Dr. Dhyana Ziegler Named in to Madison Who's Who of Executives and Professionals
Madison Who's Who of Executives and Professionals has included Dr. Dhyana Ziegler in the 2007-2008 edition of the registry.
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 27, 2007
Madison Who's Who wants to be the first to congratulate Dr. Ziegler on this achievement by notifying her peers that Dr. Ziegler has in fact reached a level of recognizable success in her professional field of Information Technology.
Dr. Dhyana Ziegler serves as the Assistant Vice President for Instructional Technology and Academic Affairs at Florida A&M University (FAMU). She supervises the Division of Instructional Technology that includes the Instructional Media Center, Distance Learning Programs and Activities, the Faculty Development Lab, and the Student Computer Lab. She also served as the Acting Vice President for Research and Director of University Planning & Analysis for the 2002-2003 academic year. Dr. Ziegler came to FAMU in 1997 after she was selected as the Garth C. Reaves Eminent Scholar Chair of Excellence in Journalism. Prior to that appointment, she served as Professor of Broadcasting at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville as well as the Associate Director for Diversity Resources and Educational Services supervising research and technology under the Office of the Chancellor. She worked for the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for 14 years where she was awarded her tenure and promotion to Full Professor. Dr. Ziegler is the first African-American to be elected as President of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Faculty Senate and later was inducted into the University's African-American Hall of Fame. Dr. Ziegler has worked in higher education for over 20 years. She has a Ph. D in academic administration, an M. A. in radio and television, and her undergraduate degree is in the areas of journalism and music. She also attended Harvard University's Management and Leadership in Education Institute as part of her post-doctoral work and was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship for a Special Seminar to China in 2004.
Dr. Ziegler is the author of two books Thunder and Silence: The Mass Media in Africa and Molefi Kete Asante and Afrocentricity: In Praise and in Criticism and has written numerous book chapters, refereed journal articles, and other publications. Among her credits include serving as the co-author of the landmark Jane Pauley Task Force Report on the future of broadcast journalism entitled Tomorrows Broadcast Journalists published by the Society of Professional Journalists in 1997. Dr. Ziegler has also been the recipient of several grant awards and contracts including the National Science Foundation and the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. She has presented scholarly research papers and other academic presentations at numerous national and international conferences and workshops around the world.
Prior to her work in higher education, Dr. Ziegler worked for several mass media entities in New York City such as WCBS-TV and WNEW-TV as a reporter/producer. She also worked for Patten and Guest Productions where she served as the regional manager and supervised all operations including marketing, advertising, manufacturing, and record production. At Rosenfeld, Sirowitz & Lawson Advertising Agency she worked as a copywriter/producer for such products as Uncle Ben's rice, Schmidt's Beer, and McDonalds. In addition, she worked for Essence Magazine as a market researcher.
In 2005, Dr. Ziegler was named Genius Laureate as one of 500 Greatest Geniuses of the 21st Century by the American Biographical Institute.
She has most recently served as Ambassador for the USA at the Inaugural World Forum held July 4-9, 2006 at Oxford University.
As the Instructional Technology Administrator (Ph. D) for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Dr. Ziegler specializes in Educational Administration and her expertise lies in Communications and Technology.
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