James E. Reppert is an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Southern Arkansas University. Social media are integrated into teaching and research across the curriculum.

He has delivered more than 170 presentations at regional and national conventions of professional associations, authored 80 publications, and reviewed manuscripts for more than 20 college-level textbooks on mass communication and speech.

Reppert has been competitively selected to participate in 25 faculty seminars specializing in mass communication and speech. These include programs hosted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, C-SPAN in the Classroom, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, the National Association of Television Program Executives, and The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

In 1999, his case study competition team’s evaluation of ‘Curriculum 2000’ won first place at the International Radio & Television Society Foundation Faculty/Industry Seminar in New York City. This achievement was recognized with the Stephen H. Coltrin Award for Excellence in Communications Education and a $2,500 prize.

Reppert is a three-time recipient of the Kentucky Communication Association (KCA) Excellence in the Art of Teaching Award (2000, 2006, 2016). He has also been recognized with the KCA James L. Applegate Award for Excellence in Research (1997) and the Undergraduate Mentor Award (2007). Additional KCA honors include the Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Mass Media Studies (2013) and the Award for Outstanding Instruction in Mass Media (2014). Reppert received the KCA Presidential Award for Distinguished Service (2009) to recognize teaching, scholarship, and service career achievements.

During his academic career, Reppert has received letters of commendation from U.S. Senators Chic Hecht of Nevada and John Boozman of Arkansas in recognition of his contributions to higher education.

Reppert has been a faculty member at Southern Arkansas University since 1987 and has taught at the college level since 1985. He holds a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Bachelor of University Studies from North Dakota State University. He also graduated from Brown Institute in Minneapolis with an emphasis in Radio-Television Broadcasting and acquired a First Class Radiotelephone Operator License from the Federal Communications Commission.

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Educational Background

• B.U.S., North Dakota State University
• M.A., University of Nevada at Las Vegas