Myles Martel

Education

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Connecticut (1965) as well as a master"s degree and Doctor of Philosophy from Temple University (1974).

Career

Martel spent his childhood years in Gardiner, Maine, but now resides in Gulf Stream, Florida and Cape May, New Jersey. He has had a mainly political and corporate client base since 1969, after founding the firm Martel and Associates, where he remains president and Chief Executive Officer. Early in his career, Martel served on the faculty of West Chester University, rising to full professor In 1980, Martel came to national prominence as Ronald Reagan"s personal debate adviser, at which time he coached the former president for his televised debates against John Anderson and incumbent Jimmy Carter. He has advised Fortune 500 Chief executive officers, celebrities and political leaders including more than 40 senators, congressmen, ambassadors, governors and presidential cabinet members.

He is on the graduate faculty at Temple University.

Lecture series at both the University of Connecticut and Temple University were created in his name. In 2007, Martel initiated and led a University of Connecticut Alumni Association project to build a memorial honoring the university"s students who have died while serving the United States during wartime.

"The Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial" was completed in 2008 and stands on the college"s main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. In 2013 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln"s Gettysburg Address, Martel chairs the "In Lincoln"s Footsteps" speech contest.

Achievements

• Martel has received numerous honors, including the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation. The University of Connecticut presented him with their Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement, and he was inducted into Temple University"s School of Communication and Theater Hall of Fame. Martel delivered the Andrew W. Mellon Fund Lecture at Oxford University. Martel was awarded the 2013 University of Connecticut (UConn) Alumni Association University Service Award "in recognition of volunteer efforts that have enriched the depth and stature of UConn.".