Richard A. Gershon, Ph.D., (Ohio University) is Professor and
Co-Director 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 (2009) 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.