Benette Whitmore
Instructor and Writing Resource Center Coordinator
(on sabbatical leave until Jan. 2009)
Office: 105 Moon Library
Phone: (315) 470-6722
Fax: (315) 470-6512
Email: bwhitmor@esf.edu
Recipient, President's Award for Community Service, ESF, 2003
Recipient, Distinguished Teaching Award, ESF, 1999
Education:
- Ph.D. Candidate, Cultural Foundations of Education, Syracuse University
- M.A., Communications, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, 1980
- B.A., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1977
Academic Interests:
- Composition
- Technical writing
- Communication
- Children's literature
- Fiction writing
Selected Publications
Books:
- Shelter, a young adult novel, Walker & Co./Bloomsbury USA, New York, 2006.
- Ghost Bat in a Gum Tree, an endangered species counting book, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana, 1998.
- Real Stuck, Way Up, a children's book, Barron's Educational Series, New York, 1996.
- The Little Shoe Book, a children's book, Random House, Inc., New York, 1995.
- Pappyland Activity Book, Volumes I and II, two non-fiction children's books, Craftsman & Scribes, Syracuse, New York, 1995.
- A Quilt for Elizabeth, a children's book, Centering Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska, 1992 and reprinted in 1994.
Film rights optioned by FilmFair Communications in Hollywood, California, in 1993.
Contributor to:
- House Beautiful, Corporate Design, Building Design and Construction, Electric Light and Power, American School and University, Architectural Lighting, School and College, and School Product News.
Fiction:
- "Milk," a short story, The North American Review, Summer, 1999.
Produced Works:
- Head Writer for 35 half-hour episodes of Pappyland, a PBS children's television series being aired in more than 130 markets nationwide. Also broadcast to 60 million homes on The Learning Channel (1992-1996).
Presentations
- "Go Animal!", an interactive presentation on endangered species featuring language and music for elementary school students.
Courses:
- CLL 190 - Writing and the Environment
- CLL 290 - Perspectives on the Environment
- CLL 390 - Literature of Nature (on-line)
- CLL 410 - Writing for Environmental Professionals
- CMN 220 - Public Presentation Skills for Environment Professionals
- EST 496 - Advanced Public Presentation Skills for Environment Professionals