Our alumni are employed in a wide range of fields, including such organizations as: Gateway Computer, Ames Laboratory,DM University Osteopathic Medical Center, Iowa State University, Novell Education, Diginexus of Philadelphia, Drake University, KVI/Seabury & Smith in West Des Moines, Rockwell-Collins, Lucent Technologies NetCare in California, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Civil Engineering Magazine, Zoa Techmedia, Inc., CO, GE Plastics, GeoLearning, Weisner Associates, ObjectSpace, Compuware, Engineering Animation, Boeing, Mayo Clinic, Target Corporate, Uniprise, and the Girls Incorporated Resource Center.

• Adix, Richard Alan. Design considerations of looseleaf updating services for the secondary audience.
  Works for a major computer company.
• Aljets, Merritt G. A study of current stylistic standards in modern day business writing.
  Teacher at Osaka Jogakuin Junior College in Japan.
• Allen, Patricia. Addressing the elderly as audience: The ethical responsibilities of writers and companies.
• Ames, Anthony Ivan. OLIKA: The online library of indigenous knowledge in agriculture.
• Anderson, Jill. Slater Public Library procedures and policies.
• Anderson, Nancy. Cooperation between rhetoric and web page design: Ethos, presence, and identification on corporate web pages.
• Arbrosio (Holden), Cynthia Louise. The enthymeme.
  Network marketer; writing a training manual.
• Auen, Melanie. Professional communication in transportation: An analysis of three types of documents.
  Technical editor for an architectural and engineering firm.
• Baker-Brodersen, Beth. Writer's block and a cognitive process model of composing: Recent research and implications for teaching.
• Baker-Miller, Danelle I. Contrastive rhetoric: A study of Asian and American student complaint letter writing practices.
  Communications specialist for a US government-funded research facility.
• Barnes (Brown), Barbara. What is the ideal curriculum for an African American student in the Summer Enrichment Program?
• Beaman, Rockie. An examination of linguistics politeness strategies in computer-mediated communication.
  Doctoral student in RPC at Iowa State University.
  Training manager for a software company.
• Beane, Jan Marie. "Charis" and "Philia" in Plato's "Gorgias".
• Bell, Zakariah. Redesigning the Iowa State University Administrative Data Processing Center Website.
• Blackburn, Yasmin. Visual communication of and for minorities: Interrogating the campus images in Iowa State recruitment/promotional materials.
  Law student at Temple University in Pennsylvania.
• Booker, Susan Lee. Two ideas for one: An investigation into the presence, prevalence, and functions of metaphor in scientific journal articles.
  PhD in RPC from Iowa State University.
  Assistant Professor of English at Longwood University in Virginia.
• Boysen, Martha. Diversity in student attitudes and motivations in the community college composition classroom.
• Breemer, Alice M. Grinnell College Facilities Management Staff Handbook: Using technical strategies to negotiate for new perspectives.
  Director of Sponsored Programs for a medical center.
• Breuch (Kastman), Lee-Ann Marie. Gender and communication: The value of relational behaviors for collaborative leadership in small group communication.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University
  Assistant Professor in the Department of Rhetoric at the University of Minnesota.
• Brink, Marcia L. User's guide for the feedlot performance and cost monitoring program: Theoretical and practical perspectives.
  Technical writer/editor for a university research center.
• Bronakowski, Cathryn. Synoptic-Meteorology laboratory manual.
• Brunkow, Bryon. Business negotiation in English.
• Butler Ellis, Jill Lynnette Butler. Shaping an organization's image through document design.
  Communications specialist for an insurance company.
• Buxton (Gedris), Katherine. Interactive graduate college recruiting project.
  Works in program marketing and management for an educational company.
• Campbell, Daniel Clare. Writing effective performance appraisals: A practical seminar.
• Carey, Mary. From e-learning to blended learning: Converting a course and enhancing learning.
• Casady, Timothy Allen. The electronic community: A study in how users interact on the ISCA electronic bulletin board systems.
• Christy, Dana Lynn..
• Chu, Steve Wen. Articulating Webspace: An articulation theory approach to analyzing Web development.
  Vice President for Operations for a software engineering firm.
• Cloud (Reiter), Susan. User's manual for director's choice: A database for funeral directors.
• Coffin, Iris Ann. Instructor as collaborator: A case study.
  Grant writer and manager at Drake University.
• Conley, Mark John..
