AVA THOMPSON GREENWELL
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Medill School of Journalism
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 2000 – Present
Teach undergraduate and graduate journalism courses. Specialty area: video and broadcast journalism.
DIRECTOR
MCCORMICK FELLOWS PROGRAM 2007 – 2009
Oversaw program of nearly 100 media executives of color. Duties included development of annual fall forum, development of communication and outreach strategies to industry and annual recruitment to Fellows program.
DIRECTOR
NEXT GENERATION JOURNALISTS PROGRAM 2007- 2009
Directed and taught summer journalism education program for Chicago high school students. Program is partnership among Medill, Gary Comer Youth Center and Free Spirit Media.
ASSOCIATE DEAN 2002-2006
Led the school’s curriculum revision, faculty development and coordination of reaccrediting reports for external accreditors (ACEJMC) and internal reviewers.
MODERATOR OF CRAIN LECTURE SERIES 2003- 2006
Conducted research and interviewed guests as part of the bi-weekly lecture series. Guests included journalists and public affairs figures. Interviews air on Chicago cable station.
DIRECTOR, SUMMER ACADEMIC WORSKHOP Summer 2000
Ran Northwestern’s academic orientation program for incoming African-American and Latino freshmen. Hired faculty and student counselors. Taught media literacy course.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 1993 – 2000
Taught undergraduate and graduate broadcast news courses in the areas of writing, reporting and producing.
Oversaw, monitored and administered internship program that placed undergraduates at commercial television stations around the U.S. for an academic quarter.
CO-DIRECTOR, ACADEMY FOR FUTURE JOURNALISTS Summers 1997,
1998
Administered and taught in five-week immersion program to attract minority students to the field of journalism. Secured broadcast internships for students. Monitored student progress.
HONORS:
Associated Student Government Faculty Honor Roll 2007 Undergraduate students nominate facultyfor this excellence in teaching award.
Radio Television News Directors’ Foundation
Educator in the Newsroom Fellowship Summer 2006
Chosen as one of 18 University Professors to work in a broadcast newsroom for four weeks over the summer. Assignment was on the website at CBS2 in Chicago.
Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Clinical Professor Award 2001-2002
Chosen for outstanding teaching contribution. Award includes appointment as a fellow to Searle Center for Teaching Excellence.
BOARD SERVICE:
Youth Communication Chicago, 2007- 2009
The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Television Journalism, 2003 to 2005.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL) Oct. 1997- Oct. 1999
Freelance correspondent and substitute host for “Chicago Tonight.” Show deals with issues that impact the political, economic and social welfare of the Chicago area.
WGN - TV ( Chicago, IL) Summer 1994
REPORTER
WFLA - TV (Tampa, FL)
REPORTER Jan. 1988 -Aug. 1993 Reported daily special franchise segment titled “The Heart of the Matter.”
Covered education beat, general assignment stories and special assignment series.
WCCO - TV (Minneapolis, MN)
REPORTER Sept.1986 – Sept. 1987 Covered education beat and general assignment stories.
WEHT-TV (Evansville, IN)
REPORTER Aug. 1985-Aug. 1986 Covered general assignment stories.
WEEK-TV (Peoria, IL) Spring 1985
REPORTER
Worked as Washington Correspondent as part of graduate work.
LAFAYETTE JOURNAL & COURIER (Lafayette, IN) Spring 1982
REPORTER
Covered business beat as part of undergraduate internship.
EDUCATION:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, IL)
*PhD Student in African American Studies
*Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism *Bachelor of Science in Journalism
AWARDS & HONORS:
* Employee of the Month, WFLA-TV (1991)
For coverage of Florida legislative session on education * Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Award (1990) * Society of Professional Journalists Spot News Award (1989) * Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain (1983)
Received Alumnae of Northwestern University grant of $1,840 for purchase of professional quality broadcast microphones, April 1997.
POYNTER INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA STUDIES
1. Selected to teach session on reporting of minority issues to television news managers, February 1993.
2. Selected to participate in “Power Reporting” seminar with 12 other reporters from around the country. June 18-22, 1990.
CONFERENCES & SEMINARS:
Broadcast Education Association, Panelist, “Partnerships between the Academy & Broadcasters” and “The World Is Flat,” April 2009
Unity 08 Convention, co-producer of Kerner-Plus 40 video shown as part of plenary session, July 2008, Chicago.
AEJMC Convention, Panelist, “Diversity Courses in J-Schools,” August 2005, San Antonio, TX.
NABJ Convention, Moderator & Coordinator, “Ten Management Tools to Use Now,” August 2005, Atlanta, GA.
Unity 04 Convention, Moderator “ All I Really Needed to know about Diversity I learned in Kindergarten: Teaching Diversity as a Core Journalistic Value,” August 2004,
Washington, D.C.
Radio Television News Directors’ Association, Panelist, “Partnerships Between Colleges and News Stations,” April 2003, Las Vegas.
Broadcast Education Association, Panelist, “Student Newscast Profile,” April 2002, Las Vegas.
AEJMC Convention 2001, “Transitioning from the Newsroom to the Classroom,” August 2001, Washington, D.C.
Women in Leadership Conference, “Having It All? Women in Television News,” Northwestern University, Feb. 2001, Evanston, IL.
National Education Association, Panelist, “Understanding How Broadcast Media Work,” June 2000, Chicago.
National Investor Relations Institute, Lecturer, “How to Get Your Story Told,” November 1999 and 2000, Evanston, IL.
Northwestern University Retired Alumni, Lecturer, “The Business of Broadcast News,” October 1999, Evanston, IL.
Unity 99 Convention, Moderator & Co-coordinator, “How to Improve Reporting on Crime & Punishment,” July 1999, Seattle, WA.
