Dr. Mark G. Henderson, Chair of The Department of Speech Communication and Theatre at Jackson State University has been selected as The Mississippi Humanities Council recipient of the Humanities Teacher Award for 2013.
The Mississippi Humanities Council’s Humanities Teacher Award is given as a celebration of the Arts and Humanities in the State of Mississippi.
As the recipient of the Humanities Teacher Award, Henderson will deliver the presentation, The Power of an Image: Building Character(s) On and Off Stage at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, in the Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts Building, Room 166/266 on JSU’s main campus
A native of Canton, Mississippi, Henderson received his Bachelor of Science from Jackson State University in Speech/Dramatic Art, Masters of Art in Communication/Urban Studies from Michigan State University, and his Ph.D. in Speech Communication from The University of Southern Mississippi.
At JSU he teaches courses in Communication Research, Interpersonal Relationships, and Voice/Diction.
Dr. Henderson is the Founder/Artistic Director of MADDRAMA Performance Troupe.
As a communication scholar, he has and continues to conduct research on interpersonal effectiveness and intercultural communication.
As a theater director, motivational speaker, and communication consultant, Dr. Henderson stays busy utilizing his skills to ‘entertain and educate the masses’. He holds membership in numerous professional groups.
Henderson’s lecture will focus on both speech communication and theatre and how important building one’s image is in both areas.
