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Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank everyone at Bedford/St. Martin’s who was involved in this project and whose support made it possible, especially Macmillan Higher Education Presidents Joan Feinberg and Tom Scotty, Bedford/St. Martin’s President Denise Wydra, Director of Development Erica Appel, and Production Director Sue Brown. Thanks to the editorial team who worked with me throughout the process: Publisher Erika Gutierrez and Editorial Assistant Alexis Smith. A very special thanks to the person most intimately involved in this revision, Senior Editor Noel Hohnstine. Without your brilliant editing, dedication to artistic integrity, creative insights, patience, humor, kindness, unwavering optimism, and unfailing support, this third edition would never have come to fruition. This book is yours. The book also would not have come together without the efforts of Managing Editor Shuli Traub and Project Editor Jessica Gould, who oversaw the book’s tight schedule; the watchful eyes of Assistant Production Manager Joe Ford; and the beautiful new design by Jerilyn Bockorick and stunning photo research by Susan McDermott Barlow. The enthusiasm and support from the marketing team is particularly appreciated: Director of Marketing Karen Melton Soeltz, Marketing Manager Stacey Propps, Senior Marketing Development Manager Sally Constable, Marketing Assistants Allyson Russell and Kate George, and the entire sales force of Bedford/St. Martin’s.

On a more personal level, I want to thank all those who assisted me personally with the book during its development, and those who collaborated with me in contributing their extraordinary stories to the text: Melissa Seligman, Vy Higginsen, Brenda Villa, Eric Staib, Leigh-Anne Goins, Vivian Derr, and Silvia Amaro. I would like to thank my undergraduate and graduate mentors, Malcolm Parks and Barbara O’Keefe, for instilling within me a fierce love of our discipline and deep respect for the sacred endeavor that is undergraduate teaching. Thanks to my parents, Connie and Bruce McCornack, for raising me to value reading, books, and the unparalleled power of engaging human narrative—both spoken and written. Thanks to my boys—Kyle, Colin, and Conor—who have blessed and enriched my life more than words on a page could ever express. And most of all, I want to thank my unfailing source for relevant and interesting examples, Kelly Morrison. Your exceptional skill in the classroom, and the broad and deep generosity that marks your interactions with others in the world at large, are a constant source of inspiration for me as teacher, spouse, parent, and human being.

Throughout the development of this textbook, hundreds of interpersonal communication instructors voiced their opinion through surveys, focus groups, and reviews of the manuscript, and I thank them all.

For the third edition: Ashley Fitch Blair, Union University; Angela Blais, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Deborah Brunson, University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Cassandra Carlson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kristin Carlson, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Janet Colvin, Utah Valley University; Andrew Cuneo, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Melissa Curtin, University of California, Santa Barbara; Paige Davis, Cy-Fair College; Sherry Dewald, Red Rocks Community College; Marcia D. Dixson, Indiana University–Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jean Farrell, University of Maryland; David Gaer, Laramie County Community College; Jodi Gaete, Suffolk County Community College; Carla Gesell-Streeter, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Neva Gronert, Arapahoe Community College; Katherine Gronewold, North Dakota State University; Virginia Hamilton, University of California, Davis; Kristin Haun, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Doug Hurst, St. Louis Community College, Meramec; Nicole Juranek, Iowa Western Community College; Janice Krieger, Ohio State University; Gary Kuhn, Chemekata Community College; Melanie Lea-Birck, Bossier Parish Community College; Myra Luna Lucero, University of New Mexico; Valerie Manno Giroux, University of Miami; Sorin Nastasia, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; David Naze, Prairie State College; Gretchen Norling, University of West Florida; Laura Oliver, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lance Rintamaki, University at Buffalo; Jeanette Ruiz, University of California, Davis; Rebecca Sailor, Aims Community College; Alan H. Shiller, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Mara Singer, Red Rocks Community College; Jamie Stech, Iowa Western Community College; Deborah Stieneker, Arapahoe Community College; Kevin Stoller, Indiana University–Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Renee Strom, St. Cloud State University; Deatra Sullivan-Morgan, Elmhurst College; Marcilene Thompson-Hayes, Arkansas State University; Lindsay Timmerman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Curt VanGeison, St. Charles Community College; Charles Veenstra, Dordt College; Jamie Vega, Full Sail University;Judith Vogel, Des Moines Area Community College; Thomas Wagner, Xavier University.

For the second edition: Michael Laurie Bishow, San Francisco State University; Angela Blais, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Judy DeBoer, Inver Hills Community College; Greg Gardner, Rollins College; Jill Gibson, Amarillo College; Betsy Gordon, McKendree University; Robert Harrison, Gallaudet University; Brian Heisterkamp, California State University, San Bernardino; Eileen Hemenway, North Carolina State University; Yanan Ju, Connecticut State University; Beverly Kelly, California Lutheran University; Howard Kerner, Polk Community College; Karen Krumrey-Fulks, Lane Community College; Karen Krupar, Metro State College of Denver; Gary Kuhn, Chemeketa Community College; Victoria Leonard, College of the Canyons; Annie McKinlay, North Idaho College; Michaela Meyer, Christopher Newport University; Maureen Olguin, Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell; James Patterson, Miami University; Evelyn Plummer, Seton Hall University; Laurie Pratt, Chaffey College; Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, Texas Tech University; Thomas Sabetta, Jefferson Community College; Bridget Sampson, California State University, Northridge; Cami Sanderson, Ferris State University; Rhonda Sprague, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Robert Steinmiller, Henderson State University; Deborah Stieneker, Arapahoe Community College; Anita J. Turpin, Roanoke College; Inci Ozum Ucok, Hofstra University; Paula Usrey, Umpqua Community College; Charles Veenstra, Dordt College; Sylvia Walters, Davidson Community College; Michael Xenos, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Phyllis Zrzavy, Franklin Pierce University.

