• Professor, Communication Arts, Park University.  Located in Orlando, Florida. 

• Authored 9 textbooks, 6 instructor’s manuals (3 in second or later edition), Web development for 4 publishers, 50 book chapters, articles, and reports.

• Edited National Communication Association's The Communication Teacher (3 years) and editorial board NCA's Communication Education (3 years).

• Obtained $3.5 million in competitive grant funding, including $1.5 million as primary grant writer, others as collaborative team member.

• Educated at Michigan State University, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

• Professor Emerita, Communication Studies, University of Missouri - Kansas City.

• Worked internationally in Jamaica and People's Republic of China.

aitkenj@umkc.edu

Aitken selected as Park University's "Distinguished Faculty Scholar" for the year 2010. 

The President's Award was presented by President Michael Droge.