International President: Richard L. Deming, Ph.D.
California State University, Fullerton

Dr. Richard L. Deming is Professor Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Fullerton.  His international research and teaching experiences have most recently included mentoring US students in public health in Thailand at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine under ....

sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health Minority Health and Health Disparities Minority International Research Training (NIH-MHIRT) program, as well as with the CSUF-Associated Students funded Environmental Science Research in Thailand (ESRT) program that includes chemistry, biochemistry, biology and geology. 

As host of a number of Thai Visiting Research Scholars as well as government and university administrators from around Thailand, Dr. Deming has facilitated a wide range of interactions in many disciplines.  His other collaborations and travel have included Ecuador, Vietnam and China, as well as visits to Italy and Greece.  Dr. Deming has been active in the Beta Chapter for more than a decade and continues to enjoy the opportunity to encourage all students, especially in the sciences, to plan study abroad programs.

Past International President: Edward K. Khiwa, Ph.D.
Langston University, Epsilon Epsilon Chapter

A Rhodes Scholar, Professor Edward Khiwa, began his humble scholarly work at universities in Africa then continued in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and the United States. 
He increased his advanced training in legal and medical behavioral skills and practice management related to academic and employment in California, and ended his studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson. After escaping Idi Amin's ruthless regime in Uganda, Dr. Khiwa continued his professional career in Oklahoma. His career includes his interests in administration and research in infectious diseases epidemiology, organizational design and leadership. He is a Director of Health Professional Academic Programs in Oklahoma, and a guest Professor at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Dr. Khiwa enjoys practicing a variety of foreign languages when opportunities arise. He is a researcher, an author, and  Epsilon Epsilon President chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society at Langston University where he is also the International Affairs Committee chairman.  Dr. Khiwa believes that there are three skills that define a leader: conceptual, technical and human (people) skills. Dr. Khiwa is convinced that working as a team the board of directors, together with the general membership, can achieve great accomplishments for Phi Beta Delta Honor Society.  Professor Edward Khiwa is a tenured professor and president-elect of Phi Beta Delta.

International President-Elect: Joy Stevenson, PhD
University of Central Missouri
 

Senior International Vice President: Lay Tuan Tan
California State University, Fullerton
  

Senior International Vice President-Elect: Catherine Turrill, Ph.D. 
California State University, Sacramento

Greetings from California and welcome to Phi Beta Delta. I am the Vice President of the Western Region, which currently has active chapters in California, Nevada, Mexico, and the Ukraine.  Like the other Regional Vice Presidents, one of my main concerns is the growth and nourishment of our chapters. It is great to see the birth of new chapters, the growth of existing chapters, and the revival of old chapters that have become inactive over the years.   

I am now in my second term as President of the Omicron Chapter at California State University, Sacramento. I also work closely with the Office of Global Education in a variety of ways and have represented the University on the CSU system’s Academic Council of International Programs (ACIP).  My main “home” at Sacramento State is the Department of Art, where I am the Assistant Chair and a full professor, responsible for the full series of courses on European art history from antiquity through the end of the eighteenth century. As an art historian, my specialty is the Italian Renaissance and my most recent publications and conference papers have been about a group of women artists who were active in Florence in the late 1500s. I have directed an American college program in Italy in the past and presently am developing a new, three-week course in Florentine art history, to be offered at the CSU Program Center in Florence for the first time in summer of 2009.  

My other interests include local architectural history. I am an active member of the Sacramento Old City Association and am restoring an early twentieth-century “high water bungalow,” a characteristic type of residence in this flood-prone region.

Past Senior International Vice President: Ms. Marcy R. L. Glover
George Mason University
Greetings from Virginia and welcome to Phi Beta Delta!  I will be serving as the Past Senior International Vice President for 2009-2010.   I am also the current Southeast Regional Vice President. 

In addition to my Phi Beta Delta duties, I am also the Global and Educational Programs Coordinator at George Mason University and helped found our chapter (Epsilon Delta) in 2001.  Mason has utilized our Phi Beta Delta chapter as a critical element in internationalizing our campus and curriculum.  The exciting mix of students, faculty and staff has created wonderful opportunities for fellowship, research and learning.  I highly encourage any institution looking to broaden their international offerings to have a Phi Beta Delta chapter.

