High School University

Tom s Guill n

Curr culum Vita

PERSONAL DATA VITA SUMMARY

Hometown: El Paso, Texas * Fulbright Sr. Specialist Scholar

Married * Investigative Reporter

* Pulitzer Prize Finalist

E-mail: abqa65@r.postjobfree.com * N.Y. Times Best Selling Author

Homepage: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/tomasg/ * Silver Gavel Award Winner

* Judge for Dart Award

Position: Tenured Professor * Covered eruption of volcanoes:

Communication/Journalism Dept. Nevado del Ruiz and El Chichon

Seattle University * Bilingual

* Humanitarian

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Communication, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1990.

Concentration on privacy and the news media.

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1974.

LEADERSHIP

Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia, September

2008.

Responsibilities: I met with the university provost, faculty, and a dozen Cali journalists to

evaluate the creation of a masters program in investigative journalism. I also lectured in

Spanish on journalism ethics and mentored students and faculty working on documentaries.

Acting Chair, Communication Department, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, Academic

Year 2006-2007.

Responsibilities: Led the search and hire of a tenure-track faculty member and several

adjuncts; prepared the department budget; scheduled all courses; held regular department

meetings; and worked with other chairs to set policies for the College of Arts & Sciences.

Digital Journalism Square: During the year I led efforts to revamp our journalism curriculum

to emphasize the use of audio and video digital tools. My efforts included getting the

university to provide over: 1. $100,000 to refurbish/modernize the basement that houses the

Com. Dept. 2. $100,000 to create in the basement a Digital Journalism Square with digital

equipment. I also obtained a $35,000 gift for the DJS from a Seattle University alumni.

Director, Journalism Summer Workshop, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. 2000 to

present. Workshop homepage: http://www.seattleu.edu/jsw.

Responsibilities: For years I operated this summer writing program exclusively for ethnic

high school students interested in journalism. Last year we opened the workshop to all

students. Besides running the workshop, I supervise six to eight professional journalists and

photojournalists who act as workshop mentors/editors. The workshop is sponsored by the

Seattle University Communication Department with the help of the Dow Jones Newspaper

Fund Inc. and editors from various news organizations (The Seattle Times, Seattle

Post-Intelligencer, Yakima Herald-Republic, Tri-City Herald, Tacoma News Tribune).

Participant, Council of Independent Colleges Sixth Annual Department/Division Chair

Workshop, San Francisco, California, March 30-31, 2007. Workshop focused on essential

tools for leading the academic department.

Participant, Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities, Seattle, Washington, 2003. Discussed

issues facing communication departments in Jesuit colleges and universities.

Attended, International Leadership Association International Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico,

2003. Gained a better understanding of leadership in diverse cultures.

JOURNALISM

Broadcast

NPR KPLU 88.5 and KCTS 9 The Public Network, Seattle, Washington, January

2005 to 2006. Hired to provide journalistic guidance for the reporting and broadcast of

educational stories for a special program dubbed The Learning Curve. Primarily, I functioned

as an editor as I evaluated stories and helped journalists plan investigative stories. One of

the investigative stories I guided for several months won KCTS 9 an Education Writers

Association national award in the category Hard News and Investigative-Television. The

broadcast was titled: Lessons Learned: Gates Goes to High School.

In 1987 I wrote and narrated five television "news inserts" on the Green River case for

national distribution prior to the airing of a national docu-drama on the case. I produced the

inserts for LBS Communications Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif.

KOLD-TV (CBS), Tucson, Arizona, October 1971 to the summer of 1973. While attending

the University of Arizona I was the night assistant news producer then the night news

producer.

Seattle Weekly, Seattle, Washington, January 11, 2006. The Seattle Weekly published an

excerpt from my book Serial Killers: Issues Explored Through the Green River Murders.

The excerpt was titled The Sheriff and The Serial Killer: The strange interrogation of Green

River murderer Gary Ridgway.

