| PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Administration
Lamar University
Executive Director, Division of Continuing and Distance Education
University
of North Carolina
at Pembroke (UNCP)
Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Outreach
Troy State University (Now Troy University)
Founding Dean, System Continuing Education and Distance Learning Center
Chief Operating Officer, Florida Region of University College
United States
Sports Academy
(USSA)
Executive Director of Development
Interim Dean of Administration and Finance
Dean of Student Services and Continuing Education
West Virginia Northern Community
College (WVNCC)
Founding Director of Faculty
Development Center
Director of Academic Technologies
Xerox Corporation
Branch Controller
Teaching
Lamar University
Graduate Faculty, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education
and Human Development
UNCP
Graduate Faculty, School of Education
TSU
Graduate Faculty, College
of Education and
Business
USSA
Graduate Faculty, Dept of Sport Management
WVNCC
Instructor, Educational Technologies
Monvovia and Plainfield Public Schools
Secondary Teacher: English, Speech & Journalism
Recent Courses Instructed
The Adult Learner in Higher Education
Distance Learning/Telecommunications
Internship for Supervision
Social Contexts and Contemporary Issues
Applied Educational Philosophy
A comprehensive list of courses
developed and instructed both in the classroom and online is available
in his complete resume.
RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Recent Professional Presentations/Publications
• Lessons from Rita: Planning vs. Reaction: Association of Continuing
Higher Education, Region 7 Annual Conference
• What Should Telecourses Tell Us About the Future of Distance
Education?: National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision
Journal.
• Taking Advantage of the Online Evolution: 67th Annual Conference
of the Association of Continuing Higher Education.
• Community Collaborations: 66th Annual Conference of the Association
for Continuing Higher Education.
• Division of Research Development and Continuing Education (TIEC):
Research Project at Prince
Muhammad Bin
Fahd University
(PMU).
• Research Development and Continuing Education for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
On-site interviews/needs assessment in Saudi Arabia
including faculty/staff of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Al-Khobar, KSA.
• Problems/Solutions to Scheduling Distance Education: Invited
Presentation, Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
Officers, 57th Annual Meeting,
• Put some “distance” in your “classroom”
learning: 65th Annual Conference of the Association for Continuing Higher
Education.
• Coping with Today’s Challenging Environment of Accelerating
Change: Annual Meeting, ACHE, Region VII.
• Sinking in the Wave of eLearning: How distributed learning can
build stronger learning: 64th Annual Meeting of The Association for
Continuing Higher Education.
• How to use “distributed learning” to build that
“community” feeling. UCEA Region III Conference.
• Expanding Higher Education Access: e-NC, Connecting North Carolina to a Better Future.
• A cautionary note about online assessment: In Anderson, R.,
Bauer, J. & Speck, B. (Eds.), "Assessment Strategies for the
Online Teacher: FromTheory to Practice," New Directions for Teaching
and Learning, Vol 2002, Issue 91.
• Bringing It All Together: The Journal of Distance Learning Administration,
IV, (1).
• Student Support: Your key to success in distance learning: DLA2000
Annual Meeting. Montgomery, AL.
• NISOD International Conference on Teaching Excellence at Austin, Texas.
• Perspectives of a Wounded Veteran of Distance Learning: Planning
for Higher Education, 28 (1), 57-65.
• You Don't Have To Go the Whole Distance: T.H.E. Journal: Technological
Horizons in Education, 45 (2), 114-119.
• Condensation of "Copy Right?? Or Copy Wrong??":
The Education Digest. V 59, 4.
• Copy Right?? or Copy Wrong??: The Community
College Journal. Washington,
D.C.: American Association
of Community Colleges.
• Technology across the curriculum: Tools to make it real: Joint
paper written for
Dr. Bothel has more than 50 presentations
and publications in higher education since 1989. A comprehensive list
is available in his complete resume.
Recent Grants
• (PI) Environmental Stewardship: Develop Southeast Texas Field
School in partnership with parks and environmental educators to enhance
public education
• (PI) Nonpoint SP: Educators Program
for Teaching Nonpoint Source Pollution in
Southeast Texas Schools
• (PI) eLearning Center Promotion: Promotion for Lamar Beaumont
eLearning
• (PI) Coastal Management Program: Develop base teaching facility
at ELRC
• ExxonMobil Lamar University Development Grant: Audio Tour of
GC
• Project Connection: SBC Foundation Accelerator Grant-Gladys
City/Entergy Museum Connection
• (PI) Summer outdoor programs for IEA-Grant from Regina Rogers
• (PI) Block Grant to City of Beaumont for summer literacy program
• (PI) Literacy Grant from Beaumont Rotary
• (PI) Coastal Management Program, Cycle 10: Develop master plan
for ELRC
• (PI) Coastal Management Program, Cycle 11: Develop base teaching
facility at ELRC
• ExxonMobil Lamar University Development Grant: Audio Tour of
GC
• Project Connection: SBC Foundation Accelerator Grant-Gladys
City/Entergy Museum Connection
• Humanities Texas (Spindletop and Black
History)
• Jefferson County Hotel Occupancy Tax funds
• Heritage Preservation Conservation Assessment Program grant
• Project Scientist
• Educators Program for Teaching in Southeast Texas Schools
• American Assoc. of Museums Museum Assessment Program
• Foundation for Southeast Texas
• Jefferson County Hotel Occupancy Tax Grants
• Jefferson County HOT
• Texas Historical Commission
Dr. Bothel has a strong history
of writing and directing grant programs. The above listing includes
collaborative grants written by his departments and also includes grants
where he was Principal Investigator (PI) over the past five years.