On a more personal note, I have a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and  Master of Science in MNPS: Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics from George Mason University. I am originally from San Francisco, CA, but have lived in Virginia for over thirty years and am considered a Virginian by marriage.  When not at working, or commuting to and from, I enjoy reading, watching movies (love Star Wars), working out and spending time with my husband of 14 years, Bob.

Regional Vice President, Northeast Region: Norma George, Ph.D.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania


Regional Vice President, Midwest Region: Angelika Kraemer, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Guten Tag to you all! I am honored to serve as the Midwest Regional Vice President for 2010-2011. I have a deep affection for international education as well as an unwavering commitment to promoting the importance and value of foreign language study and cross-cultural communication.

I was inducted into Michigan State University’s Alpha Alpha Chapter in 2003 and held various local board positions including Director of Communications, Vice-President, and President. I received the David Merchant Award for International Achievement in 2005 and our local Alpha Alpha Chapter was named outstanding Midwest Chapter in 2006 and also received the Eileen M. Evans Overall Outstanding Chapter Award the same year.

At Michigan State University, I am the Coordinator of Co-Curricular and Outreach Activities in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) and I also direct the Community Language School. For the past 10 years, I have taught ESL, German, teaching methods, and general education courses at the elementary, secondary, and university level. I hold two M.A. degrees in German and TESOL and a Ph.D. in German Studies with an emphasis on language pedagogy and computer-assisted language learning from Michigan State University.

Regional Vice President, Southwest Region: Tim Huff
Oklahoma State University.
 

Regional Vice President, Southeast Region: Ms. Marcy R. L. Glover
George Mason University
 

Regional Vice President, West Region: Paul Amaya
California State University, San Bernadino

Director of Development:  Professor Patricia Rickett
Northern Illinois University

Director of Awards: Gary A. Cretser, Ph.D.
Cal. Poly. Pomona
Gary Cretser is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he was Department Chair and Campus Coordinator for International Programs. His research interests include interethnic and cross-national marriage and he was Visiting Research Fellow and Member of the Board of Study in Sociology and Social Anthropology of Eliot College at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK in 1986-1987

He has been involved with Phi Beta Delta in several capacities since its inception, including serving as Chapter Coordinator of the Phi Chapter at his home campus. He has also been on the board as, President Elect, President, Past President, as well as in a previous stint as Director of Awards for the society from 1992-2004.

His international experience has been associated for the most part with study abroad—both as an administrator and as an instructor. It includes, serving as Resident Director for the California State University programs in Sweden and Denmark, and being Acting Assistant Director of the California State University International Programs at the CSU Office of the Chancellor.

As an instructor, he taught in Cal Poly London program at the Foundation for International Education, London, England, winter quarter, 2001 and again in 2005. In the summer 2002 he was the lead Instructor for a course on American Culture and Society taught to high school teachers at Kongjiang High School, Shanghai, China.

Most recently during the summers of 2006 and 2007, he taught in the Cal Poly program at the North China University of Technology in Beijing.

Dr. Cretser continues to encourage students to take advantage of international opportunities.

Director of Membership: Guillermo de los Reyes, Ph.D.

University of Houston

Greetings Phi Beta Deltans! My name is Guillermo De Los Reyes, I am the International Director of Membership. As the Director of Membership my duties are to assist the Executive Director, the officers and the members in matters relating to membership in the Society. In addition, I am in several committees assigned by the President of the society. In fact, this year I coordinate the Annual Conference's academic program; please feel free to submit your proposals.

Currently, I am an Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Houston. I have published several articles, book chapters, and this year I am working on two book projects: 1) Rethinking Gender, Race and Class in Colonial Mexico and 2) Freemasonry in Mexico.  I have a B.A. in International Relations from the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla (UDLA), two Master degrees, one in American Studies from the same institution and another in Latin American Folklore Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. I have a Ph.D. in Ethnology and Latin American Literature from the University of Pennsylvania.

Since I was an undergraduate student, I have had a great interest on international education. I had the opportunity to go abroad to Stanford University, when I was an undergraduate at UDLA. As a graduate student in Mexico, I spent a year at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, I
have been an instructor at the Penn-in-Alicante (Spain) program (Summer of 2000) and I directed the Lauder Institute's Latin American Summer Program Abroad in Mexico, Chile and Argentina from 2002-2003. 