The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington, December 2001 to January 2002. Special

Assignment. Helped direct coverage of the arrest of the Green River Killer, who murdered

about 50 women in Washington. Also reported and wrote stories.

Yakima Herald-Republic, Yakima, Washington, 1996. During several lengthy in-person and

telephone sessions, I helped a reporter develop much of the strategy to investigate nonprofit

groups that claimed to assist Hispanics in the Yakima Valley. The newspaper published its

investigative package in November 1997.

The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington, 1980 to 1994. General Assignment and Investigative

Reporter. Some of my major projects-assignments:

-In 1994 I spearheaded an investigation that illustrated how dysfunctional crime

laboratories nationwide resulted in criminals going free and innocent people sitting in jail

for months.

- In 1991 I played a key role in revealing that Seattle School District children were being

driven to school by prostitutes, drug users, thieves, and individuals with extensive criminal

driving records, including DWI. The series, "Who's Driving The Kids?", led to dismissals

and the revamping of state guidelines used to hire bus drivers.

- For over two decades I was The Seattle Times reporter on the Green River serial

murders, this nation's largest serial murder case in modern history.

- In 1985 I covered the historic eruption of the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in South

America. My narrative is at: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/tomasg/web/reporter/volcano.html

- In 1982 I reported on the eruption of Mexico's volcano El Chichon. I dispatched daily

stories during the eruption and wrote a special section after the disaster.

Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, December 1977 to November 1979. Police,

municipal court and county government reporter.

Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, May 1974 to 1977. Police, general assignment and criminal

justice reporter.

Nuestro-the Magazine for Latinos, March 1977 to November 1977. Tucson stringer for New

York-based magazine with regional editions. Contributed 600-word articles about Latinos.

University Publications

The Spectator, Seattle University campus newspaper, 1994 to 2004. Adviser.

Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona campus newspaper, 1972. General assignment

reporter.

JOURNALISM AWARDS

Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting, 1988. Seattle Times reporter Carlton Smith and

I were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for a series of stories on the Green River Killer

investigation: "Green River: What Went Wrong?"

Silver Gavel Award winner in the 1995 American Bar Association investigative reporting

competition. The entry was "Overwhelming Evidence," a series that revealed that

crime labs across the nation hinder police investigations and obstruct the judicial process

because of poor quality control, inadequate staffing and a burgeoning backlog of cases.

One of ten national finalists for the Associated Press Managing Editors' Public Service Awards

competition in 1994. The entry: "Overwhelming Evidence."

First place in investigative reporting in the 1991 National Education Reporting Awards sponsored

by the Education Writers Association. The entry: "Who's Driving The Kids?"

First place in investigative reporting in the 1991 Society of Professional Journalists Pacific

Northwest Excellence in Journalism Competition. The entry: "Who's driving The Kids?"

First place in investigative reporting in the 1991 C.B. Blethen Memorial Award for

Distinguished Newspaper Reporting. Entry: "Who's Driving The Kids?"

Third place in investigative reporting in the regional 1989 Sigma Delta Chi competition for

stories on problems in the Seattle Fire Department. Third place for spot news reporting.

First place in investigative reporting in the regional 1988 Sigma Delta Chi competition for the

series: "Green River: What Went Wrong?"

Second place in investigative reporting in the 1988 C.B. Blethen Memorial Award for the series:

"Green River: What Went Wrong?"

First place in feature writing in the 1979 Nebraska Associated Press Annual Awards.

Tucson Citizen merit award for an article on a Mexican national who confessed to a murder

during our interview. 1975.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

New York Times Best Selling Author. A book I co-authored The Search for the Green River

Killer was on the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks in 1990. The book

also made the Northwest bestseller list.

The Search for the Green River Killer book was one of six semi-finalists in the 1991 Helen B.

Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, a national contest sponsored by The New

York Public Library.

Arizona Daily Wildcat Alumni Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2005 for being an outstanding alumnus

who once worked on the Wildcat, the campus newspaper at the University of Arizona.

