Dr. R. Wayne Pace has been an active researcher and scholar, having published 40 books during his career
ST. GEORGE, UT, April 19, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present R. Wayne Pace, Ph.D., with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Pace celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
With more than 40 years of professional experience, Dr. Pace found success as a professor at numerous institutions. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah in 1953, he served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955, then accepted a position as teacher of English at Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah. He then furthered his education was completing a Master of Science from Brigham Young University in 1957 and a Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University in 1960. Subsequently, he began his career as an associate professor at Parsons College between 1%0 and 1962, and served as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College. He continued his career at California State University, Fresno, then as chair of the departments of speech communication at the University of Montana and the University of New Mexico between 1962 and 1978.
Dr. Pace joined the faculty in Communication at Brigham Young University in 1978, serving as a professor and coordinator of the Communication Research Center. In 1985, he received an outstanding researcher award from the College of Communication and Fine Arts. During this time, he established a major in human resource development that gained national recognition from the American Society for Training and Development. Dr. Pace served as a visiting professor at Brigham Young University ¬Hawaii during 1987-1988, and as distinguished visiting professor at Boise State University in 1992. He founded the Academy of Human Resource Development in 1993 and directed a study group of HRD professionals to China in 1994 as part of the People to People program. He accepted the role of visiting University Research Fellow at Southern Cross in Lismore, Australia, and as a visiting professor of management at the University of Adelaide in Australia and at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand during 1995 and 1996. He was awarded the status of professor emeritus from Brigham Young University in 1996 when he retired from active teaching.
Dr. Pace has been an active researcher and scholar, having published 40 books during his career, including "The Human Transaction: Facets, Functions, and Forms of Interpersonal Communication," "Communication Behavior," "Organizational Communication," Human Resource Development: The Field," "Organizational Dynamism," "The Commonsense of Research," and "Communication and Work Systems." In addition, he has performed as a consultant through his company called, Organizational Associates, and held more than fifty leadership positions in professional associations, including the International Communication Association, the National Communication Association, and the Western States Communication Association, the Academy of Human Resource Development. He has been a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and for his accomplishments in his fields, he has been the recipient of 30 awards throughout his career.
Since retirement, Dr. Pace has focused more on local community activities. From 2014 through 2016, he supervised a project to open up the Old Sandstone Quarry from which the stones were removed to construct the large buildings in town. Closed for more than 100 years and part of the Federal Desert Tortoise Reserve, Dr. Pace challenged federal, state, and local authorities to open the quarry for visitations and study, and succeeded. His monograph, "Bringing History to Life: The St. George Sandstone Quarry Project," chronicles the activities involved in establishing the Pathway to the Quarry and "transforming St. George into an outdoor recreation destination." Since then, more than 10,000 individuals have visited the quarry.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Pace has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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