For the first edition: A special thank you goes to the dedicated members of the editorial board, whose commitment to the project was surpassed only by their help in shaping the book: Kathy Adams, California State University, Fresno; Stuart Bonnington, Austin Peay State University; Marion Boyer, Kalamazoo Valley Community College; Tamala Bulger, University of North Carolina; Stephanie Coopman, San Jose State University; Susan Drucker, Hofstra University; Greg Gardner, Rollins College; Kathleen Henning, Gateway Technical College; Sarah Kays, DeVry Institute; Charles J. Korn, Northern Virginia Community College; Karen Krumrey-Fulks, Lane Community College; Gary Kuhn, Chemeketa Community College; Anna Martinez, Reedley College; Elizabeth J. Natalle, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Randall Pugh, Montana State University; Marta Walz, Elgin Community College; and Cherie White, Muskingum Area Technical College.

I would also like to thank everyone else who participated in this process: Alabama: Robert Agne, Auburn University; Jonathan Amsbary, University of Alabama; Bill Huddleston, University of North Alabama; James Vickrey, Troy State University; Angela Gibson Wible, Shelton State Community College. Arizona: Anneliese Harper, Scottsdale Community College; Douglas Kelley, Arizona State University, West; Fred Kester, Yavapai College, Prescott; Mark Lewis, Phoenix College; Joseph Ortiz, Scottsdale Community College. Arkansas: Patricia Amason, University of Arkansas; Jason Hough, John Brown University; Robert Steinmiller, Henderson State University. California: Katherine Adams, California State University, Fresno; Susan Childress, Santa Rosa Junior College; Stephanie J. Coopman, San Jose State University; Kristin Gatto Correia, San Francisco State University; Eve-Anne Doohan, University of San Francisco; Jeannette Duarte, Rio Hondo College; Anne Duran, California State University, Bakersfield; William Eadie, San Diego State University; Allison Evans, California State University, Bakersfield; G. L. Forward, Point Loma Nazarene University; Kimberly Hubbert, Cerritos College; Annika Hylmö, Loyola Marymount University; Cynthia Johnson, College of the Sequoias; Beverly Kelley, California Lutheran University; William Kelly, University of California, Los Angeles; Randall Koper, University of the Pacific; Victoria Leonard, College of the Canyons; Ben Martin, Santa Monica College; Anna Martinez, Reedley College; Lawrence Jerome McGill, Pasadena City College; William F. Owen, California State University, Sacramento; Laurie Pratt, Fullerton College; Catherine Puckering, University of California, Davis; Jose Rodriguez, California State University, Long Beach; Teresa Turner, Shasta College; Jennifer Valencia, San Diego Miramar College; Richard Wiseman, California State University, Fullerton. Colorado: Eric Aoki, Colorado State University; Diane Blomberg, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Cheryl McFarren, Arapahoe Community College; Susan College). Oklahoma: Penny Eubank, Oklahoma Christian University; Billy Wolfe Jr., University of Oklahoma. Oregon: Nick Backus, Western Oregon University; Cynthia Golledge, Portland Community College, Sylvania; Karen Krumrey-Fulks, Lane Community College; Gary Kuhn, Chemeketa Community College; Paula Usrey, Umpqua Community College. Pennsylvania: Mary Badami, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Janet Bodenman, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Denise Danford, Delaware County Community College; Joseph Donato, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lebanon; Karen Lada, Delaware County Community College; David Paterno, Delaware County Community College; Elaine Zelley, La Salle University. South Carolina: Merissa Ferrara, College of Charleston; Charmaine Wilson, University of South Carolina, Aiken. Tennessee: Stuart Bonnington, Austin Peay State University; Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis. Texas: Shae Adkins, North Harris College; Richard Bello, Sam Houston State University; Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings, Collin County Community College; Karen Daas, St. Mary’s University; Jill Gibson, Amarillo College; Marian Houser, Texas State University, San Marcos; Shelly D. Lane, Collin County Community College; Laurie Metcalf, Texas A&M University; Mark Morman, Baylor University; John Nicholson, Angelo State University; James Pauff, Tarleton State University; Frank G. Pérez, University of Texas, El Paso; Lori Peterson, St. Edward’s University; Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Texas Tech University; Juliann Scholl, Texas Tech University; Susan Selk, El Paso Community College; Barbara Yancy-Tooks, El Paso Community College. Utah: Matthew Barton, Southern Utah University; Brian Heuett, Southern Utah University. Vermont: Genevieve Jacobs, Champlain College. Virginia: Melissa Aleman, James Madison University; Jill Jurgens, Old Dominion University; Charles J. Korn, Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas; Melanie Laliker, Bridgewater College; Michaela Meyer, Christopher Newport University; Thomas Morra, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale; Nan Peck, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale; Jeffrey Pierson, Bridgewater College; James Roux, Lynchburg College. Washington: Mara Adelman, Seattle University; Margaret Kreiner, Spokane Community College; Mark Murphy, Everett Community College; Roxane Sutherland, Clark College. Washington, D.C.: Robert Harrison, Gallaudet University; Clay Warren, George Washington University. West Virginia: Robert Bookwalter, Marshall University; Matthew Martin, West Virginia University. Wisconsin: Cheri Campbell, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha; Valerie Hennen, Gateway Technical College; Craig Hullett, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rebecca Imes, Carroll College; Carol Knudson, Gateway Technical College; Lindsay Timmerman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Finally, no textbook is created by one person. Thank you to the interpersonal communication discipline and its students.