Background
Wendt, David Allen was born on November 13, 1959 in Havana, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clarence and Elinor Marie (Yetter) Wendt.
English and drama teacher High school speech
Wendt, David Allen was born on November 13, 1959 in Havana, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clarence and Elinor Marie (Yetter) Wendt.
Associate of Arts, Spoon River College, 1980. Bachelor of Science, Southern Illinois University, 1983. Postgraduate, Western Illinois University, 1984.
Educational Specialist, Western Illinois University, 1998. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1996.
Graduate assistant, speech coach Western Illinois University, Macomb, 1983-1984. Teacher in speech and English Burlington Community High School, Iowa, 1984-1989. Teacher in speech, English and drama Keokuk High School, since 1989.
Summer fellow Northwestern University, 1997. Convention co-chair Iowa Council Teachers English and Language Arts, 1998, 99. American Jewish Labor fellow, summer, 1999.
Sponsor Civil War re-enactment, Keokuk. Board directors Planned Parenthood, Keokuk. Coordinator Summer Children's Theatre, Burlington, 1985-1986.
Dramaturgist Great River Players Theatre, Keokuk, 1990. Active Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts State Committee on Minority Affairs, 1992-1994, Keokuk Fine Arts Council, since 1993. State president Federation of Iowa Speech Organizations, 1993-1995.
Board directors Great River Players, since 2005. Member National Communications Association (member educational policies board since 2003, Oberle award 2000), Iowa Human Relations Association, National Forensic League (member committee local diet since 1984, National Champion Coach award 1989), Iowa Communications Association (state president 2000-2002), Southeast Iowa Speech Coaches (president 2003-2004), Spoon River College Alumni Association, Iowa Forensic League (state committee since 1992, Outstanding Speech Coach award 1988), Southern Illinois University Alumni Association, Iowa State Education Association (state committee on minority affairs since 1992), Southeast Iowa Teachers of English, Iowa Communications Association (president 2000-2002), Iowa High School Speech Association (member all-state festival committee 2004).