Background
Weispfenning, John Thomas was born on July 30, 1960 in Cooperstown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Walter William and Edna Margaret (Gums) Weispfenning.
consultant communications educator
Weispfenning, John Thomas was born on July 30, 1960 in Cooperstown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Walter William and Edna Margaret (Gums) Weispfenning.
Bachelor of Science, Moorhead State University, 1982; Master of Science, North Dakota State University, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1992.
Assistant program director Station KVOX, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1981-1982. Announcer Station KQWB, Fargo, North Dakota, 1982-1984. Station manager Station KCSD, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1985-1988.
Instructor mass communications Sioux Falls College, 1985-1988. Instructor interviewing Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1988-1991. Visiting lecturer Indiana University, Indianapolis, 1991-1992.
Assistant professor University Maine, Orono, 1992-1995. Associate professor Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 1995—2005, chair communications department, 1994—2004, associate dean for academy affairs, since 2005.
Member Association Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Broadcast Education Association, Control States Comm. Association, Speech Comm. Association Ohio (executive director since 1996).
Married Christine M. Kelly, June 15, 1991.