Faculty Profile for Mark William Evans

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Mark William Evans
Asst Professor of Instruction — Department of Management
MCOY 524
phone: (512) 245-2571
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Mark Evans is part-time business communications lecturer and full-time public relations consultant, specializing in public relations, crisis communication, and strategic communications. He is a 30-year veteran of the public relations/strategic communications industry and advises clients on a wide variety of topics, including messaging, issues management, marketing/communications program development and digital/social media strategy. He previously taught media writing at Texas A&M University. He also currently serves as chair of the Global Communication Certification Council, which is administered by the International Association of Business Communicators.

Teaching Interests

 business communications, public relations

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Evans, M. W. (2023). Texas Department of Transportation Crisis Communication Plan for Contractors. Austin, Texas, USA: Texas Department of Transportation.
  • Evans, M. W. (2020). Student Perceptions: What an Online Professional Development Tool Reveals about Core Competencies for Workplace ReadinessAssociation for Business Communication Southwestern Regional Conference. Association for Business Communication.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: McCoy College Global Faculty Fellow, McCoy College of Business. October 15, 2023 - October 14, 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award of Excellence, National Association of Government Communicators. May 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award of Excellence, National Association of Government Communicators. June 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: PR on a Shoestring Budget, 2012 Nonprofit PR Awards. March 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award of Achievement, One-time Publication, International Association of Business Communicators - Brazos Valley. June 2001

Selected Service Activities

Editorial Review Board Member
Proceedings of the 86th and 87th Annual International Conference
July 2021-Present
Chair
Global Communication Certification Committee
July 2022-June 2024
Judge
International Association of Business Communicators Gold Quill Awards
January 2022-May 2022
Chair
International Association of Business Communicators Southern Region Board
July 2019-July 2020
Co-Chair
International Association of Business Communicators Southern Region Conference
July 2017-October 2018