Linda Lee Putnam

Background

Putnam, Linda Lee was born on August 10, 1945 in Frederick, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Allard Warren and Etta Wanona Loutherback.

Education

Bachelor, Hardin-Simmons University, 1967. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1977.

Career

Instructor University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1968-1969. Instructor, chair department speech-theatre Normandale Community College, Bloomington, Minnesota, 1969-1977. Professor communication Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1977-1993.

Department head Texas A & M University, 1993—1998, Abell professor, 2005—2007, Regents professor, 2006—2007. Visiting scholar Stanford University, University California-Berkeley, San Francisco, 1984, Harvard University-Harvard Negotiation Project, 1992.

Achievements

• Linda Lee Putnam has been listed as a noteworthy communication educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • By Linda L. Putnam - Communication and Negotiation: 1st (first) Edition

Membership

Delaware Democratic State Convention, Minneapolis, 1972-1974. Treasurer local district Democratic Farm Labor Party, Minneapolis, 1973-1974, co-chairperson, 1974-1975. Block chair American Canada Society Fund Raiser, West Lafayette, 1986-1987.

Fellow International Comm. Association (chair 1986-1988, organization committee division 1995);member Academy Management (chair power negotiation, conflict management committee 1989-1991), Speech Comm. Association (member at large 1984-1987), Control States Speech Association (secretary committee theory committee 1978-1979, Scholar Showcase award 1989), International Association for Conflict Management (board directors 1990-1992, president 1994), pres-elect since 1998.

Interests

• Avocation: cooking.

Connections

Married Thomas Milton Putnam III, March 28, 1970. 1 child, Ashley Annual.

Father:

Allard Warren Loutherback

Mother:

Etta Wanona Loutherback

Spouse:

Thomas Milton Putnam III

child:

Ashley Annual Putnam