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Portrait of Dr. David S Nolan

Dr. David S Nolan

  • Regents' Teacher at School of Jrnlism & Mass Comm, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Distinguished Professor Selection Committee. September 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee. September 2022 - Present.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Personnel Committee. August 2015 - Present.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduate Program and Research Committee. August 2012 - Present.
  • Chair, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Library Representative. August 2006 - Present.
  • Member, National Press Photographers Association (since 1983). 1983 - Present.

2023

  • Chair, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Mass Communication Program Coordinator. August 2015 - August 2023.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Curriculum and Policy Committee. August 2015 - August 2023.
  • Mentor for young photojournalists with National Press Photographers Association Mentor Program. 2003 - June 2023.
  • Member, College of Fine Arts & Communication Presidential Teaching Award Selection Committee. February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023.

2022

  • Chair, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Awards Committee. April 2017 - September 1, 2022.

2021

  • Coordinator / Organizer, National Press Photographers Association Advanced Storytelling Workshop. April 2009 - May 2021.
  • Member, Scholarship Committee. April 2021.

2020

  • Faculty Representative, Texas State University Alumni Association Board of Directors. January 2019 - May 2020.
  • Member, Faculty Senate. May 2017 - May 2020.
  • Member, TSUS Foundation Regents’ Teacher Evaluation Committee. June 2020 - July 2020.
  • Member, Texas State Alumni Association Teaching Award of Honor Selection Committee. May 2020.
  • Secretary, Texas State University Faculty Senate. May 2019 - May 2020.
  • Member, Texas State University Alumni Association New Look Task Force. February 2019 - May 2020.
  • Member, Texas State LBJ Outstanding Student Selection Committee. April 2020.
  • Judge, A Week in the Life of Texas State Photo Competition". April 2020.
  • Member, College of Fine Arts & Communication Presidential Teaching Award Selection Committee. February 21, 2020.
  • Participant, Student Affairs Council of Academic Standards Review. February 17, 2020.

2019

  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Scholarship Committee. August 2015 - December 2019.
  • Member, Mass Communication Week Committee. 2017 - October 2019.
  • Member, National Press Photogrpahers Association Advanced Storytelling Workshop Director Selection Committee. August 14, 2019 - September 27, 2019.
  • Member, Texas State Alumni Association Teaching Award of Honor Selection Committee. May 2019.
  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Service Selection Committee. April 2019.
  • Member, Texas State LBJ Outstanding Student Selection Committee. March 2019 - April 2019.
  • Member, College Presidential Award Committee for Teaching. February 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Adult Learning Journal. February 2019.
  • Member, Department of Marketing Chair Summative Review. January 25, 2019 - February 20, 2019.

2018

  • Secretary, Faculty Senate. January 2018 - May 2018.
  • Member, Family Association Scholarship Review Committee. April 2018.
  • Faculty Advisor, Texas State University Student Chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda. August 2010 - February 2018.

2017

  • Participant, Texas State University Bobcat Days. 2017.
  • Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching College Selection Committee. 2017.
  • Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and a member of the Visual Communication division. 2004 - 2017.
  • Participant, Alkek Library YouStar Studio Evaluation. November 2017.
  • Representative, Texas Council of Faculty Senates Annual Meeting. October 2017.
  • Faculty Advisor, Texas State University Student Chapter of the National Press Photographers Association. August 2009 - September 2017.
  • Member, University Leadership Assembly. August 2014 - May 2017.
  • Member, Nontenure Line Faculty Committee. August 2012 - May 2017.
  • Organizer, 2017 National Press Photographers Association Advanced Storytelling Workshop. April 2017.

2016

  • Member, Retirement and Benefits Committee. August 2013 - July 2016.
  • Organizer, 2016 National Press Photographers Association Advanced Storytelling Workshop. April 2016.

2015

  • Faculty Host, Hosted for the seventh time the 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2015.
  • Judge, The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication International Spanish Documentary Festival Puntos de Vista “Points of View” at Florida State University. February 2015.

2014

  • Faculty Host, Hosted for the sixth time the 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2014.
  • Judge, The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication International Spanish Documentary Festival Puntos de Vista “Points of View” at Florida State University. March 2014.
  • Member, Alkek Library Visualization Wall Focus Group. February 2014.

2013

  • Faculty Host, Hosted for the fifth time a 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2013.

2012

  • Host, Hosted internationally known Platypus video workshop to Texas State University in May. 2012.
  • Host, Hosted for the fourth time a 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2012.
  • Judge, 2012 Puntos De Vista Film Festival held by the Center for the Study of Latino Media and Markets at Texas State University. 2012.
  • Judge, 2012 Department of Defense Air Force Journalism contest. 2012.
  • Workshop Instructor, Internationally known Platypus video workshop at Texas State University. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Texas State University Library Committee. 2010 - 2012.
  • Faculty Advisor, Texas State University Photography Club. 2008 - 2012.
  • Associate Editor, Southwestern Mass Communication Journal (SWMCJ), a biannual scholarly journal published by the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication. 2004 - 2012.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Mass Communication Week Committee. 2003 - 2012.
  • Speaker, San Antonio Shoot Off Photography Workshop. September 2012.