Academic Awards/Recognition
• Outstanding Services to Underserved Population Program Award,
National Award, Association of
• Continuing Higher Education, November 2004
• Award of Excellence, State Award, Texas Association of Community Service and
• Continuing Education, November 2003
• NISOD Master Teacher Award (Nat’l Institute for Staff
and Organizational Development)
• CICS Graduate of the Year
• BSU Award of Academic Excellence, Ed.D.
• BSU Award of Academic Excellence, M.S.
• BSU Award of Academic Excellence, M.A.
• AT&T Fellow
• Indiana Bell Fellow
• BSU Debate Team Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/RECOGNITIONS
• Chair, Texas State Coordinating Board Regional Council
• President Texas Association of Community Service and Continuing
Education
• Board Member Texas Association of Community Service and Continuing
Education
• Chair, Lamar University Continuing Education Committee
• Chair, Lamar University Distance Learning Committee
• Director Public Policy Institute-Kettering Foundation
• Leadership North Carolina Achievement Certificate from Governor
Easley
• Teaching Environmental Model-Campus of the Future (BSU)
• SACS Visiting Team Member
• President of Alabama Distance Learning Association
• Advisory Board Florida State Board of Independent Colleges and
Universities
• University Continuing Education Association
• Association of Continuing Higher Education
• ACME (Florida Advisory Council on Military Education)
• Higher Education Partnership of Alabama
• Ropes Course Facilitator-Certified Alpine Towers
• Member (2) of Alabama Graduate Deans Council
• Book reviewer for Simon and Schuster; Addison-Wesley Longman
• Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
• National Continuing Education Association
• Indiana Association Adult Continuing Education
• American Association for Adult & Continuing Education
• National Advisory Committee: The Modem Connection: The PC way
to teach and learn
• WVNCC Chairman of College Multicampus
Technology Committee
• Successful Trademark Applicant
• Research for Kowalski (1990) College Textbook: Contemporary
School Administration
• BITNET Certified
• University Coordinator for Indiana State Superintendents Study
Council
• Indiana Professional Videographers
Association
• Published Outdoor Writer
• Xerox Corp task force that developed information network for
over 100 U.S. Branches
• Xerox Corp task force developing new high tech work force reorganization
• Originated Corporate Branch MIS Department
• National award-winning manager for Xerox Corporation
SERVICE/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Board Member-Southeast Texas United Way
•Commission Member Jefferson County Historical Commission
• Member Advisory Committee for Beaumont Childrens Museum
• Board Member-Texas Energy Museum Board
• Leadership Beaumont Graduate
• Board President/Founder-Environmental Learning and Research
Center
• Toastmasters International (Numerous Offices—Area Governor)
• Board Member-Taking Flight-TI in Prisons
• Rotary International (Troy, Alabama and Beaumont, Texas-Paul
Harris Fellow)
• Leadership North Carolina Graduate
• Naturalist Volunteer for Indianapolis Parks Department
• Indianapolis Mayor's Citation for Community Contribution
• Indiana Work-Release Sponsor
• Optimists International (Indianapolis, Indiana)
• Photography/Darkroom Operations/Printing
• Youth Retreats/Summer Camps
Recent Professional Continuing Education (Includes Instructed Programs)
University Programs
• Technology and Adult Education
• Developing interactivity in your class
• Moving your course online
• Blackboard and You
• Leadership and the Outdoors
• Beginning GPS
• Beginning Kayaking
• Outdoor Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Procrastination
• Culture Bump
Leadership Beaumont
Toastmaster International Programs
• Speech Crafters
• How to Conduct Productive Meetings
• Competent Toastmaster
• Competent Leader
• Advanced Toastmaster
• Advanced Leader
Leadership North Carolina
Alpine Towers (Ropes Course Facilitator)
Kettering Foundation (PPI Facilitator)
Dr. Bothel has completed and
instructed a variety of additional continuing education courses that
are outlined in his complete resume.
(This is an overview of Dr. Bothel’s professional history.
More complete information is provided in his complete resume.) |
EDUCATION