Richard A. Gershon, Ph.D., (Ohio University) is Professor and co-founder
of the Telecommunications & Information Management (TIM) program at Western Michigan University where he teaches courses in telecommunications management, law & policy and communication technology. He is the author
of Telecommunications & Business Strategy (2008 - in press) and
The Transnational Media Corporation: Global Messages and Free Market Competition, winner of the 1998 book of the year by the U.S.
Cable Center. Dr. Gershon has twice been selected for national teaching honors, including the Steven H. Coltrin Professor of the Year Award (2000) by the International Radio & Television Society (IRTS) and the Barry Sherman Award for Teaching Excellence (2001) by the Management and Economics division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). In 2007, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at Western Michigan University. Dr. Gershon is a founding member of the International Telecommunications Education & Research Association (ITERA) where he served as the organization's first President.