• Corey, Bob. Faculty collaboration in the planning of first-year composition and linked courses in learning communities at Iowa State University.
  Lecturer in the Dept. of English at Iowa State University.
• Corzanego, Marisa. L2 scientific writing: The case of agricultural researchers in Brazil.
  Pursuing a teaching career in Brazil.
• Crown, Deborah Louise. Balancing convention and context: The rhetoric or rejection in real-worl practice. Rochester Institute of TechnologCopywriter in a marketing department.
• Dethloff, Linda. Motivation and the revision strategies of the adult learner in composition.
• Dickson, Rick. R-8 human composer owner's manual.
• DiSalvo (Petty), Jenny.
  Lecturer in the English Dept. at Iowa State University.
• Dostert, Maureen. The process of writing and designing the Automated Underwriting System (AUS) User Manual.
• Duncan, Erin. Technical communication, hospice documents, and the ethic of care: An analysis of the technical communicator's role in dealing with issues related to terminal illness.
  Works for US Congressman.
• Eckhart Willson, Kathie. Theoretical principles into practical performance.
• Edwards, Verlane Dee. Rhetoric of professional correspondence: Origins of contemporary practice.
• Elliott, Kerrie Sue. The Equal Rights Amendment: Natural rights arguments and the commonplaces of stock response.
  Technical writer for an engineering firm.
• Eveland, John. A search for clarity in technical documents.
• Faass, Irene. Locating "controversia" in collaboration in the composition classroom.
  Doctoral candidate in the RPC program at Iowa State University.
  Assistant Professor of English at Grandview College in Iowa.
• Fisher, Ellen Marie. Case study: Developing an effective method of screen design for computer-aided laboratory instruction.
• Fite, Charles Lee. The rhetoric of Sir Isaac Newton's "Principia": A rejection of Cartesianism.
• Formaro, Thomas. Argumentation on the World Wide Web*
  Web marketing programs manager for a netware services organization.
• Frantz, Andrea. The role of assignment design in the search for consistency in evaluating student writing.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
  Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Wilkes College in Pennsylvania.
• Gardner, Susan M. Designing an enrollment projection procedure manual for ISU.
• Gerleman, Breehan. Quickly, easily, safely: A revision of the Iowa State University Department of Residence Crisis Management Manual.
• Gillette, Brian James. Gender, conflict, and collaboration.
  Product development analyst for a national insurance company.
• Gu, Bao-tong. A human activity approach to software localization.
  Assistant Professor of Technical Communication at George State University.
• Hamilton, Judith Ann. A study of epistemic sequencing with a proposal for a course based on ideologic social epistemic sequencing.
  Composition instructor at Des Moines Area Community College.
• Hancock, Michael Leroy. Experiences and practical guidelines for proposal writing in a research organization.
• Hansen, Brett. A rhetorical look at proposal writing and reviewing in transportation engineering.
  Associate editor for an engineering magazine.
• Harms, Patricia. Redesign of patient education materials at Mary Greeley.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
  Business communication instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Harrison, Tania Lee. Environmental risk communication as a collaborative process: Guidelines for the technical writer.
• Harry-Roach, Lisa Ann. Expanding usability testing: A study of an alternative approach: A technical manual for the ABC Testing Service.
  Communications specialist for an engineering firm.
• Herman, Elizabeth. Redesigning Wellmark, Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield's Medicare Website.
  Technical writing and Web design for a national insurance company.
• Hermsen, Lisa Marie. Rhetorical action in Francis Bacon's new scientific method.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
  Assistant Professor in Language and Literature at Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Herr, Lynne R. McKnight. Assignment sequencing in professional communication courses: The search for an innovative pedagogy.
• Hill (Rembe), Camela. The evolution of a punctuation mark: The use and misuse of the apostrophe of possession.
  Public school teacher in Iowa.
• Hunsinger, Richard Peter. Globalizatin and culture: The limitations and horizons of intercultural technical communication pedagogies.
  Doctoral student in the RPC program at Iowa State University.
• Hwang-Kim, Nuree. Hasn't the time come to close cultural gaps?: Visual perceptions of Asian and American students through a user-test on the Eudora Pro software icons.
  Lives in Korea.
• Jacobson, Scott. Behind the scenes of a virtual business: Reflections on a writer's online role and an analysis of the efficiency of email.
• Jamison, John. Appeals to social power in Chinese business communication.
• Jervis, Amanda. The pedagogy of visual rhetoric in the business and technical communication classroom.
