Oral History Project
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Role
Student, Faculty
Media Type
Video
Interview Date
February 14, 2018
Interview Duration
23:23
Interviewer
Kendall Heydt
Video Production
Jacob McDonald
Years of Service
1968-2018
Class Year
1968
School or Department
Department of Communication
Keywords
Cedarville, history, faculty
Publisher
Cedarville University
Interview Location
Cedarville, Ohio, United States of America
Disciplines
Communication | Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Phipps, James R., "James R. Phipps" (2018). Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/oral_histories/3
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Dr. Phipps joined the faculty at Cedarville since 1968, serving as Chair of the communications department for 36 years. He specializes in historical rhetoric, political rhetoric, storytelling, leadership, persuasion theory, interpersonal communication theory, and communication ethics. His research interests include identity rhetoric and crisis communication. He has interim pastored five churches during his time at Cedarville and spent 32 years as the radio Voice for Cedarville Athletics. He was mayor of the Village of Cedarville for 16 years and serves on many county boards. He retired in 2018.