Bonita Dostal Neff

Background

Neff, Bonita Dostal was born on August 16, 1942 in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Lester Ernest and Mary Margaret Dostal.

Education

Bachelor, U. N. Iowa, 1964; Master of Arts, U. N. Iowa, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1973; Associate of Arts cum laude, Lansing (Michigan) Community College, 1980.

Career

Education leadership fellow, George Washington University, Washington, 1976-1977; specialist, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1977-1980; co-investigator family and child institute energy research team, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1980-1982; assistant professor committee, Purdue University, Hammond, Indiana, 1982-1987; president, Public Comm. Associations, Munster, Indiana, since 1986; assistant professor committee, Valparaiso (Indiana) U., since 1991. Presenter more than 80 research papers to regional, national and international professional conferences.

Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Bonita Dostal Neff has been listed as a noteworthy Communication developmental facilitator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Steering Common for Revision of Public Rels. Curriculum, since 1996, member National Task Force Public Rels. Conference 1998; member Lake County (Indiana) Community Development Committee, since 1984.

Board directors Big Brothers and Big Sisters N.W. Indiana, 1984, 87. President, Chairman, Board Of Directors N.W. Indiana Youth Chorus, since 1985. Member marketing committee N.W. Indiana Symphony.

Member International Comm. Association (public relations director Public Rels. Interest Group, chairman task force on accreditation 1988, newsletter editor 1997), International Public Rels.

Association, Speech Comm. Association (chairman commission for public relations 1988, chairman national Public Rels. Research awards committee PRIDE 1988, national commission on conversations allied organizations, task force on national policy, national legislation county representative since 1993) Control State Comm.

Association (chairman 1988-1989, public relations officer 1989-1992), International Association Business Comm., Association Women in Comm. (associate, president Calumet chapter 1985-1990, advisor Valparaiso Student AWC, Inc. since 1994, Outstanding Communicator 1990), Association Educators in Journalism Mass Comm. (chair international committee 1994-1996, scholarly liaison committee since 1995), World Comm.

Association, Public Rels. Society American, National Commision on Undergraduate and Graduate Public Rels. Curriculum (national task force for conference 1998).

Interests

• Avocations: ballet, tap, piano, reading, professional clown.

Connections

Married Gregory Pall Neff, April 27, 1974. 1 child, Kristiana.

Father:

Lester Ernest Dostal

Mother:

Mary Margaret Dostal

Spouse:

Gregory Pall Neff

child:

Kristiana Neff