Dr. Mervin Ziegler
mziegler@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 5055

Education:
Ph.D. University of Florida, Rhetoric and Communication, December 1973.
M.A. Bowling Green State University, General Speech, August 1966.
B.A. Cedarville College, Speech/English/Ohio Teachers Certification, May 1965.

Professional Experience:
Professor of Speech Communication, Chairman of the Department of Communication, Director of WNZR, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, September 1982 to Present.
Professor of Speech Communication, Chairman of the Department of Speech Communication, Liberty University, September 1982 to July 1989.
Grace College, Associate Professor of Speech Communication, Chairman, Department of Speech Communication, 1974-75; Chairman, Division of Fine Arts 1975-81.

Professional Organizations:
National Religious Broadcasters
Published Works and Presentations:
"Principles of Communication Technologies, III: Oral Communication.," co-authored with Dr. Mervin Ziegler and Cecil Kramer, 1985, revised 1988.
"Communication: A Biblical Perspective," Fundamentalist Journal. III (July/August 1984), pp.41-45.
"Preaching as Communication: Achieving a Significant Response," read for the Liberty Baptist Theological Lectures, 1983.
"Imagination as a Rhetorical Factor in the Apologetic Method of C.S. Lewis," Dissertation.
"A Study of the Relationship of Selected Structural and Content Variables to Sermon Effectiveness," Thesis.

Favorite Subject Related Links:
New Tribes Mission

Favorite Scripture Verse:
Corinthians 4:2 "For it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful."