Background
Forde, John Ellis was born on March 20, 1961 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jerry and Anne (Mayfield) Forde.
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John Ellis Forde
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Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi, 1981. Bachelor in Communications, Mississippi State University, 1983. Master of Science in Public relations, University Southern Mississippi, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy in Communications, University Southern Mississippi, 1988.
Career
Teaching assistant in Spanish, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1983; committee graduate teaching assistant, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1983-1984; public relations intern, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1984; coordinator division lifelong learning, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1985; director public relations, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, 1985-1987; instructor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1987-1989; assistant professor communications, Mississippi State University, Starkville, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member finance committee First United Methodist Church, Starkville, 1994, administrative board, 1993, co-president Koinonia Sunday school class 1993. Member Starkville Men's Church Softball League, since 1988. Coach T-ball Starkville Baseball Association, since 1993, Starkville Youth Soccer Organization, 1992-1994, board directors, 1992-1993.
Co-secretary Starkville Public Schools Parent-Teachers Association, 1993-1994. Media committee chair Parents for Public Schools, 1994, others. Member Public Relations association Mississippi (chapter president 1992, 93, board directors since 1990, State Practitioner of the Year 1992, charter president Starkville/Moscow State University chapter 1992, board directors since 1991), Southern Public Relations Federation (board directors since 1990), College Public Relations Association, Society Advancement Management (national board directors, vice president public relations 1993-1994), Mississippi Speech Communications Association (president 1991-1992), Public Relations Society of America (educators section), Association Education Journalism and Massachusetts Communications, Speech Communications Association, Southern States Communications Association, Mississippi Press Association, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Connie J. McMullan, December 19, 1985. Children: John David, Daniel.