I was one of the founders of the first PBD Chapter abroad, Gamma Sigma at the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Mexico. In 1997, I was very fortunate to win the PBD International Student Award.  Presently I am a member of Delta Iota Chapter at the University of Houston. This year, I am the President-Elect of this award winning chapter. I have lived in Houston since 2003 and I enjoy dancing, reading, and independent and international films.

Director of Publications: Michael Smithee, Ph.D.
Syracuse University / Smithee Associates
 
A professional advisor and administrator in international education for over 30 years, Mike retired from Syracuse University and moved to South Florida and where he formed a higher education consulting service, Smithee Associates.   During his tenure at Syracuse University he established himself in administration of an international office, advising and counseling international students and scholars on immigration and related topics, developing and implementing cross-cultural training and programs, managing organizational development.  In addition to serving as the director of and faculty chair of the SU International Living Center Learning Community, he developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in intercultural communication, and intercultural environments.   He is the lead author in a number of publications, most recently on U.S Classroom Culture, and Intercultural Aspects of Academic Integrity.   

He has lived in France and has visited Albania, England, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Taiwan; lived in more than nine U.S. states and 14 U.S. cities (all before the age of 21); and attended 12 different schools from K-12.  He received his Master’s degree in International Relations in 1970 from Florida State University, and his doctorate in Higher Education in 1990 from Syracuse University.  His doctoral dissertation is titled, “Factors Related to the Development and Implementation of a University-Wide Teaching Assistant Program.” 

Mike has served in a number of capacities with NAFSA: Association of International Educators, most recently as Chair of the National Education and Training Committee, and with Phi Beta Delta, as President (2005-06), and currently as Director of Publications, including the Medallion.

He encourages all Phi Beta Deltans to do two things:  (1) encourage other institutions to establish a chapter, and (2) to submit news and information to the Medallion.

Accountant: Mr. Brian D. Davis, CPA
Brian Davis CPA 

Historian/Archivist: Judith A. Smrha, Ph.D
Baker University
Hello to you all -- greetings from NE Kansas! As the Historian/Archivist of Phi Beta Delta, my primary responsibility is to assist the Board of Directors in recording our activities throughout the year as well as any formal actions or decisions by the Society’s membership at its annual meeting. I am also responsible for managing the “historical record” of the Society to ensure that the Society’s legacy is preserved for the benefit of the membership going forward.

 My participation in Phi Beta Delta began in the spring of 1999, when I and others founded a chapter of Phi Beta Delta at my academic institution, Baker University (Delta Pi chapter). I joined the Society’s Board of Directors in 2006, when I was elected by the Board to be the Midwest Regional Vice President. At the 2008 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio, I was chosen by the membership to be the President-Elect for 2008-2009. My “presidential stream” ended in 2010-2011, when I was appointed as Historian/Archivist at the 2011 meeting in Long Beach, California. 

At Baker, I hold the position of Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Success and I also have a faculty appointment, as Associate Professor of Business and Economics. My professional interests have included many areas, but nearly all of them have overlapped issues relevant to international scholarship, a focus I first gained as a study-abroad student in Munich, Germany, when I was an undergraduate at Mills College in Oakland, CA.  My graduate degrees (M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics) were obtained from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

Executive Director & CEO: Rueyling Chuang, Ph.D.
California State Universiry, San Bernadino
Rueyling Chuang  (PhD, Ohio University) is Professor of Communication Studies and coordinator of the Asian Studies Program at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB).  She is a recipient of an NEH Grant for Humanities Initiatives and a Title VI Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.  She won the outstanding service award from the College of Arts and Letters at CSUSB. She has served twice as president of the Asian Faculty, Staff and Student Association. Her work has appeared in the International and Intercultural Communication Annual, Southern Communication Journal, Intercultural Communication Studies, Free Speech Yearbook, and Gazette: The International Journal for Communication Studies, among others. She is co-editor of Communicating Ethnic and Cultural Identity. She has presented numerous conference papers and conducted many workshops on communication and conflict management. She serves as the coordinator of the Asian Studies Minor and was Interim Co-director of International Institute, 2007-2008. She was the Chair of Intercultural Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association. She served as president of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies, an organization affiliated with the National Communication Association. Her teaching and research interests include intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, conflict and communication, mediation theory and practice, and communication in multicultural organizations. Additionally, she is a mediator and court interpreter. She has been a recipient of the University Diversity Award and Outstanding Asian Faculty Award from the CSUSB Asian Faculty, Staff and Student Association.