| Name | Degree | University | Concentration |
| Doug Bock | Ph.D. | Southern Illinois University | IO |
| Mark Borzi | Ph.D. | Bowling Green State University | IO, CMC |
| Ivy Glennon | Ph.D. | University of Illinois | MM, Women's Studies |
| Christine Helsel | Ph.D. | Southern Illinois University | IO, PR |
| Gail Mason | Ph.D. | Indiana University | IO, Women's Studies |
| Earl McSwain | Ph.D. | Florida State University | MM |
| Floyd Merritt | Ph.D. | Ohio State University | RPA |
| Melanie Mills | Ph.D. | Bowling Green State University | IO, Women's Studies |
| Frank Oglesbee | Ph.D. | University of Missouri | MM |
| Tony Oseguera | Ph.D. | University of Missouri | MM |
| Frank Parcells | Ph.D. | Southern Illinois University | MM,IO,RPA, PR,IP |
| Terry Perkins | Ph.D. | University of Kansas | RPA,IO |
| Calvin Smith | Ph.D. | Purdue University | RPA |
| Shirley Staske | Ph.D. | University of Illinois | IO, IP |
| IO= Interpersonal/Organizational IP= Instructional Practices MM= Mass Media |
RPA= Rhetoric/Public Address CMC= Computer Mediated Comm. PR= Public Relations |
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