Walls of Merit Award. Given in 2000 by the Bowie Alumni Group of Bowie High School in

Bowie, Arizona.

The September-October 1988 issue of the "Columbia Journalism Review" cited Carlton Smith

and me among some of the first journalists to use computers in investigative reporting.

NEWS MEDIA INTERVIEWS

Over the past two decades I have been interviewed on journalism and criminal justice issues by

countless major news organizations nationwide. Specifically, I am contacted often as an

expert on serial killer cases. During the Beltway Sniper case, I was quoted in Newsday, the

Philadelphia Inquirer, Christian Science Monitor, Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Daily News,

and the Sydney Morning Herald. Also, I was interviewed on Good Morning America,

CNN TalkBack Live, and Fox TV National.

BOOKS

Author of Serial Killers: Issues Explored Through the Green River Murders. Interdisciplinary text

book with interactive CD and Instructor s Manual. The book explores challenging issues that

relate to criminal justice, law enforcement, journalism, sociology, psychology, and women s

studies. Published in 2006 by Prentice Hall. Editor: Frank Mortimer Jr.

My research on this text book led to a Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences Award

for Outstanding Scholarship in 2005.

Authored a chapter for a five-volume book set titled Famous American Crimes and Trials. The

chapter is titled: Green River Murders Case: The Hunt for a Killer. Published in 2004 by

Greenwood Publishing Group. Editors: Frankie Bailey, Ph.D., and Steven Chermak, Ph.D.

Author of Toxic Love. Nonfiction medical mystery. Published in June 1995 by Dell Publishing.

Editor: Steve Ross. The book was translated into German in 1996.

Co-author of The Search for the Green River Killer. Nonfiction. Published in March 1990 by

New American Library. Editor: Michaela Hamilton.

In 2002 my co-author and I updated the book with a new chapter after the arrest of the killer.

We updated the book again in 2004 when the killer confessed.

TEACHING

Professor, Communication Department, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. 1994 to present.

Tenured.

Responsibilities: Teach a variety of introductory and advanced journalism courses, mentor

students, and supervise journalism internships. Primary courses I have taught:

Senior Synthesis CMJR 489: The intent of the senior synthesis is to bring together all a

student has learned in the core classes and their major to help them reflect on how their

educational experience may shape decisions they make in the future. This course specifically

asks students to examine the concept of social responsibility in a way that will help them better

define their role in the real world

Cops, Crooks, Justice & the Media CMJR 480 Interdisciplinary: Journalists, fiction writers,

film producers, and musicians have become some of the most common sources of information

about crime and justice in this society. Yet, the effect of their work is far from understood. In

this course students explore the relationship between the media, crime, and the criminal justice

system. The study of the relationship between the media and the criminal justice system

naturally encompasses the disciplines of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, law, and

communication. This course also will emphasize the role of psychology and literature in that

relationship

Investigative Information Gathering CMJR 300: This course is designed to teach students

how to obtain hard-to-find investigative information for use in a print article, broadcast or

online report. As part of the course, students work on investigative projects intended to teach

students how to: ferret out and analyze information; collect the evidence to substantiate

accusations of wrongdoing or dubious practices; interview individuals who prefer not to be

interviewed; and write up the investigative information in a clear, concise manner.

Beginning News Writing CMJR 210: In this course students write, write, write. Whether a

student s interest is in print, broadcast or online journalism, this course is for them. The focus

is on teaching the fundamentals of newsgathering and writing amid convergent journalism.

Students learn how to use traditional and cyber sources to obtain information for news.

For several years I also taught an investigative course for Seattle University s prestigious

Matteo Ricci College. This course was for any student interested in being an activist and

advocate of social justice.

Digging Up Hidden Facts HUM 400: There is no shortage of individuals who wish to make a

difference in their neighborhood or the world. There is a shortage of people, however, with

the skills to gather and analyze the investigative information often needed to prompt social

activism. In this course a student will learn how to dig up information about individuals,

companies, nonprofit organizations, and the government. Students will determine what records

are public, search courthouse files for civil and criminal documents, examine real estate

records, and explore the power of computers in investigative work. During this course students

study the broader issues of protests and the history of social movements.

