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Cynthia A. Richardson 
crichard@trcc.edu
Instructor in English
Office: E105C, Tinnin Fine Arts Center
Phone: (573) 840-9624
Education and Experience
AA – Three Rivers Community College, Dec 1995
Highest Honors
BA – Southeast Missouri State University, Aug 1995
Major: English; Minor: Mass Communication
Summa Cum Laude
MA – Southeast Missouri State University, May 1997
Major: English
Academic Distinction
Emphases on TESOL and Teaching Writing
Creative Project in Lieu of Thesis: Patterns: A Collection of Short Stories and Essays
1997-Present - Instructor, Three Rivers Community College
Courses taught:
ENGL 111 – College Writing
ENGL 112 – Advanced College Writing
ENGL 105 – Technical Writing
ENGL 01 – English as a Second Language
PHIL 200 – Introduction to Philosophy
ENGL 180 – History and Appreciation of Literature
Committees:
Marketing Task Force Committee
Assessment Committee
Financial Aid Appeals Committee
Information Technology Committee
Missouri Consortium for Global Education
Curriculum Committee
Publishing Credits
“Teaching the Informative/Investigative Essay.” Missouri English Bulletin 55.12 (Fall 1997).
“Patrolling the Highways from the Skyways.” Missouri State Highway Patrol (Winter 1995).
Professional Presentations
Mar. 20-24, 2002 - Taking It With You: Motivating Students in Online Courses to Connect with Their World, College Composition and Communication Convention (CCCC) in Chicago, IL.
Feb. 22, 2000 - The Black Experience in American Literature: Langston Hughes at “We Look Back, But We Won't Go Back” The African-American Community and Three Rivers Community College Humanities and Performing Arts Division at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.
Feb. 1999 - Grading Made Easy at the W.R.I.T.E. Conference, Three Rivers Community College
Oct. 1998 - Incorporating Multicultural Issues and Writing into the College Classroom, Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) Annual Convention at Lake of the Ozarks.
Oct. 1997 - Co-presented with Dr. Michael Hogan Using CommonSpace Computer Program to Teach Composition, Annual SMETA Conference.
Mar. 12-15, 1997 - Co-presented with Dr. Michael Hogan Winning on Collaboration, College Composition and Communication Convention (CCCC) in Phoenix, Arizona.
Aug. 3-7, 1996 - Co-presented with Dr. Michael Hogan Performance Based Teacher Evaluation: A Democratic Application, Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Summer Workshop in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Conferences Attended
Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2003 - Philological Conference, Truman State, Kirksville, MO
Mar. 20-24, 2002 - College Composition and Communication Convention (CCCC), Chicago, IL.
Sept. 2001 - W.R.I.T.E. Conference, TRCC, Poplar Bluff, MO
Feb. 23-Mar. 3, 2001 - International TESOL Conference, St. Louis, MO
Oct. 26-27, 2000 - cWa conference at SEMO
Sept. 16, 2000 - W.R.I.T.E. Conference at TRCC
May 5, 2000 - TRCC-MU Teleconference
Feb. 17-19, 2000 - Write To Learn Conference, Columbia, MO
Oct. 26-27, 1999 - Fall Faculty Conference on General Education, Columbia, MO
Oct. 21-22, 1999 - cWa: Using Writing Assessment to Benefit Students and Teachers, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Feb. 20, 1999 - W.R.I.T.E. Conference at TRCC
Oct. 28-30, 1998 - MCCA Annual Convention, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
May 17-22, 1998 - Great Teachers Seminar, Potosi, MO
April 5-7, 1998 - Mid-South Instructional Technical Seminar, Murphreesboro, TN
Oct. 22-24, 1997 - Missouri Colloquium on Writing Assessment, Kansas City, MO
Oct. 1997 - Annual SMETA Conference, Cape Girardeau, MO
Professional Activities
Mar. 8, 2003 - Judged MSHSAA District Speech Tournament at SEMO.
Jan. 26, 2003 - Served on TRCC's faculty team for the 8th Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser for Academic Assistance Group.
Mar. 9, 2002 - Judged MSHSAA District Speech Tournament at SEMO.
June 4-8, 2001 - Web Based Instruction, Teletraining Institute, Stillwater, OK
Oct. 21, 2000 - Judged TRCC Speech Invitational Tournament
Sept. 19, 2000 - Hosted “Spotlight On Local Authors, Local Literature” TRCC
Feb. 26, 2000 - Judged FBLA Conference at TRCC
Nov. 13, 1999 - Judged TRCC Invitational Speech Tournament
Mar. 6, 1999 - Judged MSHSAA District Speech Festival at SEMO
Feb. 27, 1999 - Judged FBLA Conference at TRCC
Nov. 13, 1998 - Judged TRCC Speech Invitational Tournament
Professional and Community Organizations
National Council of Teachers of English
Southeast Missouri English Teachers Association
Colloquium on Writing Assessment
Conference on College Composition and Communications
Teachers of English in Two-Year Colleges
Xi Theta Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Honors
Phi Kappa Phi—Academic Honor Society (Active-for-Life Member)
Sigma Tau Delta—English Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa—Academic Honor Society
Dean's List (4 years undergraduate)
Awards
1999-2000 - Raider Rooter Award for my work with athletes who were non-native speakers of English.
Oct. 2000 - First place trophy in the Women 45+ Division of the Margaret Harwell Art Museum 8K Race.
Jan. 2003 - TRCC Team took 2 nd place at the 8 th Annual Trivia Night Academic Assistance Group fundraiser. Fellow TRCC team members were Nadine Roberts, Greg Hicks, Mark Sanders, K.L. McDaniel, and Helena Ruhl.
Biography
A native of Kennett, Missouri, I moved to Detroit in 1967 where I graduated from high school in 1968 and began my twenty-year career of doing secretarial and managerial work in legal and medical offices. In 1992, I decided to change careers, so I returned to college (beginning with classes at TRCC), and in May 1997, I obtained an MA in English from Southeast Missouri State University. I began my employment with TRCC in the fall of 1997.
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