Mr. David A. King
Purdue University

Biography:

Academic/Professional Employment:

• Executive Director
  Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS)
  A technology consortium of higher education institutions in Indiana
  
  
• Department Head
  Agricultural Communication Service
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, Indiana
  
  
• Acting Director of Communications (.20 FTE appointment), 1991 to 1993
  Cooperative State Research Service
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Washington, D.C.

• Electronic Media Coordinator, 1988 to 1990
  Agricultural Communications
  Oregon State University

• Acting Associate Director - Agricultural Research Section, 1987 to 1988
  Agricultural Communications
  Oregon State University

• Public Affairs Specialist - Agricultural Research Section, 1986 to 1987
  Agricultural Communications
  Oregon State University

• Assistant Editor/Film and Video Producer, 1976 to 1986
  Agricultural Experiment Station Communications
  Oregon State University

• Freelance Writer, Photographer, Film Producer and Radio Announcer, 1972 to 1976
  Concept Films, Auburn, California
  City Sports magazine, San Francisco, California
  Nevada Magazine, Carson City, Nevada
  KTRT-AM radio, Truckee, California

Education:

• Master of Arts
  University of Oregon
  Journalism/Management
  1983

• Bachelor of Arts
  California State University, Chico
  Mass Communications/Radio-Television Production
  1972

Professional Activities

• Intelenet Commission and Executive Committee, Indiana, 1998-99.

• Midwest Higher Education Commission, Telecommunications Committee, 1998-99.

• Chair, Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication, System Integrated Technologies Committee, 1996-1998.

• Chair, Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System Television Network Committee, 1995-1996.

• Chair, North Central Agricultural Communication Department Heads Association, 1993-94.

• Commissioner, Oregon Commission on Public Broadcasting, 1979-84, appointed by Governor Victor Atiyeh, July 30, 1979.

National Committees and Boards

• ADEC/American Distance Education Consortium Board of Directors, 1998-present.

• Co-chair, ADEC/American Distance Education Consortium National Program Panel, 1994-present.

• Extension and Experiment Station Committees on Policy-Image Enhancement Committee, 1995-present .

• USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Communication, Technology, and Distance Education advisory committee, 1994-97.

• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Board on Agriculture, Joint Futuring Committee member 1994-97.

• Extension Service/U.S. Department Of Agriculture, National Committee on Distance Learning 1992-93.

• Co-chair, Experiment Station Committee on Policy, Communication Committee, 1992-96.

• Co-chair, Cooperative State Research Service/Experiment Station Committee on Policy, Joint Task Force on Public Communication, April-July, 1991.