  Vice President of Operations for a technical communications consulting firm.
• Johnson-Sheehan, Richard D. Natural language acquisition and rhetoric in artificial intelligence.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University
  Associate professor in the Language and Rhetoric Department at the University of New Mexico.
• Jorgensen, Elisabeth. Morality narratives in the rhetoric of welfare: A pentadic analysis.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
• Kaura, Pat. Study of writing being done in the claims department at Allied Insurance, Des Moines, IA.
• Kelsey, Suzanne. An investigation of problem-solving theory and its relationship to composition theory and pedagogy.
• Keninger, Karen A.
• Klassen, Kirsten. Assessing the effectiveness of pictographic communication.
• Klotz, Gregory. Using student concerns to improve writing assignment sheets.
• Laffey, Greg. Employee manual for the National Athletic Merit Endorsment Service.
  Human resource specialist.
• LaVille, Janet. Keeping that honest voice: Teaching writing to adolescents through the adolescent novel.
  Journalism instructor at Des Moines Area Community College.
• Lemieux, Shauna. Depreciating print: Putting video-based instruction to the test.
• Libby, Louise. Retrofitting large, multi-format technical documents for the World Wide Web.
  Communications specialist in Texas.
• Loefer, Michelle Ternus. Turbulent times in health care: Uniting an internal family of documents at one health care organization.
  Technical writer for a national insurance company.
• Loukianenko, Maria. The cross-cultural component in teaching Business English to native Russian speakers.
• Marsteller, Carlye. Collaboratively redesigning marketing materials for an entrepreneurial marine engineering corporation.
  Documentation specialist in Texas.
• Massetti-Miller, Karen. Redesigning a series of self-study training books.
  Product development manager for an organization offering e-learning delivery programs.
• Mayer, Marie H. The evolution of a document: An analysis of Project Vincent at Iowa State University.
  Communications specialist.
• McCartan, Laurie Jean. The art of irreverence: Reading and resistance in the feminist classroom.
  Doctoral student in the RPC program at Iowa State University.
  Instructor at South Suburban College in Illinois.
• McGough, Sheryl. Terminal comments on first-year writing students' essays: A case study of the complexity of students' revision decisions.
• McKinney, Smokey (Gary). Making composition history: Fred Newton Scott.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
  Director of American Indian Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University.
• Middlesworth (Graham), Melanie. Introducing Iowa State: Development of a graduate student orientation Web wite for the Iowa State University Graduate College.
  Professional/technical communicator-documentation specialist.
• Miller, Tasha Ann. Enhancing the image and efficiency of a nonprofit organization with accessible documentation.
  Senior staff analyst in technical communications for a computer software company.
• Miller, Walden. Understanding the design of dynamic documents: Implications of design and composition writing processes.
• Minear, Marcia. Maintaining bridges between communities: The design of accessible Web sites.
• Molitor, Catherine Mary. How participant's expertise influenced expert testing of a technical user manual.
  Vice President of Marketing for an organization offering software user assistance and online information design.
• Moser, Grant. Collaborative holistic evaluation: Theoretical underpinnings and classroom use.
• Myer, Brian. The new enthymeme and the Toulmin model of argumentation: A comparison with pedagogical implications.
• Newgaard, Gene. "In Cold Blood" as influential creative nonfiction and the applicability of nonfiction in critical writing instruction.
  Technical writer.
• Oberbroeckling (Glass), Sandra Jean. English-Russian, Russian-English dictionary of agricultural, environmental, legal, and supplementary technical terms.
  Communications specialist.
• Okere, Margaret. Every month the moon swallows itself.
• (Hannusch) Olsan, Shelly. Plato and the notion of a dialectical rhetoric: Pedagogical implications for composition studies.
• Omidvar, Iraj. Oppression, emotions, and the institutional definition of critical thinking.
• Oppedal Link, Denise. Contributions of supra-level design to visual rhetoric in quilt books.
  Technical writer for an animation company.
• Patterson, Thaddeus (Tad). Skepticism, rhetoric, and Nietzsche: An examination of th eskeptical underpinnings of postmodern rhetoric.
• Perkins, Jane Marie. Collaboration in an ad hoc grant-writing community: An ethnographic study.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
• Petersen, Kelly. Corporate policy documents: How boundary objects engage permanent peripheral participation.
  Director of Product for a data company.
• Polashek, Emil. Schema theory and its application to business and technical communication.
