Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern California

4837 Ellison Hall
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Fax: 805-893-7102
E-mail: harwood.ken@gte.net

Kenneth Harwood

Kenneth Harwood welcomes academic achievements of students and faculty members. He writes on ethics of media; studies media economics, including economics of the Web, motion pictures, video, audio, newspapers, and books; studies media awards such as the Emmy in television; and suggests economic theories to support further funding of public television in the United States.

Education

A.B.	1947	University of Southern California	Zoology
Ph.D.	1950	University of Southern California	Speech
Added studies in University of California at Los Angeles and University of Michigan.

Teaching

1998-present: Adjunct Professor of Communication
Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara.

1978-1999: Professor of Communication
University of Houston.

1968-1978: Professor of Communication and Theater
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1954-1968: Associate Professor and Professor of Telecommunication
University of Southern California.

1950-1954: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Radio, Television, and Film
University of Alabama.

Research and Publications

Current studies include economic analysis of communication industries, and economic theory of communication institutions. Number of articles in scholarly journals of communication in the United States is in highest 3% of articles by all authors.

Professional Service

Member, Editorial Board, Television Quarterly, 2002-present.

Contributing Editor, Media Ethics, 2002-present.

Member, Educational Programs and Services Committee, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1995-present.

Member, Santa Barbara County Economic Development Advisory Committee, 2000-2004.

Director, Santa Ynez Valley Economic Forecast Project, 1995-1998 and 2000-present.

Economist, Solvang Chamber of Commerce, 1995-present.

Member, Houston Chamber of Commerce Committee on Governmental Relations, 1978-1994.

Parliamentarian, Annual Meeting, American Association of University Professors, 1971-1991 and 1996-1998.

Director, National Association of Broadcasters, 1966-1968.

President, Broadcast Education Association, 1957-1958.

President, International Communication Association, 1956.

Administration

Director of Interns (California), School of Communication, University of Houston, 1994-1999.

Associate Director (Graduate Studies), School of Communication, University of Houston, 1989-1990.

Founding Director, School of Communication, 1978-1980.

Founding Dean, School of Communication and Theater, Temple University, 1968-1978.

General Manager, radio station WRTI, Temple University, 1968-1978.

Director, Franklin Broadcasting Company, Philadelphia, 1971-1978.

Chairman, Broadcast Foundation of California, 1964-1974.

President, Oak Knoll Broadcasting Company, Pasadena, 1964-1972.

Chair, Department of Telecommunication, University of Southern California, 1954-1968.

General Manager, radio station KUSC, University of Southern California, 1954-1968.

Chair, Department of Radio, Television, and Film, University of Alabama, 1951-1954.

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Education Service Award, Broadcast Education Association, 1986.

Frank Stanton Fellow, International Television and Radio Society, 1979.