Professor and Director of Leadership Studies
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8358

E-mail: ChristJ@ripon.edu

Education

• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
• M.A., University of Pennsylvania
• B.A., Dartmouth College

Awards and Honors

• 1983 Severy Award for Excellent Teaching, Ripon College
• 1989 Campus Communicator Award, Ripon Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta
• 1992 Ripon Community Volunteer of the Year (first time awarded)
• 2002 Severy Award for Excellent Teaching, Ripon College
• 2003 Wisconsin Collaborative Leader of the Year

Areas of Interest

• Leadership development
• Biography and psychobiography
• Moral values
• Personal growth
• Communication
• Journalism
• Mass media and popular culture
• Sports and entertainment
• Mass movements
• Social justice
• Psychohistory

Recent Publications

• "Leadership Skills and Values," 16 30-minute video programs distributed nationwide
• Video series of 26 30-minute programs on technical writing for Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation

Current Courses Taught

• Introduction to Leadership Studies: Leadership and the Human Spirit
• Self-Mastery and Team Learning Workshop
• Systems Thinking and Strategic Vision Workshop
• Team Project Practicum
• Project Management Practicum
• Independent Study: Internship