Echart - Eveland

Toni Lee Eckart (Rehkop)

Address:

4 Martingale East, Bluffton, SC  29910 - 4737

Jane M. Elmes (Crahall)

Telephone: 570 287 7684 (H); 570 408 4162 (W)

Address:

437 Orchard St., Larksville, PA.  18704-660

Jane is currently Professor of Communications Studies at Wilkes University since 1985. She was previously Instructor, Director of Forensic, Dept. Chair/Communications at Clarion University from 1974 - 1985.

Jane holed a BA in Political Science from Bloomsburg State College in 1972 and a PH.D in Rhetoric/Communications from the University of Pittsburgh in 1991.

Her areas of expertise include political rhetoric, debate, public speaking, and public relations. She had 50 + national convention presentations and publications to her honors, as well as being director of Zebra Communication, a student -run full service PR Agency at Wilkes from 1999 to present.  Jane serves as expert analyst for national media on political debates and campaigns with commentary appearing in the USA Today, NYT, Washington Post, Dallas Morning Times, Baltimore Sun, etc. as well as MSNBC, NPA, C-Span and all regional affiliates.  Jane is also a national lecturer with Fiori Forum Speakers of Boston.

Major Teaching Awards presented to Jane include 5 - time Outstanding Teacher at Wilkes, including 2004 Carpenter Teacher Award; 2001 National Speakers Association's Teacher of the Year; 1980 Distinguished Teaching Chair while at Clarion University of PA.

Major Impact of Education at BHS: The seeds were planted for my interest in debate (Mr. Nash), while at BSC, I was active in debate and speech; coached for 5 years at Clarion University where students won over 1300 awards.

Jane and Brinley were married in 1986.

Melvin Evans

Stanley W Eveland