D. Ray Heisey
Kent State University professor
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D. Ray Heisey (1932–2011) was emeritus professor of intercultural communication at Kent State University.
D. Ray Heisey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 Gladwin, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 2011 (aged 78–79) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professor Emeritus |
| Spouse | Susanne VanValin |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Greenville College, Messiah College, Ohio State University, Northwestern University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Messiah College, Damavand College (1975–1978), Kent State University (c.1966–1975, 1978–1996), Peking University (1996–2000) , Hiram College |
Early life and education
Heisey was born in Gladwin, Michigan, and grew up in Louisville, Ohio.[1] After attending Greenville College, Messiah College, Ohio State University, he started studying in a PhD program at Northwestern University.[2]
Career
He taught for 8 years at Messiah College.[1] As a professor at Kent State University, from 1966 until 1996, Heisey researched, taught and wrote about methods of communication and the differences between these in various cultures.[3] Much of his research involved the role of rhetoric in cultural context.[4][5] He also wrote and edited several books on this subject.[6][7]
From Fall 1975 until 1978, Heisey served as the second president of Damavand College in Tehran, Iran.[8] Heisey taught at Peking University in Beijing, China in 1996 and 2000.[1] He was named visiting distinguished professor of rhetoric at Hiram College for 2008.[9]
Heisey was presented with an outstanding paper award at the 1996 RIT Multiculturism, Cultural Diversity and Understanding Conference.[10]
Heisey died May 20, 2011, of thyroid cancer in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Family
Heisey married Susanne (née VanValin) in 1959.[1] He had three sons.[1] He was a member of the Kent Presbyterian Church in Kent, Ohio starting in 1968.[1]
Books
- Heisey, D. Ray (2004). Healing Body and Soul, The Life and Times of Dr. W. O. Baker, (1827-1916). The Brethren in Christ Historical. LCCN 2004109936.
- D. Ray Heisey, ed. (2000). Chinese Perspectives in Rhetoric and Communication. Advances in Communication and Culture Series. Vol. 1. Stamford, CT: Ablex Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-1-56750-495-8.
- Wenshan Jia, D. Ray Heisey and Randy Kluver, editors. Chinese Communication Research in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Advances, Challenges and Prospects. JAI Press, 2000.[11]
Articles
- "International Perspectives on Cultural Identity", Review of Communication, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2011
- Heisey, D. R. (2011). Reflections on A Persian Jewel: Damavand College, Tehran (PDF)
- The Visual and Artistic Rhetoric of Americans and Iranians of Each Other Impacted by Media, D. Ray Heisey and Mansoureh Sharifzadeh]. in Proceedings of the Phi Beta Cappa, Volume 2 Number 1. (PDF)
- "The Cross-Cultural Schemata of Iranian-American People Toward Each Other: A Qualitative Approach", Ehsan Shahghasemi and D. Ray Heisey. Intercultural Communications Studies, 2009, Volume XVIII Number 1