Rowan's Donovan to be honoredby Broadcast Education Association
Rowan's Donovan to be honoredby Broadcast Education Association
March 29, 2006
Rowan University faculty member Mike Donovan of Glassboro will be honored for his outstanding contributions to electronic media education when he receives the 2006 Distinguished Education Service Award from the Washington, D.C.-based Broadcast Education Association (BEA).
Donovan, a professor in the Radio/Television/Film (RTF) Department in the College of Communication at Rowan, will receive the award April 27 during the BEA's 51st annual convention in Las Vegas.
The BEA, which boasts more than 1,400 members, is the professional association for professors, industry professionals and graduate students interested in teaching and research in electronic media and multimedia enterprises.
The Distinguished Education Service Award is presented to an electronic media educator or industry person "who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the American system of electronic media education" through a singular achievement or continuing service, according to the BEA web site.
A Rowan faculty member since 1972, Donovan was one of the founding members of the University's RTF Department. He teaches courses in the business, regulation, economics and history of the electronic media industry.
In 2002, he was named to the King Chair, an endowed professorial chair at Rowan established through a $1 million gift from the Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation.
Active on numerous committees at Rowan, Donovan served as the advisor to Rowan Radio, WGLS 89.7-FM, for many years and is the co-author of the Student Operations Manual, which has been recognized as a model for student radio stations. He also established the Radio/TV Association, a student organization for media majors.
For two decades, he was a marketing consultant and educational coordinator for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), the largest television programming professional trade association in the world.
Additionally, he established and supervised a host of educational initiatives through the NATPE Educational Foundation.
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Donovan, a professor in the Radio/Television/Film (RTF) Department in the College of Communication at Rowan, will receive the award April 27 during the BEA's 51st annual convention in Las Vegas.
The BEA, which boasts more than 1,400 members, is the professional association for professors, industry professionals and graduate students interested in teaching and research in electronic media and multimedia enterprises.
The Distinguished Education Service Award is presented to an electronic media educator or industry person "who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the American system of electronic media education" through a singular achievement or continuing service, according to the BEA web site.
A Rowan faculty member since 1972, Donovan was one of the founding members of the University's RTF Department. He teaches courses in the business, regulation, economics and history of the electronic media industry.
In 2002, he was named to the King Chair, an endowed professorial chair at Rowan established through a $1 million gift from the Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation.
Active on numerous committees at Rowan, Donovan served as the advisor to Rowan Radio, WGLS 89.7-FM, for many years and is the co-author of the Student Operations Manual, which has been recognized as a model for student radio stations. He also established the Radio/TV Association, a student organization for media majors.
For two decades, he was a marketing consultant and educational coordinator for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), the largest television programming professional trade association in the world.
Additionally, he established and supervised a host of educational initiatives through the NATPE Educational Foundation.
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