Ellen Ann Wartella

Background

Wartella, Ellen Ann was born on October 16, 1949 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Nicholas and Margaret Wartella.

Education

Bachelor, U. Pittsburgh, 1971; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1977.

Career

Assistant professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1976-1979; research assistant professor communications, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1979-1983; research associate professor, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1983-1989; research professor, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1989-1993; dean College Comm., Walter Cronkite Regents Chair in Comm., University Texas, Austin, since 1993. Visiting professor University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992-1993. Consultant Children's television Workshop, New York City, 1988-1989, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, 1978, 1991-1992, Federal Communication Commission, Washington, 1979.

Achievements

• Ellen Ann Wartella has been listed as a noteworthy Communications educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board advisors American Children's television Festival, Chicago, 1988. Board of trustees Children's television Workshop, since 1996. Board directors Headliners Foundation, Austin, Station KLRU-television (ex officio), Austin.

Fellow International Comm. Association (president 1992-1993), Broadcast Education Association (board directors 1990-1994), Speech Comm. Association, Society for Research in Child Development F C.

Connections

Married D. Charles Whitney, August, 1976. Children: David Charles, Stephen Wright.

Father:

Nicholas Wartella

Mother:

Margaret Wartella

Spouse:

D. Charles Whitney

child:

David Charles Wartella

child:

Stephen Wright Wartella