Ronald Owen McBride

Background

McBride, Ronald Owen was born on September 19, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Elmer Owen McBride and Doris Emma Morley.

Education

Bachelor in Art Education, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1970; Master of Arts in Studio Arts and Design, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1972; Master of Education in Ednl. Media, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1973; Doctor of Education in Media Production, Georgia State University, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Comm. and Media Management, Georgia State University, 1990.

Career

Director media services, Dalton (Georgia) College, 1973-1983; committee specialist, Louisiana School for Mathematics Science and the Arts, Natchitoches, 1983-1989; director telelearning, Louisiana School for Mathematics Science and the Arts, 1989-1991; director office of distance learning, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, 1991-1994; head department journalism and telecommunications, Northwestern State University, since 1994. Creator, designer Louisiana Instrnl. Satellite and Telecomm.

Network, Northwestern State University, 1990. Tech consultant, Louisiana representative to S.W. Ednl. Development Laboratory, Austin, Texas, since 1990.

Technical consultant Resource Advantage, Inc., Dallas,1993-. Affiliate to National Ednl. Telecomm. Organisation, 1993.

Staff development units instructor State Department Education, Walker and Catoosa Counties, Georgia, 1976-1983. Instructor Professional Improvement Program, State of Louisiana, 1984-1987. Adjunct lecturer Northwestern State University, 1985-1991.

Instructor distance education Telelearning Network, 1986-1991. Presenter numerous conferences in field.

Achievements

• Ronald Owen McBride has been listed as a noteworthy Journalism educator, department head by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Governor's Task Force on Telecomm. Committee on Higher Education, since 1994. Member steering committee Project Get-Set, 1993, Louisiana 2000, Natchitoches-Northwestern Folk Festival.

Member Superintendent's Task Force for Distance Education K-12, Regents' Task Force for Distance Learning. President Parent-Teacher Organisation Natchitoches Control H.S., 1993-1996, member Executive Board, 1991-1993. Director fine arts North Georgia Fair, Dalton.

Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Comm., United States Distance Learning Association, International Society for Technology in Education, Association for Gifted and Talented Students, Louisiana Association Computer Users in Education, Louisiana Association Ednl. Comm. and Technology, Rotary (board directors 1992-1993, secretary 1993-1994, president 1994-1995).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, painting, sports.

Connections

Married Deborah Ann Jones, July 1, 1972. Children: Stephanie Lee, Melanie Lee.

Father:

Elmer Owen McBride

Mother:

Doris Emma Morley

Spouse:

Deborah Ann Jones

child:

Melanie Lee McBride

child:

Stephanie Lee McBride