"Beyond the Classroom: Creative Non-Fiction from the Cemeteries of Woodford County." Thirty-Eight Annual Community-College/University English Articulation Conference at Allerton House in Monticello, IL, Apr. 2002.

Keynote speaker at the Lincoln Library's Annual Write Stuff reception, Lincoln Library, 9 May 2001.

"Redesigning Assignments for the Writing Classroom." Co-presented with Judi Anderson, Springfield College, at Thirty-Seventh Community-College / University English Articulation Conference, Monticello, IL, Apr. 2001.

"A Collaborative Effort: Running a Campus-Wide Writing Center with Undergraduate Tutors." Thirty-Sixth Annual Community-College / University English Articulation Conference at Allerton House, Monticello, IL, Apr. 2000.

"First Generation of Woodford County1828-1840." Woodford County Historical Society Meeting, Apr. 2000. 

"Echoes of Faith: Woodford County Settlers from 1828 to 1840." Clarence R. Noe Dean's Lecture, Eureka College, Feb. 2000. 

"WAC: Teaching Writing to Learn." Trumbull Teachers, In-Service, Chicago, Fall 1999; Jan. 2000; and Mar. 2000.

"What to do with the Gift of Time? Or What to do with a Sabbatical?" Thirty-Fifth Annual Community College / University English Articulation Conference at Allerton House in Monticello, IL,  Apr. 1999.

"Goal Setting and Time Management Strategies." To Seventh and Eighth Grade Students at Trumbull School in Chicago, June1998.

"Students' Self Evaluation as a Tool for Writing." Co-Presented with Stephanie Kratzat the Thirty-Fourth Annual Community-College / University English Articulation Conference at Allerton House in Monticello, IL, Apr. 1998.

"Conducting an Echoes Project." Starved Rock State Park, Oct. 1997.

"Using Children's Literature as Models for Teaching Creative Writing." Illinois Association of Teachers of English 1996 Conference, St.Louis, MO, 1996.

"The Community as the Classroom for Researching,Writing, and Publishing: The Echoes Project." Second International Conference: Global Conversations on Language and Literacy, Heidelberg, Germany, 1996.

"Demystifing Punctuation Rules for Basic College Writers." Thirty-Second Annual Community College and University English Articulation Conference, Monticello, IL, 1996.

"The Echoes Project: Blurring the Boundaries of Classroom and Cultural Communities Through a Research Writing Assignment." Illinois Association of Teachers of English 1995 Fall Conference, Champaign, IL, 1995.

"Ten Punctuation Rules for Ninety Percent Mastery: Crossing the Boundaries Between Handbook Explanations and Students' Writing." Illinois Association of Teachers of English 1995 Fall Conference, Champaign, IL, 1995.

"Reconciling Tranquility and Chaos Theory." Opening Convocation, Eureka, IL, 30 Aug. 1995.

"The Echoes Project: Students' Community-Based Inquiry and Writing for Their 'RealWorld'." NCTE International Conference, New York U, July 1995.

"Students' Personal Metaphors as Tools for Acquiring Composition Skills." Thirty-First Community-College / University English Articulation Conference, Monticello, IL, 1995.

"Chapter Membership Building Success Stories." Regional AAUP Meeting, Chicago, IL, Mar. 1995.

"The Echoes Project: Students as Researchers and Writers on Topics about Their Local Community." Illinois Association Teachers of English Convention, Lincolnshire, IL, 1994.

"Writing Across the Curriculum." Eureka College Faculty Retreat, 1994.

"American Writing: Linear Thought." Workshop for Tokyo International College Students, 1994.

"Teaching Writing in Real-World Contexts." Thirtieth Community-College / University English Articulation Conference, Monticello, IL, 1994.

"Composition in the Classroom." Faculty Colloquium, Eureka, IL, 1994.

"Three Perspectives on Administering Writing Centers." Twenty-Ninth Community-College / University English Articulation Conference, Monticello, IL, 1993.

"The Echoes Project: Students Writing Research Papers about the Local Community for Publication in the Local Community." Twenty-Eighth Community College / University English Articulation Conference, Monticello, IL, 1992.

Kentucky Council Teachers of English, Speaker at state conventions in 1982 on Echoes and 1985 on rural literature.

Kentucky Historical Society State Convention speaker on Echoes, 1982.

Co-director.  Kentucky Regional Writing Workshop, 1988-1989.

Trigg County Historical Society Panelist, 1979-90.

Numerous other speeches to campus organizations, local clubs, radio stations, and newspapers.