Instructor, Seattle University s Latin American Studies Program in Puebla, Mexico. Spring 2000.

Responsibilities: Present several lectures in Spanish on the relationship between Journalists

and Politicians in Mexico.

Guest Lecturer, Department of Criminal Justice, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. 1999

and 1996.

Responsibilities: Lecture on serial killers.

Instructor, Communication Department, Green River Community College, Auburn, Washington.

Fall Quarter 1993.

Responsibilities: Teach beginning news writing.

Visiting Instructor, Communication Department, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma,

Washington. 1991.

Responsibilities: Lead a month-long course on the use of computers for investigative

reporting.

Visiting Instructor, Journalism School, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara,

Mexico. 1976.

Responsibilities: Lecture on reporting.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

National

National Association of Hispanic Journalists National Conference, San Jose, California, 2007.

Attended various professional sessions.

National Association of Hispanic Journalists National Conference, Seattle, Washington, 1997. I

was asked to help plan this conference. As part of the planning, I researched various issues

to present a conference with hands-on workshops and forums that explored such topics as:

Race Reporting and Television News; the First Amendment and New Media; and Latinos and

Access to the Internet, Technology and the Information Infrastructure.

National Writers' Workshop, Seattle, Washington, 1997. I was invited to speak at this workshop,

which was sponsored by The Seattle Times and The Poynter Institute, one of the country's

most prestigious journalism institutes for the study of media issues and writing.

National Association of Hispanic Journalists National Conference, Chicago. Ill., 1996. I was

asked to travel to the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Chicago to

plan the conference's Student Campus, which attracts over 60 college students annually from

across the country. I was instrumental in developing that year's curriculum, which involved

introducing students to cyber journalism, homepages, and issues related to researching

nonfiction information in cyberspace.

National Writers' Workshop, Seattle, Washington, 1996. I was invited to present a lecture on:

Investigative Reporting: Simply Creative Thinking.

National Association of Hispanic Journalists National Conference, El Paso, Texas, 1995.

Organized and moderated a panel on writing and publishing books.

Native American Media Association National Conference, Fife, Washington, late 1980's. I was

invited to be a speaker.

Investigative Reporters and Editors National Conference, Portland, Oregon, mid-1980's. The

organization asked me to be a workshop panelist. Topic: Reporting on Serial Killer Cases.

Local

University of Washington Communication Department Workshop on Investigative Reporting,

Seattle, Washington, 2005. I was asked to join four other journalists in a discussion of

investigative techniques.

Seattle University Law Clinic Roundtable Discussion on "Media and the Courts," Tacoma,

Washington, 1995. I was asked to participate in this debate.

Seattle Asian American Journalists Association, Seattle, Washington, January 1995. I was invited

to be a workshop panelist.

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Journal Publication

The Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture in February 2002 published my manuscript

titled: Serial Killer Communiqu s: Helpful or Hurtful.

Paper Presentations

I have presented a number of papers at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences national

conferences between 1999 and 2007. Below is a sampling:

* Paper titled: The Confession: An Examination of the Interrogation Techniques Used on Green

River Killer Gary Leon Ridgway. The paper was presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences conference in Chicago in 2005.

* Paper titled: Investigations and Media Conflict. The paper was presented at the Academy of

Criminal Justice Sciences conference in Boston in 2003.

* Paper titled: Privacy Amid Serial Killers: How the Media Handles the Privacy of Serial Killer

Victims & Their Families. The paper was presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences conference in Miami in 1999.