2011

  • Chair, Texas State University Library Sub-Committee for 2011 Alkek Library Faculty Online Resource Grants. 2011.
  • Member, Texas State University Presidential Awards Committee. 2011.
  • University Mentor, Hosted internationally known Platypus video workshop to Texas State University in February. 2011.
  • Host, Hosted for the third time a 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2011.
  • Judge, 2011 Department of Defense Air Force Journalism contest. 2011.
  • Judge/Moderator, Graduate College graduate student panel discussion during International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University. July 2011.
  • Keynote Speaker, 2011 Air Force Communicators Workshop for the U.S. Air Force Defense Media Activities Command. March 2011.

2010

  • Judge/Moderator, Graduate College graduate student panel discussion during International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University. 2010.
  • Organizer, Brought the internationally known Platypus video workshop to Texas State University for 2011. 2010.
  • Created signs, cards and advertisement for new School of Journalism and Mass Communication marketing program. 2010.
  • Host, Hosted for the second time a 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Team Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2010.
  • Guest Lecturer, Journalism ethics at 11th Annual Northside Independent School District Journalism Forum. 2010.
  • Judge, Texas Press Association Photojournalism Awards. 2010.
  • Member, School of Journalism and Mass Communication Advertising Faculty Search Committee. 2009 - 2010.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Alumni Committee. June 2006 - June 2010.
  • Guest Speaker and Team Leader for 2010 Communicators Workshop for the U.S. Air Force Defense Media Activities command. April 2010.
  • Guest speaker on multimedia trends in journalism to U.S. Air Force Combat Camera Commanders Conference. April 2010.
  • Chair, Texas State University Library Sub-Committee for 2010 Alkek Library Faculty Research Grants. January 2010.

2009

  • Judge/Moderator, Graduate College graduate student panel discussion during International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University. 2009.
  • Host, Hosted 7-day National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Team Storytelling Workshop (ASW). 2009.
  • Judge, Texas Community College Journalism Association Web Journalism Awards. 2009.
  • Judge, Texas Community Newspaper Awards competition. 2009.
  • Guest Lecturer, Journalism ethics at 10th Annual Northside Independent School District Journalism Forum. 2009.
  • Member, University Multicultural Curriculum Institute Task Force. August 2006 - May 2009.

2008

  • Organizer, Brought the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Advanced Team Storytelling Workshop (ASW) to Texas State University. 2008.
  • Judge, 2008 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Visual Communication Division “Best of the Web” competition. 2008.
  • Judge, 2008 Texas State University “Week in the Life of Texas State” student photography contest. 2008.
  • Created series of spring symposiums for School of Journalism & Mass Communication Spring Symposium. 2006 - 2008.
  • Volunteer, Mentor and Recruit from John Jay High School. September 2003 - November 2008.
  • Member, College-wide Presidential Awards for Excellence committee to review nomination packages and decide which faculty members go forward to university level. February 2008.

2007

  • Judge, 2007 Department of Defense Air Force Journalism contest. 2007.
  • Judge, 2007 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Visual Communication Division “Best of the Web” competition. 2007.
  • Judge, Texas State University-San Marcos “Week in the Life of Texas State” student photography contest. April 2007.
  • Organizer, Film Screening & Panel Discussion: The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon. March 2007.
  • Guest Speaker, Project Success, an after school program for at risk youth at Smithson Valley High School in Comal County. March 2007.
  • Guest Lecturer, Photojournalism ethics at Northside Independent School District Journalism Forum. March 2007.

2006

  • Judge, 2006 Department of Defense Air Force Journalism contest. 2006.
  • Coordinated and hosted 45 high school journalism students from John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas, for a day of campus tours and to listen to guest speakers for the Spring JMC Symposium. 2006.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Library Committee. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Assessment Committee. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Technology and Facilities Committee. 2003 - 2006.
  • Instructor, Texas State University TIDE (Technology Institute for Developmental Educators) Workshop. July 2006.
  • Judge, Texas State University-San Marcos “Week in the Life of Texas State” student photography contest. April 2006.
  • Guest Lecturer, Photography at Northside Independent School District Journalism Forum. April 2006.
  • Keynote Speaker, Combat Journalists Conference, on the power of images and words to more than 200 combat journalists. April 2006.
  • Guest Speaker, John Jay High School, San Antonio, photography and journalism classes on current trends in media, and pursuing a college degree. January 2006.

2005

  • Judge, HEB Best Teacher’s award, a Texas wide initiative recognizing the best primary and secondary teachers in the state of Texas, awarding more than $300,000 to recognized teachers. May 2005.
  • Judge, Texas State University-San Marcos “Week in the Life of Texas State” student photography contest. April 2005.
  • Judge, South Texas Press Association annual contest. Judged photography and page design categories with more than 200 entries. March 2005.

2004

  • Representative, Department of Mass Communication University Fund Drive. 2004.
  • Co-editor, Department of Mass Communication Mainstream Faculty Newsletter. 2003 - 2004.
  • Chair, Layout and design of Spanish language brochure for the Department of Mass Communication. June 2004.
  • Taught digital photography and Adobe Photoshop during Taylor Publishing/Texas State University Summer Communication Workshop to high school students from across the state. May 2004.
  • Judge, Texas State University-San Marcos “Week in the Life of Texas State” student photography contest. April 2004.
  • Judge, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Newspaper Division Research Paper submissions for 2004 AEJMC Convention. April 2004.
  • Reviewer / Referee, “Cool Tips for Hot Design: How to Create Great Layouts With Tested Theories,” textbook proposal for Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. April 2004.

2003

  • Invited to review photojournalist’s portfolios during National Press Photographers Association Flying Short Course in Photojournalism. 2003.