National High School Institute, Lecturer, “How to Write for Television Broadcast,”, 1996- present, Evanston, IL.
AEJMC Convention, Panelist, “Making Internships Pay,” July 1997, Chicago. Lecturer/Moderator, “Racism in the Media,” Multicultural Awareness Week, Northwestern University, April 1997, Evanston, IL.
Lecturer, “Media Politics and the Presidential Campaign,” Germany’s North American Studies Program, August 1996, Evanston, IL.
Lecturer, “Broadcast Writing,” National Association of Hispanic Journalists College Workshop, June 1996, Chicago.
Panelist, “Violence in the News Media,” program sponsored by North Shore Congregation Israel, July 25, 1995, Glencoe, IL.
Lecturer, “Teaching Cultural Sensitivity in Journalism Education,” for International Visitors Center, March 1995, Evanston, IL.
Lecturer, ”Exposure High School Journalism Workshop” sponsored by the Chicago Association of Black Journalists, February 1995 & February 1994, Chicago.
Panelist, “Covering Race-Related Policy Issues: Perspectives and Prescriptions,” for conference on Media, Race and Governance; February 5, 1994, Evanston, IL.
Panelist, ”How the Press Covers Issues of Race,” for Northwestern Student Roundtable, November 1, 1993, Evanston, IL.
Presenter, ”How Broadcast Fits into American Journalism,” for International Visitors Center, November 1993, Evanston, IL.
CONSULTANCIES, ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS:
Consultant to graduate student reporting projects for Democratic National Convention, August 1996.
Consultant to Susie Wynne, commentator /interviewer for televised ice skating competitions, April 1996 to present.
Radio-Television News Directors Association, member since 1993: attended annual conferences in New Orleans, 1995 & 1998; Los Angeles, 1996 & 1997; Charlotte, 1999. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, member 1993-1999. Attended annual convention in Atlanta, August 1994.
National Association of Black Journalists, member since 1988. Attended conventions in New York, 1988; Detroit, 1989; Kansas City, 1990; Atlanta, 1994; Washington, D.C., 1998; Seattle, 1999, Phoenix 2000, Orlando 2001, Milwaukee 2002. Helped organize regional conventions in Orlando, FL, 1990; and Tampa, FL, 1993.
Society of Professional Journalists. Helped organize workshop for regional convention, “From Civil Rights to Multiculturalism: Yesterday’s Dream, Today’s Challenge,” March 27 & 28, 1992, Clearwater Beach, FL.
Author, ”Live for Live’s Sake,”publication of Radio-Television News Directors Association, September 1994.
Judge, News Association National Radio Awards, 1994. Judge, Mongerson Awards, April 2004
Judge, National Society of Colorectal Surgeons Media Contest, 2004-present
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Keynote speaker, Northwestern University Alumnae Association, February 2009 Faculty Fellow, Communications Residential College, 1993-present.
Keynote speaker, Northwestern University Women’s Board, March 2003 Moderator, University Forum on Race, February 2003.
Keynote speaker, Presisdent’s Convocation, September 2002. Member Women’s Center Board, School Year 2001- 2004.
Member MLK Day Planning Committee, School Year 2001-2002 and 2002-2003. Member Northwestern Search Committee for Medill Dean, Fall 2000.
Faculty Adviser to student chapter of National Association of Black Journalists, Winter 2000 to present.
Resolutions Officer, Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention, Winter 2000 to present. Member African American Affairs Advisory Council, Fall 1999 to present. Became chair Winter 2000.
Member Search Committee for Assistant Director of African American Affairs, Spring 1999.
Member of Ad Hoc Undergraduate Education Committee, Spring 1998.
Faculty Associate Master for Communications Residential College, September 1996 to September 1998.
Mentor for Protégé Program with African American Student Affairs Department, 1995 to present.
Faculty Adviser to Kappa Tau Alpha, Journalism Honorary Society, 1996 to 2006 Member Medill faculty committees: Search Committee Fall 1999 to present.
Academic Standards Committee 1993 to 1999; Acting Chair Winter 1996; Peer Review Committee, 1996 to present; Gary Cummings Memorial Fund Committee, 1995 to present; Teaching Media Committee, 1994 to present; Graduate Admissions Committee, 1993 to 1997. Inquiry Committee on Media Management, 1997.
Graduate Fellowship Committee -- reviewed applications and interviewed candidates for Rhodes, Luce and Marshall scholarships, Fall 1994.
Judge, Gardner Exum Scholarship Competition, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 1999.
INDUSTRY SERVICE
Co-curator, Ida B. Wells Media Award 2000 - 2007 Speaker, “The Future of Journalism,” Youth Communication Scholarship Luncheon, June
Lecturer, “The Job of a TV News Reporter/Producer” Evanston Township High School, November 1999.
Speaker, “Working in TV News,” Youth Communication Teen Meeting, March 1998, Chicago.
Co-founder of National Association of Black Journalist(NABJ) Tampa Chapter, 1989.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Co-founder of African American Parents’ Group (AAPPLE), 2008 – present Church Camp Coordinator, 2007- present
Room parent, Dawes School, 2005-2008
PTA Co-president, Chute Middle School, 2006-2007 Founder and organizer of Girls’ Math Club, 2001-2002.
Founder & Volunteer of after-school computer club, 2001-2002 & 2002-2003 Co-chair, Cultural Expo, Dawes School 2000-present.
Volunteer Reader, Dawes School, 2000-present
Publicity Chair, Child Care Center Daycare Center Board, 1999- 2000
Volunteer, School Improvement Team, Dawes School, 1999-2000 & 2002-2003
Volunteer, Book Store, Dawes School, 1998-1999.
