D. Ray Heisey | |
---|---|
Born | 1932 Gladwin, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | May 20, 2011 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 78–79)
Occupation | Professor Emeritus |
Spouse | Susanne VanValin |
Children | 3 |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Greenville College, Messiah College, Ohio State University, Northwestern University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Messiah College, Damavand College (1975–1978), Kent State University (c.1966–1975, 1978–1996), Peking University (1996–2000) , Hiram College |
D. Ray Heisey (1932–2011) was emeritus professor of intercultural communication at Kent State University.
Heisey was born in Gladwin, Michigan, and grew up in Louisville, Ohio.[1] After attending Greenville College, Messiah College, Ohio State University, he started studying in a PhD program at Northwestern University.[2]
He taught for 8 years at Messiah College.[1] As a professor at Kent State University, from 1966 until 1996, Heisey researched, taught and wrote about methods of communication and the differences between these in various cultures.[3] Much of his research involved the role of rhetoric in cultural context.[4][5] He also wrote and edited several books on this subject.[6][7]
From Fall 1975 until 1978, Heisey served as the second president of Damavand College in Tehran, Iran.[8] Heisey taught at Peking University in Beijing, China in 1996 and 2000.[1] He was named visiting distinguished professor of rhetoric at Hiram College for 2008.[9]
Heisey was presented with an outstanding paper award at the 1996 RIT Multiculturism, Cultural Diversity and Understanding Conference.[10]
Heisey died May 20, 2011, of thyroid cancer in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Heisey married Susanne (née VanValin) in 1959.[1] He had three sons.[1] He was a member of the Kent Presbyterian Church in Kent, Ohio starting in 1968.[1]