SERVICE

Humanitarian

Nicaragua: While on sabbatical in Winter 2008 I volunteered to be an interpreter for a mission

trip to Nicaragua specifically geared toward providing medical and dental treatment to

indigents. As an interpreter I helped the medical and dental teams diagnose health problems to

provide proper treatment. The teams treated 4,900 men, women, and children and gave out

about 6,000 pounds of medicine. The dental team did close to 500 extractions. I have already

volunteered for a similar mission trip that begins in late February 2009.

Guide Dogs for the Blind: For several years our family raised and socialized puppies for Guide

Dogs for the Blind, based in Boring, Oregon, and San Rafael, California.

Journalism/Authors

Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2007. I was the moderator for

several panelists who spoke about ethics and the influence of digital news on the judicial

process. The panelists included: Anne Melani Bremner, a nationally known trial attorney, and

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert S. Lasnik.

Dart Center for Journalism & Training, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2006.

Helped judge the Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence. The

award features a $10,000 prize for the entry that best illustrates the effects of violence and the

ways individuals cope with emotional trauma.

The Valley Workshop, Sunnyside, Washington, 2003, 2004, and 2005. I helped the Yakima

Herald-Republic operate or organize this journalism workshop for students who attend

high school in the Yakima area.

Washington Journalism Education Association, Seattle, Washington, 2004. I participated as a

speaker at Journalism Day at the University of Washington. Journalism Day is held

annually for Washington high school students interested in a career in journalism.

Project Phoenix, Seattle, Washington, June 1999. I assisted the Native American Journalism

Association acquire classrooms and computer labs at Seattle University to offer a summer

writing workshop for Native American high school students from around the country.

Moderator of the Democratic Candidates for Governor Community Forum, Seattle, Washington,

May 1996. Northwest Journalists of Color and Seattle University sponsored the forum.

Judge for the 1994 Mystery Writers of America "Edgar" Best First Novel for Mystery Writers of

America Inc.

Northwest Chapter Mystery Writers of America, speaker, Seattle, Washington, 1994.

King County Bench-Bar-Press Annual Seminar debate regarding "The Challenge of High Profile

Cases," Seattle, Washington, 1994. The organization asked me to participate.

Judged 1992 Print Journalist of the Year for the Arizona Press Club.

Northwest Chapter Mystery Writers of America, panelist, Kirkland, Washington, 1990.

Community

History Day judge, 1996 to 2006. Every year Washington state students are asked to research a

specific theme in history and present their research via a paper, multimedia, or performance.

During regional and state competitions students are selected to compete at nationals in

Maryland.

Creighton University s 125th Anniversary: The Creighton University Department of Journalism

and Mass Communication invited me to speak at a Minority Media Forum to help Creighton

attract more students from diverse cultures. 2004.

Green River Community College community-series speaker, Enumclaw, Washington, 2003.

Vancouver Police Pipe Band GENTLEMEN'S REGIMENTAL DINNER '92, keynote speaker,

Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1992.

U.S. Naval Air Station Hispanic Heritage Month speaker, Whidbey Island, Washington, 1991.

Seattle University

Led a Sullivan Leadership Award Committee discussion geared toward attracting more

applicants from diverse cultures. 2003.

On the search committee that hired a new Assistant Vice President for University

Relations/Director of Public Relations in 1999.

President's Advisory Council: Member 1994, 1995.

Spectator: Faculty adviser to the Seattle University campus newspaper 1994 to 2004.

Communication Department

Assisted with the Communication Department Program Review in 2005 and 2006. Specifically,

I led a committee of faculty in exploring ways to redesign the Journalism Major. The redesign

involved contacting journalism professors and professionals from around the country.

Created the promotional flyers for the 2004 Sharon James Memorial Lecture, which featured

Sonora Jha, who spoke on Social Protests, Asocial Media: How Journalists Cover Social

Protests in the Age of the Internet.

Planned the 1998 Sharon James Memorial Lecture, which featured P. Cameron DeVore, a First

Amendment expert who often represents media organizations before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Participated in "Brown Bag Seminars" in which department faculty and students gather over

lunch to share stimulating, but informal conversations about a communication topic.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Fluent in Spanish.

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