Meet the Faculty

Dr. Theophil W. Ross

E-mail:	ross@nwmissouri.edu
Office:	WH 133
Phone:	660.562.1176
Subject:	Theatre & Arts
Title:	Professor
Homepage:	Theo Ross's Homepage
Vita:	Printable Vita
Schedule:	Office Schedule

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. Theatre History
   - Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, 1981
M.A. Theatre Performance
   - Bradley University, 1974
M.A. Speech & Theatre Ed.
   - Bradley University, 1972
B.S.Ed. Speech, Theatre & English Ed.
   - Clarion Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1970

Regular Teaching Assignments

(29-101) - Fundamentals of Oral Communication
(43-101) - Theatre Appreciation
(43-225) - Oral Interpretation
(43-230) - Acting
(43-330) - Advanced Acting
(43-373) - Directing
(43-426) - Interpreter's Theatre

Academic Experience

Year	Title/Rank	Department	Institution
2006-Present	Professor	Communication, Theatre & Languages	Northwest
2002-2006	Professor & Chair	Communication, Theatre & Languages	Northwest
2001-2002	Interim Dean	College Of Arts & Sciences	Northwest
1996-2001	Professor & Chair	Communication & Theatre Arts	Northwest
1995-1996	Associate Dean	College of Arts & Sciences	Northwest
1984-1995	Professor & Chair	Theatre	Northwest
1978-1984	Associate Professor	Theatre	Northwest
1975-1978	Graduate Assistant (Instructor)	Theatre	University of Missouri-Columbia
1973-1974	Instructor	Speech & Theatre	Bradley University
1970-1971	Teacher	English	Camden Central High School

Non-Academic Professional Experience

1968-1978	Professional stage performances at various theaters in PA, NY, NH, IL, & MO
1969-1978	Professional film performances in PA, NY, IL, & MO

Major Creative/Scholarly Activities

Co-host for NODAWAY UPDATE, a monthly series on KQTV, St. Joseph, Missouri
Narrator for a radio series on alternate and co-cultural lifestyles, broadcast on over 100 National Public Radio Stations
Artistic Director for various departmental theatre productions - ACTF adjudicated

Getting To Know Theophil W. Ross

Dr.Ross' wife is an ER nuurse and is certified as both a personal trainer and an aerobics instructor. His oldest son is a filmmaker, one child is serving a tour of duty in Iraq, and another is a senior at Maryville high school.

Northwest Missouri State University