Dr. Dennis White, associate professor and department chair for speech communication at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, has been elected as president of the Arkansas State Communication Association (ASCA) meeting in Bentonville.

Dr. White will represent the 150 members, comprised of both high school and college professionals from throughout Arkansas. As president of the ASCA, he will also attend the National Communication Association meeting in San Antonio this November.

His projects for the year include: more community college participation, establishing a presence with the Arkansas General Assembly and making the ASCA a forum for graduate students to present research.

|As president of the ASCA, he will preside over meetings, including the executive council and special meetings, as well as appointing committee members and attending the national meeting.

Dr. White, a member of the faculty since 1974, has served as an instructor in speech communication, coach of the debate team and as department chair, the position he now holds. In 1989, he was named Teacher of the Year. In 1990 he was named a President’s Fellow and has served as president of the Faculty Association (1989 & 1990). In 1998, he was named College Teacher of the Year for the state of Arkansas.
A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and a Vietnam Veteran, he received his undergraduate degrees from the University of Arkansas and his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Carbondale.

He and his wife, Vicki, live in Jonesboro and have a grown daughter, Diana White Corder.