Funkhouser, Edward T. (Edward Truman), 1946-

Edward Truman Funkhouser (1946- ) was a professor of speech and communication at North Carolina State University, beginning in 1977.

From the description of Edward T. Funkhouser photographs, 2001-2008 (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 464239836

Edward Truman Funkhouser was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on 5 February 1946. Raised in Mount Jackson, Virginia, he graduated from Madison College (later James Madison University) with a B.S. in business administration in 1968. After serving in the United States Army as a military intelligence agent until 1971, he received an M.A. in radio, television, and film from Memphis State University (later the University of Memphis) in 1973, and a Ph.D. in mass communications from Ohio University in 1979.

Funkhouser joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 1977, subsequently becoming an associate professor of speech and communication. Thrice named outstanding teacher in the Department of Communication, he served as assistant dean and director of undergraduate programs at the university's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, as the college's facilities coordinator, and as a member of the university's Campus Design Review Board. As of 2008, Funkhouser was serving as associate dean for academic affairs for the College of Humanities and Social Science.

A recipient of the university's Outstanding Extension Service Award in 1991, Funkhouser was a founder and president of Triangle Radio Reading Service, an independent non-profit corporation established in 1983 to provide news from print media to visually-impaired persons in the region. In addition, he was the public address announcer for the North Carolina State football and women's basketball games.

From the guide to the Edward T. Funkhouser Photographs, 2001-2010, (Special Collections Research Center)