of Physical Education, Sport,
and Applied Physiology, Monterrey, Mexico October 1998
“Sport sponsorship,” Invited presentation at the VI International Symposia of
Physical Education, Sport, and Applied Physiology, Monterrey, Mexico October 1998
“Internships then and now: A ten year perspective,” with John Dollar. North
American Society for Sport Management Conference, Buffalo, NY
June 1998
“The NCAA’s injustice for all,” with Jocelyn Britton. North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Buffalo, NY June 1998
“International training methods in sport management.” Keynote Presentation for Sport Management Association of Australia & New Zealand. Lismore, Australia. November 1996
“Administration of sport management programs.” Invited presentation at the IV International Symposium for Sport Administration and Health. Monterrey, Mexico. September 1996
“Sports bars: Who goes and why?” North American Society for Sport
Management. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. May 1996
“International perspectives on sport management.” South Africa Sport INDABA.
Johannesburg, South Africa. September 1995
“The undergraduate sport management Program.” South Africa Sport INDABA.
Johannesburg, South Africa. September 1995
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(International Presentations, Cont.)
“International sport management.” South Africa September 1995
Rand Afrikaans University
University of Pretoria
Pretoria Technicon
University of Potchefstroom
Stellenbosch University
University of Port Elizabeth
“Is baseball losing out on kids as fans?” North American Society for Sport
Management. Atlanta, Georgia. June 1995
“Job satisfaction in the Club Corporation of America,” with Charlie Song, North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 1994
“A study of the demographic and economic characteristics of attendees at the 1992 Texas World Speedway NASCAR/ARCA Shoot-out,” with Charlie Song, North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. June 1993
“All that you wanted to know about internship evaluation,” North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee.
June 1992
“Evaluating student internships in sport management,” North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Ottawa Canada. June 1991
“Developing a network for intern supervision,” North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Calgary, Canada. June 1989
National
“Ensuring Access and Equity for All”. Invited presentation for the Destination Equity Conference, Los Angeles, CA April 2015
“Campus Climate: Difficult Dialogues”, with Christine Stanley and Roger Worthington. The College Board National Colloquium, West Palm Beach, FL January 2015
“Accelerating Access”, Invited presentation for the Accuplacer and CLEP National Conference. Indianapolis, IN June 2014
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(National Presentations, cont.)
“The Collective Power of Community, Business and School Partnerships to Increase Educational outcomes for Young Men of Color”, with Jennifer Dunn. Destination Equity Conference, New Orleans, LA April 2013
“Preparing Community College Students for Transfer: Highlighting the Individual, Institutional, and Policy Attributes that Matter”, with Stephen Handel, Nancy Shulock and Lawrence Nespoli. Attributes that Matter Symposium, Los Angeles, CA January 2013
“Leadership Matters: A Conversation with College Board Trustees, with Meaghan Keita. A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education, Los Angeles, CA April 2012
“NCAA Academic Compliance”, with Jennifer Miller and Mary Lou Miller. The College board National Forum, New York, NY October 2011
“Where Are the Next Generation of Leaders in the Admissions Profession”, with Vern Granger, Suzi Nam and Angel Perez. The College Board National Forum, New York, NY. October 2011
“Improving Transfer from Community Colleges to Four-year Institutions: The Perspective from Baccalaureate Degree Granting Institutions”, with Yolanda Copeland-Morgan, Stephen Handel, Mildred Johnson and Patricia McWade. The College Board National Forum. October 2011
“Developmental Education: The P-16 Challenge”. The College Board National Colloquia, San Diego, CA October 2006
“Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit: Successful Partnerships Among High
Schools, Community Colleges, and Four-Year Institutions” with Dina M. Chase and Margaret Niven. The College Board National Colloquia, New York, NY.
November 2005
“Percentage Plans in Admissions: Do they work?” AACARO Annual Meeting,
Las Vegas, NV April 2004
“Implications of the Supreme Court Decisions,” Panel member. The College
Board Invitational Conference, Chicago, Illinois July 2003
“Fulfilling the Partnership in Admissions,” Panel member. The College Board Southwestern Regional Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma February 2003
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(National presentations, cont.)
“Who will speak for me?” Invited presentation at the National P.D.S. Conference, Columbia, S.C. March 2000
“Home-schoolers in public school athletics?” with John Dollar. Sport, Physical Activity, Recreation, and Law Conference. Tucson, AZ March 1998
“Dance: The activity for the elderly,” National Conference on Aging, Charlottesville, Virginia. May 1994
“Outdoor recreation facilities at Texas colleges and universities,” with Wayne Taylor, National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Conference, Houston, TX. April 1993
“The National Youth Sports Program: The past five years,” Invited Presentation to the National Workshop of NCAA Programs, Orlando, Florida January 1993.
“The TAMU National Youth Sports Program,” Invited Presentation, National Meeting of National Youth Sports Programs, Washington D.C. February 1990
“The effects of a two-week adventure program on group cohesion in the physically handicapped.” Conference of the New York State Outdoor Education Association, Cortland, N.Y. October 1987
“The effects of limited visibility dives on scuba divers anxiety levels,” American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 1986
“Historical perspectives and innovations in scuba,” American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Atlanta, GA April 1985
“The effects of participation in the adventure activity of scuba on group cohesion and anxiety,” American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, Atlanta, GA April 1985
Regional
“Student Voices”, with High School and College Students, Southwest Regional Forum, Dallas, TX February 2016
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(Regional Presentations, cont.)
“Communication; what you are not saying”, The Southwest Black Leadership Conference, College Station, TX January 2015
“Transforming the Educational Experience of Young Men of Color” with Luis Franco, B. Briggs, RLM. Southwest Regional Forum, Dallas, TX
February 2013
Diaconal Ministry in the Marketplace: Maintaining a Healthy Balance. University of Dallas Ministry Conference, Irving, TX October 2012
Keynote Presentation, ACT Regional Symposium on College Readiness, Access and Success, New Orleans, LA April 2010
Keynote Presentation, ACT Southwest Regional Symposium on College Readiness, Access and Success, Houston, TX January 2009
“College Access for All”, Conference on Educational Access, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff April 2008
“Developmental Education II”. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum,
Frisco, TX January 2008
“The College Keys Compact Action Plan”, with Jacqueline Woods. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum, Frisco, TX January 2008
“Getting Ready, Getting In, Getting Through” with Jacqueline Woods. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum, Frisco, TX January 2008
“The Low-Income Task Force: An Overview” with Jacqueline Woods. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum, Frisco, TX January 2008
“Developmental Education: The P-16 Challenge”. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum, Albuquerque, NM February 2007
“Developmental Education: Bridge or Barrier?” with Joyce Ritchie. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum, Houston, TX February 2006
“Building Bridges to Success: Successful partnerships between high schools, Two-year colleges and four-year colleges and universities”, with Bill Ivy. The College Board Southwest Regional Forum, Little Rock, AR February 2005
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(Regional Presentations, Cont.)
“Implications of the Supreme Court Decision,” Panel member. The College
Board Seminar and Workshop, Houston, TX August 2003
“The incidence and perception of drug use among economically disadvantaged adolescents,” with Judy Reed & Jerry Elledge. Southern District AHPERD, New Orleans, LA. February 1997
“Minority representation in intercollegiate and professional sports,” with John
Dollar & Dennis Allen. Southern District AHPERD, New Orleans, LA.
February 1997
“Implementing sport management internships,” Invited presentation to Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Golf Association, Sugarland, Texas.
March 1994
State and Local
“Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in the 21st Century”, Invited Keynote presentation for the Texas Economic Development Council Legislative Conference, Virtual February 2021
“Teamwork with Diversity”, Invited keynote presentation for the Texas Municipal League Annual Conference, Frisco, TX March 2020
“Surviving the Doctoral Program”, invited keynote for Florida Education Foundation McKnight Doctors Fellows Midyear Research and Writing Conference, Tampa, FL February 2016
“Effective and ethical decision making”, Leadership Demand College of the May’s Business School, College Station, TX January 2016
“The incidence and perception of drug use among economically disadvantaged adolescents,” with Judy Reed and Jack Chevrette, Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX. January 1993
“Current trends in recreation,” with Wayne Taylor, Southern District Association
of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference, Atlanta,
Georgia. February 1992
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(State and Local Presentation, cont.)
“Take the plunge: Implementation of scuba programs in colleges and
universities,” Southern District Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Norfolk, Virginia. February 1991
“Dance for the elderly: A practical approach,” with Susan Dart, Southern
District Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Chattanooga, Tennessee. March 1989
“What I have Learned”, Keynote address for Texas Association of School Administrators “Texas Assessment Conference”, Austin, TX December 2007
“Teamwork through Diversity”. Mays Business School Fellows Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX February 2005
“Avoiding the Budget Crunch: Marketing and Promoting your Programs in the 21st Century”. Wisconsin IRSA Leadership Conference, Eau Claire, WI November 2003
“Teamwork with Diversity”. Wisconsin IRSA Leadership Conference,
Eau Claire, WI November 2003
“Communication and Conflict Management”. St. Mary’s Student Leadership Conference, College Station, TX September 2003
“Don’t surprise your boss and don’t let your boss get surprised” with Cynthia Gay. Texas Association for College Admission Counseling, San Antonio, TX
April 2003
“Standardized Test: The New SAT and the role of the SAT in TAMUS Admissions.” Panel Participant for Texas A&M University System Symposium, Corpus Christi, TX November 2002
“Communication: What you are not saying?” Keynote speaker for PTTS Annual
Staff Training, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
July 2002
“Effective Leadership,” Keynote speaker for Food Service Supervisors Annual
Training, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX August 2002
“What if I mess up on a Diversity Issue?” Annual Workplace Diversity
Conference, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX April 2002
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(State and Local Presentation, cont.)
“The state of affairs of sport management: Perspectives of leaders in the Discipline,” with Andy Pittman and Demetrius Pearson. Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Dallas, TX
December 2000
“Study of Championship football programs in Texas,” with Paul Keiper. Texas
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Dallas, TX December 2000
“Planting the Seeds of Growth & Excellence in the 21st Century, ” Keynote
Speaker for ExCEL 2000 Conference, College Station, TX August 2000
“Home schooled students and public-school athletics: The national debate,”
with Brian Wigley. Texas Association of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance, Austin, TX December 1999
“Professional growth: The other education,” with Brian Wigley, Texas
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, TX December 1998
“Sport management: Exploring the future,” Texas Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, TX December 1998
“Hopwood: It’s effect on higher education.” Second Annual Conference on
Minorities and Policy Issues, College Station, TX February 1998
“Internships in sport management,” with John Dollar & Gil Fried. Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Corpus Christi, TX. December 1996