• Post, Cherie. Non-sexist language usage: Instructional materials and resources for composition instructors.
• Raatikka, Holly. Acts of the imagination: Postmodern thought and the writing of history.
• Ramsey, Judy. Questioning as a teacher intervention tool to stimulate student revision.
• Ramthun, Michelle. Rhetorical stance in a humities-based community college advanced composition course.
• Rasmussen, Terry Ann. Is style teachable?: A reconsideration of the stylistic value of prose memorization.
  Director of creative writing program and composition teacher at Casper College in Wyoming.
• Reed, Lynette B. The family of informative documents of the Office of Student Financial Aid: Design for reader attraction and usability.
  Communicatons specialist in an admissions office at a state university.
• Reed Will, Tracy Lynn. Professional communication in the "real world": An analysis of my projects as a communications intern at Mayo Clinic, May-August 1994.
  Writer and editor for Division of Communications for a large medical clinic.
• Renze, Janet Louis. Important factors in the technical proposal process according to engineering faculty.
  Systems analyst and computing data and process architect for a large manufacturing company.
• Richards, Trevor Andrew. Safety labeling in manuals.
• Ross, Karen. How an ISU Writing Center tutorial students' revising processes: Case studies.
• Runestad, Anders. Over-generalized rationales: An analysis of Carolyn R. Miller's influential article "A humanistic rationale for technical writing."
• Runquist, Mark. The rhetoric of geology: Ethos in the writing of North American glacial geologists.
• Sanchez, Steven Joseph. It's not easy being green.
  PhD in Higher Education from Loyola University.
  Assistant Dean of Registrar at a liberal arts college.
• Sanders, Amanda Rosia. Models, formulas, and rhetoric: An engineer's perspective of writing.
  Technical writer for an electrical equipment company.
• Satterfield, Mark. A comparison of two navigational aids for hypertext.
  Lecturer in the English Department at Iowa State University.
• Schaff-Stump, Catherine. A curriculum guide for business and technical communication in Iowa Community colleges.
• Shivvers, Rebecca. Composing processes of research physicists.
  Lecturer in the English Department at Iowa State University.
• Sime, Kevin Paul. The metaphors of AIDS: Attitudes revealed in the discourse of the medical, popular media, and AIDS advocacy communities.
  Manager of employee communications for "guest contact centers" for a large retail chain.
• Skwor, Sandi. Who really uses feminine rhetoric? Investigating student voices in the college composition classroom.
  Writes training activities for adults, facilitates training sessions, and revises/edits manuals for an organization.
• Smith, Ann Marie. The effects of on-the-job writing experiences on the audience adaptation strategies of adult learners in a community college setting.
• Smith, Mei Ying. Internationalizing the business communication textbooks.
• Taylor, Maureen. Using process in the English classroom: A curriculm design guide for middle school teachers.
• Thomson, Linda. Writing a needs assessment to determine the needs of the adult graduate student.
  Teaches high school compositon and English at Hoover High School in Des Moines.
• Thune, William Scott. Externalism and rhetorical communication: Creating a model for audience analysis.
  Lecturer for the English Department at Iowa State University.
• Tiongson, Lori J. Redesign of the protocol review Form for the Care and use of animals in research.
• Tuttle, Sue Ellen. School district Web sites as community narratives, College of Family and Consumer Sciences Administration.
  Communications specialist for a state university.
• Vieth, Nancy A. Mathematics in composition: A defense of Flesch's readability formula.
• Wagner, Kristen Lee. The role of the teacher in the computer-based composition classroom: A case study.
• Walech-Roth, Laura. User protocols: One method of synthesizing addressed and invoked audiences.
• Warnke, Stephen. Promoting the Heisman Trophy.
• Weiner, Carla Anne. Turbulent times in health care: Uniting an internal family of documents at one health care organization.
  Proposal constultant/writer for a health company.
• Weiss, Susan Ryan. A central instructional computing resource database.
  Freelance editor and designer.
• White, Christianna Irene. Reviewers and workplace writing: A study of comments intended to guide revision using a reviewer profile scale and a comment categorization matrix.
  PhD from the RPC program at Iowa State University.
• Wiederanders, Sharon. Professional communication for a technology transfer corporation.
  Associate technical writer/editor for an organization.
• Witty, Sharon. The effect of gender on the perception/ evaluation of business memoranda.
• Woolm, Katherine J. Revision, translation, and design of documents for the Association of Boards of Certification.
  Technical writer for an engineering animation company.