David Flemming

(1928-2003)

Education/Training:

• Adelphi College, BA in Arts and Graphics (1951)
• Cornell University, MA in Theatre Arts (1953)

Employment History:

• U. S. Navy (1944-1946)
• Faculty, Wichita State University (1953-1968)
• Southwest Texas State University (1970-1996)

Publications:

• Author and editor, USITT Internship Directory; six editions (1988-1996)
• Author, How to form a Student Chapter of USITT; Adopted as an official Institute publication (1983)
• Editor, USITT Texas Regional Section Newsletter

USITT involvement and offices held:

• Board of Directors, both National and Texas Section, multiple terms
• Vice Commissioner of Health and Safety Commission (1981-1983)
• Nominating Committee (1982-1984)
• Membership Committee ((1982-1983)
• Vice Chair of Programming for the Corpus Christi conference (1983)
• Student Chapter Liaison (1984-1996)
• Chair of the Texas Regional Section ((1983-1985)
• Secretary, Historian, and Chair of the By Laws Committee, Texas Section (1981-1996)

Awards and Honors:

• Elected USITT Fellow (1996)
• Special Citation for work as Student Liaison (1995)
• Honored as a Professor Emeritus, Southwest Texas State University (1996)
• Texas Section Distinguished Service Awards (1990 and 1995)
• Texas Section Founders Award (1992)
• Texas Section Lifetime Membership Award (1997)